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Job Title: Chief
of Party I
of Party I
Organization: Catholic
Relief Services (CRS)
Relief Services (CRS)
Project Name: USAID Orphans
and Vulnerable Children OVC Project
and Vulnerable Children OVC Project
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Country
Manager
Manager
About CRS:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) carries out the commitment of the
Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our
Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as
a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions
who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.
Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our
Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as
a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions
who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.
Background:
CRS’ presence in Uganda began in 1965 as an emergency relief effort of
CRS staff to assist Sudanese refugees fleeing their country. Relief assistance
continued throughout the 1980s as Rwandan and Congolese refugees flowed into
Uganda to escape internal conflicts. In 1995, CRS established an office in
Kampala to better assist the Ugandan people as armed conflict broke out between
the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group and the government of Uganda. Today, CRS
Uganda’s core program areas are agriculture, disaster response, health, HIV and
AIDS, microfinance, peace building and water and sanitation. CRS’ work reflects
and expresses the principles of Catholic Social Teaching and assists persons on
the basis of need, not race, creed, or nationality.
CRS staff to assist Sudanese refugees fleeing their country. Relief assistance
continued throughout the 1980s as Rwandan and Congolese refugees flowed into
Uganda to escape internal conflicts. In 1995, CRS established an office in
Kampala to better assist the Ugandan people as armed conflict broke out between
the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group and the government of Uganda. Today, CRS
Uganda’s core program areas are agriculture, disaster response, health, HIV and
AIDS, microfinance, peace building and water and sanitation. CRS’ work reflects
and expresses the principles of Catholic Social Teaching and assists persons on
the basis of need, not race, creed, or nationality.
Job Summary: The CRS Uganda
Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated Uganda OVC program will offer overall
leadership and technical direction for the project, ensuring achievement of
project deliverables. The COP will be the main liaison between USAID and will
manage project staff and implementing partners to ensure proper reporting,
financial management, and compliance. The COP is expected to coordinate with
government and other stakeholders to ensure that activities complement ongoing
initiatives and adhere to country and global standards.
Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated Uganda OVC program will offer overall
leadership and technical direction for the project, ensuring achievement of
project deliverables. The COP will be the main liaison between USAID and will
manage project staff and implementing partners to ensure proper reporting,
financial management, and compliance. The COP is expected to coordinate with
government and other stakeholders to ensure that activities complement ongoing
initiatives and adhere to country and global standards.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the overall planning,
implementation and management of the project as well as the achievement of
the goals and objectives of the project in a timely and cost-effective
manner. - Serve as the team lead for the project and
ensure strong communication and coordination with and between all team
members as a means to effectively achieve program objectives. Encourage
transparency among and between members to promote coordination and
effectiveness. - Steer the planning of project activities
and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical
standards, best practices and donor guidelines. - Design strategies, partnerships and
interventions to guarantee the project is gender and ability-sensitive and
that CRS and implementing partners are accountable to beneficiaries. - Make sure that grant management compliance
for the project with donor and CRS regulations. - Serve as the primary point of contact and
collaboration for the team and in-country stakeholders, including USAID,
implementation partners, government partners and other key stakeholders. - Ensure timely, high-quality and complete
submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports,
and any other reports required by the donor. - Actively promote sustainability of project
activities with effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity
building of project staff, and institutional strengthening of implementing
partners and community-based organizations.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the aforementioned
CRS Project opportunity should hold a Master’s Degree in public health,
international development, or related field. - Strong knowledge of the health and social
service sector in Uganda. - A minimum of ten or more years’ experience
managing large-scale, multi-year US government-funded proposals,
experience in Uganda strongly preferred. - Previous COP or DCOP experience strongly
preferred. - Significant technical experience in the
areas of orphans and vulnerable children, and/or economic resiliency,
nutrition, education, and psychosocial care. - Extensive knowledge of USAID project
management including USAID rules and regulation and reporting
requirements. - Demonstrated knowledge of achieving
project targets through applied learning, rigorous knowledge management, and
innovation. - Past exposure and experience collaborating
with host governments and local partners to implement development
projects. - Significant experience managing teams and
building partnerships. - Excellent communication, interpersonal and
networking skills required. - Fluency in written and spoken English
required. - Experience with child welfare and
protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, service
delivery, quality improvement or policy development is desirable. - Ugandan Nationals are strongly encouraged
to apply.
The applicant must be able to exhibit these CRS values.
- Serves with Integrity
- Models Stewardship
- Cultivates Constructive Relationships
- Promotes Learning
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates desiring to join CRS
USAID OVC Project in the aforementioned capacity should express their interest
by visiting the recruitment website and clicking Apply Now.
USAID OVC Project in the aforementioned capacity should express their interest
by visiting the recruitment website and clicking Apply Now.
Deadline: 28th
November, 2014
November, 2014
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