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Job Title: Deputy Project Coordinator
Organization: Ministry of
Education, Science, Technology and Sports
Education, Science, Technology and Sports
Funding Source: World Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Project
Coordinator (PC)
Coordinator (PC)
About US:
The Government of Uganda through Ministry of Education and Sports has
received – a credit from the World Bank/ International Development Association
(IDA) as support towards the implementation of skills development projects.
These projects include; Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project
(ARSDP) which covers Skills Access and Upgrade for Uganda Skills Development
Project (USDP). Overall oversight and guidance of projects’ components
implementation lies with the Ministry of Education and Sports coordinated and
supported by a project coordination unit with a number of specialists already
in place. The Government of Uganda also provides counterpart funding to support
activities of these projects.
received – a credit from the World Bank/ International Development Association
(IDA) as support towards the implementation of skills development projects.
These projects include; Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project
(ARSDP) which covers Skills Access and Upgrade for Uganda Skills Development
Project (USDP). Overall oversight and guidance of projects’ components
implementation lies with the Ministry of Education and Sports coordinated and
supported by a project coordination unit with a number of specialists already
in place. The Government of Uganda also provides counterpart funding to support
activities of these projects.
Job Summary: The Deputy
Project Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the
projects’ (Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project and Uganda Skills
Development Project) activities including planning and directing the project
technical team to ensure timely implementation of the activities.
Project Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the
projects’ (Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project and Uganda Skills
Development Project) activities including planning and directing the project
technical team to ensure timely implementation of the activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Development of strategies to keep ARSDP
and USDP on track, and updating of the results framework for USDP - Assessing information needs of key
stakeholders arid providing timely feedback on the projects. - Regularly furnishing the PC and the MoES
management team with reports on the implementation progress of the
projects’ activities. - Monitoring and evaluation of activities
towards achieving Projects’ development objective and their key
indicators. - Coordinating the preparation of weekly,
monthly and quarterly reports to keep stakeholders update with the
Projects’ activities. - Coordinating the preparation and
implementation of all Procurement Plans, Training Plans, Work Plans and
Budgets. - Support the Project Coordinator in
managing all the professional aspects of projects’ activities which
include; - In charge of reviewing and
quality controlling the various tasks and outputs under the Projects,
which include consultancy assignments, preparation of bid documents,
procurement, contract awards and payments, in-house and external
activities; - Responsible for preparing
Projects’ briefs, work plans, budgets and other working documents as
required under the credits agreement. - Actively participating in
supervision of selected consultants and contractQrs for contracted
Projects’ activities to ensure compliance with agreed performance
standards; - In charge of reviewing of
Consultants’ reports and appraisal of agreed projects deliverables; - Participating in the review
and quality assurance of goods and services delivered under the projects; - Participating and providing sound
technical advice in all technical meetings related to all projects’
components at both ministry and institution levels - Supporting the Project Coordinator in
preparation and seeking of necessary Bank clearances for all projects’
activities that require clearances prior to their execution - Convening weekly coordination meetings
within the coordination unit to review progress of the projects’
activities and prepare weekly briefs on the progress; - Assisting the Project Coordinator to
convene evaluation % committee meetings and site visits by supervision
teams in liaison with line departments/units; - Assisting the Project Coordinator to
prepare for Monthly Projects’ Review meetings chaired by PS/ES or his/her designee; - In charge of coordinating the payment of
consultants’ suppliers’ and contractors’ claims by ensure that the claims
are certified and match with the work done or goods and services supplied;
and that requisitions are submitted to relevant authorities for timely
payments; - Ensuring the proper utilization of project
resources, and that facilitation for field visits and office requirements
are processed in time, duly accounted for and properly utilized - Tracking requests for contract variations,
validating their genuineness, coordinate their processing and compiling
recommendations from Procurement Unit, Construction Management Unit (CMU)
or Consultants for necessary and timely action; - In charge of tracking the achievement of
results in line with the project results framework; - Coordinating the timely implementation of
recommendations from line departments, monthly reports, audits and reports
from Government Inspection Agencies, such as Auditor General, PPDA, IGG,
and recommendations by World Bank; - Assisting the Project coordinator in the
day to day management of all recurrent operating activities that are
required to effectively implement the projects and supervising, guiding
and appraising the staff in the coordination unit, to ensure that all the
projects’ activities completed in time; - Perform any other duties related to
project implementation as shall be assigned to her/him by the Project
Coordinator.
Key Performance Indicators:
- ARSDP and USDP on track implementation
strategies to be submitted within two months of the commencement of the
DPC’s services. - Updated Project Development Objective
Indicators in the Results framework for USDP within the first four months
of the commencement of DPC’s contract - Send weekly briefs, monthly and quarterly
progress reports on all projects’ activities throughout the duration of
the DPC’s contract. - Appraisals of project staff done on a six
months basis within the duration of the DPC’s contract. - Records of minutes of all technical and
review meetings held on the project activities throughout the duration of
the DPC’s contract. - Final report on payments, all cdnsultancy
services, procurements of works, goods and services delivered under the
projects and all other projects’ activities at the end of the contract.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the World Bank
Deputy Project Coordinator vacancy should hold a Masters’ Degree or
equivalent in (Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering
fields, TVET Education, Economics) from a recognized university. - Possession of a Post graduate
qualification/Experience – in project management is desirable for
candidates with qualifications other than project management. - A qualification or experience in Technical
and Vocational Education Training (TVET) internationally/regionally is an
added advantage - A minimum of ten years working experience
in a reputable organization five of which should have been in project
management/leadership responsibilities - Significant experience in the use of
computer programs for project management - Demonstrated competence in the fields of
financial management, procurement management, and monitoring and
evaluation; - Familiarity with Donor funded Project
Management procedures. Experience in World Bank/IDA funded projects is
advantage. - Impeccable level of personal integrity is
desired
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications to the following address;
applications to the following address;
Commissioner Human Resource Management,
Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports,
4th Floor, Room 10,
Embassy House
P.O. Box 7063 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 30th
September 2016 by 17:00 Hrs
September 2016 by 17:00 Hrs
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