Organisation: The Agency For Accelerated Regional
Development (AFARD)
Development (AFARD)
Funding Source: KHN
Duty Station: Nebbi, Uganda
Reports to: Executive
Director
Director
About AFARD:
The Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD) is a
non-governmental organization operating in Yumbe, Arua, and Moyo districts in
West Nile, Uganda. AFARD envisions a “prosperous, healthy and informed people
of West Nile.” With funding support from KNH, AFARD is implementing Payera
Community Development Project that will transition into a 5-year Erussi
Community Development Project (ECDP) with the goal: “People’s Institutions in
Erussi/Ndhew Sub-Counties are economically, socially and politically empowered
to protect the rights of children and ensure their basic needs are met.’’
non-governmental organization operating in Yumbe, Arua, and Moyo districts in
West Nile, Uganda. AFARD envisions a “prosperous, healthy and informed people
of West Nile.” With funding support from KNH, AFARD is implementing Payera
Community Development Project that will transition into a 5-year Erussi
Community Development Project (ECDP) with the goal: “People’s Institutions in
Erussi/Ndhew Sub-Counties are economically, socially and politically empowered
to protect the rights of children and ensure their basic needs are met.’’
Job Summary: The Project
Coordinator will primarily be responsible for the planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation, learning and accounting for the effective management
of ECDP using participatory, human/children’s rights-driven and results-based
approaches.
Coordinator will primarily be responsible for the planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation, learning and accounting for the effective management
of ECDP using participatory, human/children’s rights-driven and results-based
approaches.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offers technical guidance in project
planning and budgeting in line with ECDP plan, KHN and AFARD donor
guidelines - Actively participate in resource
mobilization drives and campaigns. - Oversee, monitor, mentor junior project
staff and coordinates their performance appraisal and skills development. - Mediates in conflict resolutions.
- Intuitively manage project resources
including staff, finances and assets in accordance with AFARD’s financial
and asset policy. - Build collaborative relationships with other
key stakeholders and authorities - Promote linkages and learning among
people’s institutions. - Compiles periodic project operational
plans, budgets, briefs and reports - Monitor and evaluates implementation
processes against set targets and recommend measures to achieve results in
a cost effectiveness manner. - Develop capacity building plans for staff
and partners - Documents and shares best practices with
management and other stakeholders. - Cooperates with other AFARD programme team
and stakeholders. - Takes lead in the advocacy for people’s
institution development - Work in close collaboration with the
Executive Director to know latest donors developments and updates on the contractors
and suppliers
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should possess a bachelor’s
degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies and / or Business
Administration - The Project Coordinator should have at
least three years’ experience at a senior management level in project
planning and management - Possess the ability to work as a team
- The applicant should hold a valid driving
license - Excellent negotiation skills
- Good networking and relationship building
skills - Good report writing skills
- Excellent English communication skills.
- Knowledge of the local language (Alur) is
desired. - Ready to reside in the project area.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should send their applications with updated CVs,
1-page statement of achievements, copies of relevant academic documents,
contacts of 2 referees, and day time phone numbers, by e-mail to
[email protected], hand delivery or post office addressed to The Executive
Director, P.O. Box 80, Nebbi. Uganda.
1-page statement of achievements, copies of relevant academic documents,
contacts of 2 referees, and day time phone numbers, by e-mail to
[email protected], hand delivery or post office addressed to The Executive
Director, P.O. Box 80, Nebbi. Uganda.
Deadline: 14th March,
2014
2014
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