Earn Over 56m annually as One of Three Deputy Programme Managers at Department for International Development (DFID)

Organisation: Department
for International Development (DFID)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Annual Gross Salary Range: UGX 56,813,492/- to 87,989,960/-.
About DFID:
The Department for
International Development (DFID) is leading the British government’s fight
against world poverty. DFID works in Uganda to improve the quality of essential
services and help protect the most vulnerable.
Uganda aspires to be a middle
income country by 2040. Revenue from oil production and successful regional
economic integration could help achieve this sooner. Since 2005, economic
growth has averaged 7% annually and inward investment has doubled. Less than a
quarter of the population now lives below the national poverty line, down from
a third in 2006.
But economic growth has not
benefited everyone. Poor infrastructure, a lack of jobs, high population
growth, poor quality services and widespread corruption are major concerns. In
the formerly war torn north, poverty levels are still nearly twice that of the
rest of the country. 
Job Summary: The DFID
Deputy Programme Managers will work in liaison with the Advisers, and other
programme staff to deliver the teams’ portfolios. The post holders will be
accountable to the Team Leaders for the effective programme and financial
management of the teams’ portfolios. The position may also involve management
of one or two project officers or administrators.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Responsible
    for steering effective programme management and delivery of portfolio
    projects in line with annual milestones and targets.
  • Ensure
    key programme management cycle principles and best practice are applied
    across portfolio.
  • Responsible
    for ensuring team compliance with programme management rules across the
    portfolio to facilitate sound programme and financial reporting,
    accountability and transparency.
  • Ensure
    timely procurement of services, communicate regularly with suppliers and
    partners ensuring that they are providing relevant and timely data and
    reports to allow DFID to monitor contracts and other agreements/ arrangement
    against budgets and delivery.
  • Proactive
    portfolio financial management including timely portfolio reports to the
    monthly Programme Finance Meetings.
  • Apply
    risk management strategies to all programmes taking into account potential
    fraud, operational and strategic risks, and appropriate action to mitigate
    against such issues.
  • Build
    and manage relationships with contractors, implementers and partners
    professionally and effectively to ensure value for money, and to minimise
    fraud, inefficiency and waste.
  • Actively
    support development of new Business Cases, in particular the development
    of financial, commercial and management sections.
  • Monitor
    project/programme implementation and delivery including reporting
    timeliness and ensure that logframes are regularly updated.
  • Ensure
    all necessary documentation to formalise and amend commitments and make
    payments are prepared, approved and filed.
  • Participate
    in programme reviews and preparation of progress and review reports,
    including of partner financial systems and DFID assets.
  • Offer
    management and leadership to programme officers and administrators (if in
    a line management position)
  • Responsible
    for Policy & Corporate Management
  • Significantly
    contribute information and compile high quality first drafts of replies, briefing
    and correspondence within assigned deadlines.
  • Provide
    timely and accurate contributions to DFID Uganda’s corporate reporting as
    required.
  • Deputise
    for Team Leader and/or Advisers at external meetings as required.
  • Proactively
    facilitate the sharing of information between DFID and partners.
  • Provide
    such support as is reasonably requested by the Team Leader, Adviser,
    Programme Manager or Head of Office.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidates for the DFID Jobs should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
    Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Administration or
    equivalent.
  • A
    minimum of five years’ experience in programme/project management &
    administration with at least three years at middle management level.
  • The
    successful candidate must be able to demonstrate;
  • Strong
    understanding of systems and tools for financial planning and budgeting
    (including excel), and results monitoring
  • The
    applicants should also be clearly articulate, competent in drafting high
    quality written communication, and have excellent attention to detail.
  • The
    DFID Deputy Programme Managers should be self starters with excellent
    prioritisation skills and able to see through delegated decisions
  • Possess
    the ability to work effectively with commercial suppliers, civil society
    organisations, mulit-lateral agencies, Government and other development
    partners.

DFID Key Personal Competencies:

  • Delivering
    at Pace
  • Making
    Effective Decisions
  • Delivering
    value for money
  • Achieving
    commercial outcomes
  • Collaborating
    and Partnering
  • Leading
    and communication
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications via e-mail by
filling the application
form
and the Equal
Opportunities Monitoring Form
.
The completed forms must be
submitted together with typed copies of the applicant’s CV with the names and
contact information of three work related referees.
Indicate the Job position in
the subject title e.g. “Deputy Programme Manager”
All documents should be sent to
dfidjob@aikanhr.com (Attachments may not fill more than 2 MB).
Deadline: Friday, 5th December 2014 by 17:00 Hours

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