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• The incumbent will be in charge of coordinating
  the planning approval processes across all team members, including keeping
  the rest of Development/Bridge informed of progress. 
• Guiding team and taking a deeply hands-on
  approach on drafting and compiling Planning briefs, public notices, site
  location plans, and other necessary documentation
• Keenly tracking deliverables, documenting,
  reporting progress and making sure the planning approval processes proceed
  as planned
• Ensuring that team executes on targets within
  stated timeframes – working as hard as needed to make this happen.

• The ideal candidate for the Bridge
  International Academies Planning Manager vacancy should hold a Degree(s)
  in planning from a recognized university
• At least eight years’ experience working in
  physical planning/change of use; very experienced at preparing planning
  briefs
• Two years’ experience in leading a team
• Prior government work experience is an added
  advantage
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  building/planning codes in Uganda
• Appropriately registered with the relevant
  professional bodies
• Very detail-oriented, organized, and
  hands-on; willing to travel frequently at short notice to get things done
• Experience motivating a field-based team to
  achieve targets
• Strong computing skills (e.g. Microsoft
  Office)
• Excellent oral and written communication
  skills
• Project Management skills

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting
  things done. You’re organized and responsive.  You take ownership of every idea you
  touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging
  others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done.  You can multi-task dozens of such
  projects at once and never lose sight of the details.  Likely, you have some experience in a
  start-up or other rapid-growth company.
• A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and
  turning them into advocates.  You
  communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written
  and oral speech.  You can influence
  strangers in the course of a single conversation.  Allies and colleagues will go to bat for
  your ideas.
• A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch
  comes with massive and constant challenges.  On top of that, Bridge works in
  volatile, low-resource communities and runs on fees averaging just $6 a
  month per pupil.  You need to be
  flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably
  with the materials at hand.  Every
  dollar you spend is a dollar our customers, who live on less than $2 a
  day, will have to pay for.
• A customer advocate – Our customers – these families
  living on less than $2 a day per person – never leave your mind.  You know them, get them, have shared a
  meal with them (or would be happy to in the future).  You would never shrink back from shaking
  a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person
  was wearing or looked like.  Every
  decision you make considers their customer benefit, experience, and value.
• A life-long learner – You believe you can always do
  better.  You welcome constructive
  criticism and provide it freely to others. 
  You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where
  you’ve missed things or failed today.

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