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• Achieve timely and effective
  implementation of its operation in Bidi Bidi Resettlement site – Yumbe
  district.
• In charge of initiating effective
  monitoring and reporting mechanisms as part of the Population Movement
  Emergency Appeal operation.
• Responsible for supporting the production
  of timely narrative and financial reports, according to URCS/IFRC
  procedures
• Provide coaching, mentoring and capacity
  building support, as required, to the operations management and technical
  staff of Uganda Red Cross Society.
• Ensure the application of the strategic
  direction of operations and focusing on achievement of the planned
  objectives.
• Maintain close reporting and communication
  lines with URCS HQ.
• Support the URCS operation
  structures/sectors to cooperate, collaborate and consult with key partners
  including Government agencies, UN partners and NGOs, and Movement partners
  to ensure consistency, harmonization and to avoid and duplication of
  effort.
• Regularly monitor the implementation of
  all activities as laid out in the plan of action, with particular
  attention to the broader context monitoring of achievement of results.
• Support the URCS to manage the effective
  and proper use of assets, financial resources and facilities according to
  URCS and IFRC standard procedures in order to comply with auditing
  requirements.
• Offer support in the planning and
  implementation of the operation staff task
• Ensure SPHERE standards are attained and
  maintained where appropriate
• Ensure international and/or national
  WatSan related standards are maintained
• Ensure all URCS needs are addressed where
  appropriate
• Facilitate the documentation of best
  practices and lessons learned from the URCS activities and assist in
  disseminating them to Federation staff and partners.
• Assure full compliance of operations with
  RC/RC principles, URCS rules, regulations and policies and operational
  strategies of the NS and relevant reference documents and policies
  (Sphere, Do No Harm).

• The ideal candidate for the Red Cross Society
  Operations Manager career opportunity should hold a post-graduate Degree
  in Primary Health Care, Community Development, Sociology,  Development management and Management
  or/and extensive practical management experience preferably in development
  and humanitarian response programmes;
• Trainings of added value in; Project
  planning and management, Emergencies and Relief operations/ Disaster Risk
  Reduction, Participatory approaches and methodologies, Monitoring and
  evaluation.
• A minimum of five years’ practical
  experience in Emergency work and disaster preparedness/operations, and
  development management.
• Previous experience of managing the
  programme cycle, including assessments, project design, proposal and
  report writing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in, and a commitment to, the
  implementation of robust Performance Management and staff capacity
  building and development
• Excellent communication, people management
  and interpersonal skills in English.
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word,
  Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Strong representational and communication
  skills;
• Impeccable level of integrity
• Strong results orientation, with the
  ability to challenge existing mindsets.
• Excellent planning, coordination, and
  reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload
  comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong analytical, monitoring and
  evaluation, and report-writing abilities;
• Technical skills in two or more Key URCS
  sectors – Disaster Management, Health, Livelihoods, WASH, Protection.
• Strong, demonstrable, financial management
  skills, particularly in budgeting and reporting.

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