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Job
Title: Program Manager
Title: Program Manager
Organisation: Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports
to: Country Director
to: Country Director
About
US:
US:
Lutheran World Relief is a
US non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting
solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering. LWF Uganda works to reduce
people’s vulnerability, supporting them to realize their potential, to build on
their assets, and to respond to their own problems and needs. LWF Uganda
currently has five areas of operation in Pader, Kitgum, Adjumani, Katakwi,
Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
US non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting
solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering. LWF Uganda works to reduce
people’s vulnerability, supporting them to realize their potential, to build on
their assets, and to respond to their own problems and needs. LWF Uganda
currently has five areas of operation in Pader, Kitgum, Adjumani, Katakwi,
Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
Job
Summary: The Program
Manager’s core functions are to support the Country Director (CD) in
identifying partners, research and project development, and preparation of
project concept papers and proposals for approval, assisting in project
implementation (especially in technical assistance to farmer organizations in
organizational development and agribusiness), grant management, and deriving
lessons learned from projects. The role of the Program Manager is to ensure
that the projects are implemented in accordance with contractual obligations
and meet the highest standard of implementation.
Summary: The Program
Manager’s core functions are to support the Country Director (CD) in
identifying partners, research and project development, and preparation of
project concept papers and proposals for approval, assisting in project
implementation (especially in technical assistance to farmer organizations in
organizational development and agribusiness), grant management, and deriving
lessons learned from projects. The role of the Program Manager is to ensure
that the projects are implemented in accordance with contractual obligations
and meet the highest standard of implementation.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Program
Operation:
Operation:
- Ensure LWR projects are designed and
implemented in accordance with LWR Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and
Learning Minimum Quality Standards. - Ensure
that project design, implementation, and evaluation teams (LWR staff,
partner staff, and/or contractors) use LWR’s Design, Monitoring,
Evaluation, and Learning approaches and tools accurately. - Support
the CD in developing relationship with private and public sector
partnerships to leverage resources and create innovative programs. - Provide
leadership in developing concept papers, proposals, and budgets. Ensure
that all proposal submissions are complete and properly formatted and that
they are received in sufficient time to allow for a complete review and
response, as needed, by the partners before submission to headquarters. - Work
closely with implementing partners to ensure the progress, financial,
audit, and evaluation reports are submitted to the LWR Uganda office in
accordance with the LWR’s guidelines and that they are submitted to the
headquarters and donors on a timely basis. - Keenly
monitor detailed implementation plan and budget of the projects; ensure
that partners implement activities as planned. - Assist
with the exchange of correspondence between LWR and implementing partners
and potential partners; send all relevant correspondence from the
headquarters to partners; send relevant communications to headquarters. - Maintain
partner, project related information and input all data into the data base
management system. - Assist
internal and external communications about LWR programs, including
branding and visibility of LWR programs, working with partners in
identifying key lessons learnt from projects, and documentation of case
studies. - Stay
abreast of development trends in Uganda.
Emergency Response and
Material Resources:
Material Resources:
- Work
in consultation with the CD to assist partners in timely response to
disasters and complex emergencies. - Ensure
that partners are in compliance with LWR material resource guidelines and
cooperation agreements. - Ensure
the monitoring, receiving, and distribution process with partners and advise
partners of any issues that require its attention as appropriate. Periodic
monitoring visits to the partner organizations, warehouses and
distribution sites, as well as examination of any records kept for the
said transactions.
Team Work:
- Offer
support in the development and implementation of LWR’s country operational
plan - Actively
participate in the development and periodic review of LWR’s strategy for
Uganda. - Build
and strengthen working relationships between LWR and its institutional and
community partners in Uganda. - Actively
participate in LWR country, regional, and global staff meetings. - Conduct
any other duties assigned by the CD
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Master’s
degree preferred. - At
least five years’ experience in agriculture, rural development,
finance/economics, or a related development field; - Previous
experience in project management and managing development programs within
an international NGO. - Prior
experience implementing institutional donor funded projects (bilateral
donors such as USAID, multilateral donors such as the European Union or UN
institutions, etc.). - Significant
experience in independently designing, managing, implementing, monitoring,
and evaluating development and risks reduction projects. - Previous
experience in agricultural livelihoods and agricultural value chain
development a must. Specific experience supporting producer organizations
to access agricultural inputs, advisory and business development services,
and output markets; increase their production and marketing efficiencies;
and enhance product competitiveness preferred. - Working
knowledge of gender and youth integration approaches relevant to
agricultural value chains is an added advantage. - Significant
experience using information and communication technology for project data
collection and/or to facilitate business transactions and service delivery
a plus. - Demonstrated
high-level technical, analytical, interpersonal skills and ability to meet
tight deadlines with logical analyses and clear presentation. - Computer
literacy i.e. proficiency in MS Outlook, MS Word and other Microsoft
Office programs as well as common internet applications. - Fluency
in English, with excellent written communication skills. Ability to speak
at least one Ugandan language. - Ability
to travel up to 70% of his/her time, mostly within Uganda. Ability to
travel occasionally within the region and to the US. - Evidence
of status to work legally in Uganda. Uganda national preferred. Women are
strongly urged to apply. - Show
commitment to LWR’s core value and ability to model those values in
relationships with colleagues and partners.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send an email to info-ug@lwrearo.org 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 an email to info-ug@lwrearo.org 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: - MINIMUM
SALARY EXPECTATION (monthly, gross):
Please include as
attachments in a single PDF file a cover letter and CV. Do not include copies
of diplomas or certificates.
attachments in a single PDF file a cover letter and CV. Do not include copies
of diplomas or certificates.
Deadline:
15th August, 2016 by 5:00 PM
15th August, 2016 by 5:00 PM
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