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• Act as the main point of contact and
  collaboration in the region supporting the PMU in implementation of Social
  Assistance Grants for Empowerment Liaise with partners, government, and
  other key stakeholders at the district
• Manage the project team in the region and
  ensure strong communication and coordination with and between all team
  members, promote transparency and proper coordination as a means to
  effectively achieve program objectives.
• Significantly contribute to the development
  of detailed SAGE Regional annual work plan in consultation with the PMU.
• In charge of coordinating programme
  activities with other government departments, donor, NGOs and CBOs through
  regular meetings.
• Ensure compliance to SAGE guidelines and
  policies by the implementing team.
• In charge of delivering training to LG staff,
  quality assurance of training activities at lower levels and providing
  inputs for improving based on documented field experiences.::
• Works in liaison with the DCDO and Senior CDO
  SAGE in ensuring clear performance management of all LG duty bearers in
  delivering SAGE.
• Ensure timely, high-quality and complete
  submission of work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports,
  and any other reports required.
• Actively participate in regular -District
  Local Government activities such as staff meetings and give technical
  update sessions to popularise the programme with the Local Government,
  Civil Society Organizations and the general public
• Ensure establishment anu maintenance of
  healthy relationships with the districts within the region.
• Ensuring that MIS is regularly updated and
  actively used with timely submission of reports.
• Responsible for performance management of all
  SAGE staff at the regional level.
• Ensure the M&E activities are carried out
  on a regular basis and reporting is on time and of high quality.
• Ensure that programme resources and assets in
  the district are put to sensible and optimal use as the accounting
  officer.
• Manage the performance of the PSP agents and
  ensure compliance to payment guidelines for SAGE beneficiaries,
• Responsible for reporting and bring to the
  attention of ESP secretariat any fraud related to use operational funds
  and beneficiary payments as per the fraud policy.
• Coordinates the regional communication/public
  information campaign in consultation with the SPO (Communications and
  advocacy).

• The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s
  Degree in Social Work and Social Administration, development studies,
  adult and community education, social science, Public Administration or an
  equivalent profession. Possession of a post graduate diploma in a relevant
  field will be an added advantage.
• At least five years’ relevant experience in community
  programing or development experience working with governments,
  non-governmental organisations and/or research institutions in Uganda
• Possess good facilitation and training skills
• Team management, relationship management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills

• A one (1) page supporting statement
  explaining how you believe your experience matches the requirements of the
  role, directly addressing the position description;
• Updated Curriculum vitae with a maximum four
  (4) pages, providing three references, one of whom should be your current
  or most recent employer, copies of academic and professional certificates/
  testimonials, postal address and daytime telephone contact addressed to:

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