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• Build and maintain collaborative relations
  with Local Authorities and Institutions, Donors, International Agencies,
  NGOs, partners and other stakeholders;
• Follow-up, guarantee and monitor
  government recognition procedures for the organization in compliance with
  the host country formalities (OPM Office);
• The incumbent will also define, in
  coordination with the country team, country priorities based on context
  and needs analyses; monitor donor intervention strategies in the country;
  design, promote and elaborate new interventions;
• Define strategic priorities for the
  development and set up of the mission structure;
• Continuously assess, analyse and evaluate
  new areas of intervention in Uganda especially in the North Regions;
• Conduct frequent mission to Arua district
  in order to ensure proper activities supervision and coordination with
  stakeholders and with the authorities;
• Support the definition of the mission
  financial plan, ensuring self-sufficiency and consistency of expenses, and
  assume responsibility for the mission funds management, including bank
  accounts;
• Coordinate, guide and supervise the
  mission staff, and evaluate their performance;
• Proactively participate in relevant
  coordination and strategic meeting at Kampala and Arua level.

• The applicant should preferably hold an advanced
  university degree. A first level university degree with a relevant
  combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in
  lieu of the advanced university degree;
• A minimum of five years of professional
  work experience as Head of Mission or other management/ coordination
  positions in humanitarian/development contexts;
• Previous experience in refugees operation
  in East Africa is an asset;
• Proven experience in management of EU, UN,
  USAID and ECHO funds;
• Remote control experience is an asset as
  well as risk management knowledge ;
• Extensive knowledge of the regional
  coordination mechanism;
• Ability to analyze and integrate
  information from a wide range of sources;
• Ability to administrate funds, logistics
  and human resources and to manage staff teams;
• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in MS
  Office package, internet, e-mail, etc
• Strong organizational and problem-solving
  skills with analytic approach;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral
  and written;
• Demonstrated ability to establish
  effective working relations with staff, beneficiaries and other
  stakeholders
• Ability to work in a high risk environment
  within multi-ethnic and multicultural teams.
• English compulsory, Italian is an asset;

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