Deputy Project Manager Job Placement – Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation)

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Job Title:      Deputy Project Manager
Organization: Interchurch
Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation)
Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Interchurch
Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation) is an international
non-governmental organization working towards a world in which people can live
with dignity and well-being, a world without poverty and injustice. Our core
values are justice, compassion and stewardship.
About STARS:
The Strengthening
African Rural Smallholders (STARS) program is implemented by ICCO Cooperation
and ICCO Terrafina Microfinance in partnership with Mastercard Foundation;
targeting 210,000 rural farmers in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Senegal.
STARS is addressing challenges that smallholder farmers (SHFs) face such as
limited skills, minimal access to markets and limited access to appropriate
financial products such as loans. The STARS program runs till beginning of 2021
and applies the Market Systems Development approach (M4P) in its interventions
with partners. In order for ecosystems to develop in their local context, STARS
influences market sectors by building and showcasing successful market-models
and interventions that can scale-up, ultimately creating wealth for more SHFs.
Communications is therefore an intrinsic element of our implementing model.
Job Summary:  The Deputy Project Manager will be responsible
for developing and implementing our annual strategy in the four countries. Your
base is preferably in the capital of one of the implementing countries. You are
a professional with the drive to take ICCO-STARS to the next level in the last
two years of implementation. You will set and manage our agenda, while doing
hands-on work to improve and co-create our products and services.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Member of senior management team overseeing project delivery.
  • Based on your vision of the opportunities and considering the
    available resources, you can translate this vision into an actionable
    roadmap, setting clear priorities.
  • The DPM is responsible for the operational implementation of the
    program and works alongside the Finance manager and the MERL manager.
  • Responsible for managing four country leads, VCD / MFI implementation
    in-country

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • At least five years of experience in economic development program;
    design and implementation using market systems approach, either in the
    field of agriculture or in financial sector development;
  • Excellent social and networking skills, ability to engage with the
    private sector, civil society and governments;
  • Strong strategic decision-making and communication skills including
    reporting and presentation skills;
  • Ability to strategically inspire and energise multi- partner project
    teams
  • Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently
    perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities; 
  • Good team player, has a ‘can do’ and hands-on mentality, imperative
    for a small team
  • The applicant must be an extravert, confident, as well as a good
    listener and a good communicator;
  • Fluent in English and preferably French;
  • Shares wide responsibility with the program director and takes up
    tasks outside the job description if they are imperative for ICCO-STARS.
We offer:
  • Be part of a motivated group of colleagues with ambitious goals and
    working in a professional, though informal, working environment;
  • International travel and a competitive salary / payment.
How to Apply:
All candidates are
encouraged to send an updated CV of not more than 3 pages and a motivation of
interest to Mrs. Victoire Umutesi V.Umutesi@icco-cooperation.org Only email
applications shall be considered. All applications should be clearly marked:
“ICCO Cooperation – DPM STARS” and no email should exceed 3MB. Please note that
only those selected will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to
automatic disqualification.
Deadline: Thursday 31st January 2019.
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