Job Title: Senior Program Manager, Agri Skills 4
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Organisation: ICCO Cooperation
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About ICCO:
The ICCO Cooperation seeks motivated colleagues who support our mission
to end poverty and injustice and who are committed to creating a world where
people can live in dignity and security. ICCO was established in 1964 and
became a cooperation in 2012. The founding members of the ICCO Cooperation are
Edukans, the Protestant Church of The Netherlands (Kerk in Actie) and the
association Prisma. Within a coherent programmatic framework, the ICCO
Cooperation offers worldwide financial support, lobby and brokerage services to
local non-governmental organizations, the private sector, churches, and
networks that work on sustainable economic development, democracy and peace,
access to basic services, food security and climate mitigation. The ICCO
Cooperation with a global office in The Netherlands has 7 Regional Offices. It
has approximately 300 employees worldwide and a budget of 0100 million in 2013.
The Central and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Kampala – Uganda, currently
has three country offices and programs running in eight countries within the
region. The ICCO Cooperation has been awarded the Agri Skills 4 You (As4Y)
program in Northern Uganda.
to end poverty and injustice and who are committed to creating a world where
people can live in dignity and security. ICCO was established in 1964 and
became a cooperation in 2012. The founding members of the ICCO Cooperation are
Edukans, the Protestant Church of The Netherlands (Kerk in Actie) and the
association Prisma. Within a coherent programmatic framework, the ICCO
Cooperation offers worldwide financial support, lobby and brokerage services to
local non-governmental organizations, the private sector, churches, and
networks that work on sustainable economic development, democracy and peace,
access to basic services, food security and climate mitigation. The ICCO
Cooperation with a global office in The Netherlands has 7 Regional Offices. It
has approximately 300 employees worldwide and a budget of 0100 million in 2013.
The Central and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Kampala – Uganda, currently
has three country offices and programs running in eight countries within the
region. The ICCO Cooperation has been awarded the Agri Skills 4 You (As4Y)
program in Northern Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the overall program implementation.
- Develop and maintain working relationships
with lead partners based on ICCO’s partnership principles. - Develop and maintain working relationships
with all relevant AS4Y stakeholders. - Represent AS4Y in relevant fora.
- Support the Policy Advisory Committee
(PAC) and the Technical Task Force (TTF) - Monitor lead partners’ activities through
field visits on basis of work plans and related budgets. - Set up and ensure coordination of
monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability structures and
document best practices. - Ensure proper program financial management
in collaboration with the Finance Officer. - Facilitate program reviews.
- Prepare and submit annual work plans and
budgets to the donor. - Prepare and submit narrative and financial
reports to the donor. - Mentor and build capacity of the Regional
Coordinator. - Prepare and submit regular project reports
to the Country Program Manager.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- The Senior PM should possess a Bachelor’s
degree in a related relevant field like agri-business or adult education. - Possession of a Master’s degree in a
relevant field is an advantage. - At least five (5) years experience in a
senior management position with an international organization - Technical expertise in Agriculture
training. - Good understanding of a multi-stakeholder
programmatic approach. - Good knowledge of project partnership
management. - Affinity with the private sector, financial
literacy and good computer skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send a detailed CV (not more
than 3 pages) and a motivational letter (not more than 2 pages) to:
[email protected]. All applications shall be clearly marked: ‘ICCO-PM AS4Y’
and no e-mails should exceed 2MB. Please kindly note that we are conducting a
global search and to avoid any delays related with postage, only e-mail
applications shall be considered.
than 3 pages) and a motivational letter (not more than 2 pages) to:
[email protected]. All applications shall be clearly marked: ‘ICCO-PM AS4Y’
and no e-mails should exceed 2MB. Please kindly note that we are conducting a
global search and to avoid any delays related with postage, only e-mail
applications shall be considered.
NB: While we thank all
applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be
contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification. ICCO
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be
contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification. ICCO
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Deadline: 22nd July
2013 by 5 PM (Ugandan Time)
2013 by 5 PM (Ugandan Time)
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