Earn over 121m as Country Representative at Tearfund (UK NGO)

Job Title:       Country
Representative
Organisation: Tearfund
Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda
Salary:
121,440,657

Ugandan Shillings.
About US:
Tearfund is an
International Christian organisation based in the United Kingdom partnering with the local church wherever
possible to see change in the lives of those in greatest economic need. We
believe poverty is caused by broken relationships with God, others, the
environment and ourselves. Restoring those relationships is key to how we work,
and we want to see change that is economic, material, environmental and
spiritual. We are courageous, truthful, compassionate, servant-hearted and
Christ-centred; values that are at the heart of Tearfund.
Job Summary: The
Country Representative will lead the implementation of our country programme in
Uganda. 
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Strategy development and implementation
  • Representation and networking
  • Management of a partner portfolio
  • Resource management
  • Leadership and staff development
  • All aspects of in-country security, safeguarding and health and
    safety.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The Tearfund Country Representative should have substantial
    experience of outworking integral mission approaches, in particular local
    church-based community development in Uganda
  • Significant proven leadership ability in an organisation working on
    church-based community development
  • Significant proven ability in capacity development of local partner
    organisations, strategic planning, project management, evaluation and
    budget management.
  • Ideally you will also have strong proven ability in one or more of
    the following areas: environmental sustainability including resilience
    building, disaster risk reduction and disaster response, and developing
    and implementing advocacy programmes.
  • You will be fluent and competent in written and spoken English and
    be theologically literate.  You will
    possess excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation and
    coaching/mentoring skills, with the proven ability to build relationship
    with, and influence, senior leaders of partner organisations, church
    denominations, donors and other key actors.
  • You will also need to be self-disciplined, with the ability to lead
    proactively within a remote line management relationship.
  • Applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs.
  • This post may involve potential contact with children and vulnerable
    adults and the recruitment process will include specific checks related to
    safeguarding issues.
  • Applicants must be Ugandan nationals or have the right to live and
    work in Uganda.
How to Apply:
All candidates who
wish to join Tearfund should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 14th June 2018
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