Organisation: ActionAid
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Programs
and Policy Director
and Policy Director
About US:
ActionAid is an
International Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean. ActionAid Uganda’s mission is to achieve
social Justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people
living in extreme poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s
organisations, activists, social movements and their supporters.
International Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean. ActionAid Uganda’s mission is to achieve
social Justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people
living in extreme poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s
organisations, activists, social movements and their supporters.
Job Summary: The Programme Manager – Young Peoples
Interventions will steer the design, development and implementation of
Programmes and projects on leadership and economic opportunities for young
people’s interventions in accordance with the 5th Strategy Paper and overall
ActionAid Uganda aspirations, policies and goals. This role will strengthen AAU
in Programme development for the thematic area, build staff and partner
capacity along the thematic area, mobilise resource and grow the program,
create synergies with other thematic areas and ensure rootedness and
connectedness of the theme issues from local, national, to regional and
international. The role is expected to identify issues within the thematic area
that need policy influencing and engagement.
Interventions will steer the design, development and implementation of
Programmes and projects on leadership and economic opportunities for young
people’s interventions in accordance with the 5th Strategy Paper and overall
ActionAid Uganda aspirations, policies and goals. This role will strengthen AAU
in Programme development for the thematic area, build staff and partner
capacity along the thematic area, mobilise resource and grow the program,
create synergies with other thematic areas and ensure rootedness and
connectedness of the theme issues from local, national, to regional and
international. The role is expected to identify issues within the thematic area
that need policy influencing and engagement.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the ActionAid Programme Manager – Young Peoples
Interventions job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Gender/Women
Studies, Development Studies, Humanities or any other related field - A relevant postgraduate qualification and training in human
rights-based approaches, law, human rights, gender, democracy and
governance is an added advantage. - A minimum of six years of relevant work experience three of these
should have been at similar managerial level from a reputable
organisation. - A relevant postgraduate qualification and training in youth
empowerment, human rights-based approaches, human rights, democracy and
governance - Experience in mobilising and providing entrepreneurship strategies
and opportunities for young people - Experiencing in engaging youths for leadership development
- Feminist analysis and programming
- Gender and women rights analysis and programming
- Youth empowerment and mobilisation skills
- Extensive knowledge in proposal development
- Programme development and design skills
- Networking and coalition/movement building
- Critical writing and analysis
- Research and data management techniques
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Monitoring and evaluation skills
- Policy analysis, Advocacy and campaigning skills
- Problem solving skills
- People management and transformative leadership skills
- Ability to manage partnerships through technical guidance and
capacity building - Ability to establish critical working relationships
- Ability to promote and safeguard AAU policies
- Ability to conduct power analysis
How to Apply:
All qualified and
interested candidates should deliver their application letters, CVs and copies
of Academic documents with details of at least three (3) referees one of which
shall be from your most recent employer. The complete applications should be
hand delivered or sent by email to [email protected] addressed to:
The Director Human Resource and Organizational Effectiveness, ActionAid Uganda
Plot 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Opposite Kampala International University, P.O. Box
676 Kampala. Uganda.
interested candidates should deliver their application letters, CVs and copies
of Academic documents with details of at least three (3) referees one of which
shall be from your most recent employer. The complete applications should be
hand delivered or sent by email to [email protected] addressed to:
The Director Human Resource and Organizational Effectiveness, ActionAid Uganda
Plot 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Opposite Kampala International University, P.O. Box
676 Kampala. Uganda.
NB:
All Applications sent by email should clearly indicate the position title in
the subject line.
All Applications sent by email should clearly indicate the position title in
the subject line.
Deadline: 21st December 2018
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