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• Supports
  the development of an organisational culture that reflects our values,
  vision and mission
• Has
  a shared leadership accountability for AAH Uganda’s development and
  emergency programming and operations
• Assists
  the Country Director in the formulation and implementation of the country
  strategic plan.
• Helps
  design or review and implement a coherent organizational structure
  that is consistent with organisational practices and appropriate to
  programme needs
• Helps
  establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships
  with: host government authorities, donors, partner agencies,
  including major institutional donors, and local and international NGOs

• Has
  delegated responsibility for field delivery of high quality programming in
  line with the objectives of the country strategy
• Coordinates
  overall resource mobilisation process. This includes: developing
  resource mobilisation strategies/action plans, building strategic
  partnerships for purpose of fundraising;
• Work
  in close coordination with HQ and in-country Managers, lead the
  development of high quality concept notes and proposals for
  submission to donors;
• Ensures
  programmes are implemented in ways responsive to the communities needs in
  line AAH principles, approaches, values and strategic plan. This includes
  working with government and local NGO-partners to strengthen national
  capacity
• Ensures
  that the required support to projects is provided promptly, at scale and
  in line with the agreed standard operating procedures
• Ensures
  programme implementation staff are well versed and are effectively
  applying organizational policies and practices, which result in
  successful financial and programmatic audit scores.
• Ensures
  preparation of timely and high quality institutional and donor
  reports

• Ensure
  all projects have M&E frameworks that outline the objectives, inputs,
  outputs and outcomes of the intended projects and the indicators
  that will be used to measure all these.
• Assist
  the Project Managers to track and manage project milestones and
  deliverables, ensuring that goals are met and deliverables are provided on
  time. Identify and resolving when activities have stalled and work with
  project teams to resolve bottlenecks
• Lead
  quarterly Programme Management Team (PMT) review sessions and
  ensure all Projects are holding monthly PMT reviews. Follow up and support
  implementation of ‘Action Points’ from monthly and quarterly PMTs.
• Coordinate
  project assessments, studies, and evaluations in accordance with
  AAH and donor guidelines.
• Ensure
  action planning and execution to resolve audit and evaluation findings and
  recommendations in a conclusive and timely manner.
• Promote
  learning by ensuring information that is gathered during the project implementation
  is used for accountability and to inform future activities, or modify
  implementation approach.

• Strengthens
  country office organisational readiness to respond to emergencies in line
  with best humanitarian practice approaches and principles
• Ensures
  that the country office designs, updates and implements a full set of
  emergency preparedness actions, drawing on HQ input and resources
• Coordinates
  appropriate and timely responses at scale to all emergencies in
  close cooperation with incoming surge teams as may be necessary.
• Ensures
  that all staff across departments and field offices are familiar with and
  adhere to standard operating procedures even during an emergency
  response
• Work
  in close coordination with the Country Director and sector heads or
  program managers maintains consistent and coherent engagement in
  key inter-agency emergency preparedness and response coordination
  mechanisms including the Cluster system.

• Work
  in close conjunction with the HQ, oversee the communications function at
  the Country Office, providing line management support to the short
  term Communications Officer, as and when engaged.
• Leverage
  communications services to promote documentation of best/promising
  practices, success stories and case studies to support resource
  mobilisation, demonstrate impact and promote the image of the
  organization.
• Ensure
  a streamlined information management system in a manner that information is
  readily accessible and shared.

• Work
  with the Area Managers to ensure that minimum operating standards are met
  by field teams and that periodic security assessments are carried
  out and reports submitted to the Country Senior Management team on time.
• Participate
  in security assessments and regular situation analysis.

• Ensures
  appropriate staffing within Programs Department/unit including at field
  office levels
• Ensures
  the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate
  and ensure availability of appropriate professional development
  opportunities for staff
• Manages
  the performance of direct reports through effective use of the Performance
  Management System, including the establishment of clear, measureable
  objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased
  evaluations.

• Improved
  quality of project/program proposals
• Increased
  country office programme portfolio
• Improved
  networking
• Improved
  quality of implementation of programs
• Increased
  staff capacity to implement projects/programs
• Improved
  quality and timeliness of program reports – both corporate and donor
  related
• Improved
  audit performance

• The
  applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development
  Studies, Public Health, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship.
• At
  least eight years of management experience in an NGO or other humanitarian
  environment, including significant field operations experience in running
  both emergency and development programmes, with at least 5 years working
  in primary health care and community-based health programming, or food
  security/livelihoods.
• A
  very good understanding of the three AAH‘s main programme sectors;
  public health, food security/livelihoods and humanitarian emergency.
• Proven
  ability to design and write competitive project proposals for major
  institutional donors.
• Ability
  to provide strong project M&E support and compile/review
  quality donor reports.
• Experience
  in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative data collection,
  including, social impact assessment, desk reviews, interviews and field
  work.
• Substantial
  knowledge and experience of effective financial and budgetary
  control and supporting projects to stay on course with implementation.
• Exceptional
  general management and communication skills, including ability to
  communicate effectively with people of varied professional and cultural
  backgrounds.
• Strong
  strategic and creative thinking. Demonstrated ability to take a strategic
  view across a large complex programme
• Excellent
  communication and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated
  skills in writing, editing and reporting
• Good
  knowledge of financial and administrative management
• Personal
  commitment, drive for results, efficiency and flexibility
• Proficiency
  in the use of MS Office and analysis software
• Ability
  to mobilize and influence different audiences and communities
• Able
  to capacity build and develop others
• Commitment
  to the organizational vision, mission and values

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