Emergency Initiative Manager ECHO Project Jobs – CARE International

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Job Title:            Emergency Initiative Manager
Organisation: CARE
International
Funding Source: European
Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Program Manager
About US:
CARE International is a leading global development and humanitarian
organization. In 2014, CARE worked in 90 countries around the world, supporting
880 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects, reaching more
than 72 million people. CARE International in Uganda (CARE) works with others
to make a sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor, with a focus
on women and girls. Our current program focusses on women and girls’ economic
rights, particularly financial inclusion and governance of natural resources
women and girls depend upon, and on their sexual and reproductive health
rights, including a life free of violence. Our programming is guided by our
core values of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.
About ECHO Programme:
CARE Uganda will work in partnership with Oxfam International in Uganda
on an emergency program funded by ECHO, a one-year programme whose main
objective is to save lives, reduce suffering, promote human dignity and
increase resilience of refugees and host communities, in particular women,
girls and boys, in the Bidibidi settlement in Yumbe district and Imvepi and
Rhino Camp settlements in Arua district. It will also aim to reduce
vulnerability of refugees by tackling social exclusion through its use of
participatory and empowering approaches. As a result, the most marginalized
members of the society, particularly vulnerable women and female headed
households, are able to benefit from the programme. The emergency programme
will be using a rights based approach and will strengthen women’s ability to
exercise their rights in a community. The project will work in the districts of
Arua and Yumbe.
Job Summary: The Emergency
Initiative Manager will be responsible for the overall management and
coordination of CARE Uganda’s implementation of the programme, from starting up
the project by drawing from the objectives and agreed upon key activities in
the project proposal, develop, detailed monthly implementation plans and
related budgets. Ensure DIPs (Detailed Implementation Plans) are followed and
closely monitored to implement activities within the agreed timeframes and with
available resources and immediately report any problems or deviations from
plans. Ensure a result based monitoring and evaluation system is developed, by
developing a learning system that not only generates quantitative data but
allows for ongoing collection of participants views on the programs relevance
and success. The jobholder will promote and coordinate effective communication
with donors, the prime organization and government partners as well as with
other stakeholders (NGOs and CBOs). The jobholder will train the fulltime
Initiative Manager and ensure smooth transition and handover.   
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the CARE International
    Emergency Initiative Manager job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree
    or equivalent in one of the following fields (sociology, anthropology,
    economic development, business administration, agricultural economics or
    related fields
  • At least five years of proven experience
    in emergency project i management in rural or refugee settings
  • A minimum of three years of senior
    management experience at project level, preferably in an  international development organization
    including one year experience in supervising project staff.
  • Excellent community facilitation skills
    and familiarity with participatory rural appraisal tools and approaches
    and qualitative research j tools
  • Previous exposure and experience in
    operational research preferred.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
application letters together with detailed CVs/ resumes giving daytime
telephone contacts and names and addresses of three professional referees to ugarecruitment@care.org
Deadline: 30th April 2017

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