Job title: Programme Manager Job Ref 13-ID-054
Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
City / Location: Kampala
Job category: NGO/Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
Min. years of experience: 3 years
Minimum degree: Masters degree
Closing date: March 13, 2014 - 5pm
About the Employer: Trocaire Uganda
Trócaire is supporting programmes aimed at tackling domestic
violence issues in Uganda, where 50% of women have experienced physical
violence, mostly by male partners.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
This will involve working with and supporting Programme officers to:
• Deliver a Portfolio of Country Programmes that respond to the local context within the framework of the Uganda Country Strategy Paper.
• Ensure that Trócaire in Uganda has a clearly identified niche in terms of programme interventions and that Trócaire’s added value in terms of what we contribute to partners’ work is clear.
• Ensure that different thematic areas of work are mutually reinforcing and contribute collectively to the achievement of country-level outcomes.
• Ensure that the programmes in Uganda contribute to the organisational policy priorities and deliverables. (based on the Strategic Framework).
• Ensure that the programmes are strategic; promoting policy and advocacy work, research and innovation.
• Ensure that all programmes effectively mainstream gender throughout the Programme Cycle.
• Ensure there is constant and open communication between the Country Programme team and the Programme teams in HQ. This includes facilitating regular meetings with the relevant Programme Teams and the Strategic Impact Unit in Head Office to ensure all programmes are adhering to the PMAG and that support is given as required. This should also facilitate joined up thinking and learning that can contribute towards organisational goals and priorities.
• To identify and develop learning within programmes and facilitate the sharing of this learning with partners, across programmes and externally as appropriate.
• Ensure regular communication with the Institutional Funding Unit in HQ to guarantee all programmes meet the requirements of back donors and that relevant support is given to POs as needed to meet these requirements.
Specific to Programme Design:
• Provide technical support to Programme Officers to ensure that all programmes are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated within the Trócaire Programme Management and Accountability Framework.
• Provide the necessary support to Programme Officers to undertake analysis (contextual/poverty/ power etc.), to inform appropriate programme strategies, location and target population.
• Ensure/ support the Programme Officers to ensure that all programmes carry out an explicit gender analysis as a core element of programme design and ensure that the issues emerging from this analysis are addressed in the programme strategies and monitoring framework.
• Fulfil other reasonable duties and responsibilities, as requested by the Country Director, including deputising for the CD when necessary or appropriate.
Job Requirement:
The ideal candidate will have: Qualification • Third level qualification in Development, Humanitarian or related field of study.
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area, or significant experience beyond that outlined below. Experience • Significant demonstrable experience in the management of development programmes of substantial scale; • In-depth understanding of programming in a partnership model, working in a partnership-based NGO; • Sound and up to date knowledge of development concepts, methodologies and techniques, including results based management, rights based approach and participatory methodologies; • Demonstrable experience of promoting gender equity through programming and within an international organisation; • Demonstrable experience of working to attract institutional donor funding and of managing large and complex donor grants; • Solid experience of managing teams in a multi-cultural environment and playing a leadership role in ensuring cohesiveness, inclusion and development of staff at all levels; • Experience of working in a faith-based organization; • Experience of working with management information systems. Skills • Excellent leadership skills; • Ability to motivate staff to align behind a shared vision and objectives; • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to develop and implement a clear country level strategy in the context of organisational strategy; • Demonstrated ability to manage multi-cultural teams of national and international staff well, and to implement performance management effectively; • Ability to coach and help others develop in their professional lives; • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills and demonstrated ability in using these with internal stakeholders (Trócaire staff in different locations) and external stakeholders (partners, Church, donors, host government etc.); • Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and financial systems on a significant scale, in development and humanitarian contexts; • Highly organised, with excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills; • Excellent verbal and written communications skills • Competent in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel); • Fluency (written and spoken) in English; • A full driving licence. Qualities • Understanding of, an empathy with , the role of the Catholic Church in development • A strong commitment to the work of justice and an empathy with the ethos and work of Trócaire. Other • Ability and willingness to travel within country and internationally including travel to HQ in Ireland.
How to apply for this JOB:
All CV’s should should use this link for more information ; www.trocaire.org/jobs.
The closing date for applications is :13th March 2014
The closing date for applications is :13th March 2014