Job Summary:

As a member of the Restore Africa project team, you will be responsible for implementing MEAL activities, providing technical MEAL support, and monitoring and reporting on all project monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning initiatives in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission of serving the poor and vulnerable. Your MEAL expertise and contributions will help determine the effectiveness, adaptability, and innovativeness of CRS Uganda’s programming. Through a thorough, collaborative, and service-oriented approach, you will ensure the consistent application of best practices and contribute to continued improvements in the project’s impact on the communities we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate and implement assigned Restore Africa project MEAL activities as outlined in the Detailed Implementation Plan, ensuring alignment with CRS program quality principles and standards, MEAL policies and procedures, donor MEAL requirements, and industry best practices.
Contribute to the design and refinement of project MEAL systems and data collection tools to effectively measure project impact and progress.
Monitor, identify, and report MEAL-related challenges and gaps to inform necessary adjustments to implementation plans and timelines. Support partners in reflecting on project achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
Lead the roll-out and implementation of the project’s Feedback and Response Mechanism (FRM). Actively support the collection and timely response to feedback from targeted communities and all relevant stakeholders, in line with FRM guidelines.
Support field-level MEAL activities, including digital data collection, and assist partners in ensuring accurate and timely data collection and analysis using established tools and mechanisms. Collaborate with partner organizations to prepare MEAL components of project reports in accordance with reporting schedules.
Conduct Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) on Restore Africa project activity data to ensure accuracy, completeness, reliability, and timeliness.
Assess MEAL capacity-building needs of project staff and partner organizations and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of MEAL capacity-building and technical support activities.
Ensure proper documentation of all assigned MEAL activities. Contribute to the identification and development of case studies, success stories, and documentation of promising practices.
Promote learning and adaptive management by posing critical questions, engaging deeply with project data, and sharing insights gathered from community members and partners with project leadership to inform decision-making and improve project impact.
Basic Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in international development, international relations, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), or a related field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for some formal education.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in project support roles. Experience in MEAL and working with NGOs is strongly preferred.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience

Knowledge of relevant public donor regulations is preferred.
Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio) and web conferencing tools.
Familiarity with Project Insight or similar financial reporting/accounting software is an advantage.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong observation, active listening, and analytical skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment.
Effective relationship management skills and ability to collaborate closely with local partners and community members.
High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
Proactive, results-oriented, and service-minded approach to work.
MEAL Competencies (for CRS MEAL Program Staff):

Each staff member in this position is expected to have basic knowledge and ability and, with guidance, be able to apply the following competencies in common situations that present limited difficulties:

Monitoring
Evaluation
Accountability
Learning
Analysis and Critical Thinking
In addition, each staff member in this position is expected to have elementary understanding of and todemonstrate a willingness and potential to learn about:

MEAL in Design
ICT4MEAL
Management in MEAL

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