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Job Title:  Project Coordinator

Organisation: World Vision International

Duty Station: Kamwenge, Uganda

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 Project Coordinator will provide day to day leadership in the implementation of the project ensuring that all project activities are implemented in a timely, efficient, and effective manner and according to the agreed World Vision Uganda, and Donor guidelines. He/she will make sure monitoring, evaluation and reporting happen timely and all resources — including finances — are managed well. The Project Coordinator will provide leadership to project team in coordination for all aspects related to project activities in  Kamwenge, Buliisa, and Kakumiro Districts. The Right to Grow (R2G) Project aims at ensuring that all children under 5 in Uganda are well-nourished ultimately causing every child to reach their full potential. The Project will be implemented in a consortium with other major organizations in Uganda and led by The Hunger Project as then Prime/Lead Agency.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Project implementation and risk management

• Provide day to day leadership to project teams in planning, implementing and reporting of project activities as per approved DIP, and budget.
• Continuously review implementation progress, work with team to develop and track catch up plans and ensure follow through. Guide and provide technical support to project officers.
• Strengthen capacity of implementing partners at village, sub county and district level
• Ensure the overall project targets and goals are achieved and sustainable.
• Project monitoring and evaluation
• Support effective monitoring, documentation and reporting in compliance with agreed standards.
• Ensure full participation of beneficiary communities, with particular regard for those marginalized due to malnutrition, in design, monitoring and evaluation by attending community mobilizations, meetings and community trainings.
• Work closely with health, Evidence and Learning teams, Advocacy, and Resilience and Livelihoods specialists for the purpose of the project quality assurance.

Finance Management

• Ensure proper management of financial resources and assets in line with WV policies and donor requirements.
• Support partners and sub grantees to adhere to WV finance and asset management policies.
• Work with the grants unit and Support Office (SO) to seek approval for any proposed change to approved budget and activities prior to implementing the changes.

End Results

• Project activities are implemented on time and as planned and approved by the donor. High quality field level programming — relevant and impactful
• All major potential project risks are effectively mitigated.
• Functional project M&E; Quality project reports, continuous project indicator tracking and oversight of project evaluations backstopping.
• Adherence to Financial guidelines and audit standards
• Good audit performances as a result of strong financial planning and management
• Responsible for providing oversight and management of project risks — actively identify, assess, report and update project risk registers as required.

Networking and collaboration

• Actively participate in consortium coordination ensuring that World Vision Uganda is adequately represented.
• Represent the R2G project in lower level and District Technical working groups and coordination mechanisms.
• Engage with District and Sub County Health authorities to ensure quality government and community participation in the project.
• Effectively network with local government structure and any other agencies undertaking activities in the target community and ensure that such activities are well integrated with World Vision and community activities to promote sustainability and ownership of interventions in planning and implementation.
• Identify areas for lobbying and advocacy and work with the health, nutrition, gender and disability sector specialists and advocacy teams to respond and address the issues.

Documentation and reporting

• Coordinate and compile field visit and data validation reports and identify opportunities for improvement and present monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports in line with VVV & donor standards.
• I OO% Performance management and supervision of project teams and Implementing partners.
• Manage, supervise and build capacity of staff to implement, monitor and report on the project activities as required including ensuring that work within the team is planned and organized to meet the projects needs in the most cost-effective manner.
• Evidence of working with district stakeholder.
• Collaborations and effective partnerships formed with local governments.
• Review of field/ activity reports to impart improvement.
• Coordination and technical backstopping of project reports
• A highly motivated, and hardworking staff in place and sustained.
• Conduct quarterly and annual staff performance appraisals.
• Monitor and document performance of partners.
• Ensure staff are fully engaged and actively contributing to various initiatives Establish a staff partnership mechanism aligning performance to WVI global strategy and ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with WVU policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’ Degree in health, nutrition, development studies, or related discipline.
• A master’s degree in public health is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing similar related projects programs or projects
• At least 3 years’ experience leading and managing diverse teams.
• Strong knowledge and experience working with partners and in consortia.
• Good experience and understanding of integrated health programming.
• Must have strong organizational skills and ability to work with diverse teams across the organization.
• Required Professional: This is a technical Project Management position that requires a person with prior management experience in managing multi sector-al Experience programs, especially Nutrition and Health Nutrition and proven experience/ability in, managing teams and dealing with donors.
• Excellent skills required in program assessments and design, reporting, documentation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in working communities with good knowledge of public health system and structures.
• Must be creative individual with strong sense of vision, commitment and priorities.
• A mature and committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Must have strong organizational skills and an ability to work with diverse teams across considerable distances Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and strong interpersonal skills.
• Report writing skills, working under minimum supervision,
• Solution oriented approaches and management of diverse human resource.
• Computer Literacy
• Resource mobilization

Core Competencies Required

• Partner, and Collaborate
• Deliver Results
• Be Accountable

Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only

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: 9th May 2024

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