NGO Careers at RTI International - M & E Assistant

Job Title: M & E Assistant

Employer: RTI International

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 10^th Feb 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and provide guidance to Focal Persons and relevant personnel of specified districts for qualitative and quantitative data collection and quality control districts on behalf of the program.

• Liaise with DHOs, NTD Focal Persons and Health Department Statisticians and program personnel to ensure that program indicators are being adhered to and met in a timely manner.

• Regularly provide guidance to FPs, Sub-county Supervisors and CMDs on data collection for the activities in assigned districts.

• Report to the M&E Specialist on the progress in the districts on a weekly basis, including the submission of weekly district progress reports.

• Provide regular spot checks to audit data collected in the field.

• Enter data into the M&E database as advised by the M&E Specialist.

• Continually monitor the availability of data, (inputs and data sources), the flow of data, identify and report gaps to the M&E Specialist.

• Work with the various authorities to implement recommendations to address current gaps in data collection, data inputs, sources, flow, forms, registers and reports; suggest additional strategies for strengthening data collection and interpretation as appropriate.

• Ensure the integrity of data, possibly including data extraction, processing, storage, manipulation, and analysis.

• Other duties related to data management and analysis as assigned by M&E Specialist.

Required qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Statistics

• Strongly conversant with statistical programs, including SPSS or Stata

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Access)

• Strong communicator and good interpersonal skills

• Ability to work in a team-oriented setting

• Willingness to live upcountry for the duration of the assignment and travel extensively within the assigned districts

• Self-starting and able to work with minimum supervision

How to Apply:

These are excellent opportunities for dedicated and highly motivated professionals. If you would like to join this dynamic team, please send an updated CV including two work related referees and cover letter to the Human Resources Manager by e-mail to applications@ug-ntd.rti.org Emails should not exceed 2MB. The closing date for submitting applications is 10th February 2015. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.