Job Title: Branch Manager (2 Job Placements)
Organisation: Uganda
Red Cross Society (URCS)
Red Cross Society (URCS)
Duty Station: Bushenyi
and Bundibugyo, Uganda
and Bundibugyo, Uganda
Reports to: Coordinator
Organisation Development and Volunteer Management
Organisation Development and Volunteer Management
About US:
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS)
is the leading national humanitarian organization in Uganda and a member of the
International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The ICRC is an International
humanitarian institution which has a mandate to protect victims of
international and armed conflicts i.e. the wounded, refugees, civilians,
prisoners and other non-combatants.
is the leading national humanitarian organization in Uganda and a member of the
International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The ICRC is an International
humanitarian institution which has a mandate to protect victims of
international and armed conflicts i.e. the wounded, refugees, civilians,
prisoners and other non-combatants.
Job Summary: The Branch
Manager will be responsible to lead the implementation of the URCS Strategic
Option 2 and the URCS core activities of Dissemination of Red Cross Principles
and Values, First Aid, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Blood Donor
Recruitment, Membership Recruitment, Local Resource Mobilization and Volunteer
Management
Manager will be responsible to lead the implementation of the URCS Strategic
Option 2 and the URCS core activities of Dissemination of Red Cross Principles
and Values, First Aid, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Blood Donor
Recruitment, Membership Recruitment, Local Resource Mobilization and Volunteer
Management
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tasked
with the implementation of the URCS Strategic Option 2: Strengthen Branch
Membership Management; - Disseminate
and implement all the URCS approved policies; - Adhere
and lead the implementation of the URCS approved systems and structures at
the Branch level; - Plan
for, Coordinate and lead the implementation of membership recruitment
campaigns; - Lead
the Branch resource mobilization, and design plans for sustainability of
the Branch; - Identify,
engage, develop and maintain Branch and institutional partnerships relevant
to the growth of URCS; - Implement
a robust volunteer management framework at the Branch in order to attract
and retain value-adding volunteers to the Society; - Provide
technical and operational guidance to the Branch governance in harmony
with URCS constitution and other policies; - Identify
and address capacity building requirements for staff, governance and
volunteers at the Branch; - Keenly
monitor and evaluate the branch performance and compliance with the URCS
constitution as well as other policies; - Strategically
identify, evaluate and seek opportunities to collaborate with the URCS
Departments, programs, services and activities that engage URCS youth in
promoting membership recruitment, dissemination, international youth
programs and quality program implementation; - Ensure
proper usage and safe custody of Branch assets and compliance with the NS
approved policies; - Prepare
and submit timely and quality accountabilities and reports in accordance
with URCS standards and policies.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) Branch Manager job
opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences,
Education, Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management, Law or a
related field from a reputable institute; - Post
Graduate or Pre-Graduate Diploma in Water Engineering, Civil Engineering
or a related field will be an added advantage; - Three
years’ experience managing organizational Branch structures preferably
with membership based organizations; - Previous
work experience with large international or national humanitarian agency
level preferably with governance structures; - Experience
in youth and volunteer management; - Previous
experience in Marketing and Resource Mobilization. - Experience
in managing volunteers and membership based organizations will be of added
advantage - High
level of integrity - Good
knowledge of Grassroots Program Design, Management and Implementation. - Knowledge
of planning and budgeting. - Knowledge
of policy implementation. - Demonstrated
creativity and productivity in resource mobilization. - Excellent
written and verbal communication skills, including well developed proposal
and report writing skills.
How to Apply:
All candidates who desire to
join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement should send their
filled application forms, download
here and E-mail to:
[email protected] or mail via post to: The Secretary General, Uganda Red
Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box 494, Kampala, Uganda.
join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement should send their
filled application forms, download
here and E-mail to:
[email protected] or mail via post to: The Secretary General, Uganda Red
Cross Society, Plot 551/555 Rubaga Road, P.O. Box 494, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 22nd January 2018 by 5:00pm
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