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Job Title: Regional Project Manager NURI
Organisation: Danish
Refugee Council (DRC)
Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Project
Manager-NURI
Manager-NURI
About US:
The Danish Refugee
Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on
all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the
world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons
(IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of
forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC
works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct
for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on
all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the
world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons
(IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of
forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC
works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct
for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
Job Summary: The Regional Project Manager NURI manages all aspects of DRC’s rural
infrastructure development project in the districts implementing NURI project
in the sub region. These includes program management as well as financial and
administrative responsibility for the projects. The Regional Project Manager
will be based in DRC Kitgum office and will represents the Danish Refugee
Council in the districts for questions related directly to this project and
thus in close coordination with the NURI Project Manager based in Arua. He/she
has the direct responsibility for the management, implementation and is also
responsible for the planning and implementation of adequate security
precautions within the program area to ensure the safety of all staff and
assets. The Regional Project Manager directly supervises DRC’s program in the
districts and support staff based in the field office.
infrastructure development project in the districts implementing NURI project
in the sub region. These includes program management as well as financial and
administrative responsibility for the projects. The Regional Project Manager
will be based in DRC Kitgum office and will represents the Danish Refugee
Council in the districts for questions related directly to this project and
thus in close coordination with the NURI Project Manager based in Arua. He/she
has the direct responsibility for the management, implementation and is also
responsible for the planning and implementation of adequate security
precautions within the program area to ensure the safety of all staff and
assets. The Regional Project Manager directly supervises DRC’s program in the
districts and support staff based in the field office.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Oversee and conduct strategic planning and development of DRC
program in the participating districts. - Develop annual, bi-annual and quarterly project work plans and
corresponding budgets for the infrastructure projects being implemented in
the districts. - Supervise proper and timely implementation of infrastructure
projects in consultation with donors, district authorities and technical
staff, and other stakeholders, and according to agreed policies and donor
requirements. - Supervise relevant beneficiary data collection and relevant
assessments in the project area. - Prepare regular required donor reports as per agreed formats and to
the highest quality required. - Provide feedback to the management on general policy matters,
program activities and external relations to NURI Manager in Arua and Head
of Programs in Kampala, based on agreed formats and schedules. - Provide input for the continued further development of DRC in the
region. - Together with the program team and head of programs identify
opportunities for further development in the region.
Financial,
Administration, Logistics and HR Management
Administration, Logistics and HR Management
- Responsible for the management of the infrastructure project budget,
financial management including timely expenditure control, budget follow
ups and reports in consultation with head of finance and administration. - Responsible in ensuring DRC financial procedures, guidelines and
corruption control is maintained in the field offices. - Responsible for ensuring adherence to the correct Procurement and
Logistical procedures in the field offices. - Directly responsible for supervising the senior staff in the
districts. - Responsible for recruitment, planning and leading recruitment of
required field staff in consultation with the HR department. - Responsible for staff development including target setting,
performance appraisal, early identification and timely addressing of HR
issues in the field offices.
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Evaluation
- Work in close consultation with the M and E Officer based in Kampala
set up data bases in all the field offices and ensure that they are
operational throughout the project period - Ensure that GPS coordinates for all the project locations are
captured and used for producing maps showing project sites - Support Coordination Function and DRC, M and E Units in mobilizing
communities during mini and monitoring surveys - Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of projects and interventions. - Identify, document and disseminate relevant project success,
challenges and follow up on implementation of project’s action points - Participate in quarterly OPM, District and Sub county monitoring and
project reviews and evaluations. - Ensure quality data collection, analysis and storage in line with
NURI Information requirements
Reporting
- Prepare regular required Donor reports as per agreed formats and to
the highest quality required (e.g monthly Highlights, quarterly and Annual
reports). - In consultation with the Grants Manager and the NURI project
Manager, ensure timely financial reporting to donor
Additional tasks
- On request, perform any other additional duties assigned by the
supervisors in order to allow the organization to function optimally
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Regional
Project Manager NURI job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering, Development Studies, Business Administration or similar
qualification - Five years of post-graduate relevant work experience;
- Three years of relevant work experience from a least-developed
country. Relevant experience from 3 projects in a similar position; - Relevant experience with Rural Infrastructure, Water Resource
Management or similar works programmes. - Relevant experience with labor-intensive and community-based rural
infrastructure projects; - Relevant experience working with refugee communities as well as host
communities - Experience in working with donor funded projects or International
Non‐Governmental organizations. - Relevant work experience from Northern Uganda;
- Be a good team-player
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
- Proven commitment to accountability practices.
- Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work with
limited supervision - Knowledge of computers: word processing and database management
packages. - Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential. Knowledge
of one or more of the local languages widely spoken in the covered
districts preferably Alur, Lugbara, Luo and Madi.
How to Apply:
All candidates
should apply online at the link below
should apply online at the link below
Deadline: 7th December 2018
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