Graduate Trainee - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

GRADUATE TRAINEE- MONITORING EVALUATION & LEARNING.

Location: Yumbe, Uganda

Position Status: Temporary

Salary: UGX 750,000/= monthly

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a relief and development non-governmental organization registered under the Uganda NGO Act, 2016, and Regulations 2017. Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible, operating in more than 40 countries around the world. We partner with key players to put bold solutions into action, helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within, now and for the future. Mercy Corps is a humanitarian and development non-governmental organization registered under the Uganda NGO Act, 2016 and Regulations 2017 respectively. Mercy Corps has been operational in Uganda since 2006.

Program Summary

The Delivering Resilient Enterprises and Market Systems (DREAMS) program is a collaboration between three leading organizations in the field of global poverty alleviation: Village Enterprise, Mercy Corps, and IDinsight. The DREAMS program aims to improve the well-being of 150,000 women, children, and men over the course of the five years.  Targeting refugees and host community members in the West Nile region of Uganda. DREAMS innovative approach will layer two evidence-based models – poverty graduation and market systems development to achieve increased household income, savings, and assets while improving food security and wellbeing. Poverty Graduation will provide the capital and skills to support refugees as they establish their businesses, and Market Systems Development will help build market access pathways to ensure those businesses can be successful.

 General Position Summary

 The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Intern will work with the Mercy Corps DREAMS program team to ensure the entry and verification of all program data. S/he will ensure that all program data submitted by the PSAs are accurately entered into the appropriate system. The intern will ensure the proper labeling and filling of the program MoVs as directed by the MEL Officer. Under the supervision of the Senior MEL Officer, s/he will be part of the DREAMS MEL team and contribute towards having a complete and up-to-date program database.

Essentials Roles and Responsibilities.

• Ensure entry of backlog and subsequent data into the system as guided.
• Ensure proper filling of MoVs for each partner as directed.
• Support MEL Officer in the verification of data submitted for filing and entry.
• Provide weekly updates on completed assignments and progress.
• Participate in the post-entry data quality verifications and cleaning.
• Work with the Senior MEL Officer to consolidate DREAMS databases for upload to the drive.
• Be responsible for ensuring that equipment, especially the computer assigned for data entry, is safe and maintained in working order.
• Actively follow all Mercy Corps’ Policies and regulations, and maintain an awareness and observation of research ethics, and health and safety regulations.
• Maintain utmost confidentiality of all the program data both in the hard copy and in soft copy.
• Support the program team to scan MoVs as they are collected from the field.
• Conduct and complete assignments with a high level of professionalism, showing up on time, acting respectfully towards others, showing enthusiasm, and a strong team spirit.
• Carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the job as requested by the line supervisor.

Accountability to Beneficiaries

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.
• Sensitize communities on the DREAM’s CARM system and encourage them to share feedback through the promoted channels.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Economics and Statistics, Actuarial Science, Commerce, Business Administration-Accounting, Science in Accounting, Finance and Accounting, Project Management, Social Work and Social Administration, Development Studies, Community Psychology, Public Health, Demography & Reproductive Health or related field.
• Must have acquired at least a Second-Class upper degree from a recognized University or institution.
• Should have Graduated between the years 2022 and 2024 with a transcript available.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Excellent Customer service skills
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work in a Team Setting
• Openness to learning
• Excellent writing skills
• A Positive attitude

Success Factors

The successful MEL Graduate Trainee will combine exceptional communication and analytical skills with keen attention to detail. They will have the ability to think creatively about operationalizing and improving the MEL system of the program. Proven experience with cross-cultural teams, community mobilization, and supervising data collection assignments is essential. The most successful Mercy Corps staff members demonstrate a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and changing environments

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.  We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal-opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination based on race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

To Apply:

Interested applicants must submit their Cover Letter & CV saved in 1 document as a PDF of no more than 5 pages by 26th June 2024.

Please note that any application submitted that does not follow the above instructions will be automatically discarded.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Locals with the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Mercy Corps does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.