Global Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Vacancy at GOAL in Kampala,Uganda

Post:Global Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
Organization; GOAL
Location: Kampala  
Description
GOAL is an International NGO established in 1977, currently operational in 13 countries world-wide with an annual budget of €65m. GOAL is currently in its second year 2 of a 5 year strategic plan covering the period 2012-16, with an integrated programme model in complex operating environments. GOAL works in the following sectors: Health (including WASH, Nutrition and HIV), Livelihoods and Children’s Empowerment and Protection Programming.

GOAL’s work is a mixture of Development programming and Humanitarian response, we consider one of our keys strengths to be our adaptive and responsive approach to local contexts.

How the GOAL Global M&E Advisor Role is Evolving

GOAL has invested considerably in the development of monitoring and evaluation over the past number of years; from the beginning where the post involved championing organizational investment in the scale up of M&E, to leading the establishment of country programme M&E units, and driving monitoring systems strengthening particularly in results based development programmes with a view to both donor and community accountability.

Our vision for the future is that while it is critical that these elements of the role will be maintained, increasingly we see this role as providing leadership within the organization in the area of knowledge management and acting as a facilitator of organisational learning.

This exciting role will provide an opportunity to drive the organisation forward in the areas of new technology, stakeholder accountability strengthening and humanitarian M&E and a further increasing our organisations’ reputation with donors, civil society and academia best practice and standards in the sector.

Job Title Global Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Job Location Flexible (Nairobi, Kampala, Dublin) Reporting To Head of Programme Quality Contract type 2 year fixed term Start Date From ASAP


Specific tasks would include:

• Review of all evaluation terms of reference from country programmes and in coordination with the head of Programme Quality, provide HQ technical feedback and approval
• Leading procurement of consultants services to conduct external evaluations
• Establishing new and maintaining existing mechanisms to enable country programme technical recommendations to be tracked through to implementation
• Coordinate multi country thematic/sector specific evaluations
• Dissemination/ Sharing of learning:
• Sharing internal best practices found through evaluations with other country programmes, senior management, technical team members and within the M&E team in GOAL.
• Sharing relevant journal/publication articles with technical team members on best practice or innovations that relate to M&E in their sector (Health, WASH, HIV, Nutrition, Livelihoods)
• Networking/Representation with Donors:
• Attending and presenting at conferences and creating networking opportunities for GOAL in the M&E sphere with a view to learning and also demonstrating GOAL’s work
• Preparing and presenting evidence based presentations for donors, governments or other stakeholders to demonstrate GOAL’s work
• Research:
• Identifying research needs/ opportunities in conjunction with country programmes, coordinating a very focused set of research priority topics per year
• Linking to or maintaining relationships with research institutes/ universities

Requirements:

• A primary degree in Development or related field with Masters level degree indicating experience in operational research, action research or associated field.
• Minimum 3 (three) years practical field experience in emergency and development humanitarian programmes, with a particular focus on planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Knowledge and experience in qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies
• Knowledge and experience of participatory approaches to rural development
• Experience in report writing and proposal generation and familiarity with key donor monitoring and evaluation guidelines.
• Experience and skills in staff training and management.
• Appreciation of the aims and objectives of GOAL.
• Adept in use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SMART and/or Epi Info, STATA, SPSS
• Fluent in spoken and written English with strong analytical skills
• Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Ireland at the time of application
• Closing date: 15 Aug 2013 

How to apply: 
http://reliefweb.int/job/593940/global-monitoring-and-evaluation-advisor