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• Planning and budgeting: the
  Country Manager will be involved in compiling and agreeing annual and
  quarterly budgets and plans for Irise Uganda in consultation with the
  Director and Head of Operations of Irise International and the Irise
  Uganda Board.
• Reporting: the Country Manager
  will be responsible for delivering timely and comprehensive reports to the
  designated members of the Irise International team (and the Irise Uganda
  Board). Reporting will include monthly, quarterly and annual reports
  tracking progress against pre-agreed activity targets and summarising
  spending.
• Team
  Management: the Country Manager will chair weekly whole team meetings
  and other regular meetings with the senior team. They will review the work
  plans and reports of the Project Managers and meet with them at least
  monthly to review progress and provide support including ensuring good
  time management and appropriate strategic priorities are pursued.
• Training and Capacity building:
  the Country Manager will organise relevant team training days at least quarterly
  as well as identifying and organising additional training to meet the
  needs of the Project Managers. They will oversee team appraisals (at least
  twice a year), ensure every team member has an appropriate Professional
  Development Plan and that sufficient progress is being made towards the
  agreed goals. They will also deliver parts of Irise’s training to partners
  and oversee the development of any new training materials needed by the
  Enterprise or Education Teams.
• Networking: the Country Manager
  will represent Irise at relevant national level meetings and conferences.
  They will also meet with prospective partners and established partners to
  agree plans and review progress. They will represent Irise International
  at Irise Uganda Ltd Board Meetings and liaise with the Director of
  Operations to ensure Irise International’s agenda is articulated.
• Research and Evaluation: The
  Country Manager will be responsible for ensuring that routine data
  collection and entry are taking place and will work with the Director of
  Irise International to ensure the team responds and adjusts its activities
  and strategic priorities in response to the data produced. They will be
  responsible for compiling and reporting on simple, routine evaluation and
  data collection exercises and will be asked to facilitate external
  researchers or evaluators engaged to conduct more complex evaluation or
  data collection exercises.
• Record Keeping: The Country
  Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all routine record keeping
  takes place in an accurate and timely manner. They will be responsible for
  reviewing existing systems and identifying and solving issues. They may be
  responsible for creating new record keeping tools and systems as projects
  expand.

• The ideal candidate must hold a university
  degree
• Prior experience of managing a small team
  of between 5-20 people. (The role would involve directly supervising 2-3
  members of staff each managing their own small teams).
• Prior experience managing an annual budget
  of between 400,000,000-2,200,000,000 Ugandan shillings
• Prior experience of senior management or
  leadership of a small organisation
• Prior experience of budgeting, planning
  and report writing within the NGO Sector
• Prior experience training and mentoring
  more junior team members
• Prior experience representing an
  organisation at national level meetings and events and negotiating and
  managing partnership.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional
  communication skills (this will be assessed during interview).
• Exhibit commitment to evidence based
  practice i.e. the ongoing review and refinement of strategy and activities
  in response to data and a commitment to product high quality data
  justifying the charity’s work and demonstrating its impact
• A commitment to supporting the education
  and empowerment of women and girls and the pursuit of gender equality.
  i.e. the realisation of a world where women and girls have equal access to
  all opportunities.
• Show commitment to creating a
  collaborative work environment where creative thinking, innovation and the
  open sharing of challenges and ideas is encouraged in all members of the
  team.
• Excellent IT skills including the use of
  Gmail, Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point and social media
  platforms including Facebook and Twitter. Candidates should be able to
  complete data entry and simple analysis in excel using formula. (Please
  note that IT skills will be tested as part of the interview process).
• Clear motivation/commitment to work with
  Irise.
• Strong references from previous employers
  will be required.
• Prior experience of conducting and
  interpreting research and evaluation.
• Prior exposure or experience of public
  health research methodologies and approaches.
• Prior exposure to or experience of the use
  of Theory of Change and Log Frames in project planning and management.
• Prior experience working on income
  generating or entrepreneurial projects in the community, menstrual health
  and hygiene projects or other projects to support the empowerment of women
  and girls.

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