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• The incumbent designs and implements a KM
  Strategy to identify, analyze, document and disseminate best practices in
  CC &DRR, and lessons learned;
• Considers the GIS/geospatial nature of
  products in KM outputs, including spatially analytical maps, while
  designing the KM Strategy;
• Ensures that TORs for consultants
  recruited by the program also incorporate mechanisms to capture and share
  lessons learned through their inputs to the program, and to ensure that
  the results are reflected in the reporting system described above;
• Consolidates a culture of lessons learning
  involving all program staff and allocate specific responsibilities, to
  document, package and disseminate lessons frequently;
• Establishes and manage a Knowledge
  Management Fora for knowledge sharing on climate change adaptation,
  mitigation and disaster risk reduction and support the program in
  organizing related workshops and trainings events for climate change
  adaptation knowledge dissemination to all stakeholders;
• Actively facilitates exchange of
  experiences by supporting and coordinating program participation in
  workshops and support development of the program website and any other existing
  network of local government;
• Identifies and participate in additional
  networks, for example scientific or policy-based networks that may also
  yield lessons that can benefit program implementation.
• Ensures effective KM of key program
  activities, including Climate Change Response-DRR learning and knowledge
  materials
• Clarifies the responsibility to explore,
  introduce and manage various KM tools relevant to the program, with
  particular focus on climate change adaptation/ mitigation; disaster risk
  reduction and ecosystems based adaptation;
• Ensures KM of important program activities
• Supports all technical team members in the
  knowledge management of their respective fields, with particular attention
  to program activities
• Supports in the assessment of national as
  well as program policies and processes, providing recommendations to
  improve program performance, and to make field implementation practical
  and effective;
• Perform any other duties as assigned by
  the Project Manager.

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the
  Government of Uganda’s and UN’s values and ethical standards
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race,
  nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Treats all people fairly without
  favouritism

• Promotes innovation and knowledge
  management in the project and a learning environment in the office through
  leadership and personal example
• In-depth practical knowledge of
  inter-disciplinary development issues
• Actively works towards continuing personal
  learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning
  plan and applies newly acquired skills
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information,
  and best practices from within and outside of the project

• Ability to lead strategic planning, change
  processes, results-based management and reporting
• Ability to lead formulation, oversight of
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects
• Ability to apply development theory to the
  specific project context to identify creative, practical approaches to
  overcome challenging situations
• Ability to manage for results: translates
  strategic aims into achievable plans, with established priorities,
  monitors them, making periodic adjustments as required.

• Builds strong relationships with clients,
  focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to
  feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy
  and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability
  to manage complexities
• Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as
  well as conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrates outstanding communication
  skills oral and written communication skills
• Negotiation skills: capacity to work with
  diverse partners including Government, donors and civil society;
• Remains calm, in control and good humoured
  even under pressure
• Proven networking, team-building,
  organizational and communication skills

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