Job Title: Program Development Officer
Organisation: Life Changers
Initiative – Uganda (LCI-U)
Initiative – Uganda (LCI-U)
Duty Station: Mpigi, Uganda
About Us:
Life Changers Initiative – Uganda (LCI-U) is a community-based
organization CBO in Mpigi District.
organization CBO in Mpigi District.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
Work as a liaison between Life Changers’ and
Governmental/Non-Governmental authorities for collaborative programming on
behalf of Life Changers’.
Work as a liaison between Life Changers’ and
Governmental/Non-Governmental authorities for collaborative programming on
behalf of Life Changers’.
·
Regularly monitor and actively search for
upcoming agency “calls for proposals” and proactively inform the Country
Director of upcoming opportunities.
Regularly monitor and actively search for
upcoming agency “calls for proposals” and proactively inform the Country
Director of upcoming opportunities.
·
Write concept papers, proposals, and project
summaries in support of the Country Director.
Write concept papers, proposals, and project
summaries in support of the Country Director.
·
Work in liaison with the Country Director,
Deputy Country Director, and Finance Manager to develop proposal budgets.
Work in liaison with the Country Director,
Deputy Country Director, and Finance Manager to develop proposal budgets.
·
Work out Life Changers’ Program Management
Guidelines.
Work out Life Changers’ Program Management
Guidelines.
·
Coordinate assessments and conduct field visits
in order to collect and verify data.
Coordinate assessments and conduct field visits
in order to collect and verify data.
·
Keenly analyze data and background materials in
order to provide guidance and support to Country Director and key decision makers.
Keenly analyze data and background materials in
order to provide guidance and support to Country Director and key decision makers.
·
Research and propose best practices in
development programs and NGO operations.
Research and propose best practices in
development programs and NGO operations.
·
Oversee updates of Life Changers’ database that
captures project details and geographical coverage of activities.
Oversee updates of Life Changers’ database that
captures project details and geographical coverage of activities.
·
Work in liaison with stakeholders to ensure
accurate and appropriate impact stories are being developed regularly.
Work in liaison with stakeholders to ensure
accurate and appropriate impact stories are being developed regularly.
·
Act as the focal point for Life Changers’
Initiative-Uganda social media amounts, updating content, responding to
queries, and monitoring traffic flow.
Act as the focal point for Life Changers’
Initiative-Uganda social media amounts, updating content, responding to
queries, and monitoring traffic flow.
·
In charge of developing and writing of quarterly
reports and proposals.
In charge of developing and writing of quarterly
reports and proposals.
·
Provide surge capacity and assume additional
responsibilities in the event of a natural disaster or crisis.
Provide surge capacity and assume additional
responsibilities in the event of a natural disaster or crisis.
·
Support the Country Director with strategic
planning and the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of newly
funded programs.
Support the Country Director with strategic
planning and the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of newly
funded programs.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
·
Possession of a Master’s degree in related
fields (international relations, international health, agriculture, economics,
etc.);
Possession of a Master’s degree in related
fields (international relations, international health, agriculture, economics,
etc.);
·
A minimum of three to five years’ related
experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
A minimum of three to five years’ related
experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
·
Previous experience working for humanitarian
organizations.
Previous experience working for humanitarian
organizations.
·
Excellent analytical and strategic thinking
skills
Excellent analytical and strategic thinking
skills
·
Proven experience in proposal writing and
M&E (including data management).
Proven experience in proposal writing and
M&E (including data management).
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should hand deliver
their applications to our office on Plot 10 Lumumba Avenue Kampala, Tel 0757133932
their applications to our office on Plot 10 Lumumba Avenue Kampala, Tel 0757133932
Deadline: 18th
November 2016 by 5:00 pm.
November 2016 by 5:00 pm.
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