Employing Organization: SOS Children’s
Villages
Work Station: National Office, Entebbe, Uganda
Reporting to: National Director
Job Ref No: SOS701
About the organisation:
Our
Client, SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is a member of SOS Kinderdorf
International, a worldwide, independent, non-governmental social development
organization that has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests
and rights of children since 1949.
SOS
Children’s Villages Uganda is a locally registered Trust with a local governing
body: the Board of Trustees. It has been operating since 1989 and currently has
projects caring for more than 2,500 children in four locations at Kakiri,
Entebbe, Gulu and Fort Portal. The various projects include SOS Children’s
Villages, Community outreach programmes, Kindergartens, schools, medical
centres and social centres.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning, budgeting and implementation of the national programming strategies and objectives.
- Lead the initiative for proposal development towards the funding of programmes.
- Lead the development of the programmes’ monitoring and evaluation tools and support systems.
- Lead and build a motivated performance driven programme team.
- Ensure the implementation of the programming policies, procedures and practices.
- Represent the programme function externally at regional and continental forums.
- Lead the development of the technical and financial reports for donor and public funded programmes.
- Lead the implementation of sustainability based approaches in programmes using local initiatives and innovations.
Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- The candidate should hold a University Degree from a reputable institution.
- A Post graduate qualification in either Project Planning and Management or Monitoring and Evaluation or Development Studies or related field is an advantage
- At least ten (10) years programme development work related experience focusing on the needs of vulnerable children and community development, with 3 years at Senior Managerial Level.
- Experience in proposal development and working with donor funded programmes.
- Planning and organisation skills
- Networking and partnership skills.
- Good negotiating skills.
- People development skills such as training, coaching and mentoring.
- Written communication skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Knowledge of community development using sustainability approaches.
- Knowledge of national policies and systems regarding child development work.
About Personal Competencies: Strategic thinking, Conceptual thinking, Leadership
orientation, Results orientation, Personal
integrity, Understanding others, Team management orientation, Concern for
standards, Pro-active work ethics, Efficiency orientation, Development
orientation, and Flexibility towards circumstances.
How to Apply for this position:
Please send the
following documents by email to sos701@aikanhr.com and quote the job title and
reference number:
- Updated CV which demonstrates that you are suitable for the job role including your contact information and three work related references in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- A one page statement describing your suitability for the particular job role, in either Microsoft
- Word or PDF format.
- Please do not attach any academic certificates.