The Ugandan Jobline

• Actively participate in the development and update of the country strategy by
  providing information from the field.
• Ensure implementation of the country
  strategy at field level in collaboration with the Technical Coordinators
  and Program Managers.

• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of
  planned projects.
• Coordinate the development of new projects
  in the intervention area in collaboration with the Technical Coordinators
  and Program Managers.

• Supervise and manage the team members under
  direct responsibility.
• Participate in the recruitment of the direct
  team.
• Monitor the social climate in the field and
  alert the Country Director and the HR Coordinator in case of difficulties or social demands.

• Maintain the Coordination team informed on
  the implementation development of programs.
• Request support from coordination team for
  any issues that could
  jeopardize programs, findings or security of staff or equipment.
• Ensure the field teams request regular
  support to the coordination team in order to maximize operational
  effectiveness and impact of programs.

• Coordinate and oversee all partnerships in
  the area of intervention.
• Promotion and defence of humanitarian and
  ACF principals towards all stakeholders.

• Actively participate to humanitarian
  coordination activities
  in the area of intervention.

• Coordinate the reporting activities of Field
  Program Managers in compliance with ACF standards and donor requirements
  (type and quality of information).
• Coordinate the establishment of a system of “lessons learned” about
  programs to provide information to conduct advocacy activities.
• Implement good communication practices in
  the area of intervention.

• Security
• Follow the evolution of security in the area
  through networking, data collection
  and analysis of information.
• Maintain an effective network with local
  partners on contextual and security matters.
• Write the local security plan in
  collaboration with the security responsibles at field level and send it to
  the Logistics Coordinator

• Manage the financial, logistics and HR
  activities through monitoring and analysis of the indicators.
• Ensure
  compliance with financial, logistics and HR procedures.
• Plan financial, logistical and HR needs on
  the base and communicate them to the coordination according to ACF formats
  and deadlines.

• The applicant for the Action Against Hunger (ACF)Field
  Coordinator job placement should hold a University/Master’s degree
  in connection with ACF activities.
• A
  minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role
• One year of previous experience in an NGO in
  managerial position.
• Previous experience in coordination of a
  base and in positions of significant responsibility.
• Prior experience in security and safety
  management in unstable environments.
• Ability to manage the day to day activities, organizing, training
  and motivating a multicultural team.
• Substantial knowledge of standard logistics procedures and practices required
• Good understanding of financial and HR
  procedures required
• Proven management and coordination skills
  (HR, Logistics, Finance &projects)
• Excellent communication and representative
  skills (written, oral,
  cross-cultural)
• Solid understanding of the project cycle.
• Ability to manage and implement a mechanism
  for continuous monitoring of operations in order to increase quality and
  identify/mitigate risks associated with programs implementation.
• Able to write and synthesize information and
  ideas.
• Able to analyze a situation, its challenges,
  and make decisions.
• Ability to organize and manage priorities.
• Analytical reading and critical thought
  processes,
• Able to evaluate financial information,
  logistics, human resources and technical activities.
• Ability to analyze & understand the
  local context (security, humanitarian, social climate).
• Ability to focus and understand the local
  cultural characteristics
  and adapt his/her speech and posture according to all interlocutors.
• Ability to communicate the right information
  to the right people.
• Ability to support staff around common
  issues and improve team performance.
• Able to place ACF vis-à-vis with other humanitarian actors in the
  field.
• Able to apply and enforce ACF principles and
  humanitarian values in the field.
• Good English language skills, spoken and written.

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