Conservation and Livelihoods Officer Non-profit Jobs – eResources Uganda

Organisation: eResources Uganda (Non-profit Organization)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Reference Number: ERE/JOB/05/16
About US:
eResources
Uganda is a Consultancy firm that seeks to recruit for its valuable client, a
national and indigenous Non-Governmental Organization working to improve the
quality of life and sustainable livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable groups
in Uganda while building a sustainable future.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Building relationships with strategic
    partners for policy and program
  • Identify and build relationships with
    development agencies, policy, and research organizations that are critical
    to the organization’s delivering its objectives and program
  • Build, strengthen and maintain relationships
    with key contacts in strategic partner organizations
  • Represent the organization at relevant
    networks, workshops, seminars and policy events
  • Develop ideas and projects for formal
    collaboration with targeted development agencies, policy, and research
    organizations, securing project funding
  • Contribute to design and development of
    project proposals by drafting technical and financial proposals to secure
    funding
  • The jobholder will also manage associate
    consultant contributions to proposal development Contract management and
    reporting
  • Manage and coordinate scheduled reporting to
    meet institutional donor reporting requirements
  • Work in liaison with Finance staff to ensure
    financial information is up to date, variances are identified and
    recommendations for action made
  • Coordinate lesson learning from monitoring
    and evaluation of the program portfolio and support sharing of best
    practice and policy insights
  • The incumbent will coordinate overall program
    portfolio to ensure key performance indicators are met and program impact
    is in line with strategy
  • Actively contribute to relevant policy
    debates and discussions ensuring the organisation has increasing policy
    influence
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Conservation and
    Livelihoods Officer  vacancy should
    hold a Degree in Agriculture, Environmental Management, Economics,
    Development Studies or any other relevant fields
  • A minimum of seven years’ experience and
    proven background in development management and programming, preferably three
    years specific experience in the field of Natural resource, Climate Change
    and Disaster Management, Environmental Management or related programming.
  • Excellent track record of working with
    regional and/or local governments in natural resource and Environment
    management related programs.
  • Previous exposure and experience with wide
    range of donor reporting and compliance requirements
  • Excellent command of English
  • Demonstrated writing skills and ability to
    produce high quality reports, strategy papers, concept notes, project
    proposals in English
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their cover
letters and updated CVs via E-mail to: eresources@consultant.com
Deadline: Friday 27th May, 2016.
NB: The applicants should quote the reference number
and job title applied for. Only short listed candidates will be contacted and
any form of soliciting may lead to disqualification.

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