USAID PRAAC Grant Jobs – Project Coordinator at Plan International

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Organisation: Plan International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Project Title: Promoting
Rights and Accountabilities in African Communities (PRAAC)
Reports to: Program Support
Manager
About Plan:
Founded 75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and
largest child centered development organizations in the world. We work in 50
developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child
rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a
world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that
respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious,
political or governmental affiliations.
About PRAAC Project:
Plan Uganda with funding from USAID is implementing a “Promoting Rights
and Accountabilities in African Communities” (PRAAC) project in three districts
of Kampala, Kamuli and Lira and also policy influence work at national level.
PRAAC as a project aims at ensuring improved social and economic outcomes for
marginalized people (especially women, young people and people living with
disabilities), as well as stronger and more inclusive communities with an
enabling legal and institutional environment. PRAAC is a five year project and
currently in the third year of implementation.
Job Summary: The Project
Manager will offer guidance and leadership in the management and overall
delivery of the USAID-funded PRAAC project at national and district levels.
Specifically, the role shall include strategic planning, program quality
delivery and improvement, ensuring adherence to the M&E framework, managing
partnerships and stakeholders, documentation, development of best practices,
and implementation of the policy influence interventions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Steer the PRAAC team in quality project
    planning and implementation for the remaining project life span in
    compliance with Plan and Donor guidelines;
  • Develop annual and quarterly implementation
    plans and budgets;
  • Take lead, guide and manage performance of
    Project Facilitators and other staff on the project;
  • Prepare and share quality project reports
    (annual, bi-annual, quarterly and other reports) as per Plan and donor
    requirements and the project monitoring & evaluation plan;
  • Make certain all project documentation is
    done, filed and organised for accountability purposes;
  • Guarantee that all project learnings and
    achievements are documented and disseminated widely;
  • Build and effectively monitor partnerships
    with implementing organisations, including efficient utilization and
    timely accountability of funds allocated to other implementing partners;
  • Manage project resources efficiently and
    effectively in accordance with Plan Uganda policies and guidelines;
  • Represent Plan Uganda and the project at
    different levels (national and international) as shall be appropriately
    assigned;
  • Organise capacity building sessions for
    project staff and partners to ensure quality output delivery; and
  • Ensure Plan’s Child Protection Policy and
    Guidelines are adhered to in project implementation
  • Perform any other job duties as assigned
    by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The applicant must possess a bachelor’s
    degree in Social work, Law, Human Rights or its equivalent
  • Additional post graduate Training in human
    rights or a Master’s degree in any of the above areas is desirable;
  • A minimum of six years’ experience in
    managing projects on human rights with strong technical expertise in law,
    gender, advocacy and community development;
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of
    the environment and current effective practice and policy on legal laws
    and gender;
  • Prior experience in human rights
    programming and participatory development and advocacy approaches;
  • Excellent project management skills,
    including partnership management, M&E and team leadership;
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills;
  • Good working knowledge in use of Microsoft
    Office packages including word, Excel, Access, Power point and internet
    use;
  • Excellent communication skills, both in
    written English and in facilitation and face-to-face presentations;
  • Possess a willingness to undertake
    extensive travel throughout Uganda (50%).
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send  their letters
of application, together with detailed and updated CVs, contact telephone
numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three
references plus salary history to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan
Uganda.
Email: uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org
Plan is an equal opportunity employer and qualified female candidates
are encouraged to apply.
NB: Only soft copies of application will be
considered and please indicate the position in the Subject line. Only
Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
As a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure
that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization
further has a child protection policy that every staff is required to sign.
Potential candidates will be required to provide information confirming whether
or not they have ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
Deadline: 31st January, 2014.
NB:
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by 28th
February, 2014

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