Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Fleming Fund Grants Programme Jobs – Mott MacDonald
Job Title: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Organisation: Mott MacDonald
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Mott MacDonald:
Mott MacDonald is a leading, employee-owned global management, engineering and development consultancy with £1 billion revenue and more than 14,000 staff working in 140 countries for both the public and private sectors. Our International Development Services Unit, IDS, operates portfolios within the international development sectors of Environment, Climate, Water, Roads, Rural & Urban Development, Education, Health, Social and Economic Development in over 40 countries. Together we implement and manage projects in developing countries and emerging economies around the world, supporting national governments and municipalities in policy, planning, project design and delivery. We are committed to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to provide our expertise to improve the lives of people in need.
About Fleming Fund Grants Programme:
The Fleming Fund Grants Programme will assist LMICs by providing the technical support, grant funding and other support necessary to improve surveillance and use of data on antibiotic resistance. A number of funding streams will be delivered in selected countries and regions in Africa and Asia. The majority of funds will be invested to support the implementation of individual countries’ National Action Plans for antimicrobial resistance to ensure country ownership, alignment of approach with stakeholders, and sustainability.
Job Summary: The Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for leading on M&E matters in relation to Fleming Fund country and regional grants awarded within the region. The position is for an M&E expert based within the Regional Team who will be predominantly responsible for monitoring and managing grant achievements and results. The entire Fleming Fund Grants Programme will be evaluated by an independent evaluation team, who have been appointed by the UK Department of Health. The successful candidate will have grant /programme evaluation experience to inform monitoring practice and application that feeds into the ongoing development of a strong monitoring system, that is relevant for evaluation needs. Primarily, this position will be responsible for ensuring grantees are supported adequately to be compliant with programme M&E needs. This will involve working closely with grantees, ensuring they understand the requirements and have the capacity to fulfil them. The position is also to support the regional and core HQ management teams in the end-to-end process of grant management. The role will help to ensure the highest quality professional standards in the conduct and implementation of the Fleming Fund Grants Programme. This will entail working as part of a team, with support from experts in the regional office and HQ level. There will likely be high-level liaison with partners in the region, from grantees to national governments, and agencies such as: WHO, FAO and OIE. The role will include regular travel to multiple countries within the region for on-site verification and partner liaison.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in application review process, with responsibility for reviewing robustness of applications for: activities against objectives; target and milestone logic; initial country selection of indicators; and completeness of baseline data.
- To work with grantees to develop a grant log frame (includes agreed indicators; milestones, and verification of baselines as much as possible etc.)
- Participate in the orientation and training of grantees for routine reporting, including indicator calculation with use of indicator dictionary.
- To monitor routine grant reporting for all approved grants within the region (country grants + Fellowships). This includes: completeness, timeliness, internal consistency and accuracy, and trends over time.
- To ensure regular data verification + quality assurance checks are conducted at the country level.
- This will include the commissioning + oversight of expert technical assistance (TA), as well as on-site visits, as relevant.
- In conjunction with the regional team, ensure timely identification of grantee TA needs.
- Where appropriate, be responsible for the sourcing and oversight of TA support.
- To ensure quarterly grantee reports are centrally logged in a timely manner on programme software.
- To lead the writing of a quarterly synthesis report (M&E) on all awarded Regional Grants, in accordance with agreed guidelines /template.
- To be the M&E focal point for regional grantees.
- To engage in routine grant review meetings /communication with the HQ team.
- To support the requirements from the independent evaluators, as advised by the Regional Coordinator and /or HQ.
- Participate in regional grantee meetings, as appropriate.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Higher Education (post-graduate) degree in related discipline: e.g. public health; veterinary, laboratory science; development studies.
- Relevant courses in M&E technical areas
- Previous experience working in grant /programme implementation in low- and middle-income settings
- Experience in monitoring, evaluating programmes, particularly multi-site but preferably multi-country programmes.
- Experience developing results frameworks (e.g. log frames or similar results tracking tools)
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders at a senior level
- Demonstrated ability to work within teams in a multi-disciplinary, multi-country environment, including ease working in multi-cultural, multi-lingual working environments.
- Country based experience relevant to the regional location of this position
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyse problems and select remedies and opportunities
- Ability to review and analyse data findings and results
- Excellent written communication and report writing skills, including providing data summary syntheses and recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively: communicating, building relationships, and influencing effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders
- Excellent verbal and interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Able to multi-task, work to deadlines, and maintain a critical overview of interrelated tasks, projects, and issues, ensuring delivery according to targets and timelines
- Demonstrated experience of situating programme results within a broader implementation context (e.g. against expenditure and budget frameworks)
- Excellent written and oral English language skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to apply direct via the careers website of Mott MacDonald at the web lick below. Please create an account and submit a curriculum vitae and application letter.
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