The Ugandan Jobline

• Oversee the delivery of VSO Uganda’s (VSOU)programmes/projects
  by applying and meeting VSO’s People First principles, donor guidelines
  and evidence-based M&E framework;
• Formulate and implement a coherent and
  integrated annual operational plan for programmes;
• Ensure that robust and effective M&E
  methods & tools are applied to evidence generation supporting data
  analysis, reporting and programme decision making.
• Lead drafting of impact oriented donor and
  internal reports including Annual Country Review Report by working in
  close collaboration with the M&E lead and Programme Managers(PMs);
• Ensure effective partnerships are
  developed with a mechanism in place and review the partnership and measure
  impact of capacity support provided to partner.

• Lead programme monitoring by engaging
  programme staff and volunteers to ensure shared understanding and
  contributions to quality programme delivery and development.
• Work in liaison with the PMs and other
  relevant colleagues in the wider organisation to develop quality
  communication materials on VSOU’s programmes targeting strategic internal
  and external audience.

• Ensuring that the Country Programme has
  up-to-date understanding and analysis of the development context and
  needs, engaging all relevant stakeholders.
• Support PMs to finalize and operationalize
  Signature Programmes in Education, Livelihoods and Health. Also ensure
  that VSO’s Core Approaches of Gender & Social Inclusion, social
  accountability and resilience are appropriately embedded across all signature
  programmes.  

• Provide leadership and management support
  to programme team, ensuring the effective and timely management of the
  country programme, including the planning and delivery against agreed
  targets.
• Effectively manage performance of the
  direct report as also the overall programmes team by adopting a
  people-centered approach and holding staff and volunteers to account.
  Working with all members of the VSO team to support and maintain a
  collaborative culture between volunteer experts and the Country Office,
  particularly with respect to the participation and engagement of volunteer
  experts in programme planning, implementation and review; supporting them
  to identify linkages between their work and delivery of VSO’s goals.
• Ensure application of people first
  principles in volunteer experts management and support

• Work closely and collaboratively as a
  member of the CLTon all aspects of VSO’s programmes in Uganda and make
  strategic contributions. 
• Working closely with programme team, and
  within the framework of the Country Strategic Plan while embedding VSO’s
  people first principles into the daily practice of VSO.

• Working in liaison with the Finance Manager
  and budget holders to develop, manage and monitor programme budgets
  (including ensuring value for money, effective grants management and
  expenditure within agreed budgets).
• Be accountable for VSOU’s programming
  resources and assets (including ensuring VSO procurement and other
  policies, procedures, and control systems are followed by project teams
  and implementing partners).

• Build strategic networks enabling VSO to
  leverage a collective voice in support of our country strategy.
• Working in liaison with the Country
  Director to develop a media strategy, create communication tools and
  produce seminal materials in sync with the country strategy.
• Develop strategic civil society and
  private sector networks and alliances, strengthening civil society action
  in line with our country strategy.
• Ensure VSO participation at relevant fora
  – such as sectoral working groups, conferences etc.
• Represent VSO in strategic external fora
  as appropriate and as delegated by the Country Director

• The ideal candidate for the VSO Country
  Director job opportunity should hold a higher level degree in a relevant
  field.
• A minimum of seven years of senior level
  programme leadership and management experience in a complex INGO.
• Substantial prior success in developing
  successful, major, multiyear proposals and securing funding.
• Previous experience in M&E and ability
  to apply range of techniques.
• Proven experience of managing and ensuring
  high quality delivery of complex and multi donor programmes
• Previous exposure and experience in diverse,
  holistic, integrated development programming including in livelihoods,
  education and health.
• Significant exposure and experience in
  implementing grants from major bilateral and multilateral donors,
  including DfID, UNICEF, EU and MasterCard is also desired. .
• Hands-on experience gained within a
  volunteering/NGO context and of managing a volunteer programme will be a
  distinction
• Effective leadership and people management
  skills; experience of developing, coaching and managing high performing
  teams
• Previous experience of working
  collaboratively as a member of a Senior Management Team member, and of
  building partnerships in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage time
  and tight schedules, work effectively under pressure, and assist direct
  reports with prioritization of tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Proven experience in financial management
  and ability to develop and monitor programme budgets.
• Excellent representation and negotiation
  skills ability to negotiate and maintain relations with external
  stakeholders.
• Ability to develop multiple ideas to solve
  an issue or situation and take a swift decision, including in a high risk
  situation.
• Good written and verbal communication and
  interpersonal skills. Strong trainer and facilitator.
• Computer skills – MS Office, Outlook,
  Internet.
• Able to travel and work long hours,
  including work away from the home base for up to 30% of time, both within
  the country and occasionally internationally and some weekend and evening
  work.
• Good understanding of the Uganda context
  is an added advantage

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