Red Cross NGO Jobs – Director – Institutional Development and Volunteer Management

Organisation: Uganda Red
Cross Society (URCS)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Secretary
General
About URCS:
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)
is the leading National Humanitarian Organization in Uganda and a member of the
International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The ICRC is an
International humanitarian institution which has a mandate to protect victims
of international and armed conflicts i.e. the wounded, refugees, civilians,
prisoners and other non-combatants.

Job Summary: The
Director – Institutional Development and Volunteer Management will mainly plan,
steer the implementation and coordinate URCS’ branches development and
management of volunteers in line with the URCS strategy in collaboration with
partners and stakeholders
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Develop
    and lead the implementation of systems and structures of coordination and
    interaction between the Head Office and the Branches
  • Steer
    the process of implementation of a sustainable membership growth
    development strategy to see an increasing number of self-sustaining
    members through a graduated membership development process
  • Plan
    for, Coordinate and lead the implementation of member recruitment
    campaigns at the Head Office and Branches
  • Take
    lead in resource mobilization, implementation of membership development
    programs, and accounting for donor resources in the Institutional
    Development and Volunteer Management Unit
  • Identify,
    engage and develop institutional partnership relevant to the growth of
    URCS’ membership and the implementation of membership development programs
  • Responsible
    for steering the development and implementation of a robust volunteer
    management framework for URCS in order to attract and retain value-adding
    volunteers to the Society
  • Develop
    rules and regulations to guide the governance and operations of the
    branches
  • Identify
    capacity building requirements for governance and volunteers at both the
    headquarters and the branches and lead the implementation of capacity
    building initiatives
  • Lead
    the monitoring and evaluation of branch performance and compliance with
    the URCS constitution as well as other policies and provide technical
    leadership/ support and interpretation of such documents
  • Support
    branches in the implementation of their growth strategies, including
    resource mobilization
  • Work
    in liaison with other URCS departments to streamline and integrate program
    delivery across branches in line with the URCS Strategy. 
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:    
  • The
    applicant should hold a good Masters’ degree in Social Sciences, Public
    Administration, Organizational Psychology, HR Management; A Post-graduate
    qualification in Project Planning and Management is desirable. 
  • Six
    or more years’ experience in the related field or institutional/
    organizational development.
  • Good
    knowledge of; Grassroots Program Design, Management and Implementation,
    Communication and Networking, Planning and Budgeting, Resource
    mobilization, Monitoring and Supervision, Development of Policy Documents
    and SoPs, Documentation, information management, and Reporting,
    Institutional capacity assessment & development
  • Working
    knowledge in Organizational Development
    Excellent communication (effective spoken presentation and written
    reporting abilities),
  • Networking
    & Stakeholder management
  • Excellent
    analytical skills
  • Skills
    in Training and development
  • Knowledge
    management,
  • Excellent
    inter-personal skills and computer literate. 
How to Apply: 
All candidates who desire to join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement should send their filled application forms, download
her
e
and E-mail to: vacancies@redcrossug.org or
mail via post to: The Interim Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society,
P.O. Box 494, Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: Friday 28th November 2014 by 5.00pm.

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