Head of Programme Employment Opportunity – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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Job Title:            Head of Programme
Organisation: Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station:  Uganda
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and
hygiene sectors.
Job Summary: The  Head of Programme will mainly develop and
ensure implementation of holistic high quality programmes to ensure that all
support functions are providing high quality and efficient support to programme
implementation. In addition, NRC Uganda is a relatively young programme that
requires extensive staff capacity development, focus on quality and
effective/relevant programme development and strong NRC institutional
experienced programme leadership. The Head of Programme will take lead in
hiring and training competent National Project Managers, lead the programme and
strategy implementations.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Responsible for the line management for
    Core Competence Specialists, grants staff and M & E
  • Member of the Country Management Group (CMG)
  • Ensure compliance with and adherence to
    NRC policies, guidance and procedures
  • Provide programme input to Country
    Strategy and Plan of Action
  • Tasked with the development of Core
    Competency strategies
  • Responsible for the development of
    holistic and needs based programmes
  • Identify funding opportunities, develop
    funding strategies and forecasts
  • Grants management, BPO allocations and
    reporting to donors, including compliance with donor standards
  • Quality control, M&E and
    organizational learning
  • Capacity building of all technical staff
  • In-country representation and stakeholders
    liaison
  • Promote the rights of refugees in line
    with the advocacy strategy
  • Acting CD in the absence of the Roving
    Regional CD
  • Responsible for the CC programmatic input
    to the contingency plan
  • In charge of representation and
    fundraising
  • Technical support and monitoring of
    implementation
  • Identify, promote and secure good
    cooperation and synergies with other NRC programmes
  • Monitor programmes according to
    strategies, plans and policies, analyze and evaluate performance, and
    identify areas for improvement
  • Line management of Grants coordinators and
    M&E coordinator
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee
    Council (NRC) Head of Programme job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in a relevant field
  • At least five years’ experience from a
    senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
  • Previous experience from working in
    complex and volatile contexts
  • Documented results related to the position’s
    responsibilities
  • Knowledge about own leadership
    skills/profile
  • Fluency in English, both written and
    verbal
  • Possess a valid driver’s license
  • Extensive knowledge of the context in the
    Horn of Africa in general and Uganda in particular
  • Experience from advocacy work
  • Personal Qualities: Strategic
    thinking, Initiating action and change, Influencing, Handling insecure
    environments
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of
the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
should apply by visiting the web link below.
Deadline: 23rd July 2017

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