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Job Title:        Head
of Programs

Organization: War
Child Canada (WCC)

Reports to: Country Director

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

War Child Canada is
an internationally recognized charity organization registered in Toronto,
Canada that works with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their
childhood through access to education, opportunity and justice. War Child
Canada takes an active role in raising public awareness around the impact of
war on communities and the shared responsibility to act. When war itself ends,
the consequences endure.

Job Summary:  The Head of Program is a senior staff within
WCC and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT). To ensure effective
management of programs and to support scale up, the Head of Programs will
provide oversight and strategic leadership in the design, development,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of WCC programs in Uganda. Working
closely with the Country Director, the job holder will actively contribute to
the implementation of the Country Strategic Plan and development with emphasis
on overall quality programming and increased program funding. .

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Program strategy, Direction and Implementation: Working closely with the Country
  Director and SMT; the job holder will provide leadership, oversight and
  guidance on program strategy, direction and implementation (40%)
• Program design and development: Will provide leadership in the rollout and use of WCC’s Program
  Framework; and strengthen the organizational capacity to effectively
  design and implement programs (30%)
• Institutional Fund Development: Develop and support institutional fundraising in accordance with
  WCC’s program framework and actively develop and maintain positive
  relationships with other INGOs and local partners in Uganda (25%)
• People Management: Be
  responsible for performance based management and capacity development of
  WCC Uganda program teams and ensure the programme has adequate staffing
  levels by continually identifying gaps and developing plans and/or
  requests to support in addressing them (15%)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the War Child Canada Head of Programs job
  placement must hold a Post graduate degree in International Development,
  International Relations, Agricultural Economics, Development studies or
  equivalent demonstrable experience in relevant fields.
• At least five years of experience as Head of Programs (HOP) or
  similar senior level position, including management and development of
  country programs.
• Proven ability to develop and manage quality programs, in one or
  more of WCC’s three global program pillar areas of Education, Livelihoods
  and Access to Justice, including proposal writing and budget preparation.

How to Apply:

All candidates are
strongly encouraged to send an updated CV (3 pages max, including three
professional referees current and/or past line managers) with a cover letter to
HR department: War Child Canada, Plot 1006, Kironde Road, Muyenga, Kampala OR juganda@warchild.ca with the subject:
position of … .

Deadline: Friday 19th September 2019

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