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Job Title:  Programme Advisor on Refugee Support

Organisation: Royal Danish Embassy in Kampala

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Royal Danish Embassy in Kampala is the diplomatic mission of The Kingdom of the Denmark. The Danish Embassy in Kampala connects Denmark and Uganda. The Embassy handles projects backed by Danish International Aid, supports Danish companies in Uganda as well as Danish citizens.

Job Summary:  The Danish Embassy seeks to recruit a Programme Advisor to help drive our work on refugee support, incl. the Embassy´s new bilateral development programme promoting climate resilience in refugee and host communities. If you have experience in the administration of development cooperation or development cooperation programming, we would like to hear from you!

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Programme implementation

• Oversee and guide the strategy and implementation of Denmark’s support to refugee affected areas of Uganda, and lead the administration of selected projects including results frameworks, finance, and reporting.
• Support the development and start-up of a new bilateral development programme promoting climate resilience and durable solutions in refugee and host communities.
• Provide technical advice and support to implementing partners so that they are equipped to contribute effectively towards the relevant thematic areas.
• Participate in coordination and dialogue with stakeholders incl. Development Partners, the Government of Uganda, multilateral institutions, and civil society/NGOs.

Administration and grant management

• Support with grant management, i.e. ensuring compliance, that agreed obligations are implemented, including partner accountability, anti-corruption follow-up and budget management.
• Oversee timely reporting, including financial and narrative reporting.
• Monitoring of compliance and progress during the implementation of the grant.
• Ensure adherence to Danish government requirements in grant agreements.
• Support the administrative phase-out of the Embassy’s programme coming to an end.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in political science, social science, development studies, business, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Five years of experience in administration and management of grants, working for a donor or in a medium to large-sized donor-funded organisation.
• Three years’ experience working in the area of refugee support, hum-dev-nexus, durable solutions or livelihoods.
• Experience in the area of climate adaptation and resilience will be an advantage.
• Experience working with partner organisations in relation to grants management will also be an advantage
• Good interpersonal skills, team spirit and ability to cooperate.
• Ability to work independently and structured combined with the ability to dynamically and proactively follow up and drive processes.
• Strong communications skills in English, orally and in writing.

What we offer

• An interesting position with meaningful work and great responsibility.
• Influence of own tasks and planning of work and a high level of independence in the performance of tasks.
• Committed colleagues working together in an open and informal environment.
• A work week of 37 hours and competitive compensation package, including attractive pension and health insurance scheme.

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications via Email to: kmtambrecruitment@um.dk with the subject DK Adviser Refugee Support.

• The application should consist of 1) A cover letter explaining how your past experience relates to the key responsibilities listed above, 2) A CV, including contact details for 3 work-related referees
• Your E-mail must not exceed 2 MB.

Please only email the 2 required documents above, do not attach copies of certificates, diplomas or reference letters, also do not attach photographs to your CV or cover letter.

All relevant applicants are encouraged to apply for the position, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, personal background, etc.

9While we appreciate all applicants for their interest in working with us, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Deadline: 25^th October 2023 by 5:00pm

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