Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Vacancy name: Monitoring and Evaluations Officer

Region: Uganda.

Hours: 40hrs a week

Reports to: Country Advocate In-Charge and Functional to M&E Global Lead.

Positions: 1

Application Deadline: 3rd April 2024

ABOUT JUSTICE DEFENDERS

Picture this: an overcrowded and under-resourced prison full of men, women, or even children who have not been found guilty. This is the case for three million people around the world currently affected by the excessive use of pre-trial detention.

In many countries, suspects are detained in prison almost automatically once they are arrested. Whatever the offence. Some, yes, are guilty. Many are poor and unjustly targeted. At Justice Defenders, we want to see justice served; it’s vital for all of us. What we don’t want to see is people filling our prisons simply because there was no one to equip them to fight for justice.

Justice Defenders is a registered UK charity and US nonprofit. Founded in 2007, we work across Africa, training incarcerated people and prison officers to become paralegals. Our 35 prison-based legal offices in Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia are run by more than 300 paralegals. By equipping justice defenders to facilitate a just legal process, we help ensure a fair hearing at the point of greatest need. As everyone deserves the right to tell their story.

JOB CONTEXT

The Justice Defenders Uganda office is looking for a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, under the guidance and supervision of the Country Advocate In-Charge and Functional to M&E Global Lead will The Officer will be responsible for all M&E-related program actions, providing technical M&E support for all program sectors with specific attention to data quality and use. S/he will assess the M&E systems and staff capacity related to M&E and, based on this, address identified

needs through capacity building and technical support on data collection methods, data

analysis, data quality assurance and result-based management. The M&E Officer will also play

a key role in organizational culture change and strategic planning to ensure that data is

consistently used to drive programming improvements and that a culture of continuous learning is developed in the Country Program.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Implementation and development of the M&E strategy

Ensure that in-country staff are able to comply with the data collection processes being

asked of them

Evaluate the current knowledge levels of staff and paralegals and advise a suitable

training programme to the Country Advocate In-Charge

Ensure consistency of indicators across the stations, with the goal of developing

systems and procedures

Provide leadership and coordination in developing and operationalizing an M&E system

with a key focus on learning and innovation.

2 .Data collection

Understand the case management system, receive full training in it and assist in

implementing the system in the country

Conduct any bespoke data collection in addition to the regular data collected by staff

Provide technical M&E support for project activities with regard to basic progress

monitoring and evaluation

Validate the data collected to ensure it is orderly, clear and logical

Ensure accurate and timely collection of Station data from the field

Travel to prisons to conduct practical data training with paralegals

Quality control of the data being produced by the paralegals through regular checks

Use of data

Train in-country staff to understand and use M&E data and receive feedback from them

on the value it adds to their work

Communicate progress against the KPIs and data to the in-country staff at monthly

meetings and when required

Ensure the adoption of gender-sensitive analysis and practices among all direct

reports.

Champion an organizational culture shift to increase respect for and use of client

feedback, contextual analysis, and gender analysis.

Learning agenda

Ensure programme leads utilize the data when they make policy decisions

Lead local and programmatic learning events and discussions

Manage gaps identification process and identify required capacity building in M&E and

reporting

Assist with compiling data to contribute towards strategic decision-making, sharing

best practices and program planning with the program team

YOUR PROFILE

Qualifications and experience

A degree in Statistics or any other related field

Focused and goal-oriented

Analytical skills

Integrity

Key competencies and abilities

Strong interpersonal skills

Flexibility, openness and broad-mindedness

Adherence to JD values

Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff

Knowledge, skills and experience in participatory survey/research methods

Experience in the use of data to inform decision-making, planning, and performance

monitoring

Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation skills.

Team player

Like to apply?

Applications should be received by the stipulated deadline