Job Title: Team Leader
Organisation: Lutheran
World Relief (LWR)
World Relief (LWR)
Project Name: Legume
Seed Project
Seed Project
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About LWR:
Lutheran World Relief is a US
non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting
solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering.
non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting
solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering.
Job Summary: The LWR
team leader will oversee the management of a pilot program to increase legume
seed production, a five-year project designed to improve Ugandan farmers’
access to government certified legume seed varieties. The team leader will be
responsible for general management and implementation of the pilot, including
marketing and promotion of the project, coordination with technical teams,
implementing participant liaison and management; disbursement of incentive
payments; reporting, and others.
team leader will oversee the management of a pilot program to increase legume
seed production, a five-year project designed to improve Ugandan farmers’
access to government certified legume seed varieties. The team leader will be
responsible for general management and implementation of the pilot, including
marketing and promotion of the project, coordination with technical teams,
implementing participant liaison and management; disbursement of incentive
payments; reporting, and others.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
all technical and administrative obligations of the donor agreement are
being met in a timely and results-oriented fashion. - Steer
the development of annual work plan and budget and implement project
activities. - Ensure
smooth implementation of pilot including management of everyday workflow,
internal and external communications, problem resolution, reports and
techniques of decision making, conflict resolution, work planning and
feedback. - Ensure
timely internal and external reporting on work plan progress,
expenditures, accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned to all
project stakeholders. - Manage
the implementation of stakeholder engagement activities such as the
project launch, participant selection, advisory committee facilitation,
and compiling lessons from project participants. - Pro-actively
facilitate the disbursement of incentive payments to participants meeting
required outcomes criteria. - Manage
team members with yearly performance planning and reviews, on-the-job
training measures, delegating work, regular feedback, problem-solving, and
facilitating productive intra-office personal and team dynamics. - Steer
the project team to facilitate active involvement by each person in
planning and review meetings, ensuring project staff members are kept
informed in all relevant programmatic, administrative, financial, and
compliance issues. - Communicate
and coordinate with LWR country, regional, and headquarters staff, as well
as with donor. - Perform
any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should preferably hold a master’s degree in agriculture,
economics, business or similar relevant qualifications. - At
least five to seven years of management level experience, managing
international donor-funded projects, with experience in Uganda preferred. - Significant
agricultural expertise and experience working in the seed production
sector. - Proven
ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, manage time and
complex tasks, adapt to changing priorities and deadlines, identify
opportunities and challenges and propose appropriate responses or
solutions. - Past
exposure and experience in public and private stakeholder engagement,
including the agribusiness private sector. Experience engaging
stakeholders in the seed production sector such as farmers, seed growers,
and seed distributors is a plus. - Proven
in-country networks with links to smallholder farmers, commercial legume
seed producers, and distributors. - Excellent
track record of overseeing monitoring and verification systems. - Demonstrated
experience in effective team coordination and management. - Computer
literacy i.e. proficiency including MS Access database, MS Project 2010
and Microsoft Office. - Fluency
in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to speak at least one Ugandan language preferred. - Exhibit
deep commitment to LWR’s core values and ability to model those values in
relationships with colleagues and partners - Ability
to travel up to 50% of his/her time within Uganda. - Existing
authorization to work in Uganda; Ugandan national preferred.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their applications via email to:
[email protected] with the job title for which you are applying in the
subject line. Include in the body of the email the following information:
interested candidates should send their applications via email to:
[email protected] with the job title for which you are applying in the
subject line. Include in the body of the email the following information:
NAME:
HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION:
NUMBER OF YEARS OF RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE:
EXPERIENCE:
MINIMUM SALARY EXPECTATION
(monthly, gross):
(monthly, gross):
Also, include as attachments a
cover letter and CV. Do not include copies of diplomas or certificates.
cover letter and CV. Do not include copies of diplomas or certificates.
Deadline: 22nd December, 2014 by 5:00PM Ugandan Time
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