MEAL Advisor at VVOB – Education for Development
- Company: VVOB – Education for Development
- Location: Uganda
- State: UG
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: NGO Jobs in Uganda
Job Description
About US:
VVOB – Education for Development is a non-profit organisation that focuses on improving the quality of education. WOB partners with Ministries of Education at national and sub-national levels, and with public education institutions in nine countries globally. Through the provision of technical assistance, the capacity of national governments and local education authorities for the design and implementation of education policies and/or innovations is improved.
WOB has its headquarters in Brussels (Belgium), and became operational in Uganda in 2019. VVOB has offices in Kampala and in Gulu and is expecting to set up field offices in Arua and Isingiro soon
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The MEAL Advisor is responsible for the development and implementation of a MEAL system that facilitates the efficient planning, monitoring and evaluation of the TaRL project objectives, results, and activities.
- The MEAL Advisor ensures that all project operations are effectively monitored, and lessons are drawn, documented, and disseminated to inform on-going implementation and future programming.
- The MEAL Advisor oversees and supports high quality data collection by the relevant actors and ensures data is correctly aggregated and cleaned.
- He/she also analyzes data, actively promotes evidence-based learning within VVOB and takes part in advocacy and networking in the education sector in Uganda.
- In addition, the MEAL Advisor supports research initiatives on the implementation and the impact of TaRL in Uganda.
- The MEAL advisor collaborates with decentralized education officers, as well as with external research partners for data collection, analysis and review related to the project implementation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience.
- At least six years demonstrable experience in a similar position in the international development cooperation sector; experience within the education sector is an asset.
- Strong communication skills.
- Demonstrable experience with the development of indicators, the use of M&E tools and implementation of M&E processes, including data collection techniques and methodologies, data collection and analysis
- Experience with qualitative or quantitative research methods and software is a plus.
- Experience with contributing to successful funding proposals for donors
- Experience in refugee context, coaching and mentoring, and life skills are a plus.
- Ability to work both in an advisory and a hand on implementation capacity
- Knowledge of the Teaching at the Right Level methodology is a plus.
- Cooperation
- Communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing in English)
- Reliability
- 360-degree empathy
- Creativity in problem solving, problem analysis and judgment
Method of Application
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Closing Date : 12th June 2020