Sub-Editor at New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd in Uganda

Job Title:  Sub-Editor

Employer: The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 27^th Feb 2015

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that copy is clear, simple and easy to read and comprehensible and written in standard English (UK).
• Edit stories to suit the newspaper's house-style and editorial policy so as to ensure the paper is respected and credible
• Ensures that copy is free of libel and inaccuracies and structured in a logical, coherent manner which appeals to readers & attracts advertisers
• Re-write, restructure and re-angle stories, where necessary, in consultation with writers and supervisors so as to make them compelling, readable, understandable and enjoyable
• Design fresh, attractive and easy-to- navigate pages so that reading the newspaper is pleasurable and effortless
• Exercise innovation and initiative and a high sense of news so as to be able to rank stories in terms of importance on the page, and determine the appropriate photos, graphics and other illustrations.
• Peer review, proof read and double check own and fellow sub-editors’ pages to eliminate typos, general errors, content that may be in bad taste and ensure the headlines best reflect the articles and that photos and other illustrations are both appropriate and rightly placed.
• Manage deadlines by ensuring that pages—both at individual and section level—are produced and delivered to Prepress in time and in the best quality.
• Mentor, coach and interact with reporters to give them feedback on their stories in order to minimize mistakes and help them write print-ready stories
• Works closely with the photo editor to generate and provide pictures and graphics which best illustrate stories
• Regularly review the paper daily to identify and correct errors if any

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree preferably in Journalism, English Language or Literature in English.
• Proven experience as a reporter or sub-editor for a minimum of two years
• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

How to Apply:

All those reeling to work in Uganda’s leading media house, The New Vision, should send applications to:

Chief Human Resources Officer,

The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.

P.O. Box 9815,

Kampala, Uganda

or deliver to their front desk at the main reception.

Research Associate - Monitoring and Evaluation at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Uganda

Job Title:  Research Associate - Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Employer: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 20^th Feb 2015

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take leadership in developing the overall project monitoring strategy, and provide technical leadership for its operationalization in Uganda;
• Actively participate in the design of the M&E strategy and operationalization of the project as a whole;
• Steer all field-based activities including but not limited to data collection, recruitment and training of enumerators, data collection,
• Develop and manage the project data base, pooling all data and outputs from the different project activities into one place where scientists and the policy actors can access it from;
• Basing on the result based management strategy, contribute to the development and implementation of specific M&E strategies that the project can adopt to track progress of all project activities, their progress and measure their impact on participants' knowledge, attitude and skills, and changes in policy implementation actions/strategies;
• In charge of the operationalization of the project result-based management plan and the M&E strategy facilitating the learning alliance platform to develop and maintain a monitoring strategy for the iterative social learning process and its impacts.
• Keenly track progress of research activities, development of research products and policy engagement actions;
• Responsible for the development of project annual work plans in collaboration with technical modules of the project by compiling various activity plans, conducting progress reviews and writing project performance reports;
• Support scientists to integrate monitoring and evaluation indicators in the implementation of research activities
• Compile and send reports as required
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate should hold a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics or a related field.
• A minimum of three years’ experience working as a monitoring & evaluation specialist, preferably on agriculture, nutrition and/or food security programs.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the programming, budgeting process of international donor agencies.
• Possess the ability to interact in a diversified work environment.
• Readiness to travel within and outside Uganda.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency i.e. reading, writing and speaking, in the English language.

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications including an updated curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, telephone number, email address, and names and addresses of three referees and send them to:

The Country Representative,

IITA-Uganda

P.O. Box, 7878,

Kampala,

OR hand deliver to Plot 15, East Naguru Road OR email to: IITA-Uganda@cgiar.org. Please clearly indicate “Research Associate – M&E” in subject line if sending by email or on envelope if sending by post, or hand delivery.

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development in Uganda

Job Title:   Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Employer: Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 27^th Feb 2015

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support to the development and dissemination of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework.
• Support components in preparation of the annual and Quarterly programme work plans to ensure that all component plans are aligned with the approved four-year FINMAP III action plan and the PFM reform strategy (2014 – 2018) and within the available resources.
• Actively participate in the periodic review of the programme’s performance indicators to ensure that they remain specific, measurable, assignable, and realistic and time bound.
• Work closely with the Head PME, support the work planning and budgeting of process for the non- financial management system implementing agencies.
• Support in the monitoring of implementation of all programme activities, through regular field visits and liaison with programme components.
• Works in liaison with the Head PME, develop, update and track performance indicators for the designated components, ensuring that activity implementation is in line with specific reform objectives.
• Support the preparation and dissemination of Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports.
• Render support in the preparation of the various programme reviews and evaluations.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Consolidated Annual Programme Work Plan.
• An M & E plan matrix for the designated components.
• Quarterly and Annual Progress Reports.
• Quarterly Component and Programme Workplans and Budgets.
• PTC and PEMCOM Minutes and Updated Action Log.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, commerce, economics, business administration, statistics or related field with post graduate qualification training in monitoring and evaluation or project planning and evaluation. Possession of a post-graduate training and qualification in financial management, and monitoring & evaluation or project planning and management or related discipline is a must.
• Four or more years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of public sector programmes and/or projects, with a strong understanding of results-based management concepts.
• Be familiar with the management and coordination of donor funded operations.
• Computer literacy skills and the ability to effectively use personal computers and office information technology equipment, as well as Microsoft Office Applications.
• Possess the ability to plan, organize, solve problems, implement, monitor and evaluate tasks and to deliver outputs to meet required deadlines; ability to relate well with various stakeholders.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and a demonstrable and unquestionable level of integrity.
• Excellent drafting, report writing and communication skills.

How to Apply: 

All candidates should send their applications, updated CVs and copies of academic certificates should be addressed and submit them to the address below. The envelopes should have clear reference to the job applied for.

The Programme Coordinator

The Third Financial Management and Accountability Programme (FINMAP III)

Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development

Finance Building; 3rd Floor, Room 3.4

Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road

P.O. Box 8147, Kampala. Uganda      

Email to: finmap@finance.go.ug