Save the Children MEAL Officer Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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Save the Children MEAL Officer Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Save the Children Uganda looking for “MEAL Officer”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before March 05, 2024.

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children strives to achieve a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We work to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Across all of our work, we pursue several core values: accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity and integrity.

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on February 27, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of MEAL Officer to be based in Wakiso, Uganda.

Recruiter Save the Children
Position MEAL Officer
Location Wakiso, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Three years
Application Deadline March 05, 2024

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2024

Key areas of accountability include:

  • In close collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator and the Project Manager, put in place an operational MEAL plan including setting up of mechanisms to monitor and document the progress of implementation of Project activities.
  • Lead the design or review of MEAL pack, to include the Indicator Performance Tracking Table, Log frame, Activity Tracking Table, MEAL PIRS and MEAL plan. Maintain an updated Project Indicator Performance Tracker (IPT) and Output tracker, in additional other report requirements as may be requested.
  • Provide technical guidance and lead capacity building of the Project staff, partners and stakeholders on implementation of MEAL within the Project; to include capacities for data collection, storage, indicator definition and reporting.
  • Lead Quality Benchmark monitoring and ensure actions plans agreed on after QB monitoring are implemented in timely manner. Provide feedback on monthly action plan tracker to project team.
  • Take lead on Project Output and Outcome monitoring and ensure that information reporting and sharing systems fulfill needs of Save the Children, communities, government, relevant agencies, donors and other stakeholders and are in line with MEAL standards and integrating Child Rights Monitoring and Evaluation principles.
  • Conduct routine data quality assessment and continuous quality improvement of the project to ensure project implementation and report quality.
  • Develop systems and processes for the implementation of the MEAL framework and practices within the Project and support efforts for the same in the regional office
  • Participate/coordinate the design of quantitative and qualitative participatory Project evaluations (baseline, annual and final evaluations), assessments, reviews and other special studies
  • Work closely with the MEAL Coordinator and Project Manager to ensure that performance indicators are regularly tracked and that activities implemented are well aligned with the indicators.
  • Facilitate documentation of project results, impact, best practices and significant changes. Document leanings and best practices; disseminate leanings, reports, publications and participate in learning sessions, and ensuring that the lessons learnt are utilized to inform programming and advocacy.
  • Support implementation of project MIS and integration of Geographical Information System (GIS) in project Support GIS mapping and dissemination of MIS/GIS reports. Provide MIS content/requirements and feedback to MEAL team and document progress on indicators/ achievement of targets

Position in Organization:

  • Job Identification: 6280
  • Job Category: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
  • Posting Date: 02/27/2024, 12:45 AM
  • Apply Before: 03/05/2024, 02:29 AM
  • Job Schedule: Full time
  • Locations: Wakiso

Qualification:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences or any other related field.
  • Minimum of at least 3 years’ experience in MEAL related roles.
  • Knowledge and use of various survey methods for project monitoring.
  • Training and mentorship of Community based volunteers, Division as well as District level partners in data collection, management and reporting.
  • Additional training and experience in Statistics or Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and Management Information Systems is an added advantage.
  • Experience of working with local partners and District Local Governments in Health, Nutrition, Adolescent Development, Education, Child Rights Governance and Child Protection is an added advantage.
  • Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
  • Strong analytical skills, strategic planning abilities and experience in data analysis using statistical software including SPSS, STATA, Ms-Office suite, PowerBi and GIS applications.
  • Sound written and oral presentation skills.
  • Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
  • Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra hours when need arises.
  • Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
  • Commitment to Save the Children values.

How to Apply Save the Children MEAL Officer Jobs 2024

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/6280/

The Closing Date: March 05, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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