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• Maintains
  financial responsibility for WellShare operations in Arua District,
  including budget monitoring, sub-grant management, and compliance.
• Takes
  lead of the planning and development of program activities among program
  staff, technical staff, and project partners.
• Acts as
  the technical and managerial lead of the project provides technical
  support and input to assure implementation of high quality M&E, BCC,
  Training, community mobilization, referral and coordination activities.
• Offers support
  to program staff, technical staff, and interns/volunteers in
  implementation of program activities as needed and appropriate; builds capacity
  for implementation where gaps exist at regional level.
• Supervises
  5 direct-reports, participates in staff recruitment and performance
  appraisals, and serves as a supervisor, mentor and career development
  resource for staff/interns/volunteers.
• Supervises
   project M&E efforts to
  accurately assess progress, to incorporate lessons learned effectively
  into programming, and to adjust and improve strategies as needed to reach
  and surpass project targets; supports district staff to execute
  high-quality M&E activities
• Ensures
  timely collection and collation and high-quality reporting of program
  achievements and data by Program staff and partners.
• Steers the
  development of annual and quarterly project work plans in country,
  including coordinating partner and stakeholder input;
• Develops district-level
  work plans to guide on the- ground implementation; monitors work plan
  progress to assure timely completion of activities and that project reach
  targets.
• Be responsible
  for drafting high quality programmatic, administrative and financial reports
  at the program level; submits project reports to senior management
  according to internal and external guidelines and deadlines; manages
  partner and sub-grantee reporting.
• Collaborates
  with district and donor representatives and technical staff in-district
  and with donor and MOH at national level (Kampala) as needed.
• Identifies
  areas for field staff professional development, and proactively creates opportunities
  for such growth within the workplace.
• Ensures
  that personnel files are maintained at the field office level and works
  with Uganda
• Country
  Director to ensure HR policies and procedures are understood, followed and
  communicated to staff
• Creates a
  positive work environment that encourages communication, team-work and
  shared lessons learned; identifies and addresses problems with prompt
  resolution.
• Assures
  WellShare/Uganda remains in compliance at regional level with all donor
  contracts and Government of Uganda law.
• Maintains
  regular, open communications with line manager via email, phone (at
  minimum weekly calls), and face-to-face meetings. Acts as a member of the Country
  Management Team (CMT).
• Actively
  pursues in-country fundraising opportunities, including the cultivation of
  relationships with potential donors (monetary, in-kind) at district and
  regional level.
• Supports
  senior management to develop WellShare’s organizational capacity
  in-country.
• Demonstrates
  transparency and accountability in all areas of work.

• At least
  four years’ experience coordinating HIV/AIDS prevention care and support,
  behavior change communication and/or reproductive health projects,
  preferably in West Nile Region.
• Possess a
  good masters’ degree in Public Health, Social/Community Development, or
  related field.
• Strong
  technical knowledge/experience in HIV/AIDS prevention and care and FP/RH;
  with Most At Risk Populations (MARPS) and/or youth preferred.
• Experience
  in training, institutional capacity building, partnering, and support to
  CBOs.
• Good understanding
  and experience in the application of best practices to community based health
  programs, preferably as related to community mobilization, sensitization,
  behavior change communication and local partner capacity building.
• Significant
  experience coordinating USAID and/or Civil Society Fund-funded projects at
  community level.
• Possess
  the ability to produce high-quality written documents, including reports to
  line
• managers,
  senior management, donors, partners, and project stakeholders.
• Prior experience
  budgeting and planning; applied knowledge of field-level accounting and
  budget monitoring.
• Significant
  experience coordinating programs with rigorous M&E requirements;
• Possess
  the ability to develop field-level M&E plans;
• Good understanding
  of key M&E concepts, tools, and best practices.
• Prior experience
  supervising diverse teams of 5 or more people.
• Demonstrated
  leadership skills;
• Possess
  the ability to motivate others and create a team environment.

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