World Vision Jobs – Deputy Chief of Party

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Organisation:
World Vision Uganda
Project: Advocacy for Better Health
Reports
to: Chief of Party
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a
Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
About
Project:  The goal of the Advocacy for Better Health
program is to contribute to improvement in quality, availability and
accessibility of health services. The purpose of the program is to increase the
citizens’ voice for quality service delivery.  The key objectives for this
program shall be;
1) To ensure that
communities in the selected districts can identify and articulate their needs,
and are able to demand for quality services;
2) To ensure that the Civil
Society Organisations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are
able to represent the communities’ demands for  better  quality 
services;  and 
3)  To build
the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as
potential direct recipients of future USAID funding.  This third objective
will the primary focus of this position.
Job
Summary: The Deputy
Chief of Party will also be responsible for the management of the project,
including financial accountability, staffing, and work planning and providing
technical leadership to the project, transform the quality and delivery of
advocacy interventions and reporting. 
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Management
    of the central office and provide oversight to the field-based sites, in
    terms of staffing, facilities, procurement, reporting, and finances.
  • Ensure
    that project operations and sub-grantee management activities are fully
    compliance with USAID regulations and integrated with host-country
  • Direct
    and oversee World Vision’s work in an assigned program, ensuring that all
    program goals are met through proper design, staffing, and implementation.
  • Organize
    and direct the work of local staff and short-term advisors.  Provide
    supervision, training and performance appraisals.
  • Establish
    and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication
    systems.  Submit timely accurate and professional program reports
    that meet donor requirements to appropriate World Vision Partnership
    staff.
  • Establish
    leadership and personal credibility and implement and maintain clearly
    understood chain of authority and accountability.
  • Ensure
    proper technical capacity of staff to manage complex government funded
    projects.
  • Manage
    grant/project budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate
    and timely financial reports to donors and WVUS IPG headquarters staff.
  • Ensure
    grant/project expenses are reasonable, allocable, prudent and spent in
    accordance with donor rules and regulations to ensure clean A-133 audits.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • A
    bachelors’ degree or higher in a relevant field (management, social
    sciences, public health, etc.). A Masters Degree is an added advantage.
  • At
    least five years’ experience managing donor-funded development programs
    with demonstrated capacity to create and/or maintain complex systems and
    procedures involving multiple implementation sites, multiple partners and
    diverse beneficiaries.
  • Demonstrated
    understanding and knowledge of advocacy, decentralization in the Uganda
    context, Uganda’s socio-political economy, health and education sectors.
  • Demonstrated
    track record of   leading, designing and delivering influencing,
    campaigning and advocacy programs.
  • Demonstrated
    ability to be a motivator and leader of change, drawing on excellent
    communication skills to drive transformation.
  • Developed 
    abilities  to  motivate  and  persuade  at 
    high  levels  (for  organizational change);
  • Experience
    in developing effective communication and advocacy strategies.
  • Excellent
    judgment, conceptual and analytical thinking ability.
  • Proven
    experience of capacity strengthening & advisory work, as well as
    facilitation, mentoring & coaching skills.
  • Proven
    experience in partnership building and networking at various levels.
  • Ability
    to address rights (women, children, youth and other vulnerable groups) in
    the design/delivery of influencing work.
  • Must
    be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
  • The
    applicant must demonstrate strong experience in sub-grantee management,
    including building the capacity of local organizations and subgrantees in
    U.S. government (USG)- supported grants. Coaching, advising, and
    enforcement are essential functions of this position.
  • As
    the nature of this project is advocacy and accountability, the most
    competitive candidates will have experience in monitoring and evaluation
    of advocacy and accountability programs.
How
to Apply: 
All suitably qualified
candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via
email to wvujobs@wvi.org.
 Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist
(Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
NB:
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline:
Friday 2nd August, 2013.  
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