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Women’s Rights Project’s Coordinator NGO Jobs – Oxfam
Job Title: Women’s Rights Project’s Coordinator
Organisation: Oxfam
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Women’s Rights Advisor
About Oxfam:
Oxfam
is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked together in more
than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. To
achieve this, we support local projects in developing countries, we lobby
governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest
people and we campaign to involve citizens in our work. We implement our programs
by working with local NGO partners and civil society organizations and engaging
with private sector and governments. Oxfam employs over 6,000 people worldwide
in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our program is anchored on three broad
themes deliberately focused on Women’s Rights: Resilient Livelihoods,
Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian Preparedness and Response.
is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked together in more
than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. To
achieve this, we support local projects in developing countries, we lobby
governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest
people and we campaign to involve citizens in our work. We implement our programs
by working with local NGO partners and civil society organizations and engaging
with private sector and governments. Oxfam employs over 6,000 people worldwide
in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our program is anchored on three broad
themes deliberately focused on Women’s Rights: Resilient Livelihoods,
Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian Preparedness and Response.
Job Summary: The Women’s Rights Project’s Coordinator will be responsible
for quality and timely delivery of the Women’s leadership, and Women economic
empowerment and care (WE- Care) projects and play an active role in ending
Violence against women Campaign. The Women’s Rights Project’s Coordinator will
also support the delivery of the projects: Women’s Leadership to advance
Women’s land Rights and WE- Care project in the Greater North and will manage a
consortium of partners who will be working as a coalition of Women’s Rights
organisations. The incumbent will also ensure timely reporting by the
Consortium lead partner and disbursement of grants including organising on
going capacity building support to the partner(s). He/she will build strong
collaboration and linkages with other country programmes implementing similar
projects to facilitate learning and project effectiveness. The P.O should be
able to comprehend the overall OCS and specific thematic areas and work with
theme leads to enhance integration of WE-Care and Women’s Leadership into all
projects delivered by Oxfam. The P.O will be involved in other Women’s Rights
initiatives including the Ending Violence against women Campaign.
for quality and timely delivery of the Women’s leadership, and Women economic
empowerment and care (WE- Care) projects and play an active role in ending
Violence against women Campaign. The Women’s Rights Project’s Coordinator will
also support the delivery of the projects: Women’s Leadership to advance
Women’s land Rights and WE- Care project in the Greater North and will manage a
consortium of partners who will be working as a coalition of Women’s Rights
organisations. The incumbent will also ensure timely reporting by the
Consortium lead partner and disbursement of grants including organising on
going capacity building support to the partner(s). He/she will build strong
collaboration and linkages with other country programmes implementing similar
projects to facilitate learning and project effectiveness. The P.O should be
able to comprehend the overall OCS and specific thematic areas and work with
theme leads to enhance integration of WE-Care and Women’s Leadership into all
projects delivered by Oxfam. The P.O will be involved in other Women’s Rights
initiatives including the Ending Violence against women Campaign.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Partner Management:
- Ensure timely disbursement of grants to
partners - Carry out monthly monitoring visits to the
partner and the sub-grantees to ensure activities are implemented and
funds contribute to the achievement of the agreed goals objectives - Offer support the partner in delivery and
organising of Local and National level activities - Keenly review quarterly and annual narrative
and finance reports to ensure they meet the required standard and are
submitted as per agreed schedule. - Review and evaluate the project delivery,
learning lessons from it for improving project quality and sharing within
and beyond Oxfam in Uganda - Facilitate six monthly a learning forum with
the partners to assess outcomes of the project. - Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the
performance of partners, and take remedial action where necessary share
with Oxfam - Continuously coordinate Capacity building of
consortium members based on Capacity assessment needs
2. MEAL, Cross Programme
Learning and Reporting:
Learning and Reporting:
- Support Partner in developing Project MEAL
framework and Matrix and follow up on implementation of the same Provide
regular analysis to Oxfam and Partner of the Women’s Leadership and WE-
Care programming concerns both at a macro & micro level - Prepare Oxfam and donor reports as necessary
to adequate quality and on time, in compliance with Oxfam and donor
requirements. - Build an effective link with the Pan Africa
team and Oxford team and other countries implementing Women’s Leadership
and WE-Care Programmes, provide regular material for the web-based
information sharing platforms, as well as other platforms (newsletters,
etc). - Represent Oxfam in all activities related to
the Women’s Leadership and WE- Care project across the country and region.
3. Financial Management:
- Maintain reviews of BVAs and milestones for
the project on a monthly basis - Ensure BVAs are reviewed on a minimum monthly
basis and corrected where necessary, and action is taken to ensure optimal
utilisation of funds; - Provide support in the implementation of
audits as required by donors and the organisation; - Ensure that partners are regularly reviewed
and comply with Oxfam and donor requirements, and adequately trained and
briefed to do so
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
and Post postgraduate qualification in a relevant field e.g. Women’s
Studies, Human Gender and Development, Social Sciences. - At least four years’ proven programme
experience of delivering similar Gender justice and women’s rights
programmes/projects in development and Humanitarian contexts - Proven experience of working with and
managing partner organisations. - Previous exposure and experience of
campaigning, advocacy and influencing work, ideally with experience on
Women’s Rights issues, including Violence against Women. - Broad knowledge and understanding of the
gender aspects - Development, humanitarian and campaign
programmes, with an ability to support mainstreaming in these areas. - Proven influencing and negotiating skills
with internal and external audiences in complex and stressful
circumstances. - Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills, together with the capacity to remain calm under pressure and not
lose sight of strategic priorities. - Ability and willingness to learn.
- Ability to travel extensively in all areas of
the country & the region as required
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications in
writing, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae (Not exceeding 2MB) to
the HR and Admin Coordinator at jobs@oxfamnovib.nl
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications in
writing, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae (Not exceeding 2MB) to
the HR and Admin Coordinator at jobs@oxfamnovib.nl
Deadline: 11th May, 2016
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