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Job Title:        Programme Manager, Ultra-Poor
Graduation

Organisation:
BRAC International

Duty Station:  Uganda

About US:

BRAC International
is one of the world’s largest Non-Governmental Development Organizations,
working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation
Programs, is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization implements
integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture,
Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and Microfinance.

Job Summary:
The Programme Manager, Ultra-Poor Graduation role involves overseeing all
strategic and managerial aspects of the programme, under the supervision of
Country Representative, BRAC Uganda and technical guidance from UPG Lead in
BRAC International and Graduation technical assistance staff from BRAC’s
Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative. The role includes direct management and
coaching of BRAC Uganda implementation staff, in addition to managing key
partnerships with HI and NUWODU to ensure their staff deliver activities on
time and to budget. As well as direct implementation, there is a major focus on
stakeholder coordination, advocacy and networking and donor liaison.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partnership coordination and management: Ensuring partnership
  protocols are established and followed and effective coordination
  mechanisms are in place
• Disability inclusive adaptation: Oversee BRAC staff and partner
  staff to ensure effective coordination for technical expertise on
  disability inclusion in relation to the full programme cycle and workplan
• Managing the implementation of disability-inclusive graduation
  programming in 4 districts: Including overseeing all aspects of implementation
  of the Graduation pillars (livelihoods, finance, social empowerment and
  social protection) and related interventions. This will include
  development of an operations manual, participant selection and trainings,
  asset package identification and delivery, life skills coaching, formation
  of savings groups, health care support and social integration.
•  Supporting capacity and
  accountability of Ugandan development actors: Including supporting
  interventions related to national and district level stakeholder
  coordination, staff training, building the capacity of BRAC Uganda to
  support disability inclusion at organizational level, and supporting
  capacity building of NUWODU.
• Ensuring a robust, inclusive MEL system is implemented: Including
  ensuring quality implementation of monitoring systems, the development and
  execution of Digital Data Gathering (DDG) process, and supporting program
  evaluation activities.
• Stakeholder coordination, advocacy and networking and donor liaison:
  Support all external engagement activities including technical donor
  reviews, implementation partner and stakeholder meetings, engaging with
  government agencies, civil society organization and local Community Based
  Organizations (CBOs).
• Managing consultants: Manage potential external technical
  consultants and partners to ensure high quality outputs.
• Quality reporting: Ensure timely and accurate reporting on program
  activities and outcomes.
•  Safeguarding:
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect,
  harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on
  safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and
  expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among
  team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in
  every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable
  incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree in development
  studies, Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Business Administration and /or
  other relevant fields
• A minimum of six years of job experience with four years of
  managerial experience in different development sectors working towards the
  improvement of livelihoods of ultra-poor and marginal people
• Good technical skills in income generation, agriculture, food
  security, and livelihood development.
• Broad grasp of socio-economic policy issues with respect to food
  security and livelihood development
• Ability to adapt or change priorities, and take initiative to deal
  with difficulties encountered in daily work.
• Ability to work independently, think innovatively and strategically
  and work effectively within a team.
• Ability to manage local staff in a mature, impartial and inclusive
  manner and address inequalities
• Capacity to manage a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• Strong financial/budget management skills.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Photoshop).
•  Excellent verbal and written
  communication skills in English.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their application and updated
CVs with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of
experience, current and expected salary via Email to hrd.uganda@brac.net. The subject must be
the name of the position applied for strictly.

NB: Only complete
applications will be accepted and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 10^th October 2019

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