SM&E Manager Employment Opportunity – Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA)
Organisation: Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Executive Officer
About US:
Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA) strives to empower, promote and strengthen key health and development interventions in communities we work. We envision a society in which people are fully empowered to manage their health and development needs. UDHA is Sub Recipient to Global Fund (UGA-C-TASO 1449) under the new funding model implemented in partnership with TASO and aims to support the implementation of Uganda’s Response to the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.
Job Summary: The SM&E Manager will provide overall M&E technical guidance and ensure existence of a functional M&E system that supports all existing projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop plans and user-appropriate quality tools, instruments and control systems that guarantee proper management of information and data at all levels
- Assist Program teams to develop systematic and realistic performance monitoring plans that capture quantitative and qualitative data to report on project performance indicators.
- Coordinate the implementations of baseline surveys, follow-on monitoring and evaluation exercises for UDHA’s projects.
- Build capacity of partners and staff on data management, data analysis and results-oriented programming, monitoring and evaluation and report writing techniques and requirements.
- Develop program and operational reporting templates that facilitate the acquisition and aggregation of information in programs.
- Take lead and coordinate technical annual, quarterly & monthly reporting according to defined reporting schedules and write regular monitoring and technical reports as required.
- Facilitate documentation and reporting of assessments, program data, lessons learnt and best practices for internal and external sharing.
- Develop and maintain effective information database on projects, providing resources and necessary support for program inputs and outputs.
- Provide assistance to senior management of the organization in identifying donor resources, fundraising and writing proposals for long-term sustainability.
- Supervise departmental staff and ensure all planned activities are implemented as per work plans
- Perform any other duties assigned to you from time to time by your supervisors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Economics, or any other related field from a recognized and reputable Institution.
- Post graduate Training in a Monitoring and Evaluation from a recognized and reputable institution is a must.
- Three years of demonstrated experience in Monitoring and evaluation of donor funded development and district/community based projects
- Deep understanding of TB, HIV and AIDS and health Systems strengthening issues is preferable
- Familiar with growing NGOs’ work in Uganda
- Presentation, facilitation and training skills
- Familiar with health system functions in Uganda
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Analytical and report writing skills
- Good communication skills and positive attitude to team work
- Competences in Management, Leadership, team building skills, knowledge of national policies and guidelines that impact on HIV/AIDS are preferred.
- Ability to apply various Computer based programming, database development and management is a MUST
How to Apply:
All interested competent and qualified persons should send their applications, curriculum vitae, certified copies of Academic transcripts, day time telephone contacts and e-mail addresses of three referees addressed to the;
The Acting Executive Officer,
Uganda Development and Health Associates,
P.O. Box 77, Iganga.
Electronic Submissions (not exceeding 2MBS in PDF) can be sent to udhagrants@gmail.com
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 21st February 2020 by 5:00pm