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• Through management of the Programme Officers
  and Volunteer Peer Educators:
• Identify communities and youth groups to
  benefit from the project
• Take a lead role in the recruitment,
  training, placement, management and support of volunteer peer educators
• Oversee the identifying of livelihood service
  providers who will be trained to engage young people more effectively
• Ensure participation of young people in local
  decision making processes relating to youth livelihood
• Create synergy with government programmes
  addressing youth livelihoods
• Take overall responsibility for the effective
  preparation, implementation, management and monitoring of the sustainable
  livelihood programme.
• Ensure all reporting requirements are met and
  submitted on time to the Programme Manager
• Oversee the recruitment, training and support
  of advocate4action.
• Ensure volunteers and staff follow all
  reporting procedures
• Take responsibility of volunteer and field
  staff safety and welfare

• Identify and manage partnerships with leading
  NGOs and district governments
• Raise Restless Development’s profile with
  government and NGO partners
• Support activities that facilitate the participation
  of young people, community adults and employers in Local Government
  processes related to youth livelihood
• Prepare and send quarterly reports to the
  local government and other programme partners
• Build, strengthen and manage partnerships
  that support the programme and support your team to develop strategic
  partnerships at local levels
• Represent Restless Development Uganda at
  meetings with government and NGO partners as required
• Organize monthly meetings with District
  officials and support the Programme Officer in sub-county relationship
  management.
• Actively participate in the preparation of
  the donor annual reports
• Coordinate the support required from UGAPRIV
  in developing the Vocational Skills training for young people

• Facilitate effective implementation of
  personnel policies and procedures to and by all staff in your Unit.
• Ensure that all staff have clear performance
  objectives and development plans
• Continually support and supervise the outputs
  of programme unit staff through line management and performance reviews
• Provide support to the team in solving
  genuine challenges and communicate to Programme Manager as necessary
• Line manage and performance manage the
  Programme and M&E officers.
• Build capacity of staff as required

• Lead in developing, managing and regularly
  reviewing the programme budget
• Support the development of donor expenditures
  reports
• Support the development of annual programme
  budgets and quarterly reforecasts
• Ensure that value for money is obtained
• Ensure financial policy and procedure is
  adhered to by the team

• Lead on communications with Moroto Field
  Office, coordinating support for the project
• Ensure safety and security policy is adhered
  to, acting as focal point for risk management in the Kotido
• Provide weekly security updates to the
  Programme Manager
• Ensure office and assets are safe and secure
  at all times

• The ideal candidate for the Restless
  Development Programme Coordinator North job opportunity should hold a Graduate
  level qualification (Degree, Masters) in relevant field of study
• A minimum of three years’ experience in
  relevant field (Education, Livelihood and working with young people)
• Three years’ experience in managing training
  and programme design
• Proven ability to lead both high-level
  strategic and hands-on operational work
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  contemporary development issues particularly those related to young people
  in the field of youth livelihood and employment and young people leading
  development
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office, Excel)
• Excellent organisational skills and
  methodological approach to programme management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Proven ability to analyse problems and make
  sound operational decisions
• Previous experience in youth employment and
  livelihood within an NGO setting is desired
• Previous experience working in Karamoja or
  Northern Uganda is an added advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English
  essential
• The individual must be results orientated,
  highly self-motivated and have demonstrated analytical skills.
• The successful candidate will thrive in a
  multi-cultural environment as part of a rapidly growing and developing
  organisation
• Show personal commitment to the values of
  Restless Development

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