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• Serving as the overall manager of project
  activities in the respective project country
• Offering technical and administrative
  leadership to the NPIU and act as the national representative of the
  project at regional and international levels;
• Tasked with observing agreed project
  management procedures in order to facilitate project implementation and
  ensure delivery of high quality outcomes;
• Work in close consultation with local
  partners, prepare national work plans and annual updates including
  national budget allocations;
• Facilitate communications and linkages at
  local, national and regional levels, as well as with the Global Project
  Coordinator (GPC);
• Provide support to GPSC meetings as
  required;
• Organize national meetings, draft agendas
  in consultation with Work Package 2, and record decisions of national
  meetings;
• Coordinate work among NPIU staff, the
  national teams and stakeholders;
• Manage the project budget in accordance
  with the agreed work plan and approved disbursal of project funds, taking
  into account the decisions of the National Steering Committee and Global
  Project Steering Committee;
• Develop terms of reference of
  sub-contractors and support procedures for executing subcontracts;
• support the GPC in developing monitoring
  and evaluation reports:
• Provide timely biannual progress and
  financial reports to UNEP-WCMC
• Promote public relations of the project in
  the country and globally;
• Maintain good communication with project
  partners and others in the country
• Work to secure additional finances,
  including availing of opportunities for private sector co-financing, for
  the approved work plan as necessary;
• Coordinate country provision of committed
  in-kind and in-cash contributions for the project.
• Coordinate and contribute to the
  preparation and publication of national scientific and technical outputs
  from the Project, in collaboration with WP5
• Organise national technical and scientific
  meetings as appropriate
• Provide technical training and capacity
  building in relevant technical areas where appropriate
• Identify suitable national technical and
  scientific experts to participate in the ITAUG and provide backstopping to
  the Project
• Responsible at national level for the
  achievement of project objectives, results, and all fundamental aspects of
  project execution;
• Regularly report to the National Project
  Coordinator and Project Steering Committee (PSC)
• Be accountable to the GPC for the
  achievement of project objectives, results and all technical aspects of
  national component execution.
• The incumbent will also maintain regular
  communication with the local and national project partners and others that
  may be interested in furthering the project outcomes in the country
• Maintain regular communication with the
  GPC
• Supervise the work of the national
  consultants and other participants.

• The ideal candidate for the NEMA National
  Project Manager career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in any
  of the following: Environment and/or Natural Resources Management, Natural
  Sciences.
• Possession of a Masters degree in any of
  the above is a MUST. Any other additional relevant qualifications are an
  added advantage.
• At least five years’ experience in
  administration/management of international projects;
• Previous experience in project management
  and administrative management;
• Prior exposure and experience in
  facilitating meetings or discussions;
• Previous experience with GEF policies and
  procedures, including logframes and similar project planning tools;
• Experience working with regional and
  international partners
• Willingness and ability to travel
  frequently nationally and internationally
• Ability to work effectively with senior
  government officials, research institutes, non-governmental organizations
  (NGOs), and local communities, etc.;
• Ability to manage budgets;
• Excellent communication skills, including
  fluency in written and spoken English.
• Working knowledge and experience with
  Government of Uganda Agencies is desirable
• Previous experience in managing
  multi-stakeholder develop Management projects
• Ability to administer budgets, supervise
  staff at all levels and interact with local stakeholders and Government
  officials
• Strong drafting, editing, reporting and
  presentation skills
• Proficiency in use of computer applications
  and packages (Excel and word among others)
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Acts as a team player and facilitates team
  work
• Facilitates and encourages open
  communication in the team, communicates effectively;
• Shares knowledge and encourages the
  learning of others. 

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