Senior Project Officer - MEAL (Livelihoods, Agriculture & Market Systems)

About the role

CRS Uganda is looking for a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer for its livelihoods, agriculture and market systems programme. The role leads the design, implementation and management of MEAL systems across livelihoods, private sector engagement, market systems development, economic inclusion, agricultural value chains and resilience programming, ensuring robust results measurement, evidence generation, accountability, learning and adaptive management. It reports to the Program Manager - MEAL and is based in Kampala.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the programme MEAL system, design monitoring systems for outputs, outcomes, impact, sustainability and systemic change, and maintain data collection tools, databases, dashboards and reporting systems.
• Coordinate baseline, midline and end-line surveys, market assessments, studies and evaluations.
• Monitor private sector partners, producer groups, MSMEs, cooperatives, financial institutions, buyers and service providers, including their business growth, co-investment, income growth, job creation, productivity and market access.
• Conduct market actor analyses and value chain performance assessments, and generate evidence on business and market system outcomes.
• Facilitate reflection meetings, learning events and MEAL communities of practice, document lessons learned, and produce learning briefs, case studies and analytical reports.
• Lead Data Quality Assessments, the feedback, complaints and response mechanism, and ensure data protection, ethical standards and data accuracy.
• Supervise MEAL processes at programme sites, review budgets, and mentor private sector, diocesan and partner MEAL personnel and field teams.
• Develop and deliver MEAL training and coaching programmes, and act as liaison with private sector, dioceses and other stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, Social Sciences or a related field; a master's degree is an added advantage.
• At least five years of professional experience in MEAL within livelihoods, agriculture, private sector development, market systems, economic inclusion, resilience or value chain programmes.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% to project locations and field offices outside Kampala.
• Applications are open to Ugandan nationals only and are reviewed on a rolling basis; applications should be submitted by 5pm on 6 November 2026.

Required skills

• Proven experience using the DCED Standard for Results Measurement and Market Systems Development monitoring approaches.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Use of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and data analysis software such as Power BI, SPSS, STATA, R or similar.
• Preferred: experience with participatory action planning, community engagement, staff supervision, and project monitoring and data collection.