Head of project 'Strengthening Human Rights in Uganda', Kampala, jobs at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Position title:  project 'Strengthening Human Rights in Uganda
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.For our operations in Uganda/Kampala, we are looking for a/anJOB-ID: 17319

The Field of activity
The objective of the project ?Strengthening Human Rights in Uganda? is to strengthen the capacities of selected state and non-state actors to better promote and respect human rights, especially the rights of disadvantaged groups. The main approach taken by the project will be to support capacity development for the partner organisations and promote networking and cooperation between the main actors; Partner organization shall be enabled to make better use of accountability procedures, protection mechanisms and planning instruments with a view to strengthen the monitoring and enforcement of Human Rights,

At the national policy level the Human Rights Project will support the National Planning Authority (NPA) in the sustainable integration of the human rights approach into its policy planning and steering instruments. At the implementation level, the project will advise two independent state commissions ? the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) ? which are charged with asserting human rights and more specifically with securing the core principles of human rights, such as equal opportunities and protection against discrimination. Alongside these state-level contributions, the project will also support non-state actors (civil society, journalists) in their public information activities and in monitoring the fulfilment of human rights obligations.

Tasks and responsibilities
As manager of the project Strengthening Human Rights in Uganda you are in charge of the technical implementation of measures. In so doing, you will help achieve the objectives of the project on good governance. You are in charge of developing and implementing project plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts, the commissioning party and BMZ. You are responsible for budget management, compliance and HR deployment, as well as for M&E and reporting of the project achievements. You will be responsible for managing at least two national experts and for coordination of inputs of external consultants and, possibly, development workers as well as integrated experts. You will ensure that options for cooperation and synergies with other actors (international organizations, NGOs, media etc.) are optimized and mobilize resources for enhancing the activities of the project. You work with the country director and representatives of other thematic areas in the country team on further developing country-specific development policy concepts.

About Your profile
In order to be considered for this position, you must have a masters/MSc or doctorate in an area that is related to the project objectives, with a focus on a relevant field (e.g. Human Rights). Ideally you have 7-10 years (professional experience, with at least 5 years) professional experience in a comparable position (e.g. managerial positions). Through your work - ideally including comparable assignments in Africa (preferably in East Africa) - you have acquired very good consultancy and management skills. Ideally, you have already gained experiences in promoting Human Rights issues in a sensitive and complicated political environment including human rights-related capacity development for state and non-state actors. You also have experience of managing smaller projects and designing cooperation in networks. Furthermore, you have very good knowledge of development cooperation and - as is essential for cooperation with multilateral institutions and development partners - an understanding of the institutions and procedures. Fluent written and oral knowledge of English and a working knowledge of German are essential

The Assignment period: 01.06.2014 - 31.12.2016
What we offer you: With an international remit and a multicultural working atmosphere, we are successful because we share knowledge across disciplinary frontiers. Your professional and personal development is important to us. Whether it is the multifacetted day-to-day challenges in one of our partner countries or the considerable scope for applying creativity in your work – there are plenty of good reasons to join our motivated team.

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How to apply for this job
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Application Closing date: Friday, 14 March 2014
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