World Vision Uganda is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 82 districts in Uganda implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & community resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with the beneficiaries above. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for qualified and passionate individuals willing to share in our vision and join our team in the position below.

Position: Wash Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning Specialist

Report To: Wash Manager

Location: Kampala – National Office

Purpose of the position:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Specialist WASH will support and participate in the development and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan and facilitate the transfer of data and knowledge right from AP Level to the National Level through a clearly defined WASH Information Management System.

The position supports the WASH Programme monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning function and builds capacity and support for M&E activities and systems at the AP and National Level for all Programmes/Projects. S/he will support project staff and stakeholders to develop project briefs and case studies that detail success stories, lessons learned, and best practices across all components.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.

Capacity building of staff and stakeholders

• Build capacity of DME, Program Managers and Sector Specialists through on and off job-mentorship, identify learning opportunities for staff, and hold learning forums particularly in MEAL. This shall be achieved through collaborating with different divisions, technical program leads, sector specialists, WV-EARO and Global center, partners, ministries and local governments.
• Spear head roll out of partnership initiatives from WV-EARO and Global center in relation to WASH MEAL systems and practices
• Develop a capacity building and mentorship program for the national DME team and WASH staff aimed at enhancing their capacity and skills to assume increased MEAL and programming responsibilities.
• Guide and support staff in preparing progress reports in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure their timely submission. This includes monthly reports, quarterly progress reports, annual project reports, inception reports etc.

Research and Documentation

• Promote evidence based learning through undertaking operations research and documentation at National Office and program/project level through undertaking research, engaging programs in research, initiating topics or themes for research.
• Support programs to generate Most Significant Change evidence in form text i.e. magazines, or digital videos.
• Support the National Office to roll out research initiatives or products in line with WASH that are being piloted by the National Office, Support Offices, Global Center or National structures
• Support programs and projects in documenting and disseminating innovations and new research findings related to MEAL
• Conduct meta-analysis of relevant outcome level monitoring data and data generated from evaluations that can be used to inform national level programming
• Promote and facilitate processes for identifying, documenting and disseminating good MEAL practices in WASH at a National Level
• Design and implement a system to identify, analyze, document and disseminate lessons learned.

Assessments and evaluations

• Assure that baselines and evaluations are conducted in accordance to partnership/donor guidelines and standards, participate in development and review of Terms of References, provide technical backstopping to baselines, assessments and evaluations, collaborate with consultants, support offices or partners.
• Provide technical guidance in conducting assessments in line with established LEAP or donor related guidelines at a National level. In addition, identify the need and draw up the Terms of Reference for specific studies; Recruit, guide and supervise consultants to implement special surveys and studies required for evaluating programs effects and impacts.
• Support and strengthen adoption and use of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) methodology using Open Data Kit (ODK) or any emerging recommended software for annual monitoring of program outcomes, assessments, evaluations or baseline surveys.
• Build and foster relationships with Government of Uganda counterparts, non-governmental organizations, academic and research institution, and work with them to advance M&E methodology, in close coordination with the DME Manager
• Contribute to all program development, research and needs assessments by monitoring the changing needs of target communities, identifying opportunities in line with WV Uganda mission & strategy and monitoring international best practices and development trends.
• Monitor and follow up on utilization of recommendations from evaluation surveys across programmes
• Conduct meta evaluation of all completed program evaluations to establish key learning and recommendations to inform future evaluations

Quality assurance in DME work products

• As part of the Quality assurance team at National level, hold periodic National level reviews to review reports, performance of programs and provide timely feedback to programs in line with WASH reporting
• Assure quality of WASH data by enforcing data quality reviews for WASH Projects at project, Programme and National Level
• Perform quarterly WASH data quality assessments to ensure validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness of all performance data; identify any deficiencies and suggest corrective actions; and assist the technical team members to maintain electronic and hard copy files.
• Plan for and implement project planning and review meetings in line with the project detailed implementation plan
• Track timely implementation and reporting of WASH project plans

Information Systems Management

• Provide leadership to the national MIS systems (Horizon, GIS, OVC databases, WASH MIS, Automated Database) and build capacity of DME and Programme staff on the utilization and Management of MIS system management
• Develop/ rollout and manage WV Uganda’s integrated M&E database aligned to the National Strategy 2016-2020 standard indicators and cascade the Database to programs, divisions, partners, grants/emergency projects to track statistics contributing to the National Office Strategy and Child Well-Being Targets.
• Roll out partnership initiatives from the EARO and Global Centre such as Horizon and any other databases and ensure that these are rolled out to all programmes at a national level
• Provide meaningful data summaries and visualization to demonstrate result to the NO and clusters on the contribution each of the program in regions is performing
• In addition, support application of software for results based monitoring and evaluation such as SPSS, EPIDATA, EPIINFO, STATA, GIS

Programme Monitoring and Reporting

• Develop and lead the implementation of WASH Projects M&E frameworks including project reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned workshops
• Prepare periodic WASH performance reports according to the donor requirements on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual basis and provide updates of progress status and keep Project Leadership informed of the same and of any need or issues arising related to M&E.
• Promote utilization of WASH data/information at project level through reflection and learning forums such as quarterly review meetings at management meetings or conferences for project partners.
• Establishing and managing a performance monitoring framework for the WASH Programme with clear goals, outcomes, outputs, inputs, processes, indicators, data needs and sources, and reporting formats and frequency, for effective monitoring, reporting and updating progress.
• Development of data collection tools for routine data collection and evaluations for all WASH Projects at AP and National Level
• Organize quarterly reflection meetings on WASH Interventions and Progress on WASH Indicators across the National Office
• Provide technical guidance and leadership in conducting project assessments, baselines and Evaluations in line with established donor related guidelines
• Monitor and track implementation of project evaluation recommendations in line with World Vision Uganda evaluation strategy and donor regulations.
• Support other monitoring and evaluative activities as they arise
• Ensure timely availability of quality synthesized statistics at National Level for annual Child Well-Being reporting in line with WASH after a thorough/ rigorous validation process of data from technical projects and grants inclusive of emergency responses
• Provide data to inform the development of concept papers, publication, and program reports in line with the WV Uganda Strategy, DME framework; for dissemination, internally to WVU and to external audiences including target communities, government bodies/agencies, Support Offices, Donors, professional communities as necessary.
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• A Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Public health, Demography, Biostatistics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of five years of work experience in managing data intensive programs in designing, monitoring, and evaluation methodologies is highly desirable.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative M&E data collection and analysis methods, including tracking outcome indicators, is desirable.
• Knowledge of designing and managing M&E systems at a national level for effective generation of monitoring data used in tracking Programme and improved service delivery and support related to development programming
• Experience in proposal writing and development, grants management, Report writing, research, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Experience in designing M&E methodologies and tools, and the ability to coach and train others in their use is desirable.
• Being a member of the Uganda Evaluation Association or any other Evaluation Association is an added advantage
• Excellent command of MS Excel, and working knowledge of at least two statistical data management packages/software’s (quantitative & qualitative) e.g., SPSS, Nvivo/Nudist, EPIINFO, STATA etc
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on M&E results so that lessons can be learned and incorporated into programming is desirable.
• Ability to work with inter-disciplinary teams and a wide range of program/project activities
• Strong report writing and communication skills
• Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated
• Capacity/potential in leadership, relationship management/networking, and coordination.
• Spiritual maturity, interfaith knowledge and a biblical worldview – ability to articulate and model our Christian identity and mission in an inclusive way.
• Good interpersonal skills, team player, facilitation skills and strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven conceptual & analytical skills, ability to take an evidence-based approach to programming