Uganda: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager 01 Vacancy Based in Kampala (Open to Ugandan Nationals Only)

PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda since 2006 and works to catalyse change-makers within the Ugandan private sector, civil society and government to create economically dynamic, healthy and secure communities. Our work focuses on: building resilience; enabling economic growth; widening opportunities to attain better health and nutrition; and improving governance and conflict management. We implement in Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja as well as eastern Uganda with funding from UK Government (DFID), US Government, Sida, SDC, ECHO, and private donations.

Mercy Corps is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Manager (M&E Manager) for the DFID-funded, 4-year programme: NU-TEC Financial Services (NU-TEC FS). The impact goal is to strengthen the climate-smart agribusiness sector in northern Uganda. While the ultimate beneficiaries will be smallholder farmer communities across the north of the country, the immediate beneficiaries of this programme will be private sector agribusinesses – who will have access to increase quality and quantity of financial services.

Reporting to the NU-TEC FS Team Leader, the M&E Manager will take strategic and day-to-day responsibility for a range of critical functions to clarify the extent to which the programme is on-track in achieving its intended impact, outcomes and outputs. Key amongst these will be designing and delivering the M&E system (in collaboration with the wider NU-TEC Independent M&E component); and refining the M&E tools (including Theory of Change, Logframe, Indicator Plan etc) and ensuring they are kept relevant and up-to-date. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic area at the crossroads of traditional NGO development interventions and traditional commercially-focused financial service provision.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

The M&E Manager will be responsible for supporting the Team Leader in ensuring the credibility of the programme’s logic, and that all appropriate areas are measured for progress, to maximize the potential for success. Vital delivery tasks include: curation of the key M&E tools – chief amongst these being the Theory of Change and Logframe; engagement and relationship-building with the commercial bank and with the (agri-)businesses it will lend to; support to the design and delivery of market assessments, and identification of relevant measurement indicators; input to the generation of loan portfolio reports and narrative reports. The M&E Manager will also be responsible for drawing on MEL support from within Mercy Corps, at the Uganda, regional and global level. Close engagement with the DFID-contracts Independent M&E Component for the wider NU-TEC programme will also be a key role for this position.

The M&E Manager is expected to have a high-level understanding of shared value partnerships (seeing where access to financing can unlock the potential of cash-constrained businesses) as well as experience managing and developing such partnerships. S/he should understand the barriers commonly present in the agribusiness value chain.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Programme Implementation

1. Supporting the Team Leader in day-to-day implementation of the programme

2. Design, delivery and curation of the M&E System, including key tools such as: Theory of Change; Logframe; Results Chain, Indicator Tracker etc

3. Support to the execution of Market Assessments

4. Input to the programme Risk Register

5. Ensure adherence to PM@MC Minimum Standards, as they relate to M&E

6. Make regular on-site field visits to ground-truth programmatic data.

7. Support other team members to better understand private sector partnerships and financial services and how they can be integrated into the programme.

8. Lead on tracking key M&E indicators, and provide proactive guidance and course correction suggestions where necessary

Consortium Management

1. Working closely with commercial bank, in support of the programme objectives, building a strong and collaborative working relationship, especially as it relates to M&E

Communication and Reporting

1. Input to the preparation of reports demonstrating progress, successes and challenges – both internal and donor-demanded

2. Input to the preparation of case studies to reflect progress, successes and challenges.

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

· Masters Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation or Business in Administration (or equivalent, and an undergraduate degree in agribusiness, development, economic development, business management or a closely related field is required.

· S/he must have at least ten years of experience designing, implementing and managing similar initiatives (private sector partnership, financial services strengthening, market systems development).

· First-hand experience in designing and developing M&E systems.

· Experience of the financial sector is desirable

· Experience in leveraging private sector partnerships is a must.

· Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English are also required.

· Experience in building and maintaining strong/productive relations with implementing and strategic partner agencies is required.

· Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.

· Strong problem-solving and demonstration of initiative.

· Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications, and relevant professional M&E software (e.g. SPSS, Stata)

Applications: Submit your online application to the Senior HR and Legal Manager by clicking on the following link https://www.fuzu.com/campaigns/monitoring-and-evaluation-manager-mercycorps. Clearly state your salary requirements on the cover letter, attach your CV (with 3 referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates. Deadline for Submission: Close of business on Friday, 04th May, 2018. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply