UNHCR Project Manager Job Placement – Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)

Job Title:        Project Manager
Organisation: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Country Program
Manager
About Us:
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international
African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes
towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely
affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by
implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service &
development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20
years.
About UNHCR Project:
HIJRA with funding from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a
multi-sectoral Program for refugees in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro
district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit
Center (Kisoro district).
Job Summary: The Project
Manager will mainly be responsible for supervising and managing the overall
implementation of HIJRA/UNHCR field activities in the area of operation through
the field activities sector heads in Oruchinga Refugee Settlement in the
sectors of Protection, Community Services and Operation & Administration support
through Logistics, Human Resources, Finance and Administration.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Program Implementation:
  • The jobholder will manage the assigned
    project(s) to meet the project objectives within budget and allotted time
    frame.
  • Provide strong leadership of the assigned
    project(s), working to ensure both short / long-term positive impacts and
    outcomes for the beneficiaries, local authorities (where applicable) and
    local staff.
  • The incumbent will also facilitate regular
    staff meetings to ensure awareness of project objectives, and opportunity
    for feedback.
  • Provide staff coaching and technical
    supervision to develop ownership / responsibility for activities.
  • Develop and maintain appropriate, regular,
    transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned
    HIJRA team, Country Program Manager and other relevant stakeholders (e.g.
    beneficiaries, community leaders, local and national government officials,
    UN agencies and other NGOs), with the objective of ensuring good
    cooperation and partnerships.
  • Participate in coordination meetings and
    other working groups or meetings as required, representing HIJRA and
    provide feedback to the staff and field on relevant issues.
  • Ensuring periodic field reports are
    produced, edited and sent to partners as may be agreed upon.
Administrative/Financial Support:
  • Undertake and support in budgeting and
    planning as well as procurement activities, financial management,
    monitoring and technical and financial reporting of the overall mentioned
    projects (or project component) according to the donors’ requirements, in
    line with the joint HIJRA strategy, in collaboration with partners and
    local stakeholders and in constant coordination with the Country Program
    Manager.
  • Ensure proper management of the start-up
    phase of the project and all subsequent stages, including logistical and
    procedural aspects;
  • Support in various human resource
    functions such as resourcing, performance management, capacity building,
    leave management and welfare.
  • Build and strengthen relevant
    relationships and develop networks with the major governmental
    institutions, local authorities and other actors that play a key- role
    within the projects’ intervention areas.
  • Ensure the development and maintenance of
    good relationships with partners, the local staff, the donors,
    beneficiaries and local authorities;



  • The incumbent will observe the main
    internal management procedures, monitoring and evaluation in accordance
    with quality management system of HIJRA and UNHCR and other donors
    regulations and standards;
  • Ensure compliance with all HIJRA policies
    and procedures.
  • Perform any other duty as assigned by the
    Country Program Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Project
    Manager job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Works and
    Social Administration, Public Administration or Economics or equivalent.
  • Project management experience (management,
    planning, staff development and training skills) in development programs
  • A minimum of four years of work experience
    in a similar position and humanitarian work and NGOs
  • Proven capabilities in leadership and
    management required
  • Excellent skills in written and spoken
    English
  • Excellent negotiation and interpersonal
    skills, and flexibility in cultural and organizational terms
  • Ability to work well and under pressure
  • Excellent presentation and communication
    skills and the ability to interact with a number of different partners and
    contacts, including governmental authorities, UNHCR, people of concern,
    etc.
  • Strong judgmental skills and make ethical
    and moral decisions
  • Capacity building skills
  • Managing Performance
  • Proposal writing is a must
  • Strategic Planning
  • Flexibility to travel to other project
    sites
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an
application letter and Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts
of three referees including your current/most recent employer.
Application should be addressed to the:
Country Program Manager,
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA),
P.O. Box 37703, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: vacancies.ug@hijra.or.ke. The subject line should read:
“Project Manager.”
Deadline: 31st August
2017

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