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Are you looking for Monitoring and Evaluation jobs in Uganda 2024 today? then you might be interested in Learning Specialist job at MarketShare Associates
Moroto, Uganda
Full Time
About the Organisation
MarketShare Associates (MSA) is a socially-driven global consulting firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company specializes in providing innovative solutions to the private sector, government, and civil society to improve, measure, and communicate the economic and social impacts of their investments. MSA employs a systems-thinking approach, offering services in research, monitoring and evaluation, strategic advisory, and thought leadership, with a focus on areas such as market systems development, economic empowerment, financial inclusion, and impact investing.
Recognized for its commitment to social transformation, MSA collaborates with a diverse range of clients, including international organizations, development agencies, corporate foundations, think tanks, academia, and the private sector. The company fosters a collaborative work culture that emphasizes creativity, innovation, and inclusivity, providing employees with opportunities for professional growth and development. MSA operates globally, with a presence in over 50 countries across six continents. The company's core values include integrity, excellence, and a commitment to creating lasting social impact. MSA is also dedicated to corporate social responsibility, engaging in initiatives that promote sustainable development and empower communities. For more information, visit www.marketshareassociates.com.
MarketShare Associates (MSA) is a socially-driven global consulting firm dedicated to creating a more equitable world by facilitating better access to economic opportunities.
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Learning Specialist job at MarketShare Associates
MarketShare Associates
Job Description
Job Title: Learning Specialist
Organisation: MarketShare Associates
Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda
MSA seeks a talented professional with exceptional experience as a Learning Specialist to work as an integral part of an appreciative, collaborative team to design, develop, deliver, and evaluate learning activities that foster continuous improvement and innovation in professional and organizational development. The position will be based in Moroto, Uganda. This position is for a recently-awarded United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project. Working closely with the implementation team and reporting to MEL Director and the MSA MERL Lead, the Learning Specialist will play a critical role in the project’s success. The Learning Specialist will guide the project through an adaptive, evidence-based approach to project activities, in which monitoring and evaluation findings rapidly feed into project learning and decision-making. The position is responsible for supporting a series of learning and adaptation focused activities. The position will also be responsible for incorporating a variety of methods and innovative approaches to design learning activities that engage WFS staff and participants and promote an effective learning environment across interventions. ensuring that project results meet a high standard for rigor.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Required qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in international development, development studies, social sciences, implementation science, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field.
Minimum of five years’ work experience in strategic learning, knowledge management, qualitative and/or quantitative research, communications, and/or M&E in a development context’.
Strong understanding of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) principles and approaches, with experience integrating CLA into project design and implementation.
Experience using results chains or other methods to visualize intervention theories of change
Excellent qualitative and quantitative skills with a very good grasp of statistical methods and small sample designs, including data analysis. Proficiency in statistical software (such as R, STATA, SPSS) preferred.
Strong ability to design and conduct qualitative research that addresses project learning priorities
Demonstrated ability to design and facilitate trainings, meetings, and workshops
Experience with private sector development, market systems facilitation and/or other economic development approaches (e.g., economic strengthening, inclusive business)
A positive, collaborative attitude, and ability to build the capacity of colleagues and partners in monitoring, learning, and adaptation
Excellent English written and oral communication skills
Excellent ability to collaborate with and influence colleagues to ensure that monitoring findings are used
Advanced computer literacy, including strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Capacity to take initiative and be a self-starter
A passion for learning, investigation and for working in economic development
Adept at developing and sustaining high-level
Desired qualifications:
Experience working in at least two of the sectors – agricultural livelihoods/food security, water supply, WASH, access to finance, nutrition, and natural resource management/environment
Experience working on USAID-funded projects or other bilateral or multi-lateral funded projects
Masters degree in international development, development studies, social sciences, implementation science, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field.
Solid understanding of systemic approaches to learning and adaptation
Experience applying the DCED Standard for Results Measurement
How to Apply
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications online at the Apply Button below.
Deadline: 20th December 2024
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