Trocaire NGO Meal Advisor Jobs in Kampala Uganda
Trocaire NGO Meal Advisor Jobs in Kampala Uganda
DescriptionTrócaire is one of Ireland’s leading INGO’s, with over 40 years’ of experience in international development. Trócaire works through a partnership approach and is a member of worldwide networks such as Caritas and CIDSE.
This is an exciting time in the history of the organisation as we continue to roll out our most recent strategic plan 2016-2020 and begin planning for beyond this period.
Trócaire has been working in Uganda for over 30 years and established an office in Kampala in 2008. Working with over twenty-five local partner organisations, Trócaire takes a rights based approach while focusing on Equitable Access to and use of Resources, Women’s Empowerment and the Protection of Human Dignity in Humanitarian Crisis. (Organisational Strategic Plan-CSP: 2016-20).
The Trócaire Uganda country programme is built on a model that integrates a change process from micro to meso to macro levels through working with strong local partners, a commitment to capacity building, clear advocacy priorities, high levels of financial oversight and holistic programme design to bring about social change.
The role of the MEAL Advisor will be to support the country office and our partners to develop and use MEL systems and to ensure these systems are used for decision-making, reporting and documentation of results.
This Advisor will need to be able to communicate MEL concepts to non-specialists in an easy to understand manner and support others to learn.
Reporting to:
Programme Director
Safeguarding Children Policy: Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding Programme Participants from exploitation and Abuse. The successful candidate will be expected to sign and adhere to Trócaire Safeguarding Policies.
In addition the successful candidate will be expected to complete a Self-Declaration Form
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Programme Technical Support (40%):
Support programme team to ensure monitoring and evaluation information is used for learning and informing programme strategies/adaption.
Support the development, reporting and revision of the country programme results framework in line with organisational and donor priorities.
Lead in the development and contracting or delivery of programme baselines and evaluations including clear Terms of Reference, appropriate resource allocations and provide quality assurance in line with best practice.
Lead and support Trócaire staff in the development of programme monitoring and evaluation systems during the programme design phase, including adherence to donor requirements.
Develop and oversee the implementation of programme results frameworks including planning, development of data collection tools, and guidance on sampling and assurances on data quality.
Support programme staff in developing specific tools to track quantitative and qualitative data on programme impact.
Conduct analysis of primary and secondary programme data, both quantitative and qualitative, for organisational and donor requirements.
Train and support programme team in data management, analysis and using results to inform programme strategy/implementation
Train and support team in improving our gendered monitoring systems
Lead on a Uganda focused beneficiary targeting and counting system that complies with global and donor requirements
Train and support staff on M&E concepts and methodologies and generate training materials and resources for this.
Train and support the programme team and the BDGM in the development of donor proposals and reports
Partner Technical Support (40%)
Train and support partner staff in developing specific tools to track quantitative and qualitative data on project impact.
Train and support partner staff to understand the thematic programme M&E systems with a special focus on the Trócaire mandatory indicators.
Critical assess the MEAL needs of the partners as part of an overall capacity building strategy with the partners.
Train and support partner staff on M&E concepts and methodologies and generate training materials and resources for this.
In conjunction with the programme officers review and critically assess partner proposals and processes to ensure high quality M&E systems.
Learning and Communications (10%)
To document learning from staff and partners in a manner that is accessible that can be easily communicated to internal and external audiences.
Actively support the programme team to use monitoring/evaluation data to prompt and promote learning in our work.
Proactively seek out interesting stories
on highlighting the work done by staff and partners especially on accountability
Produce leaflets, briefings, brochures and case studies on accountability and other issues.
Copy-edit key work from from partners and programme staff within the office.
Learning and Engagement with MEAL Network (5%)
To keep up to date with trends in monitoring, evaluation and accountability
Sharing MEAL learning in the Trócaire MEAL network
Support the work of the global Strategy and Impact Unit (SIU) by providing feedback on material, sharing country experiences etc.
Engage in global MEAL pilot initiatives that are appropriate for country context.
Other
Represent Trócaire at external meetings, events and networks to share learning and promote our programming.
Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the country management team.
Requirements
Person Specification – Essential Requirements (E)
Qualification
Degree in development studies or other relevant field
Recognised courses in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Experience
Minimum five years of working in an international or local organisation in Uganda or abroad.
Minimum three years of working in Monitoring and Evaluation in Uganda or abroad.
Experience in developing MEAL systems and processes
Experience in using M& information for decision-making and reporting.
Significant experience in capacity building on monitoring and evaluation in Uganda or abroad.
Skills
Excellent understanding of monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies.
Excellent communications skills
Excellent facilitation skills
Proven results-based management skills.
Excellent interpersonal and team-work skills.
Highly organised, with excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
Computer literacy skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Demonstrate a commitment to gender equality and an ability to influence and engage others to support gender issues.
Capable of working efficiently under tight deadlines.
Spoken and written fluency in English.
Qualities
Commitment to Trócaire’s Vision, Mission and Values and an understanding of a partnership approach to development.
Sympathetic understanding of the Catholic Church’s role in relief and development.
Ability to work with women and men from diverse backgrounds
Demonstrated and active commitment to gender equality and Women’s Empowerment.
Ability to work to deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to learn on-the-job, and an interest in learning about the context, issues and strategies of Trócaire’s programming in Uganda
Willingness to travel frequently in country and occasionally internationally.
Able to work irregular hours on an occasional basis.
Self-motivated with proven ability to take initiative.
Strong team player who is able to establish solid working relationships with colleagues in country as well as in Head Office.
Knowledge
Clear understanding of monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability concepts and processes
General understanding of development issues and contexts, preferably in the areas of Sustainable Livelihoods, Resource Rights, Human Rights, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.
Understanding of the rights-based approach and its application in development programming.
Requirements
Qualification
Post graduate degree in monitoring and evaluation or other relevant field an asset
Experience
Experience of working in a partnership arrangement with civil society organisations and the use of participatory approaches to development.
Experience in monitoring and evaluation systems for Gender Based Violence programme.
Experience in monitoring and evaluation systems for resource rights or agro-ecology or economic growth programming
Experience of Results Based Management Approach
Skills
Excellent research, analytical and critical evaluation skills.
Gender analysis/mainstreaming skills.
Experience in delivering Information Communication Technology for Development.
Benefits
For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.
How to Apply
This position is open to Ugandan nationals only.
Interested candidates should apply online by 24th February 2019
For more information and job application details, see; Trocaire NGO Meal Advisor Jobs in Kampala Uganda
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