URC Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director Jobs in Uganda
URC Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director Jobs in Uganda
University Research Co., LLC (URC): URC is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems.
Internationally, we expand access to and improve the quality of services addressing maternal, newborn, and child health; infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; food and nutrition; and vulnerable children and families. In the US, we focus on improving communication related to issues like substance abuse, with a particular focus on reaching underserved populations.
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Activity Overview:
The proposed Uganda Health Activity aims to increase access to and use of quality healthcare services and improve the health system's performance at subnational levels in priority districts. Intended high-level results include:
Improved access to and use of quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH); family planning (FP)/reproductive health (RH); nutrition; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)/infection prevention and control (IPC) health services at the facility- and community-levels;
Enhanced local ownership and leadership for sustainable health outcomes; and
Strengthened health system resilience at the regional-, district-, and community-levels. The Uganda Health Activity will also strengthen local PEPFAR implementing partners (IPs) to lead and sustain the epidemic response as part of sustainability efforts.
Program responsibilities:
URC is currently seeking a skilled Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning whose overall responsibility will ensure that performance monitoring, action research, and evaluations are consistent with program outcomes.
The MEL Director will track the progress of activities in achieving goals and outcomes while working with staff to ensure the Activity delivers the expected results. They will report directly to the COP and provide oversight, technical leadership, and strategic direction to the Activity’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning plans.
Lead, direct and oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of baseline data and ongoing MEL data collection, analysis and reporting according to the Activity’s MEL plan.
Conduct data verification and quality control exercises at and provide support on improvement of data quality.
Work and coordinate with staff to design and implement robust MEL systems, including reporting, knowledge management, information and communication protocols.
Identify and monitor key program activities in order to document results and ensure the integration of those results into the Activity’s and stakeholder’s decision-management processes.
Track, document and ensure progress on outcome level indicators attributable to activity interventions at appropriate geographical levels, including community level indicators.
In collaboration with the Health Systems Service Delivery (HSS) team, ensure that data collected and presented are accurate and valid and captures the information requested by donors, partners, and other
stakeholders.
Actively participate and engage in the planning for dissemination of lessons learned and present results of program achievements and outputs in written reports and at conferences and meetings.
Prepare and ensure timely submission of activity performance monitoring plans, including developing and defining program indicators and sources of data, as well as contributing to annual work plans, quarterly and annual reports and other activity documents.
Write and provide timely reports, presenting suggestions and recommendations based on MEL findings.
Ensure that all staff, partners, and all other stakeholders involved in the collection and management of data to be used by the Activity have a clear understanding of the results framework, indicators, and data collection tools.
In collaboration with the Activity leadership team, and various members of technical staff, document best practices in form of case studies, success stories, abstracts, video clips in addition to the routine monthly updates, quarterly and annual reports.
Supervise, mentor and guide staff members pertaining to MEL, KM, information and communication aspects of the Activity and the organization, as needed.
Any other related duties and relevant tasks assigned by supervisor/Chief of Party.
Required Experience & Qualifications
Master’s Degree in monitoring and evaluation (M&E), epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, research methods or related field OR a Bachelor’s degree in statistics, biostatistics, social sciences or a related field and 10 years of experience (in addition to the 10-year requirement noted below) working in M&E for health programs;
A minimum of ten (10) years of work experience with M&E for health programs, demonstrating increased level of responsibility;
At least 3 years of work experience in the field preferably at the community/district level.
Proven ability to articulate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and nontechnical audiences;
Demonstrated experience in successfully moving evaluation and research findings to program actions;
Proven proficiency in statistical software such as STATA, EpiInfo or similar, specifically for analysis of public health data and large datasets; and
Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods
Desired Experience & Qualifications
At least 3 years’ experience of working with USAID, PEPFAR, global health/development programs;
At least 3 years of experience of working in Northern Uganda.
Demonstrable experience in supporting teams applying MEL/KM approaches is an added advantage;
Experience in building and leading teams;
Ability and willingness to spend at least 50% of the time at the district level;
Experience with monitoring progress in financing, accounting, planning, budgeting and auditing is an asset; and
Experience with capacity building.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; URC Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Director Jobs in Uganda
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