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• Lead and manage community-based system
  strengthening activities and ensure alignment with global best practice
  and national policies, standards and plans.
• Work in close coordination with global
  technical advisors from the 4Children Consortium, manage the
  implementation of project activities and ensure adherence to international
  standards, documented best practices and relevant donor guidelines, by
  both project staff and implementing partners.
• Build and maintain regular communication
  with the 4Children Child Protection Senior Technical Advisor and ensure
  key changes in approach and focus are done in consultation with the
  4Children Global Team, 4Children Uganda Project Director and relevant
  consortium focal points.

• Take lead of all aspects of the project’s
  community-based system strengthening activities and ensure that
  implementation of activities is in line with the project’s approach,
  approved work plan and budget. This includes providing support to the
  Project Director and consortium partners to address emerging issues
  identified throughout the planning and execution of activities.
• Offer technical support and guidance to
  diverse collaborating institutions and partners to ensure that project
  objectives are achieved to the highest technical standards.
• Mentor and support project staff and
  partners to achieve high quality programming.
• Coordinate with the respective line
  ministries/officials, civil society and academia to build strategic
  partnerships and leverage in-country experience, systems and tools. This
  coordination includes ensuring stakeholder engagement and input in the
  development of standardized approaches and tools.
• Support staff and partners to collaborate
  and coordinate effectively during program planning and implementation and
  support joint-reviews. This support includes overseeing the development,
  implementation and review of monthly plans to strengthen collaboration and
  to monitor progress of expected outputs and deliverables.
• Work in liaison with global technical
  advisors from the 4Children Consortium, support the identification of
  technical assistance and capacity building needs, and coordinate the delivery
  of targeted interventions to strengthen local capacity.
• Ensure project implementation is in
  accordance with CRS programming standards and CRS core values and engage
  respective country program staff for support as needed.
• Provide support to and collaborate closely
  with consortium partners and implementing partners.
• Actively participate in the recruitment
  and management of project staff and the selection and coordination of
  consultants.

• Work closely with 4Children staff and
  partners to ensure that project monitoring data are used and analyzed for
  program planning, monitoring, learning and performance measurement.
• Contribute to the development of accurate
  and timely donor project narrative reports, quarterly performance data, as
  well as other reports needed/required by the local government, donors, the
  CRS regional office or headquarters.
• Support the identification, documentation
  and dissemination of project results in various forms, including but not
  limited to abstracts, PowerPoint presentations, case studies, and support
  learning across CRS and 4Children programs.

• Liaise with Government of Uganda
  authorities, particularly in relation to programmatic and technical matters.
• Engage 4Children consortium partners as
  well as local implementing and research partners as appropriate, during
  key stages in the project cycle for their insights on the appropriateness
  of program approaches and interventions and to support program quality.
• Support meaningful engagement and
  partnerships with and among key stakeholders engaged in social service
  workforce strengthening, and community-based system strengthening
  initiatives, including government, civil society, learning institutions
  and UN agencies.

• The ideal candidate for the USAID
  4Children Project Manager: Community System Strengthening career
  opportunity must hold a Master’s Degree required. Degree in social
  sciences, social work or public health preferred.
• At least eight years of work experience,
  with at least five years in a program management position with progressive
  responsibilities for an international NGO.
• Demonstrated expertise in social welfare
  systems with a focus on the para-social workforce.
• Experience and abilities in a range of
  capacity strengthening methods, including guidelines and curricula
  development, and facilitating large stakeholder meetings, and trainings
  etc.
• Previous exposure and experience in
  engaging and managing complex relationships with key stakeholders and
  partners, including government, civil society and community-based actors.
• Staff management experience, including
  ability to manage staff in a supportive and respectful manner while
  ensuring that staff fulfill their responsibilities and implement
  activities in accordance with the project workplan and individual
  performance objectives.
• Previous experience working on
  USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USG rules and regulations.
• Show commitment to uphold CRS agency standards,
  policies and procedures, and to comply with donor requirements.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
  in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing
  Applications, information and budget management systems.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, systems
  thinking and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture
  and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
• Strong relations management abilities.
  Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented
  and results-oriented.
• Team leadership abilities.
• Ability to travel within Uganda on a
  regular basis (approximately 20%).
• Willingness to travel outside of Uganda on
  a regular basis to attend conferences, workshops, or other related
  activities.

• Set clear goals and manage toward them
• Collaborate effectively with staff and
  stakeholders
• Manage financial resources with integrity
• Apply program quality standards to project
  design and organizational learning

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