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• Administration of the field office
• Monitor the core competency activities to ensure adherence to
  strategies and plans
• Adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
• Training and development of staff
• Local level advocacy
• Monitor and evaluate the local security situation
• Represent NRC, including cooperation with the UN, partners and
  authorities
• Organize the local procurement processes and transport
• Facilitate field support budget, area level budget, including
  support cost which including managing and monitoring field support in
  accordance to NRC financial policies and procedures
• Line management for support staff such as Finance and Logistics, and
  operational management of programme staff (non-technical) in Information
  Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) WASH and shelter
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and
  handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
• Responsible for technical capacity building of support staff
  (Logistics, Finance)
• In charge of all stakeholders’ relationship/coordination management
  with the area with the support of CC coordinators
• In charge of the programme’s support functions/access for programmes
  related/security within his or her area of operations
• In charge of internal and external representation meetings
• In charge of the Kyangwali base, overall operations management
• Ensure that all organisational policies are understood and being
  followed by NRC staff in the field location. This includes financial,
  logistics, human resource, security, standard operating procedures and
  Employee Terms and Conditions.
• Oversee and coordinate the management of the Kyangwali support
  budget and perform executive monitoring of the programme budget; ensure
  sufficient budget management tools are in place for the field office.
• Participate in reviewing and updating area programme in accordance
  with the changing needs of host community and refugees in the region.
• Participate in the Grants Opening Meeting, after action review
  meeting quarterly review meeting and ensure the project cycle management
  is followed by all CC with the project location.
• Ensure strong donor compliance, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and
  quality control procedures are understood and entrenched in all Core
  Competency projects and raise challenges and issues faced at the field
  level to the Country Director.

• The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Field
  Coordinator job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree
• At least three years of experience from working as a Project or
  Support Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex refugee or internally
  displaced context required
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license
• Knowledge of the context in Uganda, in particular South Western
  region
• Experience with start-up and development of transitional programmes
  from emergency to development
• Experience in setting up emergency operations.

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