Job Title: Projects Manager
Organization: IRC
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
IRC is an international non-profit organisation in the field of water
supply, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and integrated water resources management
(IWRM). With 49 years of experience, IRC runs large-scale programmes in six
focus countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America; and projects in more than 25
countries supported by a team of over 70 staff across the world. IRC is
headquartered in The Netherlands.
supply, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and integrated water resources management
(IWRM). With 49 years of experience, IRC runs large-scale programmes in six
focus countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America; and projects in more than 25
countries supported by a team of over 70 staff across the world. IRC is
headquartered in The Netherlands.
Job Summary: The Projects
Manager will take a leading role in the strategic development of the country
programme, ensuring an integrated programme approach that adheres to IRC’s
standards and policies. The Projects Manager will take specific responsibility
for leading, coordinating, managing and reporting on the design, development
and implementation of IRC Uganda’s projects in accordance with IRC Uganda’s
Strategy relevant MoUs with Government of Uganda and funding partners.
Manager will take a leading role in the strategic development of the country
programme, ensuring an integrated programme approach that adheres to IRC’s
standards and policies. The Projects Manager will take specific responsibility
for leading, coordinating, managing and reporting on the design, development
and implementation of IRC Uganda’s projects in accordance with IRC Uganda’s
Strategy relevant MoUs with Government of Uganda and funding partners.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Formulate, organize and monitor inter-connected
projects
Formulate, organize and monitor inter-connected
projects
·
Decide on suitable strategies and objectives
Decide on suitable strategies and objectives
·
Coordinate cross-project activities
Coordinate cross-project activities
·
Develop and control deadlines, budgets and
activities
Develop and control deadlines, budgets and
activities
·
Coordinate the development and implementation
IRC Uganda’s new country programme strategy for the next five years
Coordinate the development and implementation
IRC Uganda’s new country programme strategy for the next five years
·
Oversee the development of new and innovative
IRC Uganda projects through appropriate Project Concept Notes, Proposals and
associated budgets, ensuring adherence to IRC’s programme cycle management
procedures
Oversee the development of new and innovative
IRC Uganda projects through appropriate Project Concept Notes, Proposals and
associated budgets, ensuring adherence to IRC’s programme cycle management
procedures
·
Work in liaison with the Country Director and
Finance and Operations Manager to ensure effective compliance with funding agreements
and project budgets
Work in liaison with the Country Director and
Finance and Operations Manager to ensure effective compliance with funding agreements
and project budgets
·
Assist the Communications and Knowledge
Management Advisor to develop relevant WASH information products from the
projects work
Assist the Communications and Knowledge
Management Advisor to develop relevant WASH information products from the
projects work
·
Offer technical support in Projects Management
to the IRC Uganda team
Offer technical support in Projects Management
to the IRC Uganda team
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal
candidate for the IRC Projects Manager job opportunity should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in Project
Planning and Management, Development Studies, Public Health or other related
disciplines
The ideal
candidate for the IRC Projects Manager job opportunity should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in Project
Planning and Management, Development Studies, Public Health or other related
disciplines
·
Additional
training in local governance, project management, gender and developmen
Additional
training in local governance, project management, gender and developmen
·
The applicant must hold a Masters level
qualification in Project Planning and Management, Development Studies, Public
Health, WASH, or other related discipline.
The applicant must hold a Masters level
qualification in Project Planning and Management, Development Studies, Public
Health, WASH, or other related discipline.
·
A minimum of ten years of professional working
experience in a similar function with at least 5 years managing water,
sanitation and hygiene sector projects
A minimum of ten years of professional working
experience in a similar function with at least 5 years managing water,
sanitation and hygiene sector projects
·
Prior experience in senior programme management,
including experience in planning, developing coordinating and evaluating
programmes
Prior experience in senior programme management,
including experience in planning, developing coordinating and evaluating
programmes
·
Significant exposure and experience with an
international multi-disciplinary team
Significant exposure and experience with an
international multi-disciplinary team
·
Significant experience of programme design and
successful funding proposal development.
Significant experience of programme design and
successful funding proposal development.
·
Proven management and communication skills
including the ability to motivate, support and mentor staff and to pass on this
competency to staff
Proven management and communication skills
including the ability to motivate, support and mentor staff and to pass on this
competency to staff
·
Substantive demonstrable experience in support
to all phases of the monitoring and evaluation process
Substantive demonstrable experience in support
to all phases of the monitoring and evaluation process
·
Previous exposure and competence in networking
and effective relationship building with peers, donors and government.
Previous exposure and competence in networking
and effective relationship building with peers, donors and government.
·
High level of diplomacy and tact
High level of diplomacy and tact
·
Previous exposure and experience in approaches
to supporting community participation and accountability with programme design
and implementation.
Previous exposure and experience in approaches
to supporting community participation and accountability with programme design
and implementation.
·
Advanced and proven ability in written and spoken
English
Advanced and proven ability in written and spoken
English
·
Skills in Digital Data Gathering, statistics and
statistical analysis software packages
Skills in Digital Data Gathering, statistics and
statistical analysis software packages
·
Previous exposure and experience with gender and
equality mainstreaming
Previous exposure and experience with gender and
equality mainstreaming
·
Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
·
Strong research, evaluation and analytical
skills
Strong research, evaluation and analytical
skills
·
Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data
management
Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data
management
·
Good planning and management skills
Good planning and management skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
application letters, updated CVs and details of their contacts (telephone,
email address and contacts of three referees) to [email protected]
application letters, updated CVs and details of their contacts (telephone,
email address and contacts of three referees) to [email protected]
Deadline: 23rd November,
2017
2017
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