Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer DFID NU-TEC Program Jobs – Palladium
Job Title: Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer
Organisation: Palladium
Project Name: DFID-funded Northern Uganda: Transforming the Economy through Climate Smart Agriculture (NU-TEC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Monitoring and Results Measurement Manager
About US:
Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations. Palladium is built on the idea that progress will be supported by four key pillars: International Development, Strategy Execution Consulting, Impact Investment, Training and Events.
About DFID NU-TEC Program:
NU-TEC Market Development (MD) is a five year DFID-funded programme that aims to increase the incomes and climate resilience of poor men and women in northern Uganda by (a) stimulating sustainable, pro-poor growth in selected agricultural markets and (b) improving the position of poor men and women within these market systems, to make them more inclusive for poor people. Palladium manages the programme on behalf of DFID.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer will be part of the MRM team. S/he will be responsible for assisting in the creation of a strong, effective link between the programme’s MRM activities and Intervention Managers, for proposing appropriate intervention-level research approaches and for supporting the design of data collection, analysis and dissemination strategies and tools. S/he will also support Intervention Managers to conduct research and gather information for their work with private sector actors and implementation of their monitoring plans. S/he will work to ensure a culture of data use among programme staff and respond to their data needs. Based in Gulu and/or Kampala, this post may require frequent travel to the field. The NU-TEC MD staff work as an integrated team. The Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer will be expected to contribute to other research aspects of the programme, such as gender, policy and environmental assessments, etc.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support Intervention Managers in developing monitoring plans for interventions with private sector actors within their market sectors;
- Work with the MRM Manager to assist Intervention Managers in the design of effective research tools, methods and plans for gathering information that can inform programme strategies and capture intervention results;
- Support IMs in designing TOC and results chains
- Contribute to programme strategies by providing data on intervention performance in a timely and accurate manner;
- Support Intervention Managers in gathering relevant information for their various interventions, identifying knowledge gaps and developing strategies to fill those gaps;
- Provide feedback on reports and data analysis to facilitate the production of internal progress reports as well as contribute to donor reports;
- Collect farmer household level data with support from data collectors on a quarterly basis;
- Ensure data collectors capacities are built, and are compliant with the NU-TEC MD MRM guidelines on partner relationship management and confidentiality;
- Build capacity of partners and village agents on data collection, interpretation and use of information to improve market intelligence and business performance;
- Identify most significant case studies for the programme media consultant to document, as and when required;
- Support commissioned market surveys (such as MSAs);
- Support coordination and logistics of internal research and external evaluation;
- Support Annual Review process and follow-up and quality assure programme data;
- Support field level tracking of both quantitative and qualitative data;
- Manage data collection electronic devices (phones or tablets)
- Support supervision of data collectors and ensure data quality, verifying and approving data for submission into the online MIS system;
- Support any other MRM tasks and functions as and when requested;
- Support the NU-TEC MD programme team with any other duties assigned;
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the DFID NU-TEC Project Monitoring and Results Measurement Officer job placement should hold a degree or similar qualification in Statistics, Economics or any other social science with a quantitative element;
- Experience in designing, managing and implementing research projects;
- Experience in survey development and data collection instruments for programme monitoring;
- Experience with different measurement and evaluation frameworks and techniques, such as the logical framework approach and theories of change and organizational learning, including participatory techniques;
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word and general working knowledge of ICT and computers is essential;
- Previous data analysis experience using Microsoft Excel or any other data analysis tool (STATA, SPSS, etc.);
- Proactive individual, flexibility, good communication and interpersonal skills, presentation skills and ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision;
- Previous experience in private sector development programmes and/or understanding of inclusive and market systems development, including gender issues;
- Knowledge of the institutions, organizations and/or businesses providing services to the agricultural sector in Uganda;
- Experience or knowledge of relevant Northern Ugandan agricultural markets;
- Fluency in English. Fluency in Lango, Acholi or Luo language.
- A business background is an added advantage
How to Apply:
If you want to work for the Palladium Group in the aforementioned capacity should Apply Online by clicking on web link below.
Deadline: 12th June 2018
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