About the Role:
GOAL is currently seeking to hire four (4) Monitoring and Evaluation Assistants (M & E Assistants) to join our team in Moroto, Lira and Fort Portal. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a dynamic International NGO and to use your skills in monitoring, evaluation and learning. If you are familiar with working within the international development aid sector and have a strong background in Monitoring and Evaluation, then this role is perfect for you!
Essential Criteria
• A bachelor’s degree in social sciences, development studies or related, relevant subject
• A demonstrated experience in M&E in a donor – funded project.
• Experience with projects that use a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) and/or Market Systems Development project.
• Experience in collaborating and working with both private and public sector.
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong communication, presentation and training skills.
• Good computer skills (MS Word and Excel)
• Fluent in English and local language, especially Karamojong, Luo, Rutoro, Runyoro and
• Kiswahili
• Ability to travel up to 50% of time from base.
• Desirable Criteria: Experience with CommCare, Mwater, Kobo Collect or any other digital data collection tool.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The key responsibilities of the role will be:
Data Entry
• Enter individual data of all the youth profiled by PSAs in to CommCare using tablet or computer.
• Carry out data cleaning of all the youth entered in the data base with support from the MERL Officers
• Make sure all the forms (hardcopies) are properly filed and kept in a safe place.
• Assist in action research as research assistants.
• Train and manage enumerators doing action research and other studies.
Story Collection
• Write stories from the field, like life, success or learning stories.
• Take quality / communication photographs.
• Assist in the production communication materials.
Other tasks
• Attend weekly and monthly team meetings.
• Contribute to establishing a team culture grounded in collaboration, openness, and learning.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the DPD-MERL, Communication Specialist, MIS Specialist, R & L Coordinator, M & E Manager and PD.
Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.
Our package includes a competitive salary, health insurance cover for up to 3 dependents, comprehensive 24-hour personal accident cover, terminal benefits equivalent to one month for each completed year of service, a flexi-work arrangement and our working hours provide for a half day on Fridays. GOAL promotes a learning and development environment with training & study opportunities aligned to our staff development policy.
Job application procedure
All interested applicants who meet the requirements should submit their applications by email with at least 3 reference contacts (current or former Line Manager) from the last three employers and daytime contact number to; recruitment@ug.goal.ie indicating the title “M & E Assistant with th
Preferred location” in the subject line by 17 January 2024. PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH CERTIFICATES.
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- Address Kampala, Uganda, East Africa
