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• Manage the Exemplar initiative, which
  includes the integration of key strategic initiatives IRC aims to rollout
  globally towards 2020 (specific initiatives to be chosen by the country
  office in February 2018).
• Support sector teams including Protection
  and Rule of Law (ProL), Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE), Economic
  Recovery and Development (ERD), and Health, as well as operations
  departments such as HR, Supply Chain, IT, and Finance across the country
  to adopt the Exemplar new tools and practices in the way they design and
  implement their programs.
• Through the Exemplar initiative, work with
  the DDP and M&E Manager to ensure IRC programs are measurably more
  outcome-focused, gender sensitive, cost-efficient, responsive to clients’
  needs and preferences, and adapted to contexts of intervention.

• Carry out a partner mapping of local NGOs
  in Uganda that could be potential sub-grantees to IRC in Uganda.
• Assess IRC Uganda’s capacity to partner
  with local organizations, including program, HR, Finance, and Supply Chain
  departments. The analysis could include an assessment of IRC’s capacity
  gaps or strengths in partner management knowledge and training, funding or
  other resources, or time.
• Recommend and organize subsequent trainings
  or facilitate support through the regional office or headquarters to
  address capacity gaps found in assessment; as well as come up with
  strategies to capitalize on existing capacity strengths.
• Work with the region to organize a
  training for staff on IRC’s partner/sub-grant management systems and
  processes.
• Map out potential synergies between IRC
  Uganda programs and local partners found in the mapping, and act as a
  starting focal point to contact local partners for future collaboration.

• Work closely with SMT and Grants to
  develop a funding strategy for IRC Uganda to widen and strengthen the
  donor base, using guidance from the Awards Management Unit and analyzing
  IRC Uganda’s Strategic Action Plan versus its operating budget.
• Work in close coordination with the Senior
  Management Team, begin rollout of strategy.
• Program tools
• Ensure that program tools, including work
  plans, spending plans, procurement plans, and staffing plans, are
  developed prior to the start of each grant by field teams.
• Facilitate in-depth trainings for all
  relevant field staff on each of these tools.
• With technical coordinators, ensure that
  these are reviewed systematically and at all grant meetings.
• With technical coordinators, ensure that
  corrective actions and updates are systematically made to plans in
  accordance with program changes.

• Work with the DDP and Program Fellow to
  identify needs for communications and information materials.
• Design and develop communications
  materials such as brochures, fact sheets, articles, posters, or
  audio-visual materials to promote the work of IRC Uganda among various
  stakeholders.
• Confidentiality:
• Ensuring the non-disclosure of any
  information whatsoever relating to the practices  and business of IRC acquired in the
  course of duty, to any other person or organization without authority,
  except in the normal execution of duty.

• The applicant for the Program Coordinator
  job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies,
  International Relations, Social Sciences or a similar field (Master’s
  degree preferred).
• At least two years of international
  experience working in a humanitarian or development setting.
• Previous experience in the management of
  local partners and partner mapping and analysis.
• Experience with fundraising and working
  with humanitarian and development donors.
• Experience managing humanitarian projects.
• Skills in creation of communications
  materials.
• Organized approach with ability to work on
  several different projects independently.
• Ability to work and be flexible under
  difficult circumstances in a stressful environment

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