NGO Career Jobs – Senior Programme Officer – Institutional Partnership Development at SOS Children’s Villages

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Organization: SOS Children’s
Villages
Duty Station: National Office, Entebbe., Uganda
Reports to: National Programme Development
Advisor
Job Ref: SOS714
About Us:
Our
Client, SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is a member of SOS Kinderdorf
International, a worldwide, independent, non-governmental social development
organization that has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests
and rights of children since 1949.
SOS
Children’s Villages Uganda is a locally registered Trust with a local governing
body: the Board of Trustees. It has been operating since 1989 and currently has
projects caring for more than 2,500 children in four locations at Kakiri,
Entebbe, Gulu and Fort Portal. The various projects include SOS Children’s
Villages, Community outreach programmes, Kindergartens, schools, medical
centres and social centres.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement an Institutional Partnership strategy in line
    with SOS’ national strategy.
  • Identify national local level partnership opportunities with
    international organisations, embassies and foundations to support the work
    of SOS.
  • Maintain a positive relationship with the identified Institutional
    Partners.
  • Lead the programme proposal development process to exploit
    partnership opportunities.
  • Lead the national programs’ donor contract management and reporting.
  • Lead in the knowledge management and capacity building of staff in
    funding and contract compliance.
  • Lead the regular monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of
    the Institutional Partnership Strategy.
  • Prepare and submit Institutional Partnership Development reports to
    the National Programme Development Advisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The candidate should hold a University degree from a reputable
    institution.
  • At least five years work experience in successfully developing and
    wining large proposals, and managing funds from institutional donors.
  • Experience in partnership development and networking.
  • Experience of capacity building non-funding staff in all aspects of
    funding and contract compliance.
  • Experience in research.
  • Experience in PCM and training approaches.
  • Planning and organising skills
  • Written communication particularly in proposal and report writing.
  • Representation and networking skills.
  • Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access).
Personal Competencies: Leadership orientation, Strategic thinking,
Conceptual thinking, Logical thinking, Creative thinking, Results orientation,
Personal integrity, Understanding others, Team management orientation, Concern
for standards, Pro-active work ethics, Efficiency orientation, Development
orientation, Flexibility towards circumstances, Thoroughness
How to Apply:
Please send the
following documents by email to sos714@aikanhr.com and quote the job title and
reference number:
  • Updated CV which demonstrates that you are suitable for the job role
    including your contact information and three work related references in
    either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
  • A one page statement describing your suitability for the particular
    job role, in either Microsoft
  • Word or PDF format.
  • Please do not attach any academic certificates.
Deadline: 15th November, 2013 by 5 pm

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