Manager Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Job Career – Uganda Development Corporation
Job Title: Manager Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Organisation: Uganda Development Corporation
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Executive Director
About US:
The Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) was set up by the Uganda Development Corporation Act 2016 as the investment arm of Government with the primary objective of facilitating industrial and economic development of the country,
This objective is met through; establishment of subsidiary and associated companies, entering into public private partnerships with any commercial, industrial or agricultural undertaking or enterprises, assisting in financing and management of undertakings promoting industrial or economic development; and promoting and facilitating research into industrial development,
Job Summary: To support planning and implementation of UDCs investments and maintain a monitoring and evaluations system which facilitates the analysis of social and development impacts of UDC’s activities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Design and implement a robust M&E system to facilitate performance measurement throughout the corporation’s projects’/investments’ lifecycle in accordance to the logical framework and reporting requirements.
- Make detailed evaluation assessments, observations, analyse data and interpret results using quantitative/qualitative methods and statistics.
- Undertake regular visits to various UDC investments/projects to support and monitor their progress and compliance.
- Regularly review, to identify the limiting factors in the implementation of UDC’s approved plans, policies, programs and investments.
- Oversee the development, implementation, management and conducting of research studies to support relevant projects/ investments.
- Determine the feasibility of developing new research, based on projects rollout to generate knowledge for project advancement.
- Generate and disseminate highlights of research in appropriate formats to various stakeholders.
- Spearhead preparation of annual and midterm work plans/budgets for the corporation, in line with the approved strategic plan, policies, programs and projects.
- Carry out regular and timely reviews of the progress in implementing the corporation’s approved plans, budgets, policies, programs and projects.
- Manage and lead the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation team.
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant Master’s degree majoring in any of the following fields; Economics, Statistics, Development Planning, Economic Policy and Planning, Development Economics, Research/Policy Analysis or closely related discipline from a recognized institution
- At least 8 years working experience of research or evaluation experience 5 years of which should have been at senior level.
- Practical experience with a wide range of research methodologies.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office, spread sheet analysis software
- Articulate, professional and able to communicate with confidence with stakeholders, investors and staff.
- Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume workflow
- Strong analytical skills with experience in statistical modeling and analysis.
- Strategic planning skills
- Ability to develop research proposals.
- Ability to work with data manipulation software (i.e. SPSS/SAS, Epidata, and Microsoft Excel Macros)
- Interpreting data, report writing and making actionable recommendations.
- Ability to generate competitive project quotations and budgets for various research tasks.
How to Apply:
Applications accompanied with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic transcripts and telephone contact, names and addresses of 3 (three) referees should be addressed and hard copy delivered to
The Executive Director, Uganda Development Corporation, Floor 5, Soliz House
Plot 23 Lumumba Avenue
- O Box 7042 Kampala
Deadline for receipt of applications: 8th November 2019
Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted
Applicants must not be above 54 years of age
Deadline: 31st October 2019.
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