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• Work in close consultation with the National
  Programme Manager (NPM), recruit, interview and select staff and/or
  volunteers with appropriate skills for the project activities.
• Manage project staff and/or volunteers according
  to the established policies and practices of the organization.
• Ensure that all project personnel receive an
  appropriate orientation to the organisation and the project.
• Initiate and manage the process of contracting
  qualified consultants to work on the project as appropriate.

• Execute the project according to the project
  plan.
• Liaise with the MER team to develop forms and
  records to document project activities.
• Set up files to ensure that all project
  information is appropriately
  documented and secured.
• Monitor the progress of the project and make
  adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the
  project.
• Establish a communication schedule to update
  stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project,
• Review the quality of the work completed with
  the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project
  standards.
• Ensure that the Programme Quality Policy and
  Procedures are followed in his/her project.
• Ensure gender equality related action plans are
  planned, implemented with clear gender transformatory outcomes.

• Manage the partners implementing the project
  activities following the Partnership Framework and Guidelines.
• Ensure proper capacity assessment of all partners.
• Ensure all legal documentation is in place
  before bringing partners on board.
• Support their capacity building process and
  manage relationship building.
• Ensure that the partners follow all the
  requirements stipulated by
  the donor.

• Measure the project progress and identify
  appropriate corrective action in situation where the project’s performance
  deviates significantly from the plan.
• Write high quality reports to donors following the donor
  compliance guidelines.
• Follow the communication protocols with donors
  and the Resource Mobilization team and provide information as outlined in
  funding agreements.
• Monitor all budgeted project expenditures and
  cash flow projections and
  report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular
  basis.
• Manage all project funds according to
  established accounting policies and procedures, ensuring value for money
  and strong accountability.
• Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to
  date.
• With support from Finance Department, prepare
  financial reports and supporting documentation for funders as outlined in
  funding agreements. Ensure consistency between narrative and financial
  reports.
• Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at
  the required level of quality.
• Evaluate the outcomes of the project as
  established during the planning phase.
• Optimize the use of the SAP system to manage
  project outputs, budget, and expenditure and project closure.
• Manage project risks, ensuring they are
  effectively tracked and reported. Manage audit process and follow up audit
  action list.

• Represent Plan International at district and
  national level to implement the advocacy activities as stated in the
  project.
• Support with technical documentation of
  evidences from the project and write stories of change when required.
• Ensure close technical and operational
  collaboration and coordination with Government Agencies & WASH Net
  works
• Ensures that the project is fully aligned with
  the Advocacy Strategy and the SDG influencing plan.

• Implement all the transition activities to
  ensure proper closure of the project (lessons learned, financial and
  contractual closure activities, etc.)
• Promote full integration of the project with
  other initiatives implemented in the same location in close coordination with the
  Programme Unit Manager.
• Participate and provide valuable input into the
  technical network meetings.
• Support the Resource Mobilization Unit and the
  National Programme Manager in developing proposals that may facilitate the continuity of the project.

• Adhere to the Child Protection Policy, Code of
  Conduct and reporting any CPP issues.
• Responsible for the implementation of the CPP
  standards as they apply to
  area of responsibility plus the development of actions to address
  identified gaps and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Ensure that all Plan International partners,
  visitors and associates in his/her area of responsibility are provided with, are made aware off and have signed
  and returned a copy of the child protection policy. Inform the partners,
  visitors and associates that they must comply with the policy in all
  contacts and communications with children during their visit.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and
  Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with
  the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant
  Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of
  responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and
  associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these
  policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance
  to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in
  accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Design and support implementation of programmes
  that are aligned with the Sponsorship Commitments, ensuring that the interventions benefit Sponsored
  Children.
• Communicates with tact, diplomacy and maintain
  professional working relationships at all times.
• Close collaboration and interdependence with
  the Programme Team and Resource Mobilization Unit at CO level, and other support departments (Finance,
  Admin, Risk Management, HR, Sponsorship)
• Regular working relationship with PU teams,
  especially PC/PM and other focal points implementing similar projects.
• Communications Department to ensure proper
  visibility and compliance
  to branding.
• Local, national and international Civil Society
  Organizations, Private Sector actors, Government institutions and UN
  agencies to ensure Plan’s work is well linked to other initiatives.
• Plan Federation: other COs, Regional Offices,
  National Offices and IH as requested by the project demands.

• The
  applicant for the Plan International Project Manager- Sustainable Development
  Goals- WASH Project job vacancy must hold a Master’s degree (preferred) in
  Engineering, Social Sciences, Public Health, Environment or its
  equivalent, with professional training on WASH programming.
• Five years of managerial or technical advisory
  experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of WASH
  programmes, including donor compliance.
• Knowledge of environment and current effective
  practices of WASH in Uganda,
  including existing networks, CSOs and government stakeholders
• Excellent project management and team
  leadership skills
• Demonstrated skills and experience in report
  writing, donor compliance and budget management.
• Identification and synthesis of best practices
  and lessons learned directly linked to grant implementation, promote knowledge
  management, document best practices and lessons learned from project
  implementation, and facilitate dissemination in appropriate format to relevant stakeholders.
• Extended experience in implementing project
  through partners, with skills in capacity building and civil society
  strengthening.
• Influencing and skills in working with advocacy
  networks at national and district level.
• Knowledge and dynamic in working with
  vulnerable young girls and boys.
• Promotes high performance among project staff
  and provides vision and direction.
• Establishes effective partnerships with
  external organizations.
• Coaches project staff and leads others.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written)
  and interpersonal skills, with ability to work with people from diverse
  cultures
• Proven computer skills and knowledge of
  Microsoft software including MS Word processing, Power point presentation, Excel spreadsheets, e-mail and web
  based research.
• Experience of gender mainstreaming gender
  equality and inclusion in WASH

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