Employing Organization: SOS Children’s
Villages
Working Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reporting to: Programme Director Gulu
Job Ref No: SOS709
About SOS Children’s
Villages:
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 and
Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and budgeting process of the Family Strengthening Programme (FSP).
- Coordinate the implementation of the annual plan within the approved budget.
- Lead the monitoring and evaluation of the programme activities.
- Prepare and submit progress reports to the Programme Director.
- Lead and build a motivated performance driven FSP team.
- Be accountable for the programmes’ property and financial resources.
- Ensure the adherence of the programmes policies and internal controls.
- Manage the programmes’ documentation including database maintenance of the beneficiaries.
- Establish networking and partnerships with the community, local authorities and other service providers within the programme areas.
Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- The candidate should hold a University Degree in Community Development related to Social and Natural Science disciplines such as Social Work, Sociology, Development Studies, Economics, Agriculture or Rural Development.
- At least three years’ experience in implementing Community Development or Orphans and
- Vulnerable Children (OVC) support programmes.
- Programme budget planning and accountability experience.
- Experience in child rights and development, family and community development and rights based programming.
- Experience in using community development participatory methodologies.
- People management experience specifically recruitment, training and performance management.
- Planning and organizing skills.
- Good Networking skills.
- Effective communication including reporting skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
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 Job:
Please send the
following documents by email to sos709@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.
Application Deadline: 15th November, 2013 by 5 pm