Overview
The consultant will support programme performance tracking, partner reporting, data quality assurance, digital MEAL systems, and donor reporting across consortium partners for a 3-year initiative in Uganda.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation and day-to-day operation of the CREATE programme's digital MEAL system.
- Serve as the primary focal point between consortium partners, MEAL coordinators and the ITC MEAL focal point.
- Support data collection and data curation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of programme records.
- Monitor data quality issues and follow up with partners to resolve inconsistencies, missing information, and duplicate records.
- Support the testing of new forms, workflows, and system functionalities.
- Support tracking of programme results, targets, milestones and deliverables against approved workplans and Schedule C commitments.
- Provide ongoing technical support to consortium partners and programme coordinators on the use of the digital MEAL system.
- Organize refresher sessions and training activities on data collection procedures, reporting requirements, and system utilization.
- Monitor partner reporting compliance and follow up on outstanding submissions, data quality issues and reporting requirements.
- Support onboarding of new partners and staff on programme MEAL systems, tools and reporting requirements.
- Maintain an up-to-date record of programme activities, missions, workshops, events, and technical assistance interventions delivered by ITC teams.
- Coordinate with programme staff and partners to ensure timely reporting of activities, missions and results through designated reporting channels and systems.
- Ensure supporting documentation, attendance sheets, participant lists, and event records are properly archived and uploaded to relevant ITC platforms, including the ITC Events Portal.
- Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc programme reports for donors and ITC corporate reporting requirements and verification of reported results against supporting evidence.
- Collect, consolidate, and verify data from implementing partners and programme teams.
- Assist in the analysis and presentation of programme results, indicators, and beneficiary data.
- Support the MEAL focal point and programme managers in maintaining accurate reporting against project targets and donor indicators.
- Contribute to the preparation of dashboards, data summaries, success stories, and reporting products as required.
- Maintain records and evidence files for audits, evaluations, donor reviews and programme reporting requirements.
- Support consolidation of lessons learned, success stories and programme knowledge products.
- Participate in weekly meetings with ITC project management to provide updates on MEAL progress, monitor deliverables, and address and escalate any issues as they arise.
- Facilitate coordination among consortium partners to ensure their MEAL activities align with the overall project framework and donor requirements.
- Support ITC and donor led evaluations
- Support tracking of programme implementation against approved workplans, targets and milestones.
- Flag delays, data gaps and reporting risks to the Project Manager and MEAL focal point.
- Produce periodic performance summaries to support programme management and decision-making.
Required Experience
At least 5 years of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, data management, programme reporting, programme coordination or related areas, preferably within donor-funded programmes. Experience in project management, Monitoring and Evaluation required. Experience working in Uganda required.
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Information Systems, Public Administration or related field. Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a university degree.
