Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Non-profit Jobs – Strengthening Civil Society Programme Coordinator

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Organisation: Aga Khan Foundation
(AKF)
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Reports to: AKF (Uganda) Country
Director
About AKF:
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a
private, not-for-profit, non- denominational international development agency
of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). AKF works in collaboration with
partners to develop and promote innovative solutions that help improve the
quality of life of communities in areas we work. This is achieved through a
Multi-Input Area Development programming approach that responds to the
opportunities and priorities of a given area with long-term and synergised
interventions. Specifically in Uganda, AKF currently supports programming in
education, early childhood development (ECD) and strengthening civil society.
About Project:
AKF will commence a two-and-a-half year
civil society strengthening project in West Nile, Uganda, in April 2014. The
project aims to improve the status of girls’ education in the West Nile
sub-region, through strengthened capacities of education-centric CSOs to
mainstream gender in internal operations and education interventions. The
project will be implemented in Arua, Koboko and Yumbe districts. These
districts have been chosen in order to enhance the outcomes of AKF’s existing
education and ECD programmes in West Nile, which aim to strengthen teacher
education and support systems to improve and sustain learning outcomes in
literacy and numeracy for boys and girls in primary and pre-primary school
levels. To complement these education outcomes, advanced and intensive support
will he provided via the strengthening civil society project to a broad range
of education-centric CSOs to generate a critical mass of support for addressing
the gender issues that impact girls’ education in West Nile.
Job Summary:  The SCS Programme Coordinator will be responsible
for managing AKF’s Strengthening Civil Society Programme in West Nile. This
will include managing a programme team to deliver and achieve project targets
in compliance with grant agreements, work plans and budgets; designing plans to
meet programming needs; managing programme budgets; and coordinating monitoring
and evaluation to track measurement of achievements towards project goals. The
job holder will be responsible for leading external stakeholder management for
the SCS Programme and leading coordination and integration with other AKF
programmes in West Nile. The Coordinator will also be responsible for the
documentation and dissemination of programme results and lessons-learned to
inform policy and responsive programme design.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Develop
    and design plans to meet programming needs as per the approved programme
    implementation plan and budget.
  • Manage
    the implementation of all project activities, including sub-grants (as
    applicable), and ensure timely implementation and budget utilisation.
  • Broker
    and manage partnerships with project stakeholders, including partners
    CSOs.
  • Work in
    collaboration with the M&E team to ensure effective monitoring
    systems/ processes are in place for the project.
  • Responsible
    for financial grant management and ensuring compliance with donor and AKF
    regulations.
  • Work with
    the finance team to ensure AKF financial systems/ processes are adhered to
    in the project.
  • Manage
    project staff and, where necessary, recruit, orient, supervise and mentor
    staff.
  • Steer the
    project documentation and management of a project information system.
  • Take lead
    in the coordination and integration with other AKF programmes, including
    the School Improvement Programme and Madrasa Early Childhood Programme.
  • Coordinate
    with other Country Programme Managers to lead inter-programme planning,
    reviews and reflection on programme results.
  • Work with
    key project management, Country Office and Regional Office staff to ensure
    programme compliance, programme quality, the documentation of lessons
    learned, and responsive programme design.
  • Write
    periodic timely and high quality analytical reports.
  • Offer support
    to AKF in policy engagement and resource mobilisation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The AKF
    Programme Coordinator should hold a bachelor’s degree (post graduate
    preferred) in social sciences, gender, international development or
    similar.
  • A minimum
    of three to five years of relevant sector experience with results-based
    management, grant management, financial management, project development
    and inception processes; and donor requirements and reporting processes.
  • Five or
    more years’ relevant experience in civil society strengthening with a
    similar organisation.
  • Prior experience
    in delivering civil society capacity development in gender mainstreaming,
    gender analysis and gender-centric planning.
  • Past experience
    and expertise of working with stakeholders (government, civil society,
    communities) at multiple levels and leading participatory development (at
    grassroots and institutional levels) is essential.
  • Possess
    the ability to meet strict reporting deadlines and produce results.
  • Possess a
    proven ability to lead and motivate a project team.
  • Prior experience
    and knowledge of working in Uganda; familiarity with languages and cultures
    in West Nile preferred.
  • Significant
    experience working in multicultural teams and across country boundaries.
  • Possess excellent
    written and oral communications skills in English
  • Excellent
    analytical, organisational, interpersonal, negotiation and problem-solving
    skills.
How to Apply: 
Is you so desire to work with the Aga
Khan Foundation in the aforementioned portfolio, please send a cover letter, updated
CV and the names and contact information of three professional referees to: the
Country Director, Aga Khan Foundation (Uganda) via e-mail to:
akf.uganda@akdn.org Ref: Application – SCS Programme Coordinator.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Deadline:  21st February
2014 by 5.00pm;
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