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Job Title:  Programme Manager – Seas of Change

Organisation: SNV

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

SNV is an international development organisation that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has annual revenues of over €120 million, and 1300 staff working in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation that uses project financing to implement our mission.

Job Summary:   The Seas of Change Programme Manager is highly skilled in shaping and managing collaborative processes to address complex issues. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager within SNV to take the lead on the innovative Seas of Change initiative in a manner that builds collaboration and drives action towards advancing the RA-PURE nexus agenda. The Seas of Change Programme Manager will embrace and stimulate systems thinking in the project team and partners, balancing operational, process-oriented activities with strategic objectives.

The Programme Manager responsibilities are divided along two categories:

Partnership management and the application of systems transformation lens, namely:

Leading the development and maintenance of strong partnerships and collaborations with ecosystem actors within the RA-PURE nexus;

Proactively lead and adapt the programme to make use of trends and opportunities, and work around challenges in the context as it develops;

Steering the team and partners, including the donor, to apply key transformative approaches and principles of the programme.

Standard PM responsibilities regarding overall management of the programme, including:

Technical oversight and guidance of programme activities;

Efficient management of financial resources;

Review and approval of programme budgets and monitoring expenditures;

Supervision of field operations, administration, logistics and procurement;

Supervision of monitoring and evaluation;

Ensuring quality control and timeliness of all deliverables as required by the donor;

Ensuring full compliance with all donor and other fiduciary regulations;

Oversee programme reporting process in line with donor requirements;

Oversee the performance management of all programme staff working exclusively on his/her programme.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic oversight:

• Programme Strategy: Coordinate technical advice from programme experts and provide strategic direction and guidance to the programme and its partners at regional, national and sub-national level;
• Innovation, nexus thinking and systems transformation lens: Foster an environment in which innovation, empowering others, and working politically and holistically are highly valued;
• Networking and Relation Management: build and maintain relationships with programme stakeholders, including ministries, local government authorities, private sector, civil society and partners;
• Knowledge development: fostering an environment of critical reflection and learning, leading to knowledge development, documentation of learnings and active exchange on what does (not) work. This happens in close collaboration with the donor;
• Monitoring and Evaluation: ensure high quality M&E data is being used within the programme to steer programme strategies, stimulate the application of innovative M&E approaches that enable the programme to gain insights into relevant trends, opportunities and challenges in the context, as well as understand how the programme is contributing to (potential) changes in system dynamics; account and report to SNV, donor, and clients on programme performance.

Operational oversight:

• Human and Financial Resources: efficient management of human and financial resources; ensure effective coordination of programme activities with programme teams, review and approve programme budgets and monitor expenditures;
• Operational Support: provide operational guidance and support to programme activities, including developing work plans, budgets and competency table within financial responsibilities and mandates.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field;
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible work experience in managing and implementing multi-faceted, donor-funded development programmes (i.e. experience that demonstrates growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility). Experience in implementing multi-country programmes preferred;
• Relevant work experience, background and domain understanding of agricultural value chains and renewable energy;
• Experience in connecting conceptual approaches and narratives with on the ground realities;
• Visionary and able to strategically inspire and energise programme teams;
• Demonstratable experience in ability to take risks, think on one’s feet (agile management) while maintaining an eye on the bigger picture;
• Places strong value on critical reflection and learning, and the role that data plays in adaptive management;
• Excellent social, networking and facilitation skills, ability to engage with the private sector, civil society and governments.
• Experience working in East Africa, particularly Uganda, with a deep understanding of the local context, cultural nuances, and development challenges would be a plus.
• Excellent communication in English (written and oral), reporting and presentation skills;
• Willingness to travel to all programme locations in Uganda.

How to Apply:

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter in English by clicking on the “I AM INTERESTED” tab at the link below.

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Deadline: 9th September 2024

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