Vacancy title:
PMEL Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Agriterra

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, September 29 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Agriterra is an international non-profit organisation founded by the Dutch agricultural sector. We are dedicated to strengthening farmer organisations, because we believe they are the cornerstone of thriving rural communities.

By building on the success of the Dutch cooperative sector, we provide the knowledge, resources, and support farmer organisations need to grow stronger, thrive economically, and create lasting local prosperity.

With a strong presence in the countries where we work, Agriterra fosters collaboration and long-term impact.

Together, we sow the seeds of change today, for a thriving tomorrow.

About the FORT Project
The FORT project strives for the transformation of rural areas in five regions of Uganda, whereby a variety of (un)organised farmers and their households are expected to increase their resilience to shocks through effective inclusion in or strengthening of their farmers’ organisations (FOs). These FOs will have a variety of sizes, ranging from informal groups to primary cooperatives, Area Cooperative Enterprises and the Apex organisation. In addition to producers’ organisations, FORT intends to strengthen the functioning of rural SACCOs to better serve the needs of rural households while reinforcing their savings and credit portfolios and the foundations of governance and financial management. FORT will be implemented by a consortium of Agriterra (lead), Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation WCDI (WUR) and the Uganda Cooperative Alliance. The project has a timespan of five years and an objective to reach 200,000 farmer households through approximately 120 formal FOs and 180 informal FOs.

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About the Job
As the PMEL Officer, you will support the implementation of FORT’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems through real-time data collection, entry into MIS and Agro-Info-Net (AIN) platforms, and field-level monitoring of project activities. Based in the Elgon region, you will work closely with the PMEL Expert to ensure quality reporting, strengthen data use for decision-making, and build the capacity of project teams and partners for results-based implementation and adaptive management.

The PMEL Officer will be based in a secondary Ugandan regions, Lango and Busoga. You will report directly to Agriterra’s FORT project lead and works in collaboration with other Regional PMEL Specialists, and the HQ PMEL Specialist assigned to the region.

Among other tasks, you will be responsible for reviewing and ensuring proper registration of data and documentation in our reporting software agro-info.net (AIN) in relation to action plans, activities, beneficiary organisations, and results. Hereby, you will be training, coaching, and daily communicating your findings with the cooperative advisor colleagues who implement the activities in the field. Additionally, you will support the analysis of data to identify potential risks in the implementation of the program and proactively communicate your findings to the Project lead and regional manager, as well as support the preparation of internal and external reports.

Duties
MEL System Design & Implementation
Support refinement and implementation of the project’s MEL system.

Assist in developing programme goals, objectives, tools, and strategies (including databases).

Ensure the project’s MIS system is fully functional, updated, and consistently monitored.

Collaborate with the field team to support data registration and entry into FORT’s MIS and AIN systems.

Monitoring, Data Management & Reporting
Provide monitoring data to inform decisions on project performance and future direction.

Conduct regular monitoring and verification of project activities to ensure alignment with project goals.

Produce high-quality reports on project results against goals and objectives.

Contribute to baseline, mid-term, annual surveys, and impact evaluation studies at both farmer organisation and household level.

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Learning, Research & Knowledge Sharing

Coordinate learning agenda activities across the project.

Provide oversight and technical inputs for the delivery of action research products and reports.

Ensure monitoring data and findings are shared to guide programme learning and adaptive management.

Capacity Building & Technical Support

Train project staff on results-based M&E and use of data collection tools.

Build staff capacity in using the project’s MIS system and AIN platform for efficient and accurate data handling.

Recommend key areas of improvement to the PMEL Expert to strengthen project effectiveness.

What do you bring

Educational background

A degree in a relevant discipline of statistics, evaluation science, Monitoring and Evaluation, social sciences, or other related degree).

Experience

At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in designing, and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities in Uganda

Previous experience implementing and managing a rigorous M&E system including developing and refining performance monitoring plans. Experience managing Management Information Systems (MIS) is strongly preferred

Skills

Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; proficiency in MS Access preferred

Excellent command of monitoring and evaluation methodologies.

Sector Knowledge

Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collection and verification. Ability to identify data trends and communicate this information for strategic decision-making in program implementation

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required

English language fluency required.

Other Requirements

Must be a self-directed, highly organized person who can effectively prioritize and follow through on multiple initiatives simultaneously.

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What awaits you at Agriterra
A position that requires you to show initiative and to operate in a dynamic network with the opportunity to exchange with and learn from colleagues across the world.

A salary in scale 8 based in the Agriterra Uganda scale starting from Ushs 3,642,626.

Additional benefits respecting the country’s legislation and Agriterra’s HR Policy.

A collegial and ambitious work environment with a focus on achieving results.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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