Heifer International in partnership with Mastercard Foundation (MCF) is implementing the SAYE project in 11 districts in Busoga and 3 districts in Buganda sub-regions. The project is implemented by Heifer in a consortium with four partners: Enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development Ltd (CURAD), Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME), Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) and ASIGMA Group. The project focuses on addressing market system barriers for youth transition to work while building and strengthening systems and structures as enablers for youth to secure dignified and fulfilling work. The intervention targets to reach 250,000 young people 16-35 years (70% females and 30% male) among which, 3% of youth are persons living with disabilities. Out of the total reached, 175,000 youth will transition into dignified and fulfilling work within the agribusiness enterprises under priority value chains of poultry, horticulture, oilseeds, dairy, and beef.
The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer for the Stimulating Agribusiness for Youth Employment (SAYE) project is responsible for supporting the effective execution of MEL activities at the cluster level. Reporting to the SAYE MEL Manager, the MEL Officer will provide technical support to ensure the implementation of robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems across the project. This includes close collaboration with consortium partners, their MEL leads, Business Facilitators, and Cluster Coordinators to strengthen MEL capacity, uphold data quality standards, and foster a culture of data-informed decision-making.
Application Deadline: 5pm (EAT), 14th July 2026
The Mastercard Foundation adheres to the highest standards of care related to its programs, those involved in carrying out its mission, and the millions of young people it supports in accessing dignified and fulfilling work. The Foundation has a zero-tolerance policy for all forms of misconduct and takes seriously its responsibility to improve the safety and well-being of the young people who participate in its programs. This duty of care is shared by the Foundation’s partners. As such, during recruitment of staff for Foundation supported programs, all necessary mechanisms are put in place to ascertain that candidates under consideration share our commitment to safeguarding.
In 1944, Heifer International’s founder, Dan West, began outlining a simple but groundbreaking plan to tackle hunger around the world. West, a farmer from the Midwest and Church of the Brethren member, had recently returned from feeding weary refugees during volunteer service in the Spanish Civil War.
He had seen firsthand that giving people food was a short-term solution, whereas providing them with animals offered a steady supply of nutritious food for an entire family.
His philosophy still inspires Heifer’s work today. Partnering with farmers across a range of different livestock and crops, we create unique solutions to local challenges.
Today, Heifer International has operations in 19 countries around the world, working alongside local farmers, business owners and their communities, as they mobilize and envision their futures. Together, we build inclusive, resilient economies, so communities can develop effective ways to end global hunger and poverty in a sustainable way.
To date, we have supported more than 52 million farming families across Africa, Asia and the Americas and in the past five years alone, we have worked alongside 2.7 million families to close the living income gap or set them on a path to doing so. Between now and 2030, we will support an additional 10 million people to reach a living income by scaling up our signature programs. To achieve this, Heifer International relies on its passionate, committed and highly skilled staff.
