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• Provide strong strategic leadership to the country team promoting a management culture that is supportive, empowering and collaborative.
• Lead, manage and motivate the senior management team, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance. Recruit and induct new members of the senior team as necessary. Indirectly manage and support line managers and their teams to reach their team objectives and to effectively manage poor performance.
• Ensure the WaterAid Uganda Country Strategy reflects WaterAid’s overall vision and strategy and that this is implemented through effective programmes.
• Lead planning to ensure that WaterAid Uganda is acknowledged as a leader in the sector and that the potential of supported projects for influencing the water and sanitation sector in Uganda is maximised.
• Build in-country and regional networks, identify and influence key stakeholders with view to strengthening the water and sanitation sector in Uganda. Represent WaterAid and maintain strong external relationships within the sector including government, key INGOs / NGOs, donor partners including DFID, EU, UNICEF, academic, media and research institutions.
• Develop WaterAid Uganda’s strategic thinking on programmes, policy, advocacy and learning. Contribute to the development of WaterAid East Africa’s global agendas by identifying key sector issues on which WaterAid and its partner organisations should focus their advocacy efforts.
• Ensure that the Country Programme builds capacity and develops the range and depth of skills of partner organizations through an effective sustainability plan.
• Monitor the implementation of WaterAid Uganda’s strategy, and ensure that strategic and operational objectives are achieved effectively.
• Ensure adequate financial controls are implemented and monitored in compliance with WaterAid global policy. Produce and manage Multi-year Plans and Budgets and ensure these are effectively implemented. 
• Monitor the implementation of the country’s standard working procedures (including Human Resources, Health and Safety and water quality policy) in line with WaterAid’s overall policies where appropriate.
• Monitor the implementation of a risk management strategy for WaterAid Uganda, making special provision at times of increased risk.
• Comment on and contribute to the production of information and materials on WaterAid’s activities in Uganda for use both within and outside the organisation. Ensure that high quality reports are produced as per set deadlines.
• Contribute effectively as an active member of the East Africa Regional Leadership and Management Team and engage on regional initiatives as appropriate.
• Demonstrate high levels of commitment to the organisation in order to ensure the objectives of the role and the country programme are met and undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the Head of East Africa Region

• An undergraduate degree or professional qualification in a relevant subject. Post graduate qualification in a related subject
• Proven experience of heading a Country Programme/ Office
• Strategic leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, preferably in water and sanitation sector.
• Experience in strategic planning development in a senior management capacity.
• Experience of developing key strategic and operational partnerships with national level NGOs for programme, policy and advocacy interventions.
• Experience of raising funds from government and/or international agencies (bilateral/multilateral), managing large budgets with diverse international donor base.
• Leading on engagement with national governments, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies on policy influencing.
• Proven leadership skills and strategic management skills
• Senior management experience in an international development organisation
• Proven experience in managing organisational growth and change.
• Experience of leading on participative monitoring and impact assessment missions.
• Experience of working in Uganda
• Significant experience of community-based water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects
• A clear and sound understanding of international development (policy and programme), especially in the water and sanitation developing countries
• Ability to think clearly and analytically.
• Ability to develop long term strategic plans at an organisational level within a country and further developing operational short and medium term plans
• Ability to plan own work, setting priorities and completing it under pressure or when faced with competing demands.
• Ability to lead financial and budget management processes and ensure high level of accountability to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate and make presentations clearly in English
• A good understanding of participative hygiene promotion approaches and methodologies.
• Ability to use computers both for word-processing and spreadsheet packages.
• Ability to develop innovative approaches to development problems.
• Ability to communicate clearly in a relevant local language

• A strong commitment to gender sensitive, inclusive and pro-poor development work.
• A commitment to WaterAid’s values and approach.
• Consultative and empowering management style and willingness to learn from others
• Willingness to work within an organisational framework in the spirit of mutual trust and respect

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