Position: Field Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation
Start Date: 2nd February 2015
Reporting To:Associate MLIS – DSW _Uganda
Location: Mbale Uganda, with domestic travel
Start Date: 2nd February 2015
Reporting To:Associate MLIS – DSW _Uganda
Location: Mbale Uganda, with domestic travel
It crafts resilient business models
for long-run success, identifying innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms
and building best practice operational models.
Two successful interventions (Deworm the World
Initiative – DtWI and Dispensers for Safe Water – DSW). The Organization is
also operating a new program in cooperation with the Government of Kenya,
called the G-United programme.
About Monitoring Learning and
Information Systems (MLIS) Team: The
MLIS team embodies the evidence-based nature of Evidence Action’s work and
enables us to be a data-driven organization. The team provides services across
Evidence Action Africa region in meeting the following outcomes:
·
All ongoing program monitoring needs
met (including M&E design and quality data collection)
·
Programs delivered with access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
·
Analysis and research conducted to
support program improvements (including operation research, market research and
cost-efficiency analysis)
·
Support with timely, useful and clear
information for evidence-based decision making (including provide support to
connect the dots)
·
Support provided to regional
leadership for new programs and partnerships for exploration and evaluation
·
Standards, systems and processes setup
for delivery of all functions (monitoring, analysis, research, information
systems and quality data)
The MLIS team works towards
these outcomes through four sub-teams that work closely together to deliver
quality, timely and useful information:
·
Learning and Communication (L&C):
This team is responsible for supporting the program teams with timely
information in innovative, useful and clear ways to translate analysis and
research to evidence-based decision making and action.
·
Monitoring, Analysis and Research
(MAR): This team is responsible for ensuring that all ongoing program
monitoring needs are met and analysis and research is conducted to support
program improvements.
·
Management Information Systems (MIS):
This team is be responsible for ensuring that the all programs have access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
through a cloud-based multi-user system.
·
Data Quality and Management (DQM):
This team is responsible for ensuring access to quality and timely data to meet
all ongoing program needs; including monitoring, information systems and
analysis and research.
About the Position: Monitoring Field
Officer - DSW: Monitoring Field Officer DSW is a
member of the DQM sub-team and the larger MLIS team, and is responsible for
collection of monitoring data for the DSW program.
Goals and Responsibilities
Support Data Collection for DSW Monitoring:
Goals and Responsibilities
Support Data Collection for DSW Monitoring:
·
Accurately and timely collect DSW
evaluation data, through the administration of questionnaire, collection of
samples, and making observations, in the areas of operation, using electronic
and/or paper instruments.
·
Participate in bench-testing of
electronic instruments as part of training and instrument improvement process
·
Timely and meaningfully support flow
of information from the field to the Program Leadership by utilizing “soft
feedback” tools.
·
Participate in the data collection
training of operation/program field staff.
·
Support data flow process from the
field to the office, by adhering to the data flow protocol that indicates when
and how submit data
·
Enthusiastically provide mentorship
to new staff involved in DtW data collection activities, including shadowing
their work in the initial days in the field.
·
Maintain cordial public relation with
local stakeholders, including government officials and community members,
through observing meaningful and respectful engagement in the course of field
work.
·
Contribute toward the cost-efficiency
of the organization and programs through accurate management of financial
payments and expenditures in the field and at the office
·
Support data collection needs from
other programs, and other duties as may be assigned by the MLIS leadership.
Qualifications
Required Competencies and Attributes
Required Competencies and Attributes
·
High level of integrity and
stewardship
·
Embraces team work and aspires and
supports the ideals of working in a team work environment as a team champion
·
Passion to work in a rural community
setting,
·
Flexible mindset and willingness to
relocate on a short notice to other field based assignments in other regions.
·
Self driven and highly motivated to
deliver results within tight deadlines.
·
Good communication skills. Ability
to communicate well within the organization and with the rural
communities and local leaders
·
Basic leadership skills in managing
people ,working with communities, government officers, schools and teams
·
Good computer skills and comfort to
advance the skills in a dynamic IT field.
·
Proactive and ambitious to support
innovation and change in a dynamic working environment
·
Positive attitude to work and to
develop in a fast paced work environment
Academic Qualifications
·
Minimum Diploma in a social science
discipline with a bias on statistics or research applications, community work,
project management or equivalent. Candidates with an M&E background have a
definite advantage
·
Good language skills in English and
Lunyole/Lusoga both spoken and written
·
1-2 yrs experience working in a
research environment administering surveys, working with communities or social
enterprises/NGOs
·
Motor cycle riding skills or
willingness to learn and ride a motorcycle.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
Open to local hires only
Deadline to Apply: On a rolling basis
CLICK HERE to apply online
Open to local hires only
Deadline to Apply: On a rolling basis
