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Organisation: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP)
About US:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) carries out the commitment of the
Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our
Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as
a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions
who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS is an
international non-governmental organization (NGO) supporting relief and
development work in over 93 countries around the world. CRS programs assist
persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS
has worked in Uganda since 1965, initially providing emergency assistance to
Sudanese refugees living in the north. Over the years, CRS has expanded its
programming to also address development needs in western, central and eastern
Uganda. CRS’ projects in Uganda currently include agricultural livelihoods,
health and social services and emergency response and recovery. CRS implements
its programs through partnerships with local organizations, including the
Catholic Church, other faith-based organizations and community entities for
maximum impact and sustainability.
Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our
Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as
a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions
who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS is an
international non-governmental organization (NGO) supporting relief and
development work in over 93 countries around the world. CRS programs assist
persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS
has worked in Uganda since 1965, initially providing emergency assistance to
Sudanese refugees living in the north. Over the years, CRS has expanded its
programming to also address development needs in western, central and eastern
Uganda. CRS’ projects in Uganda currently include agricultural livelihoods,
health and social services and emergency response and recovery. CRS implements
its programs through partnerships with local organizations, including the
Catholic Church, other faith-based organizations and community entities for
maximum impact and sustainability.
Job Summary: The Technical
Advisor I – Governance Team Lead-NUYOK will provide technical advice, support,
and oversight to a range of program design and implementation issues in the
area of governance in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality
principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to the
Nuyok project teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the
poor and vulnerable. Your advice, knowledge, and support will contribute to
determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS’ governance programming
is in Uganda.
Advisor I – Governance Team Lead-NUYOK will provide technical advice, support,
and oversight to a range of program design and implementation issues in the
area of governance in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program quality
principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to the
Nuyok project teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the
poor and vulnerable. Your advice, knowledge, and support will contribute to
determining how effective, adaptive and innovative CRS’ governance programming
is in Uganda.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Support the development and contribute to
the implementation of Nuyok strategies, standards, project plans, tools
and best practices in governance that effectively engage partners, donors,
and governments, and ensure linkages among related activities throughout
the project cycle. Help ensure DFSA resilience approaches related to
governance are aligned with the GoU guiding principles and milestones. - Provide technical solutions to project
teams for strategic planning and how to best apply standards, best
practices, partnership principles, tools and M&E, helping to ensure
high- quality implementation. - Support capacity strengthening initiatives
in governance programming for staff and partner organizations through
helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums,
conducting trainings and workshops, and coaching. - Collect and analyze program data, prepare
reports, capture and share lessons learned and best practices to
facilitate improvements in decision-making and contribute to the
governance learning agenda. - Contribute to maintaining effective
communication and good relationships with, government officials,
traditional leaders, elected representatives, partner organizations,
national, regional, and community level food security task force leaders. - Participate in relevant forums and
knowledge networks to collect and share promising practices in the area of
governance, promote CRS’ work in Uganda, and contribute to the CRS
learning agenda.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) Technical Advisor I – Governance Team Lead-NUYOK job
placement should preferably hold a Master’s degree in international
development, public policy, political science, sociology, public
administration, law, economics, anthropology, organizational development,
or other related area. - Minimum of five years’ relevant work
experience utilizing participatory assessment, mapping and planning tools
with communities, government representatives and elected officials,
ideally working with an international NGO. - Knowledge of technical principles and
concepts in governance standards and principles. General knowledge of
gender equality principles and other related disciplines to ensure proper
cross-sectoral approach. - Hands-on experience at the regional and
local level in the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of
participatory governance projects and activities. Knowledge of capacity
strengthening best practices. - Experience with program monitoring and
evaluation and analysis. - Experience and skills in networking and
relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based and civil
society partners. Understanding of partnership principles. - Demonstrated knowledge of USAID rules and
regulations is a plus. - Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel,
Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management
systems. - Personal Skills
- Good strategic, analytical,
problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big
picture and ability to make sound judgment - Strong relationship management skills with
ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct
supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and
cultural settings - Good technical writing skills
- Presentation, facilitation, training,
mentoring, and coaching skills - Proactive, resourceful and
results-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills and
an ability to work independently and under tight deadlines. - Energetic with a positive and constructive
attitude - Demonstrated openness to change and the
ability to manage complex situations - Strong written and verbal communication
skills in English with ability to write technical reports. Karimojong is a
plus.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff): These
are rooted in the mission, values and principles of CRS and used by each staff
member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired
results.
are rooted in the mission, values and principles of CRS and used by each staff
member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired
results.
- Serves with Integrity
- Models Stewardship
- Cultivates
Constructive Relationships - Promotes Learning
How to Apply:
All candidates should email a cover letter and updated CV only
to ug_recruitment@crs.org
to ug_recruitment@crs.org
NB:
- Large files and/or
scans of documents will lead to rejection of your application - All applications that
do not contain this exact subject line will be rejected and not read - In the subject line of
the email, copy and paste GovernanceTeamlead-NUYOK
Deadline: 11th April 2018
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