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Job Title:    Program Area Manager

Organization:  Food
for the Hungry (FH/U)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Program
Director

About US:

Food for the Hungry
(FH/U) is a Christian international relief and development organization
currently operating programs in Asia, Latin America and Africa with support
offices in the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, United States of America and
Japan. In Uganda since 1989, FH is operational in the Districts of Adjumani,
Kitgum, Lamwo, Kole, Kween, Mbale, Namutumba and Amudat implementing programs
in four main sectors of Education; Food Security and Livelihoods;
Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk Reduction; with the Head office located in
Kampala. FH’s primary goal is to end all forms of poverty World-wide.

Job Summary:  The Program Area Manager comprehensively
manages and coordinates THE

(technical – human,
administrative and financial) development, design, planning, implementation and
evaluation of the Child Focused Community Transformation (CFCT) Model, local
implementation plan in the area, ensuring the integration of all sectors and
the transformational development of churches, leaders and families. The PAM
role further involves the management of ALL grants operating in the cluster.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

·        
Ensuring
proper and timely project activity planning, budgeting and execution based on
the project’s document and set detailed implementation plans (DIP)

·        
Liaison
with Donor, Local Government Agencies, local NGOs and Religious Organizations
Key Program Administration/Finance

·        
Personnel
Management

·        
Asset
management and Stewardship

·        
Coordination,
Monitoring, and reporting of project activities

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        
The
ideal candidate for the Program Area Manager job placement must hold a University degree in Social works and social
Administration, Agriculture, Project Planning & Management, Business
Administration or other related disciplines in humanities

·        
A post graduate in project planning and management
from a recognized institution.

·        
At least five years of practical field experience, working with communities and
children

·        
Understand, respect and practice the set of
organization’s shared vision, mission and values, including mutual respect,
equity and justice; honesty and transparency; solidarity with the poor and marginalized people,
sensitivity to gender and ethnic minority issues, courage of conviction;
happiness; humility and Christianity

·        
To encourage full participation of the partners and
beneficiaries, to have power sharing and empowerment for them in the program activities.

·        
To have the spirit of learning, moving forward and
inculcating excellence within the team

·        
Ability to communicate clearly and demonstration of
good interpersonal skills

·        
Leadership style that will develop the team with
ability to train and mentor staff.

·        
Must have team building skills, personnel management
skills and child supervision skills.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply through the Human Resources
Manager, Food for the Hungry Uganda. Email: recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org

Deadline: Friday 20th November, 2020 by 4:30pm.

NB: Please note that
only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Consider your application
unsuccessful in case you do not hear from FH by 7th December, 2020.

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