Position: Field Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation
Start Date: 2nd February 2015
Reporting To:Associate MLIS – DSW _Uganda
Location: Mbale Uganda, with domestic travel
About Evidence Action: We are a new organization that scales development
interventions whose value has been demonstrated through the use of randomized
evaluation. The Organization targets cost-effective interventions that can
improve the lives of millions.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