Adara Development (Uganda) is part of the Adara Group — a global development organisation with a bold mission: to bridge the worlds of business and people living in extreme poverty. For over 27 years, Adara Development (Uganda) has delivered long-term, high-impact programs in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH).
Location: Based at Kiwoko, Uganda
Employment status: Full-time, ongoing contract
Reports to: RMEL Manager
About the Role
The Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer supports monitoring, evaluation, research and learning activities across Adara’s maternal, newborn and child health programmes in Uganda. Reporting to the RMEL Manager, you will help ensure programme data is accurate, timely and effectively used to strengthen programme quality and evidence-based decision-making.
In this role, you will:
- Document lessons learned and help teams implement agreed learning and adaptation actions.
- Support routine data collection, validation, management, analysis and reporting.
- Maintain project databases and monitor key performance indicators.
- Conduct data quality assessments and support secure, confidential recordkeeping.
- Undertake regular field visits and provide technical assistance to health workers, transport providers and project teams.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for management, donors and other stakeholders.
- Support dashboards, data visualisations, evaluations and programme learning activities.
- Develop data briefs, infographics and visual summaries to communicate programme findings.
About you
You are an analytical, detail-oriented professional who is committed to using quality data and evidence to improve health programmes and outcomes. You can manage competing priorities, meet reporting deadlines and work collaboratively with programme, clinical, facility and cross-functional teams.
You will bring:
- A bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Demography, Economics, Data Science, Development Studies or a closely related field.
- At least two years’ relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, research, data management or programme learning.
- Experience in public health, maternal, newborn and child health, or community-based programmes in Uganda is preferred.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including Logical Framework Analysis and Theory of Change.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with statistical, data-collection or data-visualisation software.
- Experience with SPSS, Stata, R, Power BI, KoboToolbox, REDCap or similar platforms is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, report-writing, facilitation, presentation and organisational skills.
- A commitment to data accuracy, ethical practice, confidentiality and accountability.
job description
Please read the detailed Job Description found here.
questions
If you have any questions about the role, please contact careers@adaragroup.org
The Adara Group has strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programmes. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal history check and sign safeguarding and child protection codes of conduct before commencing employment.