Program Area Manager NGO Jobs – Food for the Hungry (FH)

Job Title:    Program Area Manager
Organisation: Food
for the Hungry (FH)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Regional
Program Manager -North
About US:
Food for the Hungry
(FH) is a Christian international relief and development organization that has
been working in Uganda since 1989. FH’s primary goal is to respond to
development needs and complex humanitarian emergencies. FH is currently
operating programs in more than 26 countries and has national offices in the
UK, Canada, Switzerland, Korea, United States of America and Japan. In Uganda,
FH is operational in the communities of Pader, Kitgum, Lamwo, Agago, Kole,
Kween, Mbale, and Mukono Districts implementing programs in four main sectors
of Education; Food Security and livelihoods; Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk
Reduction; with the Head office located it Kampala.
Job Summary:  The Program Area Manager comprehensively
manages and coordinates the (technical – human, administrative and financial)
development, design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the FH Uganda
project in a particular Cluster while mentoring field staff at all stages to
ensure successful implementation of the project. In all activities, s/he
fosters collaboration within the Cluster with Support Office, Local government
and partners by ensuring the delivery of relevant and quality administrative,
policy and programming support.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Effective oversight & coordination of planning, implementation
    and monitoring of the Cluster program
  • Ensuring that project beneficiaries are properly identified/
    selected, organized into producer groups and trained/ supported with
    required farm inputs.
  • Liaison with Donor, Local Government Agencies, local NGOs and
    Religious Organizations
  • Program Administration/Finance
  • Human Capital (Personnel Management)
  • Asset management and Stewardship
  • Coordination, Monitoring, and reporting of project activities
  • Safety and compliance

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Program Area Manager job must hold a
    University degree in Social works and social Administration, Agriculture,
    Project Planning &Management, Business Administration or other related
    disciplines in humanities. A master’s Degree is an added advantage.
  • Five years of experience in a managerial position, delivering
    agriculture focused programs to improve livelihoods in Uganda, preferably
    in refugee settings.
  • Experience with commonly used tools for market analysis and program
    design such as sub-sector analysis, gross margin analysis and business
    planning.
  • Understand, respect and practice the set of organization’s shared
    vision, mission and values, including mutual respect, equity and justice;
    honesty and transparency; solidarity with the poor and marginalized
    people, sensitivity to gender and ethnic minority issues, courage of
    conviction; happiness; humility and Christianity
  • High level integrity and initiative taking and positive attitude
    towards learning and sharing.
  • Working knowledge of budget management
  • Valid riding license and ability to ride motorcycle.
  • Ability to establish strong relationships with the local leaders,
    community and government representatives will be vital.
  • Must have team building skills, personnel management and supervision
    skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting only electronic
copies of not more than 2MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact
telephone numbers, copies of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact
details of three referees, addressed to:
The Human Resources
Manager, Food for the Hungry Uganda
Email to: recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org
Deadline: 31st October 2018
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