Deadline: 27 March, 2024

Location: Kampala, Uganda

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has opened applications for the role of Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator.

Founded in 1933, IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people survive and rebuild their lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and management support to enable field staff to implement protocols and plans safely, ethically, and rigorously
• Support development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation annual workplans, budgets, and deliverables
• Provide oversight and management of the monitoring and evaluation activities
• Coordinate monitoring and evaluation staff and operations across the consortium
• Build capacity of country and partner teams in indicators, routine monitoring and M and E SOPs
• Support project staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, mutual respect and empowers staff to take responsibility
• Ensure protocols are submitted and followed in conjunction with the RMEL Advisor, Sr Technical Advisor, Senior Researcher, and research partners
• Collaborate closely with Sr. Research Manager
• Ensure high-quality data collection and management, provide training and support to research teams for data quality control, cleaning, and management
• Assure that monitoring and evaluation activities provide timely, relevant information for reporting and programming decisions
• Support development of user-friendly dashboards and data visualisations for programme teams and other key audiences
• Support regional team activities to ensure that data from research and monitoring activities are used to adjust and adapt programming over time
• Leverage existing IRC staff and partner expertise or build capacity as needed to assure front-line staff participation in the interpretation and application of results, as well as design of data use plans and learning agendas

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, or related field
• At least five – ten years of progressive, relevant work experience (work experience must demonstrate technical skills, management skills, operations experience, as well as an understanding of humanitarian contexts)
• Strong technical understanding of monitoring and evaluation across multiple partners and countries and in a humanitarian context, and/or early childhood development
• Understanding of digital data collection platforms and techniques such as Kobo or CommCare
• Strong understanding of data use plans and adaptive management
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment with international and local academic researchers, government officials, NGO partners, study participants, etc.
• Solid organisational skills (ability to be flexible and work well under pressure, dealing with competing priorities, in a fast-paced team environment)
• Interest in and ability to think and plan at the ‘big picture’ level
• Demonstrated management and interpersonal skills
• Solid understanding of refugee education preferred
• Strong communication and analytical skills, both oral and written
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of regional languages is a plus

To apply and for more information, click here.

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