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• You are the main point of contact and lead personnel ensuring the effective delivery of the project
• Implement and monitor a project plan for the three year project life cycle in line with the outputs set out in the DFID log frame
• Regularly review project timeline, deliverables and planned project activities; ensure timely delivery and coordination of all project work streams concurrently.
• Line manage the 3 District Project Leads (Parent Support Group Focal Persons) and 9 Master Trainers across the respective districts and project schools to effectively and timely deliver project activities
• Provide quarterly, mid-term, annual and end of project narrative and financial project reports to USDC headquarters and Able Child Africa against proposed project activities
• Support the development of project materials, toolkits and trainings alongside Child to Child consultants
• Provide effective support to all project stakeholders including government, schools, teachers, parent support groups, children, child to child consultants and communities across all three districts

• Implement and coordinate district level steering committees for the project, one per each project district.
• Maintain very regular contact with 9 project schools and the Master Trainers (MTs) to ensure quality delivery of project and ensure effective networking across MTs by providing linkages and networking opportunities.
• Lead on effective liaison with a range of internal project stakeholders; USDC headquarters, UK partners & donors.
• Coordinate and facilitate high level meetings with external stakeholders; including national and district level government bodies, Kyambogo University and DFID Uganda.
• Maintain regular communication with local and district level Parent Support Groups and support the PSG Focal person for each of the 3 project districts
• Participate in regular meetings with District Disability Council and CBR groups for each district- build relationships with key stakeholders and ensure coordination of the project with ongoing local priorities and activities to ensure sustainability of project and its results.
• Proactively communicate with USDC HQ to communicate progress of the project, highlight potential risks or delays and mitigate challenges.

• Ensure that robust M&E frameworks are in place and review achievement against DFID Log frames on a weekly basis
• Support in the design and implementation of monitoring frameworks and tools (including baseline analysis, KAP survey & other monitoring tools)
• Ensure regular tracking of project progress at community level, school, district and national levels
• Organize the collection of, and synthesize and analyze data from, the 9 project schools and other project activities.
• Assess data collected and project development so as to take initiative and suggest amendments to project activities/log frame or to the budget to ensure the effective delivery of the project
• Conduct quarterly monitoring visits to all schools, teachers and communities in the project districts
• Conduct monitoring visits to Kyambogo University and National level government stakeholders twice per year.

• Develop a project communication and advocacy strategy to identify media and stakeholder engagement opportunities across the three year project as well as assigning roles and responsibilities to project staff; oversee the production of monthly media messages in each district
• Arrange and coordinate Project Launch and Project End events to bring together key officials from district and national level and to engage communities in the project.
• Facilitate quarterly meetings with parent support groups, District Disability Council meetings, District level CBR Committee meetings, and government officials.
• Lead in the identification of key project stakeholders and continue to build relationships with them through monthly communications, meetings and facilitate visits to the project schools.
• Instate/reinvigorate District Councils for Disability meetings and attend quarterly meetings at district level.

• Oversee project finances including managing budgets and funds, timely and accurate submission of financial requests and reports to USDC headquarters
• Manage project budget and review income and expenditure regularly, advice on potential risks and proactively mitigate challenges
• Provide financial information to USDC accounts team at HQ on a weekly basis and submit financial project reports on a quarterly basis throughout project life cycle
• Maintain a close overview of funds received and disbursed to districts, coordinate the submission of financial reports and expenditure status

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