Save the Children Uganda Jobs 2021 – Fresher MEAL Officer

Job Title: MEAL Officer – Save the Children Uganda Jobs 2021

Organization: Save the Children

Job Location: Kampala, Uganda

Save the Children Profile:

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every  child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The Job holder is responsible for supporting the MEAL function in Kyaka II including, design and implementation of basic MEAL tools to adequately plan, monitor, and report in an accurate and timely manner on program performance.
• In collaboration with the Regional MEAL Manager, Head of MEAL, Team Leader and the Programme team, the job holder ensures that the Programme undertakes routine monitoring & data quality assessment, information sharing, collecting, tracking and responding to feedback and complaints from Programme stakeholders.
• In addition, the job holder ensures that quality bench marks are used during implementation of Programme activities and puts in place a tailor-made documentation strategy for impact stories, reports, and best practices and makes sure that lessons learnt feed into the Programme planning processes.
• The staff is responsible for ensuring that Programme data on outputs and outcome progress is collected, analysed and synthesized accurately and in a timely manner; supports training of Programme team and partners in quality data collection and management including use of data to inform decisions on the Programme priorities.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Minimum Qualifications for Save the Children Uganda Jobs 2021: 

• The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences or any other related
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in related field. Knowledge and use of various survey methods for monitoring of different programs.
• Training and mentorship of Community based volunteers, Sub-county as well as District level partners in data collection management and reporting.
• Additional training and experience in biostatistics or monitoring and evaluation and MIS of an added advantage.
• Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education and Child Protection is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• 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.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must. Microsoft office especially word, spreadsheet (Excel), Access, SPSS and GIS applications).
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• 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
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.

How To Apply for Save the Children Uganda Jobs 2021

All interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit their applications through the link below.

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Deadline: 3^rd September 2021

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