JOB DETAILS:
ActionAid International Uganda (AAIU) is a Ugandan national development organization, affiliated with ActionAid International- a global federation of independent members and national programs working in 47 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas for a just and sustainable world. We have worked in Uganda since 1982. In Uganda, we have a physical presence in 15 districts, in addition to collaborative work with our partners, reaching out to 39 districts, with a deliberate focus on districts where the poor and vulnerable persons are concentrated.
About the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption Activity: The high levels of corruption, permeating all sectors of Ugandan society is driven by growing impunity, citizen apathy and permissive social norms that promote, facilitate, and even justify corruption. While Uganda has the basic policies and institutional framework necessary to address corruption in place, the efforts have neither stopped, nor reduced the leakage of public resources, or enjoyed the confidence of majority of citizens. A multipronged approach of strengthening accountability systems, as well as strengthening citizens action against corruption, as well as promoting positive norms is needed to make sustainable impact in the fight against corruption. Citizens’ Action Against Corruption is conceived to empower citizens to lead the anticorruption efforts and promote accountability. To this end, AAIU would like announce vacancies for the following four (4) Key personnel positions on a USAID funded activity.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator
Job Summary: The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the Citizens’ Action Against Corruption project in all aspects of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). The position holder will lead the MEL function of the Citizen Action Against Corruption project including. This includes responsibility for Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (AMELP), project performance management, evidence-based learning agenda and culture, MEL technical capacity strengthening for staff and partners, contribute to periodic project activity planning and budgeting processes. The incumbent will ensure integration of adaptive management and agile program design, implementation, and monitoring, rooted in citizen engagement using participatory approaches. Lead and provide technical support for analysis, use and dissemination and managing data within AAIU’s Management Information System, and EAGLES knowledge management platform. In coordination with the COP, Grants Manager, and all programme and support team, prepare analyses of all performance indicator data including progress against targets and key disaggregated results, ensuring these are reflected as key components of all quarterly and annual reports, and any other periodic updates.

Qualifications: Skills and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, economics, or statistics, a post graduate diploma/Masters in Monitoring and Evaluation, or Project Planning and Management. At least 7 years of relevant work experience.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in leading monitoring, evaluation and learning function in a large and fast paced donor funded project. Experience with a USAID supported project preferred.

• Knowledge of USAID reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, methods, and MEL approaches
• Demonstrated ability to lead the design and implementation of an MEL systems, databases, and data collection tools.

• Demonstrated experience using data and learning to inform program and management decision-making.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated experience with MEL that measures governance related outcomes and promotes gender and social inclusion