Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist job at PATH: career opportunity Uganda

Job title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Uganda Advocacy for Better Health Program, Organisation:PATH
Location: Kampala
About PATH
Please note: This position is contingent on donor funding.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Uganda to be considered and confirm this in their cover letter. Application materials must be submitted in English. Please submit a cover letter with your resume describing your interest in this position and how you meet the requirements.

PATH offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive compensation and benefits based on experience. Salary and benefit package are paid in UGX.

PATH is an international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities. Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower people to achieve their full potential.

PATH is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advocacy for Better Health program in Uganda. The goal of this program is to contribute to improvements in the quality, availability and accessibility of health services by increasing citizens' knowledge and voice; increasing community participation in health service delivery planning and improvements; and fostering cooperation among civil society actors on issues of common benefit in order to strengthen the sector over the long term. The key program objectives are to:
1. Ensure that communities in selected districts can identify and articulate their needs and demand quality services;

2. Ensure that the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are able to represent the communities' demands for better quality services; and

3. To build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as potential direct recipients of future USAID funding.
The M&E Specialist, based in Kampala, Uganda, will be responsible for the following key activities:
 Develop the overall framework for M&E systems, including requirements, baseline and evaluation surveys;
    Ensure the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals, and contribute to the development of annual workplans to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of M&E activities;
    Develop and implement M&E reporting guidelines and systems designed to inform the direction of the project, including data quality and data use strategies;
    Train program staff on M&E guidelines, survey instruments, data collection tools, and other tools for M&E;
    Supervise all staff involved in collecting and analyzing data and reporting results;
    Design process for monitoring and evaluation of subgrantees, in collaboration with program leadership;
    Foster participatory planning and monitoring by training and involving primary stakeholders (using a rights-based approach)
    Conduct field-based monitoring, technical assistance, and training to program teams, and partner organizations, to strengthen their capacity in the collection, cleaning, and analysis of data for program management and donor reporting
    Collaborate with counterparts and partner organizations, including other USAID programs, in work planning and program implementation;
    Contribute to the development and implementation of a strategy for synthesizing and disseminating key results, programmatic lessons learned, and other research outputs of the program;
    Contribute to and review program reports prior to submission to donors and headquarters

Basic SkillsExcellent knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles and practices is essential
    Demonstrated capacity to use project M&E to advance strategic goals and provide data for decision-making;
    Demonstrated ability and skills in data analysis and synthesis, performance evaluation and correction, and report writing;
    Knowledge of family planning, reproductive health, and adolescent health issues related to M&E
    Competency in training, institutional capacity-building, citizen participation, and advocacy and public policy is highly desired;
    Excellent representational and communication skills;
    Written and oral proficiency in English, and verbal communication skills in one or more local languages.
    Knowledge of statistical software (such as SPSS, STATA, and SAS) and familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (or similar tools) is preferred.
    Knowledge of USAID data collection and reporting requirements is highly desirable;
    Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications and Skills
  Master's Degree in a relevant field (development studies, public health, demography, statistics, etc.);
    A minimum of eight (8) years' experience and demonstrated practical skills in monitoring and evaluation of voice and accountability programs, preferably for donor funded programs;
    Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and systems required for community development programs;
    Experience developing study design and methodology including sampling procedures, assisting with implementation, analysis and write-up to inform policy is preferred.Must have legal authorization to work in Uganda
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer

Application Procedure
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