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• Implement Trócaire’s Sustainable Livelihood
  programme ensuring complementarity with Trócaire’s strategic plan, the
  Uganda Country Strategy Plan and organisational policies.
• Prepare Programme Proposal Documents, Project
  summaries and annual programme reviews.
• Provide appropriate technical and financial
  support, advice and direction to partners in all aspects of project cycle
  management.
• Review new and existing proposal applications
  from partners with a view to recommending them for funding.
• Identify projects suitable for co-financing
  and assist with the preparation of submissions to various donors.
• Ensure accurate filing and tracking system are
  in place for monitoring partner finances, key documents and reports,
  including keeping the Document Library and Agresso up to date.
• Develop the new programmes in line with the
  country strategy and other organisational policies.

• Develop and implement a Results Based
  monitoring and evaluation strategy for the programme.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to partners
  and ensure that reports are written on each visit and shared with the
  Programme Manager and or Country Director.
• Provide leadership in ensuring that Gender and
  HIV are mainstreamed into the programme
• Identify and promote opportunities for scaling
  up sustainable agriculture
• Contribute to organisational learning through
  systematic documentation, monitoring, evaluation and sharing of
  information with other staff working in the region and the relevant
  Programme teams.
• Constructively support partners’ management of
  projects in the various stages of project cycle management, from project
  appraisal to reporting.
• In collaboration with the Programme Accountant
  and Finance and Admin Manager monitor partners’ financial reports and
  ensure that regular partner audits take place.

• Support partners to engage in policy
  development and advocacy where appropriate and build alliances between
  partners and international advocacy networks. Especially in relation to
  resource rights
• Maintain strong links with Trócaire’s
  Communications, Campaigns and Development Education departments to assist in
  briefing the media and the public on Trócaire’s work in Uganda.
• Facilitate state and national level advocacy
  initiatives and networking with government and CSO stakeholders.

• Perform other tasks which may, in the opinion
  of the Programme Manager and or County Director be appropriate for this
  level of responsibility.
• Keeps a humanitarian watching brief and lead
  on humanitarian response when analysis warrants an intervention.
• Participate in planning and review meetings
  along with relevant global thematic meetings.
• Contribute in fund raising, piloting of new
  organisational initiatives and other organisational activities
• Support Programme Manager and or Country
  Director in running day to day management of the country office.

• The applicant should
  possess a Bachelor’s degree in a field related to livelihoods/ food
  security/ rural development
• At least ten years
  experience working in the development sector.
• At least 3 years experience
  of programme management
• At least 2 years
  experience gained in a partnership context with an international organization
• Experience of a
  livelihood security programme and knowledge of food security practices,
  land rights, DRR and identifying and addressing vulnerability.
• Significant experience
  of working in partnership/ capacity building of local institutions.
• Demonstrated experience
  of managing institutional donor grants, donor proposal development and
  securing institutional funds.
• Proven ability to
  manage and build capacity of partner organisations.
• Knowledge of gender
  and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming in livelihoods projects and programmes
• Good understanding and
  experience of project/programme management cycle, and participatory
  appraisal techniques.
• Good understanding of
  financial management systems and budget monitoring and reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge
  of analysis and writing.
• Good written and oral
  communications in English.
• Sympathetic to working
  with the local church and the Caritas confederation
• Ability to work in
  inter-cultural and inter-religious environments
• Ability to work to
  tight deadlines
• Availability to work
  outside normal hours and travel extensively within the state as necessary
• A proven commitment to
  gender equality
• A sensitive and
  patient approach to advising and mentoring of partners
• Dynamic and willing to
  take initiative
• A team player but also
  willing and able to work with minimal supervision
•  Deep commitment
  to social justice.

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