NGO ACF Jobs – Programme Quality and Accountability (PQA) Coordinator at Action Against Hunger

Organization: Action Against
Hunger (ACF)
Duty Station: Uganda
About ACF:
Action Against Hunger (ACF) is an International Humanitarian NGO. For
over thirty years it has been implementing Food Security and Livelihoods,
Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programs in Lira, Apac, Oyam, Otuke,
Gulu, Kaabong, Napak and Moroto Districts.
Job Summary: The PQA
coordinator shall lead the development of accountability processes across all
programmes and operations in the mission, through the establishment of clear
benchmarks for risk management, accountability and quality; The PQA-CO reports
directly and works in strict confidentiality with the Country Director (CD).
Although the position is based in Kampala, the PQA coordinator shall spend 70%
of the time in the field. S/he shall collaborate with the Finance Coordinator,
the Logistics Coordinator, the Assistant Country Director, the Technical Coordinator
and all Programme Managers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Risk Management:
  • Lead the process of identifying, assessing
    and managing risks through the implementation of ACF risk management
    policies and consistent application of ACF and donor procedures;
  • Assess risks and relevance of ACF security
    protocols; propose modification of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs)
    based on updated assessments of risks and changing conditions.
  • Assist the FIN-CO in enforcing finance and
    accounting procedures for a sound and transparent use of financial
    resources.
  • Provide regular internal financial audits
    to the field bases and Kampala office for early detection of deviation
    from standard procedures; under the mandate of the CD, carry out ad hoc
    investigations.
  • Ensure that staff grievance mechanisms are
    homogeneously in place throughout the mission, ensuring a facilitated
    accessibility by staff of any level and location.
  • Be the focal person for proposing to the
    HR department, improvement of grievance procedures.
  • Be focal person for the dissemination and
    consistent application of ACF risk management policies on whistle blowing,
    workplace harassment, conflict of interest, child protection etc. – Assist
    the LOG-CO in identifying weaknesses of procurement and logistic
    processes, assess risks of frauds and propose corrective measures to
    ensure that a coordinated and transparent use of resources is always in
    place.
2. Organisation’s quality & Accountability:
  • Lead the strengthening of ACF capacity to
    ensure general organization quality and accountability in order to
    maximize the impact of its humanitarian and development programs;
  • Advise the CD on designing and
    implementing appropriate systems and processes in order to mitigate the
    effects of controllable risks in the implementation of programs and
    operations.
  • Under the mandate of the CD, conduct
    independent investigations to unveil the occurrence of frauds, find out
    genuine facts, prepare factual reports and be responsible for the
    follow-up on recommendations.
  • In collaboration with finance, HR and
    logistics departments, facilitate formal refresher / training sessions and
    provide on-going coaching of staff on risk management, code of conduct,
    ACF principles and linkage between program accountability and quality.
3. Projects Monitoring Evaluation and Learning:
  • Assist program managers, M&E officers
    and the program department in measuring the progresses and achievements of
    projects (in assessment, design, monitoring and evaluation) against set
    objectives;
  • Provide trainings to staff of projects and
    partners on monitoring and reporting through on job training, coaching and
    organized sessions.
  • Provide guidance and back-up to PMs and
    M&E officers in designing simple and adapted M&E plans for each
    project to ensure that information is continuously available to identify
    areas for improvement.
  • Assist the PMs and the M&E officers in
    developing data collection and database systems that capture the required
    information based on the relevant indicators and determine the appropriate
    timeframe for implementation of project evaluations. 
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant should possess a Master
    degree in humanitarian affairs, international development or other social
    / developmental sciences.
  • The job holder should possess three years
    of proven experience in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability of
    humanitarian programs.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of international
    humanitarian context and standards.
  • Fluency in English (both written and
    spoken skills).
  • Strong qualitative and quantitative data
    skills (SPSS, Sphinx, Excel);
  • Familiarity with Management Information
    Systems (Databases).
  • Capacity to take decisions and choose
    priorities independently and to arrive at results consistently and
    independently. 
How to Apply:
All candidates’ applications should include ONLY a cover letter, CV
(not more than 3 pages) with at least three referees and a daytime telephone
contract. For email applications please note that attached documents should not
be larger than 500 KB. Any larger email will not be considered. – Address your
email application to: tender.ug@acf-international.org mentioning Position Title
and your last NAME in the subject line. This job advert can also be accessed by
logging on to www.futureoptionsug.com hot jobs section.
Action Again Hunger is an Equal Opportunity Employer 
Deadline: Sunday September 29th
2013 at 12:00pm
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