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Job Title: Protection & MHPSS Program
Manager (National Position)
Manager (National Position)
Organisation: Handicap
International
International
Duty Station: Arua,
Uganda
Uganda
Monthy Gross Salary: UGX
5,696,889 / =
5,696,889 / =
Reports to: Field
Coordinator
Coordinator
About US:
Handicap International is an
independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in
situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside
disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their
living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Handicap International is outraged by the injustice faced by people with
disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and
inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.
independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in
situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside
disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their
living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Handicap International is outraged by the injustice faced by people with
disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and
inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.
Job Summary: The
Protection & MHPSS Program Manager oversees the protection and MHPSS
project in Omugo and Imvepi settlements, Arua West Nile Region. In this
capacity, the Protection and MHPSS manager is responsible for the technically
sound conception and implementation of the sectoral approach with the support
of HQ Technical Referents. He/she plays the role of a field technical expert
ensuring the adaptation of HI technical sectoral approaches to Uganda context,
of the capacity building of team, the supervision of the intervention and its
quality control of the day-to-day activities implemented.
Protection & MHPSS Program Manager oversees the protection and MHPSS
project in Omugo and Imvepi settlements, Arua West Nile Region. In this
capacity, the Protection and MHPSS manager is responsible for the technically
sound conception and implementation of the sectoral approach with the support
of HQ Technical Referents. He/she plays the role of a field technical expert
ensuring the adaptation of HI technical sectoral approaches to Uganda context,
of the capacity building of team, the supervision of the intervention and its
quality control of the day-to-day activities implemented.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Cycle Management
- Actively contribute to the high-quality
programmatic and technical programme and proposal design, narratives and
budgets, providing the technical expertise of the sectors of reference, in
close collaboration with the Project and MEAL managers and support
services as well as with HQ Technical Referents; - Develop methodologies of intervention in
the sector of reference that match the context and Handicap
International’s mandate and strategy; - Develop, under the coordination
of the Field Coordinator the project management tools (Beneficiary
Pack, operational budget and procurement plan and follow-up, etc.) and
activities planning from an integrated and holistic perspective, in close
collaboration with the MEAL Manager; - Actively contribute to the development
of the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning framework of
the intervention in collaboration with the MEAL Manager; - Ensure the timely and good quality
launching of the response to the refugee crisis in West Nile within
the sectors of reference; - Contribute to the conception and
implementation of the sectoral activities through integrated lens; - Ensure the administrative, budgetary and
logistics management of the project, following the procedures defined
by Handicap International; - Ensure the good collaboration with the
MEAL manager towards a sound technical monitoring of the project; - Actively contribute to the monitoring of
the relevancy of the interventions regarding Handicap International’s
mandate, approaches and the context of intervention; - Propose relevant adaptations to ongoing
activities; - To ensure the timely implementation of
the activities of the project and the overall achievements versus
objectives; - To participate in budget follow-up
meetings to stay abreast of project implementation, early identification
of potential challenges and propose appropriate measures, as necessary; - To ensure that the data, information,
analysis and lessons learnt issued from the activities overseen
systematically feed into the project cycle management and propositions of
new operations; - To conduct monitoring and evaluation
activities and visits.
Reporting:
- To provide weekly reporting on the
activities implemented to the line manager; - To develop activity reports and
programme follow-up documents as required; - To develop the technical reports to
donors and contribute to providing specific information when required; - To ensure information sharing to and
from external coordination for HI intervention sectors and monitor regular
reporting to clusters and working groups; - To provide technical inputs and
collaborate with surveys, assessments and monitoring reports
conducted by the MEAL department;
Representation and Coordination:
- To represent HI in key relevant
coordination meetings and working groups according to the needs of the
project and upon the request of the line-manager; - To ensure that HI sectoral approach
is diffused in key local humanitarian forums; - To ensure the coordination of the
intervention with other humanitarian actors intervening in the same
sectors; - To support capacity building of
humanitarian actors and partners in technical approaches; - To represent HI vis-a-vis external
stakeholders; - To contribute to partnership
identification and development.
Team Management:
- To contribute to the development and/or
revision of the operational organigram of the mission and development of
job descriptions, as required; - To ensure the appropriate inception and
integration of the newly arrived staff; - To define, with each member of the
staff, his/her Individual Action Plan (IAP) and deadline for reaching
defined goals; - To support and advise the supervised
team within the implementation of their IAP; - To ensure feedback towards the members
of team about issues potentially raised by them; - To ensure a good communication,
coordination and information towards each member of the team; - To be concerned and aware on the
personal and professional evolution and development of each member of the
team; - To ensure the capacity building of the
operational staff; - To ensure conflict resolution (personal
and professional) within the team and inform the line-manager about any
conflict existent within the staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Handicap
International Protection & MHPSS Program Manager job opportunity must
hold an academic background within the field of Protection, MHPSS, or
Social Work; - Three years of professional experience
in a senior managerial NGO position; - Significant management experience is
essential - Previous experience in project cycle
management, preferably within multisector approaches; - Previous experience in both Protection
and MHPSS - Good writing skills;
- Capacity building and coaching skills.
- Experience with HI is a strong asset;
- Good communication and networking skills
Personal Competencies:
- Proven managerial experience;
- Proven representation experience;
- Strong communication skills;
- English mandatory (oral and written);
- Strong writing and reporting skills;
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications.
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Good coordination skills;
- Strong interpersonal and intercultural
skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates who wish to join Handicap International are encouraged to send their
updated CVs (3 pages max, including three professional references) with cover
letters to HR Coordinator at job.uganda@handicap-international-ug.org with
the subject “Application to Protection and MHPSS Programme
Manager.”
candidates who wish to join Handicap International are encouraged to send their
updated CVs (3 pages max, including three professional references) with cover
letters to HR Coordinator at job.uganda@handicap-international-ug.org with
the subject “Application to Protection and MHPSS Programme
Manager.”
Deadline: 29th April 2018
NB: Any
efforts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic
disqualification. Applicants from West Nile region are strongly encouraged
to apply.
efforts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic
disqualification. Applicants from West Nile region are strongly encouraged
to apply.
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