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Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer at Right To Play
Position Title:Regional Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer
Organisation: Right To Play
Primary Location:Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Regional Program Manager
Closing date: 12th September 2014 by 5PM
Brief Company Profile:
Right To Play is a global organization that uses the transformative power
of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through the use of
sports and games, Right To Play helps one million children
weekly in more than
twenty countries to build essential life skills and better futures, while
driving lasting social change. Founded in 2000 by four-time Olympic gold medalist
and social entrepreneur Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in
Toronto, Canada and has regional offices in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and
Latin America and national offices in Canada, the Netherlands, Norway,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States. Our programs are
facilitated by more than 600 international staff and over 13,000 volunteer
Coaches.
Job Summary:
The Regional Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer will be a member
of the regional leadership team and his primary responsibility is to steer the
monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system across the region and to
provide organizational learning and credible evidence and improve program
effectiveness.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Offer on-going mentorship and
support for MEL officers in Right To Play’s EASA countries.
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Carry out periodic country
technical assistance and audit trips to support and oversee the quality of data
collection processes and data management systems.
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Identify innovations and
improvements to enhance effectiveness ' of the Right To Play Global MEL
framework and systems.
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Work in collaboration with the
global MEL team to customize and implement the global MEL framework within the
EASA Region, including data collection processes, tools and systems.
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Manage the identification and the
on-going review of the key strategic learning questions for each country in
EASA and for the region as a whole.
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Support EASA Country MEL Officers
in integrating the learning questions into their measurement plans.
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Support external evaluations by
informing the terms of reference, recruitment decisions, and methodology and
draft report reviews.
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Serve as principal evaluator for
major baseline and needs assessment studies, while supporting country teams in
routine needs assessments and baselines.
Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The applicant must hold an
advanced university degree in social sciences
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Comprehensive training and
certificate in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems
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Three to five years’ experience
in international development and monitoring and evaluation
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Three or more years of practical
experience in designing and leading field-based program/project monitoring,
evaluations, and/or research studies.
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Practical experience in
humanitarian and/or development work preferably focused on children/youth.
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Past exposure and experience
working with multiple countries/field offices and with headquarters.
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Work experience at national and
international levels in programme monitoring and evaluation
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Past exposure and experience in
conducting training and mentorship to others, preferably related to MEL
concepts and skillsets.
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Computer literacy i.e. working
knowledge of SPSS or any other statistical software
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A second or third language
relevant to the region, particularly Swahili, Portuguese, French
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Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills with multiple/external stakeholders.
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Detail oriented and analytical,
strong problem-solving skills.
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Possess the ability to work
independently and make sound judgments to complete projects.
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Ability to work in teams and
build capacity of project team and partners in the area of monitoring and
evaluation.
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Ability to manage multiple
projects.
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Ability to work under pressure
and meet deadlines.
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Willingness and ability to travel
even at short notice;
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Legally able to live and work in
the region of assignment
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their applications
which should include an updated CV and cover letter with three work related
referees to the address or e-mail below. All applications should be marked:
“Right to Play- Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer.”
E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only the selected will be
contacted.
Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
People Performance Group, Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
E-mail to: application@ppg.co.ug
Deadline: 12th September 2014 by 5PM
