Job Title: Program Officer – Women
Empowerment
Organisation: Trócaire
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Trócaire is one of
Ireland’s leading INGO’s, with over 40 years’ of experience in international
development. Trócaire works through a partnership approach and is a member of
worldwide networks such as Caritas and CIDSE.
Job Summary: The Program Officer – Women Empowerment will support
the Uganda Women’s Empowerment Programme including Partners in the phase out
processes. There is a strong focus on the providing capacity building support
to Partners especially in the areas of SASA! Faith, advocacy and Phase out.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Support to
Programme Partners (50%)
·
Build
and maintain excellent relationships with partner staff.
·
Build
technical capacity of partners on SASA! Faith and ADR mechanisms based on
Trocaire and Partner phase out plans through on-the-job training, workshops,
exchange visits and formal technical training.
·
Support
partner staff to develop project proposals as a sustainability mechanism.
·
Mentor
and guide partner staff in planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation
and phase out learning activities especially on SASA! Faith and GALs.
·
Build
organisational capacity of partners through the Trócaire Partner Capacity Assessment
and support process ensuring Partner phase out plans are implemented
effectively.
·
Support
partners to adhere and maintain a women’s empowerment approach to all project
activities.
·
Support
partner organisations to comply with Trócaire’s Child Protection and
Safeguarding for International Programmes policies through policy development
and roll-out.
Monitoring and
Evaluation (15%)
·
Work in
close coordination with the Programme manager and M&E advisor, ensure
timely and accurate M&E activities to ensure the partner projects remain on
track and aligned to the programme outcomes and targets.
·
Provide
guidance and support to partners on the effective use of Results Based
Management.
·
Conduct
at least quarterly field visits to partners, ensuring project activities are on
track and providing support and feedback on implementation.
·
Conduct
bi-annual partner report reviews and provide feedback to partners for
improvement.
·
Ensure
the collection of monitoring data related to SASA! Faith including undertaking
relevant data entry, support the process of analysis and deliver quarterly
reports on SASA! Faith.
Financial
Management (15%)
·
With the
programme Accountant, review partner budgets and financial reports and ensure
compliance with Trócaire and donor policies and procedures.
·
Preparation
and timely transfer of grants to partners.
·
Conduct
monthly financial reviews
·
Conduct
joint monitoring visits with the finance team.
Administration and
Knowledge Management (10%)
·
Ensure
accurate records for the projects are kept in line with Trócaire and donor
guidelines.
·
Provide
logistical support for programme activities and events.
·
Document
and share learning with partners, Trócaire staff and externally where
appropriate.
·
Collect
case studies and provide content demonstrating the impact of the projects for
donor reports and other publications.
·
Co-ordinate
and provide administrative support for SASA! Faith trainings of partners.
·
Provide
administrative support to the Programme manager as required, including for
summaries, contracts, and partner and project files.
Other (10%)
·
Actively
participate in team meetings, programme phase out meetings and any other
meetings as required.
·
Networking
with other INGOs, Church structures and other local NGOs.
·
Work
with the team to ensure SLEDGE project is effectively and efficiently
implemented.
·
Provide
guidance to other programmes on issues related to Gender Based Violence or
Women’s Empowerment
·
Undertake
any other responsibilities assigned by the country management team or programme
officer – GBV
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
applicant must hold a Third level qualification in: Social Science, Development
Studies, or a related area.
·
Minimum
five years of working in an international or local organisation in Uganda or
abroad.
·
At least
three years of experience working in GBV programming
·
Excellent
writing skills with proven experience in policy writing.
·
Skills
in Monitoring and evaluation.
·
Proven
results-based management skills.
·
Excellent
interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills, particularly in promoting
organisational learning.
·
Excellent
communications skills
·
Highly
organised, with excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
·
Good
financial skills, particularly in designing and managing budgets.
·
Excellent
report writing skills and documentation.
NB:
This position is open to Ugandan nationals only.
How to Apply:
All candidates
should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 9th April 2021
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