KEY ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The M&E Officer will act as a technical lead in implementing the RAM strategic purpose and complying with Corporate Minimum Requirements, supervise an M&E assistant, and coordinate with the field offices. The position holder will operate with a high degree of independence.

The M&E officer will be involved in RAM activities, and report to the Head of the Area office under technical advice from the M&E Officer (deputy Head of RAM) in Kampala. It will work in close coordination with the M&E team lead, Community Engagement and Feedback Mechanism Officer, VAM officer and will undertake the following responsibilities:

Develop protocols and procedures to ensure Two-way Accountability (from implementers to beneficiaries) and Transparency of Food Security and Nutrition Assessments and Analysis

In line with Monitoring Minimum Requirements, develop, implement, coordinate, and prepare a progress report of the monitoring plan for 100% of sites in the Karamoja Area office.

Develop, implement, and monitor the Capacity Strengthening action plan for monitoring through Cooperating Partners and Third-Party Monitoring by Donors.

In line with RAM SOPs, develop, implement and monitor the reconciliation of food/cash assistance and reporting process of cooperating partners and WFP (when implementing directly) in COMET and Partner Connect.

Prepare, implement, and provide inputs on the RAM budget, business continuity plan, evidence generation exercises (assessment, monitoring, evaluation, CEFM), and relevant RAM missions for the Area Office.

Ensure that the high standards of quality, reliability, and validity of the data and analysis are in line with WFP’s privacy and protection guidelines.

Coordination, implementation of data collection exercises to report 100% of outcome, cross-cutting, output and process monitoring Key Performance Indicators for all Country Strategic Plan Activities implemented in Karamoja.

Oversight of 100% of high- and Medium-risk sites is based on monitoring findings, creation of action plans, training, and resolution in coordination with the cooperating partner.

Integrating gender, protection, and accountability to affected populations and disabilities, prepare specific analyses for Area and Field Offices in line with the RAM data protection, management, and privacy protocols.

Ensure analysis, compliance and reporting of targeting and profiling protocols, per activity implemented in Karamoja Area Office.

Support data-driven, evidence-based decision-making processes in a timely manner according to programmatic and strategic needs.

Prepare RAM-related inputs to inform the Annual performance plan, Mid- and End-year review, Annual Corporate report, and best practices.

Prepare and provide reports and presentations on RAM-related evidence (outcome, outputs, process, CEFM, VAM) to the Head of the Area Office, the programme team, donors, and cooperating partners, ensuring gender, age, disability, and accountability to affected populations are observed.

Consolidate, escalate, follow up, and ensure proper documentation to close monitoring recommendations, CEFM, and VAM findings and recommendations to improve programme effectiveness.

Provide inputs to HoAO regarding developing and implementing DLG and Inter-Agency monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks, including United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) aligned with nationally owned sustainable development goals (SDGs)

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: 

Advanced University degree in social sciences, statistics, development economics, performance management, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields, or First University degree with at least 4 years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience:  

Minimum of five years of experience, including demonstrated leadership in managing M&E systems, designing and implementing evaluation frameworks, providing strategic guidance based on M&E findings, and proficiency in using various quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.

Overall, a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer should possess a combination of education, hands-on experience, technical skills, humanitarian, and development assistance knowledge to effectively fulfil the responsibilities of the role and contribute to the success of M&E initiatives.

Knowledge & Skills:

Extensive and demonstrated experience managing teams in complex contexts, and promoting a highly collaborative and respectful workplace environment

Coordinate and implement assessments/monitoring exercises in complex contexts.

Demonstrated proficiency in quantitative and qualitative methods, food security analysis, and data management software.

Proficiency in statistical analysis and modeling by using SPSS/ STATA, R.

Advanced knowledge of data visualization tools Power BI, Tableau.

Excellent communication and writing skills for producing clear, concise, and accurate M&E reports, recommendations and presentations.

Working knowledge and experience in MS Office

Languages: 

 Fluency in oral and written English. Working knowledge of local languages is an added advantage