Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Director
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Date Posted | June 17, 2026 |
| Category | Management NGO |
| Job Type | Contract |
| Currency | UGX |
Description
Job Description
Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
On behalf of our client Ripple Effect in the NGO sector, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced MONITORING, EVALUATION & LEARNING DIRECTOR
| Job title | Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Director Director | ||
| Department/Team | Programmes – Youth Economic Empowerment through Livestock Development (YEELD) | ||
| Job Family | PGI-Programmatic Insight | Employer | Ripple Effect |
| Reporting to | Project Director | ||
| No. of direct reports | He / she will work with the learning partner, MSS developers and will coordinate other Consortium MEAL resource | ||
| Location | Kampala ( 1 vacancy) | ||
| Travel Frequency | Frequent | ||
About the Project
The Youth Economic Empowerment through Livestock Development (YEELD) Program is a five-year initiative aimed at improving the socio-economic well-being and resilience of financially disadvantaged young people aged 18–35 years in the Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole sub-regions of Uganda through livestock value chains. The program seeks to create 250,000 work opportunities, including for 200,000 (80%) young women, 5% persons with disabilities (PWDs), and 3% refugees and displaced persons (RDPs). YEELD is being implemented across 20 districts in the three sub-regions through a consortium coordinated by Ripple Effect, dfcu Foundation, and Multi Community Based Development Initiative (MUCOBADI), and Action For Development (ACFODE) as a Gender and Social Inclusion partner, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
Role Purpose
Project MEAL Director will provide strategic and technical leadership and oversight for all Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) functions across the consortium. The role will support consortium partners through coordinated MEAL systems, technical guidance, quality assurance, learning frameworks, and evidence generation to strengthen program effectiveness, accountability, adaptive management, and scale. The Director will supervise and coordinate consortium-level MEAL resources, including the Project Learning Partner and MIS Developer, while ensuring harmonized reporting, data quality, knowledge management, and compliance across all implementing partners., Making sure the MEAL approaches and systems are aligned to Mastercard foundation MEAL approaches and processes
The role ensures that programme performance is measured accurately, learning is captured and shared, and evidence is used to drive adaptive management and systemic transformation of the livestock sector.
The postholder leads the design and implementation of a comprehensive and robust MEAL framework, system, coordinates evaluations and studies, and ensures that the program’s Information Management System (IMS) is robust, updated, and capable of generating real-time dashboards and insights. The Director also provides technical support to the three sub-regions (Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole), ensuring that regional teams have the tools, training, and guidance needed to collect, analyse, and use data effectively. In addition, the job holder will also provide technical lead on monthly and quarterly reporting for the project while ensuring quality benchmarks are used during reporting. As a senior member of the PMU, the Director ensures that data-driven insights inform programme decisions, accountability is maintained, and the YEELD Programme demonstrates measurable impact in creating dignified employment opportunities for youth, women, and refugees.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic MEAL Leadership | § Lead the design and implementation of the consortium-wide MEAL strategy and framework. § Ensure alignment of MEAL systems with MasterCard foundation requirements, consortium objectives, and organizational standards. § Provide strategic guidance on results measurement, learning, adaptive management, and evidence-based programming. § Promote the use of data for decision-making and program improvement across consortium partners. § Provide overall vision and direction for YEELD’s MEAL framework, system including development of MEL plan, data collection and reporting tools, ensuring alignment with project objectives and Mastercard Foundation standards and shared measures. § Lead the integration of evidence-based approaches into project design and delivery. § Oversee consortium partners’ compliance with MEL system and standards. § Participate in Mastercard Foundation Community of Practice of M&E professionals to share learnings and ensure the project MEL systems and outputs meet minimum quality standards. |
Consortium Coordination & Technical Support
| § Coordinate and provide technical oversight to all consortium MEAL staff and partner focal persons. § Standardize indicators, reporting tools, data collection methodologies, and learning processes across partners with the support of the learning partner and sub partner MEAL resources § Facilitate regular consortium review meetings, learning sessions, and performance reflection workshops. § Strengthen partners’ MEAL capacity through mentoring, coaching, and technical assistance. |
Monitoring & Evaluation | § Coordinate and oversee project evaluations including baseline studies, tracer studies, midterm reviews, and endline evaluations across the three sub-regions, ensuring timely ethical approval and compliance to established research and data quality standards. § Provide technical support to regional teams to ensure inclusion data is systematically collected and analysed to inform programme adaptations. § Conduct and manage Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQA) ensuring implementation of corrective actions to improve data quality. § Develop robust and systematic mechanisms and tools for continuous tracking of both primary and secondary youth in work. § Ensure consortium partners’ compliance with internal data quality requirements and timely submissions for reporting. § Conduct regular field monitoring visits to assess programme quality and impact. |
Information Management System (IMS) | § Work with partners to strengthen and update the program’s IMS, ensuring dashboards and insights are accurate, timely, and accessible. § Guarantee that the IMS supports decision-making, accountability, and adaptive management across all regions. § Ensure data protection and confidentiality by safeguarding MEAL datasets and project records, enforcing compliance with donor, organisational, and national standards, and guaranteeing secure storage, controlled access, and ethical use of information. § Oversee development and implementation of performance monitoring plans and evaluation frameworks. § Ensure timely collection, analysis, validation, and reporting of high-quality program data. § Lead and guide on baseline, midline, endline, assessments, evaluations Market assessment , and impact measurement activities. § Review and approve donor reports, performance dashboards, and analytical briefs. § Ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements and data quality standards. |
Adaptive Management & Learning | § Lead adaptive management processes, using evidence to refine strategies and guide programme adjustments. § Facilitate quarterly reflection and learning sessions with partners and stakeholders. § Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the PMU and partner organisations. § Ensure regular learning and reflection sessions and periodic performance reviews to share MEL findings and encourage open, data-driven discussions to jointly decide on program adjustments, improvements, and innovations. |
Knowledge Management & Reporting | § Lead efforts to capture knowledge products including success stories, lessons learned, and best practices to inform policy and practice. § Ensure timely, accurate, and donor-compliant reporting, providing transparent analysis of progress, challenges, and recommendations. § Maintain comprehensive documentation including dashboards, risk registers, and compliance logs. § Ensuring systematic programme closeout by archiving all documentation (financial, MEAL, and programme data), consolidating evidence of impact, producing legacy knowledge products such as final reports and captures lessons learned to inform future programming and sector influence. |
Capacity Strengthening & Regional Support | § Build consortium partners’ capacity in learning, documentation, and knowledge management. § Promote a culture of evidence use and continuous learning. § Build the capacity of partners and PMU staff in MEAL systems, tools, and methodologies. § Provide training, mentorship, and technical support to regional teams in Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole to ensure effective use of data for decision-making and accountability. |
Other duties
| § Ensure compliance with Ripple Effect policies and all relevant legislation. § Act at all times according to Mastercard foundation and Ripple Effect’s values and in support of its Africa Forward Together approach. § To undertake other duties of a similar nature as reasonably required by the line manager. |
Key Result Areas
| § Comprehensive MEAL framework designed and operational across all programme regions. § Evaluations (baseline, tracer, midterm, endline) completed and used to inform programme adaptations. § Robust IMS in place, generating accurate dashboards and insights for decision-making. § Evidence-based adaptive management processes driving programme improvements. § Organisational learning and knowledge sharing influencing policy and practice. § Strengthened partner and PMU capacity in MEAL systems and methodologies, with direct technical support provided to Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole sub-regions § All MEAL datasets and programme records safeguarded with secure storage, controlled access, and full compliance with donor, organisational, and national data protection standards. § Endline evaluations, final donor‑compliant reports, and legacy knowledge products completed and archived, with lessons disseminated to stakeholders on time. |
Safeguarding
At Ripple Effect, we are committed to creating a safe and rewarding environments for all of our people, including staff, participants, partners, volunteers, children, and vulnerable adults. It is a shared responsibility to ensure that everyone is treated properly and protected from harm, exploitation, and abuse. To fulfil this commitment, we have established a robust Safeguarding Policy that everyone working with us is expected to follow, along with a confidential whistle-blowing procedure that allows individuals to raise any concerns they may have.
Requirements
Qualifications
Desirable:
- Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Population studies, Development Studies, or related field.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential:
- 15+ years of senior-level experience in MEAL leadership within large-scale donor-funded programmes.
- Experience coordinating evaluations (baseline, midline, endline, tracer studies) and managing IMS platforms.
- Experience working in agrifood or livestock systems preferred.
- Experience in working with web and cloud-based management information systems is an asset.
- Robust quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and data management expertise.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to use various statistical and data visualization software programs e.g., STATA, R, PowerBI, Tableau.
Skills and Attributes
Essential:
- Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.
- Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills.