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• Organizing and managing project activities
  consistent with the project document, GoU, UNDP and FAO policies and
  procedures for nationally executed projects;
• Facilitating establishment of Project
  Steering Committee;
• Leading timely preparation and updating of
  the project work plans, design project activities, budgets and reports
  quarterly and as required; and formally submit updates to MAAIF, UNDP, FAO
  and to the Project Steering Committee for consideration;
• Facilitating timely preparation and
  submission of financial reports and settlement of advances, including
  progress reports and other substantial reports;
• Monitoring and reporting project
  performance and delivery to the Project Steering Committee, MAAIF, UNDP
  and FAO as well as the progress towards achievement of the project’s
  national development objectives and global environmental benefits;
• Tasked with drafting documents and reports
  for Project Steering Committee, act as the Secretary of the Project
  Steering Committee and responsible for execution of their recommendations;
• Ensuring that appropriate accounting
  records are kept, and financial procedures for NIM are followed, and
  facilitate and cooperate with audit and evaluation processes at all times
  as required including elaboration of management responses and providing
  required documentation to MAAIF, UNDP and FAO;
• Facilitating and Supervising the work of a
  finance and administrative officer, monitoring and evaluation officer,
  district-level technicians as well as the national and international
  consultants;
• Managing the mobilization/procurement of
  project inputs under the responsibility of GoU and Implementing Partner
  Agencies;
• Facilitating collaborative and
  consultative processes to ensure participation by government stakeholders
• Maintain close interaction with the IAP
  Regional Hub team (ICRAF and executing agencies) to facilitate synergies
  and use of tools/training material and knowledge exchange developed
  through the Hub, as appropriate;
• Facilitating effective communication and
  decision-making between the Project Steering Committee, MAAIF,UN DP, FAO
  and all stakeholders to ensure ongoing stakeholder cohesion and effective
  process management;
• Coordinating and manage the project’s
  inception Workshop, the completion of evaluation reports (midterm,
  terminal etc.) to MAAIF UNDP, FAO and GEF, including elaboration of
  management responses;
• Perform any other duties that may be
  assigned from time to time by the Project Coordinator on behalf of the
  Project Steering Committee.

• Overseeing dissemination of project findings
  to relevant Government departments and internationally.
• Overseeing implementation of the M&E
  plan.
• Building working relationships with
  national and international partners in the sector.
• Ensuring coordination of project
  activities with related work of partners.
• Establishing and maintain relationship and
  act as the key focal point with UNDP and FAO to ensure all the
  programming, financial and administrative matters related to the project
  are transparently, expediently and effectively managed, in line with
  established UNDP and FAO rules and regulations.
• Liaising with main stakeholders to ensure
  their roles are integrated into the project as envisaged and monitor work
  of agencies managing specific output/component.
• Ensuring disbursement and accountability
  for funds to and by partners as per requirements of GoU, UNDP and FAO
  guidelines.

• The applicant must hold an Honors
  Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Social Work and Social
  Administration, Business Administration (Management option) Development
  Studies, Environmental and Natural Resources Management, Agriculture and
  Agricultural and rural innovation, Agricultural Land use and Management
  from a recognized University or Training Institution;
• MUST have a Master’s Degree in Project
  Planning or Monitoring and Evaluation Management from a recognized
  University or Training Institution;
• At least seven years of experience in the
  field in environmental and natural resource governance from a reputable
  organization, five of which should have been with local communities in
  Uganda and different
• Project management skills
• Working knowledge of the Ugandan
  Agriculture sector with extensive contacts in the public, private sectors,
  civil society organizations, ministries and agencies.
• Ability to coordinate activities involving
  a large contingent of multidisciplinary professional consultants drawn
  around the country and/or internationally
• Results-oriented management profile with
  strong reporting and financial management skills.
• Understanding of food security and climate
  change issues
• Previous experience and familiarity with
  government-donor funded projects and procedures
• Language requirements
• Excellent written and fluent spoken
  English
• Ability to communicate in Karamojong
  language is an asset

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