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• Identify
  communities and youth groups to benefit from the project
• Steer
  the recruitment, training, placement, management and support of volunteer
  peer educators
• Take
  lead in identifying livelihood service providers who will be trained to
  engage young people more effectively
• Ensure
  active participation of young people in local decision making processes
  relating to youth livelihood
• Create
  synergy with government programmes addressing youth livelihoods
• Take
  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
• Take
  a lead role in the recruitment, training and support of advocate4action.
• Ensure
  that all volunteers and staff follow all reporting procedures
• Take
  responsibility of volunteer and field staff safety and welfare

• Responsible
  for identifying and managing partnerships with leading NGOs and district
  governments
• Raise
  Restless Development’s profile with government and NGO partners
• Actively
  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
• 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

• Actively
  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
• Support
  the team in solving genuine challenges and communicate to Programme
  Manager as necessary
• Mentor
  and supervise the performance of the Programme and M&E officers.
• Build
  capacity of staff as required

• Steer
  the development, management and regularly review of the programme budget
• Support
  development of donor expenditures reports
• Support
  development of annual programme budgets and quarterly reforecasts
• Ensure
  financial policy and procedure is adhered to by the team
• Ensure
  that value for money is obtained

• Take
  lead in 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
  candidate must hold a Master’s degree in relevant field of study
• A
  minimum of three years’ experience in relevant field (Education,
  Livelihood and working with young people)
• At
  least three years’ experience in managing training and programme design
• Proven
  ability to lead both high-level strategic and hands-on operational work
• Fluency
  in written and spoken English essential,
• Excellent
  IT skills (Microsoft Office, Excel)
• Good
  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
• Past
  exposure and experience working in Karamoja region
• Excellent
  organisational skills and methodological approach to programme management
• Excellent
  interpersonal and communication skill
• Possess
  the ability to analyse problems and make sound operational decisions
• Past
  experience in youth employment and livelihood within an NGO setting is an
  added advantage
• 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 and be personally committed to Restless Development’s mission
  and values.

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