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• Provide oversight of the implementation of
  the project, with an emphasis on ensuring the timely and high quality
  achievement of the project goal and objectives by the respective
  Consortium partners.
• Take charge of the project inception phase,
  developing detailed implementation strategy, harmonizing approaches and
  methodologies for project implementation across the members of the
  consortium.
• Lead and manage the Programme Management Unit
  (PMU) including grants, finance and MEAL functions.
• Facilitate provision of training for project
  staff from members of consortium on relevant guidelines, regulations and
  procedures.
• Coordinate and source expert advisory input
  into the PMU from technical advisors appointed from the consortium
  partners.
• Ensuring that 
  partners provide monthly output trackers and consolidate to provide
  monthly status updates on the Consortium’s progress, challenges and
  planned mitigation measures.
• Management oversight for financial and
  administrative management, ensuring compliance by all partners with all
  relevant donor and organizational guidelines, regulations and procedures.
• Keenly review annual work plans, budgets,
  interim and final reports prior to submission to the donor in consultation
  with the Chairperson of the Steering Committee.
• Initiate and facilitate three annual Steering
  Committee meetings, drafting agendas to reflect priorities, challenges and
  opportunities for the Consortium.
• Chair the PMU meetings between partner
  representatives, technical advisors, M&E and support functions.
• Manage the development of the Consortium
  advocacy strategy and promote the use of Consortium-generated knowledge
  and learning;
• Coordinate and develop research areas of
  interest to facilitate wider learning.
• Ensure proactive engagement, and facilitate
  formal meetings with key stakeholders including with the Government
  authorities
• Ensure close coordination with other
  implementing agencies outside the NGO consortium who are implementing
  other parts of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa funded activities in
  the same area.
• Represent the Consortium in coordination
  mechanisms as needed
• Ensure timely and accurate programmatic and
  financial reporting to the donor, collating inputs from the Consortium
  partners.

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold a post-graduate
  degree in international relations, business administration, management,
  human rights, social sciences or related field;
• At least seven years professional work
  experience in humanitarian/ development work including in displacement
  setting
• Significant experience of successfully
  managing and leading Consortia;
• The successful candidate will possess high-level
  management skills
• Excellent track record of successfully
  managing consortia, broad experience in project design and implementation
• Proven ability to successfully manage,
  cooperation between consortium partners, donors and other stakeholders.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the context
  in Northern Uganda is an added advantage
• Technical expertise and experience in
  livelihoods, conflict management and child learning in post conflict
  setting is an advantage
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning
  skills;
• High-level communication and people skills;
• Excellent writing skills and able to
  negotiate effectively between different stakeholders, and to represent the
  Consortium at high level forums;
• Extensive experience in representation and
  networking, in particular with Government authorities, EU, humanitarian
  and development actors;
• Familiarity with MEAL, including in complex
  programmes;
• Demonstrated project, program and human
  resource management experience, including working with local partners;
• Proven ability in working in hardship
  environments.
• The position will require extensive travel to
  the field;
• Professional fluency in written and spoken
  English

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