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• Ensure ongoing context analysis of socio-economic, gender
  dynamic, food security and livelihoods in Northern Uganda.
• Drawing from the mission strategic plan and ACF gender
  policy, carry out broader analysis on the relevance and appropriateness of
  the programme and incorporate emerging women needs.
• Carefully analyze the finding of the final programme
  evaluation and gender study and reflect best practice into the programme
  implementation.
• Work closely with local and national stakeholders, conduct
  gender analysis and establish the practical needs of women; align
  programme delivery to meet those emerging needs.
• Significantly contribute to the development of strategic
  positioning for the department as part of the ACF annual country strategy
  process and as needed
• Identify, propose and develop new program orientations,
  strategies and activities contributing to new proposal development

• Actively facilitate strategic and planning workshops
  involving programme staff, partners and local leaders that Contribute to
  the creation of strategy that enhance programme outputs.
• Identify program implementation modalities that enhance
  departmental integration, participant targeting criteria, mobilization
  approaches, transfer mechanisms, local partnerships, seasonality of FSL
  activities.
• Facilitate detailed planning and implementation of
  activities in collaboration with TC and APMs.
• Identify areas of cross programme linkages and strive for
  maximum synergy, including p4p and gender programmes implemented by UNFPA.
• Compile and prepare FSL monthly cash projections and
  monthly BFUs analysis, in coordination with PMs/APMs and Finance
  coordinator.
• Oversee the annual FSL procurement plan in coordination
  with PMs/APMs & base logs, and monitor the monthly progress of all
  procurement.
• Compile and prepare internal and external reports for ACF
  and donors, including case studies and success stories and identify areas
  for further research.
• Support other FSL country programs when necessary

• Critically review the staff JD against programme
  objectives and targets
• Define objectives, update staff job descriptions and
  facilitate regular performance appraisals in consultation with HR Manager
  and Base Administrator
• Steer the recruitment of competent staff in consultation
  with HR coordinator.
• Take lead in the selection and oversight of local partners
  on the project in consultation with the Tech coordinator
• Facilitate reflection and learning workshop, where all
  programme staff and partners will participate
• Identify staff and partner training and staff professional
  development needs on the basis of needs assessments, feedbacks and
  observation.
• Organising and carrying out training sessions for program
  staff and partners taking into consideration their profiles, the cultural
  context and on the basis of the needs assessment.
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring of team members and
  partners in leadership and management skills.
• Facilitate cross programme learning through joint review
  and planning meeting.
• Assess the impact of the training on staff and partner
  capacity and programme performance.
• Ensure the respect of ACF policies and regulations by
  staff

• Ensure programme quality are maintained to the highest
  standards and are in line with programme objectives, including adherence
  to ACF gender policy, Cash transfer standard operating procedures and
  established administrative systems.
• Contribute to the appropriate development of high quality
  technical monitoring systems, indicators and supporting tools to monitor
  the impact and outcome of FSL programs
• Coordinate regular program monitoring that includes
  participatory monitoring, effectiveness of ACF facilitation, progress
  toward achieving targets, analysis of feedback from beneficiaries and
  measuring stated indicators and adherence to ACF humanitarian principles
• Significantly contribute to the development and
  implementation of systems to reduce the risk of corruption, conflict of
  interest and extortion of beneficiaries by program staff and local
  authorities; and increase accountability and transparency of operations,
  including through the development and implementation of effective, locally
  adapted complaint and response mechanisms.
• Support internal and external evaluation of current and
  previous programs in the operational area
• Ensure the respect of procedures and agreed timeframes
  around procurement planning, budget design, forecast and follow-up,
  monthly reports and donor reports, etc.
• Support learning and application of innovative approaches
  at field level in collaboration with other ACF technical departments and
  external partners
• Ensure documentation and capitalization of lessons learnt
  and good practices
• Establish accountability mechanisms and ensure standards
  are met across the program

• Represent ACF externally and coordinate with government
  authorities, DLG, NGOs and UN agencies; give regular updates to the main
  stakeholders as necessary
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders have a clear
  understanding of ACF charter, background, program objectives and
  activities in the field and ensure that humanitarian principles are
  strictly followed.
• Collaborate with potential and current partners in the
  field (local NGOs, local CBOs, farmers groups/associations, local
  committees) to improve the coverage and the efficiency of ACF programs
• Ensure active presence and participation in local FSL
  coordination forums
• Create links with FSL and Gender actors working in the
  same operational area and develop partnerships where relevant and
  appropriate

• The applicant should hold a Bachelor or Master’s Degree
  preferably in agricultural economics, gender, rural development and
  related fields.
• At least five years humanitarian or development experience
• Detailed working knowledge and experience of gender
  sensitive programming
• Knowledge and experience of cash, market based approaches
  and other livelihood programming
• Past exposure and experience in assessment, monitoring or
  evaluation
• Familiarity with ACF and acceptance of ACF’s principles
• Good communication, writing and analytical skills
• Good team management and representation competencies
• Knowledge of budget management
• Prior experience in Uganda
• Skills in statistical software (SPSS, SPHINX, etc.)
• Past experience with major institutional and UN donors and
  donor procedures (ECHO/EC, OFDA/USAID, DFID, CIDA, WFP, etc.)

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