Project Manager I – MEAL

• PositionProject Manager I – MEAL
• CompanyCatholic Relief Services (CRS)
• LocationKampala, Uganda
• Job TypeFull Time
• CategoryMonitoring & Evaluation, Health and NGO Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryHumanitarian and development
• DepartmentProgramming
• DeadlineFriday, 6 November 2026 at 11:59pm

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist poor and vulnerable people overseas. The advert says CRS works through programming, partnerships and technical standards, with its Catholic identity at the heart of its mission and operations.

In Uganda, this recruitment is for an anticipated five-year health-systems-strengthening project focused on faith-based health services, community health financing, governance and locally led solutions. Recruitment is contingent upon a successful award.

The Project Manager I – MEAL will lead the design, implementation and management of MEAL systems for the anticipated project. The post supports robust MEAL system design, monitoring of community health insurance performance and quality, evidence generation, accountability, learning and adaptive management.

The role reports to the Program Manager II, with functional supervision from the Program Manager II – MEAL. It coordinates project MEAL through start-up, implementation and close-out and also supports Country Program MEAL activities.

• Lead development and rollout of MEAL systems, including performance monitoring plans or reference sheets, indicator tracking tables, data-collection instruments and detailed implementation plans.
• Lead MEAL technical, budget-management, monitoring and reporting activities through the project cycle.
• Supervise and develop MEAL staff, including coaching, individual development plans, recruitment input and performance management.
• Coordinate monitoring, including ICT4MEAL, and support quantitative and qualitative project-performance data analysis.
• Ensure monitoring-data quality through annual data-quality assessments.
• Support evaluation activities, develop evaluation terms of reference and promote learning throughout the project cycle.
• Lead the project feedback and response mechanism and coordinate accountability activities.
• Review MEAL budgets and partner financial reports, strengthen MEAL partnerships and identify technical-assistance needs.
• Prepare trends-analysis reports and ensure MEAL documentation is complete and filed to agency and donor requirements.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Public Health, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field.
• A master’s degree in MEAL is an advantage.

Work Experience

• At least five years of project-management experience, ideally in MEAL, health and NGO work.
• Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
• Experience analysing data and contributing to evaluation reports.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to contribute to technical proposals is a plus.
• Relevant grant-management experience, especially for USG or other public donors, is a plus.
• Strong written and spoken English required.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 40%.
• The position is open to Ugandan nationals only.

Technical Skills

• MS Windows and MS Office packages, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Data-analysis software such as Excel, Power BI, SPSS, STATA, R or similar packages.
• MEAL systems, monitoring plans, indicator tracking, data-quality assessment and evaluation processes.
• Feedback and response mechanisms, accountability and project documentation.

Soft Skills

• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving.
• Relationship management and effective work with local stakeholders.
• Written-reporting, communication and presentation abilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented approach.
• Attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness.

Benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Lead MEAL systems for an anticipated health-systems-strengthening project.
• Shape monitoring, evidence, accountability, learning and adaptive management.
• Work with project teams, partners and stakeholders across Uganda’s health systems.
• Supervise and develop MEAL talent.
• Contribute to Country Program MEAL work and project-quality standards.

Submit your application electronically through the CRS Oracle application page no later than 11:59pm on 6 November 2026.

• Lead with your degree and at least five years of relevant project-management experience.
• Give examples of MEAL-system design, performance monitoring and data-quality assessment.
• Show evaluation, data analysis and feedback or accountability experience.
• Mention tools such as Excel, Power BI, SPSS, STATA or R.
• Demonstrate stakeholder, partner-capacity and report-writing experience.
• Confirm Ugandan-national eligibility and willingness to travel up to 40%.
• Apply through the Oracle link before 11:59pm on 6 November 2026.