NGO GIZ Jobs – Programme Leader – Promotion of Accountability and Transparency

Organization: Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
JOB ID: 15815
About GIZ:
Our mission is international, our
multicultural working atmosphere and the interdisciplinary exchange makes us
successful. Their professional and personal development is important to us. Whether
it’s the diverse challenges daily in one of our partner countries or the
considerable opportunities and freedom to your work – there are enough reasons
to join our motivated team.
As a federal enterprise, GIZ
supports the German Government in achieving their objectives in international
cooperation for sustainable development. Uganda has made impressive economic
progress in recent years. Nevertheless, the public sector continues to be
dominated by corruption and mismanagement of public finances. Although the
Ugandan government has created the relevant institutions and the legal
framework, but they can not effectively implement their respective mandates.
The above-mentioned projects, the
GIZ is implementing on behalf of the BMZ, aims to strengthen the capacity of
the Court, the procurement authority and the Anti-Corruption Commission to the
effect that they can perform tests efficiently and build their own management
capacity. Also the relations to external stakeholders , such as the
Parliament, public administration and civil society strengthening. The
project supports the development of tools and methodologies and capacity
building through training.
Job Summary:  The Programme Leader will serve as head in the
program and will have the overall responsibility for the program, particularly
for surgical planning and implementation as well as the planning and management
of finances.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • He/
    She will offer technical advice to the partner organization to strengthen
    their capacities. 
  • Work
    in liaison with various organizational units and managers, as well as with
    representatives of the Ugandan Court / inside of the Budget Committee of
    the National Parliament and the government procurement agency. 
  • Advice
    on the planning and design of reform processes and their implementation to
    improve the quality of audits by the Court and the exercise of his duties
    as a part of your tasks.
  • They
    are responsible for developing and implementing a strategy for
    “capacity development” and advised the Court to improve
    cooperation mechanisms with the Parliament, if necessary with civil
    society and other government institutions as well as professional forums
    in the context of INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit
    Institutions).
  • As a
    program manager / in they are also responsible for the external
    representation of the program as well as for cooperation with other donor
    institutions, particularly with regard to the acquisition of additional
    funds.
  • The
    leadership of the international and national staff is also part of your
    responsibilities as the implementation of effective monitoring and
    reporting system.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    candidate should possess a degree in economics management, law or
    political science and several years of work experience in Public Finance
    area (ECA, fiscal policy, financial control, administrative reform), and
    auditing.
  • Experience
    in managing complex programs, high organizational skills and several years
    of management experience of small teams is a must. 
  • Comprehensive
    knowledge in the areas of organizational development, change management
    and network building. 
  • Experience
    in financial management and control are desirable.
  • You
    like to work in an international team and are resilient. 
  • You
    can inspire other people, have excellent communication skills,
    intercultural open and appear confident and diplomatic. 
  • At
    the same time you bring a lot of initiative, assertiveness and a high
    frustration tolerance and move safely in a sensitive environment. 
  • Different
    interests of many actors can effectively channel and lead to the desired
    goal. 
  • They
    also characterized by an interdisciplinary approach and by a high
    analytical ability.
  • Fluent
    knowledge of English is a must. 
  • Knowledge
    of German is desirable.
How to Apply:
Please understand that we can
basically only accept applications via our e-recruiting system and
process. If you are unable to do so, you may like the person named in the
job advertisement appeal. To make an assessment of your existing skills within
our internal selection process, we ask you to fill in the questionnaire on your
competences when you apply online.  Please check After your
application regularly your spam / junk folder in your inbox, as emails from our
e-recruitment system of some providers are classified as spam. We also
welcome applications from people with disabilities.



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Deadline: 27th September 2013

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