PEAL Manager – Planning & Design

Strategic Planning

• Strategic Alignment: Work closely with the Head of PEAL to ensure that the unit’s priorities are aligned with the overall organizational goals and strategic plans for expansion in Uganda and the region.
• Data-Driven Design: Utilize available program data and project outcomes to implement smart and evidence-based program designs by identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Organizational Capacity Assessment: Advise the Head of PEAL on the organization’s capacity and readiness to scale its programs by evaluating resources & capabilities
• Budget Management: Play a role in managing project budgets and allocating resources appropriately to maximize impact.

Organizational Expansion

• Expansion Frameworks: Take the lead in developing and applying expansion frameworks for new districts of expansion outlining strategic approaches, key milestones, and necessary resources for successfully scaling programs in new districts.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with major stakeholders in the districts to advance the organizational priorities on expansion plans like replication.
• Sub-Saharan Expansion Support: Provide support for Sub-Saharan Expansion plans by collaborating closely with the Head of PEAL to establish successful programs in new countries

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Tools development and Measurements: Track the design quality and adherence to best practices within the organization.
• Innovative Practices in M&E: Identify and design innovative practices to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of M&E procedures and project management.
• Advancing Program Methodology: Refine and adapt program strategies based on data insights and feedback from the field. This process allows the organization to continually learn and adjust its approaches to achieve better outcomes.
• Promoting PEAL and Quality Programming: Promote all aspects of PEAL (Planning, Evaluation, and Learning) to cultivate an organizational culture that prioritizes quality programming.

Overall staffing and Team development

• Technical Leadership: Provide leadership to the planning and design teams as a technical expert, ensuring high-quality and scalable program designs suitable for achieving the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Staffing Plans and Performance Management: Ensure performance management within the unit, which includes setting performance expectations, providing feedback, conducting evaluations, and identifying training needs.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the Head of PEAL in the development of strategic plans for the department. Aligning the PEAL strategy with the overall mission and vision

Others

• Knowledge Management: Encourage a culture of learning, sharing, and continuous improvement to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness as the program scales.
• Other responsibilities and duties as required by the line manager.

Requirements

• Significant experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in a livelihood context and multi-country or consortium projects.
• Excellent command of data management tools in both Microsoft and Google environments (Excel/Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Workspace).
• Full proficiency in English.
• Sound knowledge of project cycle management, development of program frameworks, and interpretation of Theories of Change
• Demonstrated technical skills in results-based monitoring & procedures, data quality assurance, and capacity building of staff on M&E.
• Sensitivity and knowledge of mainstreaming gender and diversity, ethics, and doing no harm across all processes.
• Good organizational and communication skills with international and national staff.
• Teamwork and team building skills, capacity building, and team leadership skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative, and work independently and under pressure.

Qualifications

• Recommended a minimum of 7+ years of proven Monitoring & Evaluation experience in the development sector with 5 years in a leadership position with knowledge of program designing
• A university degree in Development Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation. Master’s in Business Administration, Management sciences (with M&E as a major) is preferred.