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• Keeping up-to-date in terms of relevant
  socio-economic, food security, livelihood and rural economic developments
  and trends within the development sectors and how these will impact on
  programme direction and effectiveness;
• Providing on-going review and development
  of overall country strategy, and of individual project objectives;
• Ensure that adequate mechanisms to assess
  and monitor the security environment are in place and that security
  measures mitigate identified risks;
• Steer the development and implementation
  of the Country Security Guidelines and Management Plan / Standard
  Operating Procedures ensuring that the organisation’s management practices
  reflect these;
• Ensuring that all projects are monitored
  and evaluated, are in line with deadlines, are appropriate, necessary,
  cost effective, targeted, sustainable and in keeping with SHA’s philosophy
  and strategy.
• Working closely with the programme support
  team in Ireland / UK to ensure best practice in all aspects of project
  cycle management from identification, planning, implementation, monitoring
  and evaluation;
• Ensuring positive working relationship
  with all partners and stakeholders (government ministries, communities,
  NGOs, etc.), including preparation of partnership agreements where
  necessary.
• Providing technical advice and support,
  where necessary, to project teams
• Ensuring that an appropriate development
  programme which is balanced, well documented and effective in terms of
  costs and outputs is delivered.
• Working with our partner organisations to
  drive forward and develop national and sometimes regional activities for
  Policy, Research and Advocacy to further the interests of small holder
  farmers in Uganda.
• Encouraging the development of appropriate
  research with a view to improving the quality of field work and
  influencing policy changes that will improve the quality of life for
  people in Uganda.
• Ensure partnership agreements and MOUs are
  properly prepared, monitored and implemented throughout their timeframe.

• Develop and implement a funding strategy
  for the Country Programme to secure restricted grants from institutions
  including annual targets
• Develop relationships and work closely
  with major institutional donors and contractors with a view to optimising
  financing for programmes
• Keep abreast of the trends within the
  donor environment in the Country and Internationally
• Ensure the team support the production of
  good quality funding proposals and respond to call for proposals in a
  timely manner
• Facilitate donor visits, donor meetings,
  round table discussions and evaluations as necessary.

• Direct line management of senior staff
• Accountability for the overall health,
  welfare and safety of personnel
• Recruitment of all senior staff ensuring a
  high level of competence in personnel recruited via good induction,
  contract extension / termination /promotion in conjunction with and
  liaising with HR management in Ireland/UK, HR policy guidelines and Uganda
  Labour Law
• Ensuring that there are procedures in
  place to support and encourage appropriate personal and professional
  development of staff
• Ensuring that there is ongoing review/evaluation
  of staff performance
• Ensuring adherence by all staff to SHA
  rules, regulations and policies

• Building and maintaining effective relationships
  with Government Ministries and Local Government Authorities at national,
  regional and local levels.
• Building and maintaining effective
  relationships with a range of partners from research organisations,
  agricultural colleges, universities, other NGOs and donors
• Creating opportunities to promote and
  disseminate lessons learned within SHA programmes to a wider audience
  (farmers, local government, research institutions, other NGOs, etc.)
• Creating opportunities for Media and PR
  coverage for the work of SHA.

• Ultimate accountability for all financial
  matters and compliance with all financial controls as set down by the
  Chief Financial Officer of SHA, donor regulations and the Government of
  Uganda
• Working with HQ to develop and implement
  effective information and resource management systems
• Lead responsibility for increasing and
  overseeing fundraising through the identification of opportunities with
  various donors, the preparation of appropriate funding proposals and the
  management of donor relations

• The applicant should hold appropriate
  degree level qualifications, preferably supplemented by relevant
  post-graduate qualifications
• At least five years management experience
  in a similar environment
• The ability and resilience to cope with
  multiple internal and external demands together with proven experience in
  managing change in complex environments
• A strong commitment to the aims,
  objectives and values of the programme in Uganda
• High level of initiative, motivation,
  commitment and professionalism
• Excellent verbal, analytical,
  organizational and written skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal and inter-cultural
  communication skills. This should include the ability to instil trust and
  confidence in partner organisations and colleagues from a variety of
  backgrounds
• Excellent staff management and personnel
  skills including a proven ability to develop the capacities of
  multi-disciplinary professional teams.
• Experience in programme proposal and
  report writing with a proven ability to secure funding
• Experience in liaising with government
  officials and a variety of donors
• Ability to properly manage complex financial
  control and management systems.
• Sound and up to date knowledge of
  development concepts, methodologies and techniques and the ability to
  critique them.
• Commitment to international and
  humanitarian NGO codes, standards and practices
• Expertise in rural enterprise development
  – value chains, credit, cooperative/farmer association development, etc.
• A strong appreciation of how to use media,
  lobbying and mass mobilisation.
• A knowledge and experience of working in
  Uganda

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