Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Jobs in Uganda at Save the Children

Job Title: Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Employer: Save the Children
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 16th August 2013

About Save the Children:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.  Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 170 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more than 100 million children around the world.
About Project:
Save the Children seeks applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for an upcoming project that will strengthen and improve the quality and availability of services in public health facilitIes in select provinces within Uganda. The proposed positions are contingent on Save the Children being awarded the Cooperative agreement for this five year USAID-funded project Uganda Advocacy for Better Health .
Job Summary:
The Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will offer technical support in the Design, monitoring and Evaluation of the program. S/he will be pivotal in identifying, designing and rolling cut monitoring and evaluation principles and frameworks essential to the needs of this program.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The applicant should have five years professional experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of international
• development projects.
• The applicant should possess a Master's Degree in Development Studies or any relevant discipline;
• At least eight (8) years' experience and demonstrated practical skills in monitoring and evaluation of voice and accountability programs;
• Demonstrated ability and skills in analysts and report writing is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles and practices is essential;
• Knowledge and significant experience in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and systems required for community development programs are essential.
How to Apply:
All suitable candidates should send their application letters with a detailed CV indicating three referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot 68/70, Kiira Road
P.O. Box 12018,
Kampala, Uganda
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

NB:  Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Area Sales Executive Jobs at Mukwano Group of Companies in Uganda

Job Title: Area Sales Executive

Employer: Mukwano Group of Companies
Duty Station: Kampala
Application Deadline: 30th Aug 2013

Job Details;
Mukwano Group of Companies is recruiting qualified candidates for the vacant position above.
Responsibilities
• Aggressively solicit for sales orders
• Get new customers ; Receive customer orders and inquiries ;
• Follow up on dispatch and invoicing of customer orders
• Conduct research on customer satisfaction and the completion
Requirements
• Bachelor Degree in Commerce , Business Administration , Marketing or any other related field
• Professional qualification in marketing will be an added advantage ;
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in sales of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).
How to apply
Applications with copies of academic credentials , testimonials and a detailed Curriculum Vitae CV indicating contact details of three referees should be sent by post , e-mail or hand delivered to;
The Human Resource Department ,
Mukwano Group of Companies
P. O. Box 2671, Kampala, Uganda

Education Specialist Jobs at Peace Corps in Uganda

 Job Title: Education Specialist

Employer: Peace Corps
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 21st Aug 2013

Background:
Education Volunteers are assigned to government and non-government colleges and schools who partner to enable Volunteers to provide capacity building in Education.
Purpose of Position. This position is aimed at providing assistance and support to an education programming and training team to support primary school pre-service and in-service teacher training and other related education efforts as part of a national-level technical effort by  Peace Corps.
Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinates with Education team regarding development and  management of Peace Corps’s education activities.
• Compile program reports for PC/Uganda, USAID/Uganda and PC/HQ to demonstrate the use and impact of PC/Uganda’s contributions to education in Uganda.
• Assist to develop over 40 Volunteer work sites with colleges and schools throughout Uganda and provide technical resource information and technical training and coaching to Volunteers and their counterparts, including monitoring their work.
• Supports Volunteers to be prepared through training activities before and during service.
• Co-develops an Education Project Advisory Committee.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Education;
• Experience of at least three years teaching experience at the primary school level and three years as a Registered Tutor of the Ugandan MOES.
• Preferred experience: One year with relevant non-profit organizations or private businesses.
• Peace Corps Uganda is looking for a dynamic and experience professional in the education field to fill the Education Specialist position. The applicant should have the passion and creative drive to join this project technically supporting over 40 Volunteers.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision; good organization and time management skills; willingness to take the initiative; teamwork skills, strong service attitude; personal integrity; strong cross-cultural skills; strong interpersonal skills
How to Apply:
All submissions should be electronic.
Please submit a Word formatted letter of interest and resume and names and contact information for three references to applications@ug.peacecorps.gov Clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line of the cover email: “Feed The Future Coordinator”– and specify the preferred location: “Kampala”, or “Mbarara” or “Gulu.”  Submitted documents become the property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned.
You will be contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified and invited for an interview.
If called for an interview, you will be expected to bring a reference letter from your area Local Council (LC1).