International Relief Jobs – Programs Director at Food for the Hungry (FH)

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Job Title:  Programs Director  
Organisation: Food for
the Hungry (FH)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About FH/U:
Food for the Hungry (FH/U) is a
Christian international relief and development organization that has been
working in Uganda since 1989. FH’s primary goal is to respond to development
needs and complex humanitarian emergencies. In Uganda, FH is operational in the
communities of Pader, Kitgum, Lamwo, Agago, Kole, Kween, Mbale, and Mukono
Districts implementing programs in four main sectors of Education; Food
Security and livelihoods; Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk Reduction; with
the Head office located it Kampala.
Job Summary: The FH
Uganda Programs Director will be responsible for providing strategic leadership
and management of all FH Uganda programs/projects’ activities as well as
increasing funding portfolio through proposal development, networking, and
fundraising. Some critical tasks for FH Uganda Programs’ Director will be to
strengthen FH Uganda’s programs design, and implementation to increase
alignment and measurement of the achievement of our Vision, Mission and Values,
and Envision 2020 Strategic Plan. An overall deliverable of this role will be
ensuring the quality of all programs across the country. To accomplish these
responsibilities the Programs’ Director works closely with the Country
Director, all supporting managers, specialists and officers involved in
programs/projects’ implementation for programs’ quality, design and
measurement.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidate for the NGO job opportunity should hold a Master’s degree
    in Community Development/Project Planning and Management is essential.
  • Possess
    a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following; Social Sciences, Education,
    Development Studies, Organizational studies, Community Psychology
  • At
    least seven years’ experience working at a senior management level
    (Program Manager; Project Advisor etc) with a well-respected international
    NGO in Uganda and East African Region,
  • Be
    a Ugandan citizen with experience working in INGOs within multi-sectoral
    fields
  • Christian
    commitment to serving the poor and full agreement with FH Vision and
    Mission.
  • Excellent
    English written, verbal and presentation communication skills including
    USAID and European donor related technical writing, proposal writing,
    program reports and resource (grants) requests.
  • Excellent
    program management experience; experience managing a multi-cultural
    program.
  • Strong
    experience in budget development and management for institutional donor
    resources
  • Good
    working knowledge of monitoring and evaluation procedures and processes
    and ability to read, analyze and interpret program and assessment data and
    reports.
  • Possess
    the ability to recruit, hire, manage and develop staff; strong mentoring
    capacity essential
  • Computer
    literacy i.e. Proficient in MS Office, especially Word, Power Point and
    Excel
  • Highly
    organized and efficient in time management
  • Ability
    to multi-task and juggle a wide variety of activities and responsibilities 
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting only electronic copies of not
more than 2MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone
numbers, copies of
relevant
testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees, addressed
to:
The Human Resources Manager,
Food for the Hungry Uganda
Deadline: 5th December 2014 by 4:30pm
NB: Please
note that only Short-listed candidates will be contacted. Consider your
application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from FH by 14th January 2015.
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