The Ugandan Jobline

• To
  help Minority Rights Group International (MRG) achieve its aims and
  objectives through the development and effective management of NGO
  capacity building activities targeting MRG’s implementing partners in
  Africa;
• Support
  the development of the Africa Regional Office and the Programmes
  Department as a whole by active participation as a member of the Regional
  Office and the Programmes Department team;
• To
  support the management, growth, and strengthening of MRG’s partnerships in
  Africa;
• To
  assist in learning, documentation, and knowledge sharing amongst MRG’s
  partners in Africa

• Works
  in consultation with other colleagues working on Africa programmes,
  including the Media, Finance and Fundraising team, develop criteria and
  tools to use in assessing all critical aspects of the organizational capacity
  of MRG’s Africa partners.
• Conduct
  participatory capacity assessment of partner organizations and their staff
  focusing on areas including but not limited to research, project design,
  planning, budgeting, fundraising, monitoring and evaluation, reporting,
  accountability to beneficiaries etc.
• Works
  in close collaboration with partner organisations, document capacity gaps
  established with clear explanations to the context and specific situations
  associated with each gap
• In
  consultation with partner organisations, develop an action plan, informed
  by adaptive, innovative and effective capacity building methodologies, for
  rigorous capacity building of each and all MRGI’s partners – both in the
  short and long-term.
• Working
  with partners’ staff, implement capacity building plan to ensure capacity
  gaps identified are addressed in a timely and effective manner
• Regularly
  review and refine capacity building approaches to ensure most appropriate
  capacity building actions are employed in addressing each capacity
  building gap for each partner
• Determine
  capacity building issues that can be addressed collectively or
  individually with partners and ensure translation of stock of knowledge and
  skills developed into action
• Provide
  effective training, mentoring and coaching to leverage learning
• Works
  in liaison with the concerned programme coordinators, revisit and
  standardize planning, budgeting and reporting formats and roll-out common
  MRGI practices with all partners
• Review
  and/ or develop systems, policies and procedures to enhance formal
  functionality of partner institutions which will in turn  support rapid realization of programme
  implementation and impact
• Ensure
  simple, relevant, practical and accurate M&E systems are in place and
  used by all partners to measure progress and impact of their interventions
• Support
  to ensure that project activities, results, and impacts are to the agreed
  standard, on schedule, and within budget.
• In
  the event of a partner facing a major crises due to either a natural
  disaster, the outbreak of conflict or government intervention, support organisations
  with coping mechanisms and business continuity support.
• Where
  individuals or organisations are facing serious threat because of their
  activism around minority and indigenous rights, liaise with relevant human
  rights organisations to facilitate protection.
• Offer
  direct technical oversight to capacity building activities of MRGI
• Develop
  the full scope and detailed plan for capacity building activities for MRGI
• Works
  closely with partners and stakeholders in pursuit of MRGI capacity
  building objectives
• Actively
  promote inter-partners learning on common good practices and exchange of
  vital programme and institutional information
• Work
  together with MRGI to initiate and promote organizational learning culture
  that contributes to greater organizational efficiency and impact.
• Document
  and share MRGI experience in capacity development and ensure consistent
  capturing of best practices
• Develop
  funding proposals for work to strengthen capacities of partners
  organisations that requires an input of physical  capital or considerable staff time e.g.
  strategy or evaluation processes or a solar generator

• In
  charge of drafting applications to funders and liaising with in-country
  donors.
• Drafting
  reports on activities and preparing reports to donors
• Managing
  elements of the project budgets.

• Undertakes
  such other tasks as may reasonably be requested by the Africa Regional
  Manager and Director of Programmes from time to time.
• Attends
  staff and departmental meetings.
• Actively
  contributes to the evaluation of MRG activities and publications.
• Covers
  for absent staff on related work as necessary.

• The
  ideal candidates for the Capacity Building Officer should be educated to
  degree level or equivalent relevant work experience.
• A
  minimum of three or more years’ work experience in the field of NGO
  partnership, networking and/or organizational capacity building of a wide
  range of NGOs
• Two
  years’ experience working with local NGOs
• At
  least five years’ experience of project management, to include
  consultation, planning, monitoring, gender mainstreaming, implementation,
  evaluation, and financial and narrative reporting as well as drawing up
  and controlling expenditure against budgets
• Two
  years’ experience of facilitation, training, coaching and mentoring
• Past
  exposure and experience of working in multi-cultural contexts and skills
  in cross cultural communication
• Good
  working knowledge of the Africa region including recent economic,
  political and social developments gained through work experience, travel
  in the region or study
• Good
  knowledge and understanding human rights, international mechanisms and
  advocacy.
• Detailed
  knowledge of legal basis for organisation establishment across Africa
  .e.g. constitutions, boards, as well as ways in which organisations
  communicate with or represent the wider community they exist to serve.
• Comprehensive
  knowledge of funders based in region and successful experience of applying
  to them for support
• A
  qualification in organizational psychology, organizational development,
  development studies, conflict management or other relevant subject is
  highly desired
• Detailed
  knowledge of minority rights situations in the region is also desired
• Past
  experience of working on minority or related issues
• Prior
  experience of advocacy and lobbying work is an added advantage
• Proven
  ability to impart knowledge and skills
• Strong
  coaching skills
• Strong
  proposal and report writing skills
• Good
  judgement
• Sensitive
  and patient approach to advising and mentoring
• Be
  a good team player but also able to work at times with minimal supervision
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills
• Highly
  capable of working in physically and organisationally challenging
  environments
• Ability
  to prioritise work, meet deadlines and plan administration of large
  events, projects and programmes
• Ability
  to stay calm under pressure and to assess and absorb information quickly
• Computer
  literate and knowledge of Word, Excel, database, internet and e-mail
  packages
• Excellent
  communication skills, including fluent written and spoken English and
  French
• Ability
  to maintain confidentiality
• Possess
  the ability to gain the confidence of members of minority communities;
  good diplomacy skills with diverse groups of people
• Ability
  and willingness to travel throughout the region for up to 12 weeks per
  year as required
• Ability
  and willingness to be self-servicing within the organisation

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