Project Manager Job Placement – Plan International

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Job Title:      Project Manager 
Organization: Plan
International
Project Name: Girls’
Advocacy Alliance (GAA) project
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Manager Advocacy and Influencing 
About US:
Plan International was founded over 75 years ago and is one of the
oldest and largest children’s development organizations (non-profit / INGOs) in
the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the
Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty.
Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential
in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan is independent,
with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.
About GAA
Project:
Plan International is implementing a five-year youth-led Girls Advocacy
Alliance (GAA) project in partnership with Restless Development and Terres Des
Hommes. The programme will promote a youth-led approach to building capacity of
CSOs and generate evidence that will be used to engage with key decision makers
and hold them accountable on girls’ economic and protection rights.
Job Summary: The Project
Manager will be directly responsible to manage The Girls Advocacy Alliance, the
Dutch Framework project. S/he will be responsible for quality and timely
planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the project as well as
providing adequate support to the implementing partners. The incumbent will be
responsible for a five year detailed implementation plan and budget, including
M&E, procurement, risk management, communications and capacity building
plan for partners. The jobholder also provides strong leadership and management
of the consortium of partners delivering an innovative approach to programming.
The Project Manager will be responsible for GAA model documentation and it’s
scaling up. He / she also leads national advocacy efforts and platforms related
to girl issues in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Influencing Plan.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
·        
Responsible for strategic project management
which includes effective planning, implementation documentation, monitoring,
evaluation and progress reporting.
·        
Manages the integration of GAA with other
programme initiatives and especially, with the SDG Influencing plan.
·        
Leads the consortium of partners to ensure that
all components are managed in an integrated manner with regular meetings and
learning forums.
·        
Provides overall leadership by coordinating
timely quality quarterly and annual implementation plans and budgets.
·        
Provides timely and proper communication and
coordination amongst the partners and stakeholders by identifying capacity gaps
and supporting their capacity development plans to ensure smooth running of the
project.
·        
Prepares and disseminates quality and timely
project reports to management as per donor requirements and project monitoring
and evaluation plan.
·        
Manages and monitors the project budget and
provides timely accountability of the funds in line with accounting policies
and procedures of Plan International Uganda.
·        
Manages project resources efficiently and
effectively in accordance with Plan International Uganda policies and
guidelines and in accordance with grant conditions.
·        
Provides leadership to the project team,
including mentorship and coaching, to enhance staff and partner capacity for
effective implementation of the project.
·        
Represents and links Plan International Uganda
and the projects¡¦ external partners, including government and other
agencies/alliances at district and national level on GBV/YEE policy and
advocacy related issues.
·        
Creates and sustains positive working
relationship with the respective line ministries and departments, strategic
partners both at national and district level.
·        
Organises, documents and maintains all project
information, especially best practices, for accountability purposes, aiming for
having a well-articulated model of the programme.
·        
Organises regular performance review meetings to
assess progress but also to agree on and communicate any changes in strategy
with the key project stakeholders
·        
Manages the compliance of Child Protection
Policy and guidelines during the project implementation.
·        
Manages communication with Plan Netherlands
National Office and with the Dutch Embassy when required in coordination with
the Resource Mobilisation Manager.
·        
Supports the development of new proposals
targeting girls¡¦ advocacy issues to ensure continuity and expansion of the GAA
project.
Dealing with Problems:
·        
Partnership building and management, as well as
capacity development of partners.
·        
Seen as a source of expertise in leadership in
girls¡¦ advocacy issues and SDG influencing.
·        
Promotes high performance among project staff
and partners and provides vision and direction.
·        
Establishes effective partnerships with external
organisations.
·        
Coaches and mentors project staff and partners.
·        
Communicates effectively, orally and in writing.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
·        
The
applicant for the Plan International Project Manager job placement should preferably hold a Post-graduate
degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Development Studies or any other
related field.
·        
Additional training at post-graduate level in
project planning and management.
·        
A minimum of five years’ experience in working
with adolescents/youths with a minimum of three years’ experience in management
of Gender/YEE related interventions preferably with an International
Non-Governmental Organisation.
·        
Previous experience in policy and advocacy
issues for the young people and knowledge of coalitions and networks on
gender/YEE is an added advantage.
·        
Prior exposure and experience in managing
consortiums of partners and implementing projects through partners with a
strong component on capacity building.
·        
Excellent project management and team leadership
skills
·        
Partnership management and capacity building of
partners
·        
Knowledge of gender related policies and
strategies
·        
Excellent interpersonal, analytical and
communication (verbal and written) skills.
·        
Knowledge in implementation of rights based
programming including principles of gender equality
·        
Demonstrated skills and experience in report
writing and budget management
·        
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work
cooperatively with partners
·        
Ability to work with people from diverse
cultures, ability to lead and motivate people to work in teams.
·        
Ability to develop synergies and integration of
different project.
·        
Proven computer skills and knowledge of
Microsoft software, including MS Word processing, PowerPoint presentation,
Excel spreadsheets, e-mail and web based research.
·        
Understanding of partnership management and
building relations based on trust
·        
Timely, high and consistent quality in overall
delivery of the project.
·        
Effective coordination and team leadership of
the project staff, partners and stakeholders.
·        
Comprehensive and high quality documentation of
the project
·        
Quality absorption of the project budget in a
timely manner
·        
Open to feedback and willing to try new
approaches for programme communications
·        
Understands Plan International Uganda¡¦s needs
and behaves strategically
·        
Ability to work with minimum supervision
·        
Demonstrate behaviours that embrace
Child-centeredness, Community participation and partnership
·        
Promotes creativity, innovation and learning
·        
Willing to travel throughout Uganda
·        
Supports learning and sharing and knowledge
management
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their letters of
application, together with updated CVs, contact telephone numbers, copies of
relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references plus
salary history and send to:
The Country Human Resources and Organizational Development Manager,
Plan Uganda
Email to:
uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org.
NB: Only short-listed
applicants will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in
case you do not hear from us by 30th November 2016.
Deadline: 21st July 2017
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