NGO Africa 2000 Network Jobs – Director of Programmes

Organization: Africa 2000 Network- Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Executive
Director
About A2N:
The Africa 2000 Network Uganda is a local Non-Government Organization
(NGO) registered with the National Board for Registration of Non-Government
Organizations and duly registered with the Ministry of Justice as a Company
Limited with Guarantee without share capital. A2N- Uganda has been operating as
an NGO since 2002 and has a national mandate to reach out to small and medium
farmers in rural and semi-urban areas of Uganda to improve farming practices,
increase productivity and production at household level to foster food and
nutritional security and organizing farmers for market oriented farming to
boost household incomes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Offer technical
    guidance to the field team leaders in planning, budgeting, monitoring,
    evaluation and reporting periodically and motivate them to deliver
    excellent results.
  • Review progress reports,
    budgets and work plan from the regional offices, and prepare integrated
    and/or consolidated reports for timely submission to various stakeholders
    and partners.
  • Participate in
    A2N-Uganda budgeting processes and Budget supervision.
  • Receive and review
    M&E reports from the M&E Regional offices and put information
    together in management and impact reports to be shared internally and with
    other stakeholders.
  • Travel widely in the
    operation areas to undertake quality and value for money assurance of
    regional projects.
  • Monitor, evaluate and
    assess services delivery and staff performance periodically and recommend
    to management strategic measures to address the identified capacity needs
    of staff and effective services delivery requirements.
  • Develop technical and
    organizational manuals, handbooks and other publications and guide staff
    (in regional and head offices) on their utilization and/or implementation.
  • Represent A2N-uganda
    in assigned partner networks and stakeholder’ meetings, workshops and
    other for a whenever required.
  • Explore funding and
    other opportunities and engage in resource mobilization, fundraising
    initiatives and project proposals development for the organization at all
    levels (National and Regional).
  • Nurture lasting
    partnerships with donors, beneficiaries, central and local governments and
    other development actors and spearhead advocacy initiatives for A2N-Uganda
    and/or with other partners.
  • Develop materials for
    A2N-uganda promotion, visibility and public relations.
  • Any other tasks as
    shall be assigned by the Executive Director.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The candidates should
    hold a Masters Degree in any of the field related to his/her first degree
    in either agriculture or Agribusiness, Natural Resource Management, Development
    Studies, Management, Administration, Project Planning and Management
  • Experience – In Public
    and Donor funded development projects management and accounting
  • At least 5 years
    experience in NGO sector or related field in a senior management position.
  • Proven management and
    leadership skills with ability to lead and ensure product of results.
  • Sound and objective
    judgment and ability to plan and organize own work and others efficiently.
  • Adequate understand of
    the Civil Society sector in Uganda and how they work
  • Good listener,
    outgoing personality, friendly, open with high degree of integrity and
    self motivation.
  • Good understanding of
    programming, project cycle management, strategic planning, advocacy,
    monitoring and evaluation.
  • Excellent analytical,
    planning and organizational skills
  • Work under pressure
    and deliver quality results.
  • Fundraising skills and
    experience in negotiating funding for medium and large scale projects.
  • Excellent report and
    proposal writing skills.
  • Ability to coach,
    mentor and pass on skills to others
  • Capacity to travel
    extensively within the country
  • Good photography,
    video and other audio visual operation skills (an added advantage).
Age: 30-45Years
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications clearly marked “Application for the Position of Director
of Programmes A2N-Uganda”
NB:
         
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
         
Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic
disqualification.
         
Three professional referees are required.
Independent referee checks will be carried out.
         
An application letter including a detailed CV
and copies of academic certificates and testimonials should be addressed to:
The Ag Executive Director
Africa 2000 Network-Uganda
Plot 70 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya
P. O. Box 21990, Kampala. Uganda                                                            
Deadline:  28th
October 2013

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