USAID ACTED Jobs – Livelihood Program Manager

Organization:
ACTED

Duty
Station:
Gulu or
Karamoja, Uganda

 

About
ACTED:

ACTED is an independent
international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates
according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious
impartiality, and non discrimination. ACTED was created in 1993 to support
populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France,
ACTED now operates in 32 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and
4000 national staff. ACTED has a 110 million € budget for over 370 projects
spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency relief, food security,
health promotion, economic development, education & training, microfinance,
local governance & institutional support, and cultural promotion. For more
information, please visit our website at www.acted.org.

 

ACTED has been active in
Uganda since May 2007, both in the northern region and Karamoja. In the North,
ACTED supports the early recovery process with a specific focus on the needs of
returning populations displaced by years of conflict. It also expands access,
retention, equity and quality of primary education. In Karamoja, the focus is
enhanced food security and resilience to disasters, especially droughts, as
well as improving the primary education sector. ACTED focuses its intervention
on strengthening livelihoods through improved resource management, conflict
mitigation and capacity building. In Northern Uganda, as internally displaced
persons (IDPs) have returned home and gained access to land, ACTED is working
with farmers on infrastructure and capacity development to rebuild agricultural
livelihoods. In the Karamoja/Pokot area, ACTED responds to severe food
insecurity caused by the drought in the Horn of Africa, providing support to
agro-pastoral communities to increase their purchasing power and protect their
assets, reducing vulnerability to natural disasters. As part of its integrated
cross-border strategy between Uganda and Kenya, ACTED maintains its
community-driven disaster risk reduction (DRR) focus and promotes conflict
mitigation to ensure peaceful and sustainable access to shared resources. In
2013, ACTED maintains a strong focus on this approach and looks at extending it
further along the border with Kenya. ACTED continues working with
community-level structures and initiatives such as the APFS, the CDMCs or the
DEWS to continue building the communities’ resilience to disasters.

 

Job
Summary:
For this RFA, the
Program Manager has been identified as a Key Personnel position. The proposed
Program Manager should have extensive relevant experience managing the
mobilization and oversight of multi-faceted projects, including those in the
infrastructure sector. The Program Manager should have demonstrated the ability
to quickly and effectively assemble and manage a highly-skilled,
interdisciplinary team; to effectively collaborate and coordinate with and lead
a broad range of governmental and non-governmental actors and institutions
across sectors in a developing-country setting; and to implement high-profile
and politically sensitive programs.

 

Key
Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The
    Program Manager will contribute to the development of his project, which
    is a constitutive part of the country strategy, and subsequently manage
    its implementation.
  • Ensure
    external representation of ACTED in relevant sectors
  • The
    PM will be responsible for managing partnerships and ensuring smooth
    implementation of work plan activities. The PM and senior management team
    will be responsible for monitoring, technical quality of program
    interventions, and accountability. This PM will collaborate closely with
    district officials and local authorities, as well as the donor.
  • Representation
    vis-à-vis provincial authorities: Participate in technical and sectoral
    meetings to ensure visibility amongst local authorities;
  • Representation
    vis-à-vis Donors: Participate in technical and sectoral Donor meetings and
    pass relevant information to the Country Director;
  • Representation
    vis-à-vis international organisations: Participate in technical and
    sectoral meetings and working groups involving NGOs and UN Agencies (OCHA,
    PNUD, UNICEF, FAO, etc.) and all other inter-governmental institutions;
    Contribute to the creation of reports, ensuring the quality and accuracy
    of technical information provided as well as the confidentiality of
    internal information as required;
  • More
    generally, the program manager is expected to contribute to the creation
    of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation, notably
    through the application of ACTED’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point
    with regard to other actors.
  • Project
    Cycle Management
  • Project
    implementation: Plan the various stages of project implementation; Guide
    the implementation of the project and the methods of follow-up; Manage
    project finances, logistics and materials; Liaise with all internal and
    external counterparts of the project; Assess the activities undertaken and
    ensure efficient use of resources;
  • Project
    reporting requirements: Set up a clear timeline of reports to be submitted
    to project Donors;
  • Draft
    narrative reports and contribute to the development of financial reports
    through regular budgetary follow up;
  • Ensure
    adherence to FLAT procedures. More generally, communicate systematically
    to the relevant Country Director or Area Coordinator on project progress
    and planning.
  • Provide
    Relevant Technical Expertise
  • Ensure
    that technical quality and standards are considered during project
    implementation: Collect technical information and analyse associated
    opportunities and risks; Identify relevant technical authorities and
    partners, and propose formal partnership and/or contracts.
  • Undertake
    quality control: Analyse technical added-value and project impact; Set up
    technical evaluation exercises during and following implementation.
  • Oversee
    Program Staff and Security
  • Guide
    and direct program staff: Organise and lead project coordination meetings;
  • Prepare
    and follow work plans with each project member;
  • Ensure
    a positive working environment and good team dynamics (solve out potential
    conflicts);
  • Promote
    team working conditions in the limit of private life;
  • Adapt
    the programme and ToRs of project personnel according to the project
    development;
  • Undertake
    regular appraisals of directly supervised colleagues and pass appraisal
    forms to the Country or Area Administrator with recommendations (new
    position, changes to contract or salary etc.);
  • Ensure
    a building of capacity amongst technical staff in the relevant sectors.
  • Contribute
    to the recruitment of expatriate staff: When requested by HQ, undertake
    interviews to assess technical abilities of expatriate candidates living
    in the country.
  • Oversee
    staff security: In cooperation with the relevant Security Officer, monitor
    the local security situation and inform the Country Director or Area
    Coordinator and Country or Area Security Officer of developments through
    regular written reports;
  • Contribute
    to the updating of the security guidelines in the project area of
    intervention;
  • Ensure
    that security procedures are respected by each member of the project team.
  • Identify
    Best Practices and Lessons Learned
  • Collect
    information and tools employed for project implementation;
  • Draft
    memos detailing lessons learned and best practices identified during the
    project;
  • Share
    such memos with internal and external partners;
  • Communicate
    such information to the Country Director or Area Coordinator, to Regional
    Support Offices and to HQ Reporting Department.

 

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

  • Demonstrated
    expertise as a PM with a minimum of 5 years of experience managing large
    complex infrastructure programs preferably within an African context.
  • Experience
    working on USAID program; familiarity with USAID regulations.
  • Experience
    leading collaborative efforts with multiple stakeholders—i.e., between
    other USAID and NUDEIL recipients, INGOs, Local NGOs and GoU.
  • A
    good track record in managing large teams effectively.
  • Possess
    the ability to be collaborative across projects, flexible and creative;
  • Strong
    communications and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to
    productively interact with a wide range and levels of organizations
    (government, private sector, NGOs).

 

Terms
and Conditions:

Salary defined by the ACTED
salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance
are considered for pay bonus

Additional monthly living
allowance

Free food provided +
housing allowance

Transportation costs
covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance

Provision of medical, life,
and repatriation insurance + retirement package

 

How
to Apply:

Please send, in English,
your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org Ref : PM/UG/SA

For more information, visit
us at http://www.acted.org

 

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