PEAL Officer, Planning

The PEAL officer, Planning, will be responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation research framework of the different projects. He/she will develop a systematic monitoring framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the Project. He/she will also provide technical assistance to the implementing team, particularly in relation to monitoring, reporting and governance issues and also take lead in conducting surveys focusing on baselines.

• Conduct mappings & profiling (Baselines and explorations)
• Carry out data collection, cleaning, coding, validation, sorting & entry (focusing on baselines)
• Lead programmatic designs (Projections/Budgeting/Documentation/Sign offs)
• Map-out District programmatic rollouts (Internal), expansions, and replication
• Lead entry to new Districts and Regions prioritizing last-mile people in Uganda
• Take lead on Programmatic Scaling, Replication & Expansion
• Spearhead PEAL Strategic Planning (Quarterly/Annual) and Tracking
• Participate in project monitoring and provide follow-up support.
• Undertaking Research and Innovation programs/Initiatives
• Develop field-based tracking tools to be used by the planning and evaluation team and reporting templates for project officer use.
• May represent the organization to governmental agencies, funding agencies, national organizations, and/or the general public.
• Assist in the revision of the project log frame matrix, particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their measurement.
• Other duties as required by your Supervisor/Team Leader and/or Management

• University degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, Economics or related field
• Proven experience in planning and designing for projects.
• Post-graduate qualification in Monitoring & Evaluation and Project Planning would be an added advantage
• In-depth knowledge of Management Information Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation and Development issues
• Good understanding of capacity assessment and community development methodologies
• Experience in project designs at a community development level
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports
• Proficient in Microsoft suite, especially Excel, word and PPT.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills. Fluency in a local language where Raising The Village works would be considered an added advantage
• Organizes workload effectively while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines
• Accurately completes multiple tasks while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, changing priorities, and competing deadlines
• Establishes, builds, and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to provide support
• Strong training & facilitation skills.