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Job Title:   Field Coordinator 

Organization:  Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)

Duty Station:   
Uganda

Reports to: Area Manager

About NRC:

The Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping
people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 30 countries,
providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every
year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP is
a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the
humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to
strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable
people and communities. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring
Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people
displaced within their own country.

Job Summary: The
purpose of the Field Coordinator is to coordinate the support and program  functions at Field level and load- off the
Area Manager on monitoring operations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·       
In
charge with the support of the all stake holder’s relationship/coordination
management with the area with the support of the Area manager and Core
Competency (CC) coordinators

·       
In
charge of the programs support functions/access for programs related/security
within his or her area of operations with the guidance of the area manager

·       
In
charge of internal and external representations meetings with the support of
the Area Manager in his or her area of operations

·       
In
charge of the bases over all operations managements in the absent of the area
manager/Act as NRC representative at field level with the backup of the Areas
manager

·       
Ensure
that all organizational policies are understood and being followed by NRC staff
in the field location. This include financial, Human resource, security,
logistics, standard Operational procedures and Employee Terms and Conditions.

·       
Oversee
and coordinate the management of the Kyangwali support budgets and perform
Executive monitoring of the program budget, and ensure sufficient budget
management tools are in place for the field office.

·       
Participate
in reviewing and updating Area programme in accordance with the changing needs
of host community and refugees in South West region.

·       
Participate
in the Grants Opening Meeting, after action review meeting, quarterly review
meeting and ensure the project cycle management is followed by all CC with the
project location.

·       
Ensure
strong donor compliance, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and quality
control procedures are understood and entrenched in all Core Competency
projects and honestly raise challenges and issues faced at the field level to
Project Manager /Project Coordinators and Area Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Field Coordinator job
must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalence is required.

·       
At least
three years of experience from working as a Project or Support Manager in a
humanitarian /recovery context

·       
Previous
experience from working in complex refugee or internally displaced context
required

·       
Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities

·       
Experience
with start-up and development of transitional programs from emergency to
development

·       
Experience
in setting up emergency operations

·       
Fluency
in English, both written and verbal

·       
Valid
driver’s license

·       
Knowledge
about own leadership skills/profile

·       
Knowledge
of the context in Uganda in particular South West

·       
Managing
resources to optimize results

·       
Managing
performance and development

·       
Analyzing

·       
Strategic
thinking

·       
Empowering
and building trust

·       
Planning
and delivering results.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified
candidates who wish to join NRC in the aforementioned capacity should apply
online at the link below.

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Deadline: 29^th April 2020

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