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Job Title:  Programme Manager

Organisation: World Vision International

Duty Station: Buikwe, Uganda

Reports to: Regional Programme Manager

About US:

World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness.  Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary:  The Programme Manager will provide leadership and management of the Area Programmes (AP) and grant projects within the designated district in the development of programme and project designs and plans, capacity building and facilitate implementation of AP and grant interventions in a manner that empower communities, children and local institutions in the ADP and  Grant Project Area in line with WVU strategic direction, ministry integration and performance standards

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership and supervision of teams and individual staff

• Manage, supervise and build the capacity of programme staff (APs and grant projects) in quality programme development, management and implementation:
• Capacity building of staff (trainings and coaching sessions of teams and individual staff in organization programming, performance management and implementation
• Team and individual staff performance management

Coaching, mentoring and counseling sessions for all staff

• Guidance to program staff in planning and monitoring detailed implementation plans and activities
• Setting and managing staffing targets and priorities
• Scale up staff spiritual nurture.

Sponsorship Management

• Effective management of child sponsorship operations and performance
• Management of SOIs in line with sponsorship standards.
• Implementation of child monitoring in line with monitoring standards
• Ensure that sponsorship business processes are operational in the programme
• Oversight support to programmes on use of sponsorship data to inform evidence-based programming
• Guide and support the development programme level business processes
• Keenly monitor and oversight support in management of sponsorship performance in compliance with partnership standards

Operations planning and implementation

• Coordinate, guide and facilitate operational planning and implementation of integrated development programmes and projects in the programme area:
• Support the roll out of organizational strategic directions, guidelines, tools, models and frameworks
• Lead the process of baselines, evaluations and planning
• Mentor staff in translating organization expectations into designs, plans and M&E processes.
• Monitoring and supervise of timely and quality implementation of APs and grant project annual plans and targets.
• Lead in identification and documenting of community needs and fundable ideas.
• Develop small PNSF proposals for resource mobilization.

Financial/ Budgeting and Assets Management

• Budgeting – Annual planning and budgeting for all programmes and projects in line with planning and budgeting guidelines and timelines
• Budget management – Programme and project budget expenditure are within the planned time frame and approved budgets
• Monitor and manage over or under spending in a timely manner in line with standards
• Financial management – Financial management and accountability in line with policy guidelines
• Risk management – Monitor and address or report any risks to management.
• Asset management – manage assets in the programmes in line with assets and other policy and set guidelines

Programme monitoring and reporting:

• Facilitate effective monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting in line with agreed organizational targets and standards
• Establish functional programme level M&E system and utilization of the information from the M&E database; and contribute M&E data to the National Office integrated M&E database as per agreed schedule
• Manage AP and grant projects information and documentation processes, and ensure effective communication of the program/project results.
• Provide monthly reports (progress against planned activities, expense against estimated budget, etc) of program and grant project activities to the Regional Programmes Manager as per agreed schedule
• Prepare semi-annual and annual reports of program and grants activities (progress against delivery of outputs and achievement of outcomes, etc) to the Support Office/donors and to National Office as per agreed schedule
• Supervise on-going program assessments, evaluation and operational research studies, and take lead in utilizing the recommendations to improve programming.

Advocacy, Networking and influencing

• Guide and spearhead District level advocacy and justice for children in areas of children’s wellbeing, rights and protection
• Identify and guide local level advocacy engagements
• Build strategic networks, coalitions and alliances on key advocacy issues
• Advocacy and justice for children integrated in programme and project operations and plans.
• Link local level advocacy engagements with national policy processes.
• Document lessons and learning’s from advocacy engagement
• Ensure compliance to child protection policy in all programmes (background checks, protocols, audit recommendations, child protection in sponsorship etc)
• Support and lobby the Local Government to ensure functionality of child protection structures and systems at all levels (formal and informal)
• Facilitate children to participate in all programme processes and interventions
• Support staff and community structures in ensuring appropriate allegation and case management geared towards justice for children
• Support staff to conduct research and engage in advocacy against child rights violations
• Ensure capacity building for staff and stakeholders for effective child protection programming

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the World Vision Programme Manager job must hold a university degree in development studies or related field.
• Five years of community development experience
• Must have good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge of financial and human resource management.
• Must be able to communicate in a cross-cultural environment.]

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application and complete Curriculum Vitae by applying online through visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

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Deadline: 16^th December 2022

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