Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer (6 Positions) at John Snow, Inc

Position Title: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer

Location: Kampala, Jinja, Moroto, Gulu, Lira, Arua, (6 positions)

Position Type: Full-time

Reports to: Regional Program Coordinator

Start Date: May 15, 2022 (flexible)

Job Summary:

The MEL Officer is a full-time position based in Gulu. They will be responsible for supporting day-to-day data collection and reporting for the Activity as guided by USAID. The MEL Officer will work with the MEL Manager and Regional Program Coordinators to ensure that clean and complete project data is collected, properly captured and reported in a timely manner. They will be supervised by the Regional Program Coordinator – Acholi.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the monitoring of timely and consistent data collection and reporting from all project-supported partners and service providers;
• Work to reconcile inconsistencies in monthly data reports sent from project-supported partners and service providers;
• Provide technical support to technical staff and partners in the area of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) to ensure high quality record keeping at health facilities and in the communities in respective districts in meeting program objectives;
• Assist with preparation of external and internal reports and communication materials for management and program staff to facilitate project and activity monitoring and planning;
• Assist in organizing and facilitating feedback sessions with key internal and external stakeholders;
• Plan and conduct needs assessments, quality assurance assessments, data quality assessments (DQAs), formative research, and other evaluations as necessary; and
• Carry out other tasks as assigned by the Regional Program Coordinator – Acholi.

Minimum Qualifications for MEL Officer:

• Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field such as Statistics , Qualitative Economics and Computer Science plus additional training or qualification in monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in M&E for international donor funded projects, preferably including experience with USAID-funded projects;
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and meet strict deadlines;
• Knowledge of epidemiology and evaluation research methods (qualitative and quantitative), including data entry, analysis and report writing;
• Computer proficiency, including use of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and a statistics package (e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS, R);
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and mentoring skills; and
• Excellent writing, oral and organizational skills.

Application instructions:

• Please state your preferred location of the position (Kampala, Jinja, Moroto, Gulu, Lira, Arua)
• Please submit a cover letter and CV to pumrajobs@jsi.com by April 29, 2022.