The Ugandan Jobline

• In
  charge of developing strategies for Education, Livelihoods, WASH and other
  programmes that may come at national level
• Actively
  monitor the projects and ensure high technical quality and synergies
• Prepare/verify
  proposals related to this sector
• Ensure
  the evaluation, review and quality control of ongoing and completed
  projects are done and in time
• Identify
  trends in conditions/standards and donor priorities and assess better ways
  to assist
• Responsible
  for carrying out training and development of staff
• Ensure
  adherence to the CC tools and handbooks and other NRC policies
• Build
  and strengthen working relationship and partnerships in the humanitarian
  community and coordinate with authorities at regional and ministry level
• Responsible
  for providing programme contextual analysis and needs assessment as input
  to Country Strategy and Contingency Plan
• Accountable
  for development of Programme strategies and Macro LFAs
• Accountable
  for ensuring programme M&E according to NRCs standards
• Steer
  local partners’ assessment, selection and capacity building
• Responsible
  for development of funding forecasts for country programme and grants
  management calendar, including proposals and reporting to donors
• Accountable
  for grants opening and closure meetings at country level
• Accountable
  for development of grants proposals and budgets
• In-country
  representation of NRC
• Actively
  promote the rights of IDPs/refugees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Line
  management of project coordinators, M&E staff and other senior program
  staff

• The
  ideal candidate for this opportunity should preferably hold a bachelor’s
  degree in Social Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture or a related
  field
• At
  least ten years’ experience from working as a senior Project
  Manager/Programme Manager in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Past experience in managing food security and livelihoods programs
• Past
  experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Cone
  competency expertise
• Documented
  results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Working
  knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency
  in English, both written and verbal
• Possess
  a clean valid driver’s license
• Working
  knowledge and experience of humanitarian context in East Africa
• Prior
  experience in partnership and capacity building
• Documented
  results in advocacy work for refugees or IDPs
• Detailed
  knowledge and understanding of more than one programme (in this context
  livelihoods, education and WASH)
• All
  employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our
  Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated,
  innovative, inclusive and accountable

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