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Job Title:    Project Manager, Food
Security and Livelihoods

Organization: Uganda
Red Cross Society (URCS)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Uganda Red Cross
Society (URCS) is the leading National Humanitarian Organization in Uganda and
a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Job Summary:  The Project Manager, Food Security and
Livelihoods  will provide strategic and
operational leadership to develop and implement a successful programme in line
with URCS country strategy 2021-2025. The PM will ensure adherence to overall
technical and programmatic quality in implementation, compliance with URCS and
GRC/donor rules, logistics and financial process/regulations. In addition,
timely submission of all deliverables to URCS and GRC, including annual work
plans, monitoring plans and regular project reports as required.

The PM works in
close coordination with German Red Cross (GRC) country team and URCS field
programme team, Finance, Human Resource and Supply Chain Management, senior
staff, as well as technical staff to ensure effective programmatic and
operational project implementation. The PM works as a lead role on all GRC/URCS
partnership projects in Uganda for planning, implementation, reporting, team
capacity building, developing various guidelines and SoPS, and stakeholder
coordination

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Lead in providing technical support to the programme, especially in
  food security and livelihoods (FSL);
• Provide leadership in developing and implementing timely, quality
  quarterly and annual implementation plans and budgets;
• Ensure Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) in all
  GRC/URCS’s ongoing projects;
• Take the lead role on behalf of URCS for project management of all
  GRC/URCS partnership projects;
• Support project implementation, team communication and coordination
  with various teams, URCS different departments and GRC country team;
• Provide lead support for planning, monitoring and reporting required
  as per URCS and donor reporting requirements;
• Take the lead role for developing project implementation guidelines,
  SoPs, concept notes and data tracking for the GRC/URCS project team;
• Ensure project activities and outputs are implemented in a timely
  manner;
• Together with the M&E officer, be responsible for monitoring the
  impact of ongoing GRC/URCS projects, and promoting learning through
  documentation of best practices of projects and adjustment of activities
  in response (adaptive management);
• Actively support and follow-up to ensure that financial
  tracking/reporting, procurement process, inventory record and distribution
  requirements of materials and equipment are initiated on time and in
  accordance with URCS procedures;
• Lead the coordination, management and motivation of the program team
  through ensuring that they have clear objectives and individual work plans
  as part of performance management and give constructive feedback on their
  performance;
• Prepare, submit and disseminate quality annual, periodic reports
  (both narrative and Financial) as per donor requirements and project
  reporting time line;
• In consultation with the Manager-Community Resilience, actively
  represent URCS in field and national level external sector forums, networks,
  coordination meetings and events as required;
• Assist the URCS Disaster Risk Management Department in the
  identification of new project opportunities and emergency responses which
  require URCS intervention;
• Perform any other duties that might be assigned by the Line Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Uganda Red Cross Society Project Manager, Food
  Security and Livelihoods job must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
  Agriculture, Food Security, Natural Resource Management, or related field
  from a reputable institution;
• Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture, Food Security, Development
  Management, Natural Resource Management or related field  from a reputable institution is
  preferred;
• Training in humanitarian standards and approaches (including SPHERE,
  Core Humanitarian Standards and cash based programming).
• Three years of hands-on experience in Food Security and Livelihoods
  Programming in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Response;
• Proven experience in the management of multi-donor funded projects;
• Good knowledge of food security, market assessment tools, WASH
  programming and project management
• Knowledge and experience of capacity building tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of SPHERE and Core Humanitarian Standards
• Knowledge of protection, gender and the livelihoods approaches in
  relief and recovery;
• Experience or familiarity with Red Cross/Red Crescent and
  humanitarian sector values and principles.
• High level of integrity;
• Pro-active in responding to changes in context and in communicating
  with internal colleagues and external stakeholders
• Strong skills in team/institutional capacity building, facilitation
  and collaborative problem solving approaches;
• Excellent diplomatic and relationship building skills;
• Very good interpersonal skills and cultural and politico-social
  sensitivity is preferable;
• Good organizational, administrative and logistical skills;
• Good leadership skills and ability to work on own initiative and to
  solve problems;
• Able to manage both HQ and field teams dispersed across multiple
  locations
• Innovative thinking and analytical ability;
• Strong demonstrated skills working with external partners and
  bringing several stakeholders together for a common goal;
• Working, at times, under tight deadlines;
• Proven ability to coach and mentor others to develop specific
  knowledge and skills, with a positive attitude towards learning &
  sharing;
• Willingness and ability to work in emergency situations and under
  pressure
• Strong and proven communication and negotiation skills;
• Experience of public speaking and/or working with the media;
• Recognize and value differences in people; be ready to challenge
  assumptions, beliefs or attitudes in self or others.

How to Apply:

Please send your
filled application form, Download
Here and attach your
academic transcripts and certificates. The filled application forms and
academic transcripts and certificates can be e-mailed or hand delivered, and or
by post to:

The Secretary
General,

Uganda Red Cross
Society,

Plot 551/555 Rubaga
Road,

P.O. Box 494,
Kampala, Uganda.

Email: vacancies@redcrossug.org

Applications from
suitable persons to be considered for appointment in the outlined positions are
hereby invited. All applicants should adhere to the Red Cross Principles. URCS
is an equal opportunities employer mindful of gender balance in its
establishment.

Due to large volumes
of applications; only short listed candidates shall be contacted. Canvassing
shall lead to automatic disqualification.

Deadline: 15^th February 2021

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