The Ugandan Jobline

• Achieve timely and effective implementation
  of its operation in the implementation areas;
• Responsible for initiating effective
  monitoring and reporting mechanisms as part of the Population Movement
  operation.
• Responsible for supporting the
  production of timely narrative and financial reports, according to
  URCS/Donor procedures.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and capacity
  building support, as required, to the operations management and technical
  staff of Uganda Red Cross Society.
• Ensure the application of the strategic
  direction of operations and focusing on achievement of the planned
  objectives.
• Maintain close reporting and
  communication lines with URCS HQ.
• Support the URCS operation
  structures/sectors to cooperate, collaborate and consult with key partners
  including Government agencies, UN partners and NGOs, and Movement partners
  to ensure consistency, harmonization and to avoid and duplication of
  effort.
• Keenly monitor the implementation of all
  activities as laid out in the plan of action, with particular attention to
  the broader context monitoring of achievement of results.
• Support the URCS to manage the effective
  and proper use of assets, financial resources and facilities according to
  URCS and donor standard procedures in order to comply with auditing
  requirements.
• Support the planning and implementation
  of the operation staff task.
• Ensure SPHERE standards are attained and
  maintained where appropriate.
• Ensure international and/or national
  WatSan related standards are maintained.
• Ensure all URCS needs are addressed
  where appropriate
• Facilitate the documentation of best
  practices and lessons learned from the URCS activities and assist in
  disseminating them to implementing partners.
• Assure full compliance of operations
  with RC principles, URCS rules, regulations and policies and operational
  strategies of the NS and relevant reference documents and policies
  (Sphere, Do No Harm).

• The ideal candidate for the Uganda Red
  Cross Society (URCS) Operations Manager job opportunity should preferably
  hold a Post Graduate Degree in Primary Health Care, Community Development,
  Sociology,  Development management
  and Management or/and extensive practical management experience preferably
  in development and humanitarian response programmes;
• Trainings in; Project planning and
  management, Emergencies and Relief operations/ Disaster Risk Reduction,
  Participatory approaches and methodologies, Monitoring and evaluation.
• Five years of practical experience in
  Emergency work and disaster preparedness/operations, and development
  management.
• Experience of managing the programme
  cycle, including assessments, project design, proposal and report writing,
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in, and a commitment to, the
  implementation of robust Performance Management and staff capacity
  building and development
• Excellent communication, people
  management and interpersonal skills in English.
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word,
  Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Strong representational and
  communication skills;
• High level of integrity
• Strong results orientation, with the
  ability to challenge existing mindsets.
• Excellent planning, coordination, and
  reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload
  comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong analytical, monitoring and
  evaluation, and report-writing abilities;
• Technical skills in two or more Key URCS
  sectors – Disaster Management, Health, Livelihoods, WASH, Protection.
• Strong, demonstrable, financial
  management skills, particularly in budgeting and reporting;

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