Job Title: Programme
Officer
Acholiland, Uganda
Representative
is a Swedish development organization working together with local partners for
a sustainable change for the most vulnerable people of the world. In Uganda,
Diakonia works mainly in the North Eastern Karamoja region, focusing on
improving the living standards of the most vulnerable people. Diakonia also has
strategic relations with civil society organizations in the capital Kampala,
and in other parts of Northern and North Eastern Uganda.
will facilitate the
technical development of the capacities of Diakonia partners who are based in Karamoja
and or/ Northern Uganda.
Responsibilities:
- Make
and ensure the implementation of programme activity plans - Make
reports to the Senior Program officer on monthly, half annual and annual
basis and make appropriate recommendations on the programme’s progress and
further development. - Provide
and/or coordinate technical support in Diakonia’s thematic areas, on a
general level, to partner organizations, but more specifically towards the
enhancement of their planning, documentation, monitoring and evaluation
skills and practices. - Conduct
regular monitoring and occasional evaluations of partner organizations - Assess
proposals, work plans, and reports from partner organisations and
recommend action - Co-ordinate
partner consultation meetings for the purpose of information sharing and
learning; - Make
terms of reference for consultants and other capacity building providers
and liaise with consultants and manage the quality of their work, in
consultation with other program staff. - Perform
general administration and financial procedures of the programme, key of
which will be ensuring that the program handling system is constantly
updated - Liaise
with Finance and Administration staff in regard to programme budgets and
expenses - Co-operate
with like-minded organisations and stakeholders and participate in field
based co-ordination meetings - Perform
all other tasks in relation to the project as delegated by the Country
representative and Senior Programme officer.
and Experience:
- A
bachelor’s degree in the humanities, education, development studies or any
other relevant field. - A
minimum of three years program management experience in a busy
multicultural Non Governmental human rights organisation. - Experience
working with rights based and conflict sensitive programming and providing
technical support to local NGOs in programme/project management is
necessary. - Additional
training in project planning and management, rights based programming,
monitoring and evaluation, communication and organizational development
are key requisites for the job.
send your CV, cover letter, with 3 work-related referees, and copies of
certificates/testimonials, to the address or e-mail below. All applications
shall be clearly marked: ‘DIAKONIA-Programme Officer’ or ‘DIAKONIA-Accounts
Officer. E-mails must not exceed 2MB. For detailed job description, visit
kazijobs.com and search for the position
Performance Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala
Uganda
April 2013 at 5 PM
we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews
will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic
disqualification.
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