Want to use your skills in Uganda to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as a CARFEWW Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team

WaterAid is an international organization whose vision is that of a world where everyone has access to safe water, hygiene, and sanitation. WaterAid works to transform lives by improving access to safe water and good hygiene and sanitation conditions among the poorest and most marginalized populations in the world. In the implementation of its strategic plan for 2023-2028, WaterAid Uganda places particular emphasis on Health, also on increasing the quantity and quality of the WASH sector financing in Uganda, mobilizing resources, establishing multi-stakeholder partnerships, utilizing action research and innovation, while drawing on the lessons learned from previous strategies. In this process, WaterAid Uganda is seeking a qualified and motivated individual candidate to fill the position of CARFEWW Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer based at the Mbale Office in Uganda.

About the Role

The primary objective of this role is to support the implementation of the CARFEWW project strategy by ensuring all activities are integrated into realistic and achievable annual plans. The role involves coordinating effective monitoring of project implementation to ensure alignment with established objectives and providing technical assistance to implementing partners. The incumbent will actively engage with stakeholders to strengthen the planning cycle, including monthly, quarterly, mid-term, and annual processes. Additionally, the role contributes to the development and maintenance of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) systems, delivering management information to facilitate informed decision-making. The position also supports partners in establishing robust planning, monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management and learning systems and practices.

Accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain monitoring systems, tools, and processes to track project performance against indicators and expected results.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor project interventions and produce timely, accurate reports.
• Manage and maintain data in a secure and accessible way for reporting and decision-making.
• Support internal and external evaluations, including baseline, end-line, mid-term, final, and impact assessments.
• Facilitate regular performance review and learning sessions with staff and stakeholders to track progress and implement follow-up actions.

• Capture, document, and disseminate lessons learned, best practices, case studies, and innovative approaches to support organisational learning and replication
• Ensure gender and inclusion are embedded in monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes.
• Analyse data from monitoring activities and communicate findings to inform decision-making and adaptive management.

• Minimum postgraduate diploma in Monitoring & Evaluation, Research & Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Engineering, Business, or another relevant field.
• At least five years of professional experience in planning, monitoring, and evaluation, preferably within an organisation with a strong MEL focus.

• Strong technical experience in developing and implementing MEL systems, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Experience using indicators at output, outcome, and goal levels, and developing tools to measure them.
• Proven experience in data quality assurance, performance reviews, and generating actionable insights for decision-making.
• Experience integrating gender and inclusion into project design and MEL processes.
• Track record in capturing organisational learning and promoting its practical application.
• Experience in capacity building, providing technical guidance, and facilitating learning for partners and project teams.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex data and present findings clearly to a variety of audiences.
• Proficiency in Power BI, database applications, and Microsoft Office for programme monitoring and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide practical operational solutions.