Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job at Office of the Prime Minister

POST :Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT : 2 Years

SALARY SCALE : Project Scale

REPORT TO  : Project Director

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND WORKING EXPERIENCE

Applicants should be Ugandans in possession of an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Quantitative Economics; or Economics; or Statistics; or Mathematics; or Policy Analysis; or Social Sciences, Commerce plus a minimum of a Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics or Policy and Planning, Project Planning and Management, or a related discipline obtained from a recognized University/ Institution.

Applicants should have:

1. At least 6 years of professional experience in Planning Processes, Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation or Performance Management including experience in developing and refining Theories of Change, Results Chains and Results Frameworks, indicator selection, baseline assessments, and setting targets
2. Demonstrable experience of not less than 5 years in supporting multi­sectoral programmes and partners to develop and operationalize a MEAL plan
3. At least 4 years of using both qualitative and quantitative data collection/ research techniques in health and/ or nutrition
4. Field experience at national and sub-national level work environments with good working knowledge of UNAP implementation at national and local government level being an added advantage.

DUTIES

The Office of the Prime Minister is seeking to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation officer to support the UNAP secretariat during the second phase of the NIPN project. The M&E Officer will support and strengthen the capacity of the UNAP secretariat to monitor and coordinate the implementation of the MEAL Plan for UNAP Il. The officer will provide support to the following key actions:

Periodically monitor and track implementation of the UNAP Il MEAL plan to inform programme decisions for the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Technical Coordination Committee.

Support stakeholder meetings to routinely review performance of UNAP Il against the set standards and targets

Work closely with relevant M&E focal points in the different OPM departments e.g. Disaster preparedness, Strategic Coordination Implementation (SCI), Nutrition related projects/ programs to ensure relevant nutrition sensitive actions contribute to the UNAP MEAL

Support the mapping of relevant nutrition indicators to inform the Government Annual Performance Report (GAPR) and subsequent dissemination of Nutrition Extract reports to key stakeholders

Lead the preparation and generation of progress reports on a quarterly and annual basis for UNAP Secretariat

Support supervision for functionality assessment at the OPM and SUN

Provide technical assistance to the UNAP secretariat in terms of concept development, methods, data management, etc. for any identified areas of research under UNAP II

Working closely with the Knowledge Management Officer at OPM, support development and dissemination of Nutrition related knowledge products and analytical briefs for the UNAP secretariat

Working closely with the UNAP Nutrition Officer, monitor and provide regular updates on the UNAP II Implementation Road map

Generate concept notes and terms of reference for midterm review and end term evaluation of UNAP II

Support the development of the training packages of the UNAP 11 MEAL plan

Support training of OPM and SUN networks staff on UNAP II MEAL plan.

Duty Station: Kampala
Type and Duration of contract: Fixed term for a period of 2 Years
Probationary Period: 6
Months Salary: Competitive

Full job descriptions can be viewed and downloaded from the OPM website http://opm.go.ug

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

Application to be accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and academic transcripts, at least two competent referees, one of whom MUST be from your current or previous employer, passport photo, contacts both Mobile and Email, and should be addressed to

The Permanent Secretary
Office of the Prime Minister
New Government Block
Plot 9-11 Apollo Kaggwa Road
P.O. Box 341, Kampala.

Note: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Any form of canvassing shall automatically lead to the disqualification of a candidate. Closing date for receipt of applications: 4th October 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

The application forms should be delivered to the Human Resource Management Department Office 3rd Floor, Office of the Prime Minister.