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Program Manager Women Empowerment NGO Jobs – Trócaire
Job Title: Program Manager Women Empowerment – Maternity Cover
Organisation: Trócaire
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Trócaire is one of Ireland’s leading INGO’s, with over 40 years’ of experience in international development. Trócaire works through a partnership approach and is a member of worldwide networks such as Caritas and CIDSE.
Job Summary: The role of the Programme Manager – Women’s Empowerment is to provide overall direction and management to the Uganda Women’s Empowerment Programme and support partners in the phase out processes. There is a strong focus on the providing capacity building support to partners especially in the areas of SASA! Faith, advocacy and Phase out.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Programme Management and Development.
- Lead and assume accountability for the successful delivery of outcome 3.2 of Trócaire’s Strategic Plan and respective delivery of related outcomes in the different projects funded by Trócaire, Irish Aid or external institutional donors.
- In collaboration with relevant staff and partners, responsible for the effective design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on all grants and overall programme, in line with agreed standards and donor requirements;
- Track Partner Close Out Plans monthly.
- Working in Partnership with LEMU, SOCADIDO and with support of Trocaire Programme team, Provide specific attention to efficient and effective implementation of RISE project in Teso sub region.
- In collaboration with the MEAL Advisor manage programme M&E through implementation of results frameworks and logic models, risk matrix, monitoring plan and evaluation processes.
- Promote, capture and disseminate learning from partners and programmes, and ensure that this informs other Trocaire country programmes.
- Contribute proactively to the successful implementation of integrated programming in Uganda.
- Provide regular updates on programme to relevant Trócaire teams at Headquarters.
- Ensure accurate records for the programme maintained in line with Trócaire and donor guidelines.
Program Quality
- Provide high quality technical advice/support/ and capacity building to partners on SGBV, SASA Faith, gender equality, and gender transformative programming.
- Lead on the technical quality of the country programme in terms of women’s empowerment in accordance with the Trócaire’s Global Framework on Women’s Empowerment through phased approaches, the use of best practice programming principles, models and methodologies, and overall leveling up of programming over time.
- Provide technical support to staff and partners on SGBV advocacy including when required provision of formal training.
- In collaboration with other Programme teams – Women’s Empowerment, provide technical support to staff and partners on SASA Faith including when required provision of formal training. Adjust methodology in line with needs of different target groups (including survivors of SGBV, men, boys and girls).
- Provide technical support to staff and partners on women’s empowerment especially in terms of how to integrate Women’s empowerment as a process in the Resource Use and Rights Programme and Humanitarian Response Programmes.
- Lead on the delivery of WEP programmatic learnings as per the country phase out plan.
- Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of SGBV, women’s empowerment and gender issues in Uganda and regionally, in line with all thematic areas of Trócaire’s country strategic plan.
- Provide training and learning opportunities for staff on Women’s Empowerment and according to Partner phase out capacity building plans.
- Keep up-to-date with issues and trends, with regard to and Women’s Empowerment.
- Managing effective Relationships with Partners
- Develop, nurture and manage relationships with Trócaire’s partner organisations in line with the principles and standards set in our Partnership Policy, guidance and tools, and in agreement with the line manager.
- Actively manage a portfolio of 6 partner organisations, including partner communication, contracts and information management.
- Support accountable and strategic relationships with partners and enhancing partner capacity at an institutional and programmatic level
- Promote and support partners’ adherence to jointly agreed accountability, safeguarding participants, and other standards, as these emerge;
- Review and critically assess project and programme plans and budgets on a timely basis to guarantee timely disbursement of funds.
- Monitor ongoing implementation of partner projects through either monthly or quarterly field visits or learning activities.
- Offer timely review and provide feedback to partners on all reports.
- In collaboration with the MEAL Advisor support partners to have effective results-based M&E systems in place to gather, manage and analyse quality gender-sensitive data to assess project progress and programme impact which will contribute to quality reporting, increased accountability, strengthened visibility and continual programme improvement.
- File all Trócaire monitoring reports and partner documentation on the Salesforce in a timely, consistent and organized manner.
Program Finance Management
- In collaboration with the Programme Accountants, prepare manage and monitor grant and partner budgets and ensure timely budget expenditure and value for money ensuring compliance with financial norms and standards.
- In collaboration with the Programme Accountants ensure timely transfers to Partners in accordance with agreed Trócaire standards.
- In collaboration with the Programme Accountant support the commission and management of audits for grants and projects.
- In collaboration with the Programme Accountant, ensure that all project files are complete with no missing finance / programme documents.
- Representation with Internal and External Actors
- In collaboration with the CD and/or PD, develop, nurture and sustain relationships and effective communications with relevant stakeholders, including local government, national networks and other agencies working in/on UgandaThis will include other Caritas/CIDSE agencies;
- In collaboration with the CD, and/or PD develop, nurture and sustain relationships with relevant bi-lateral agencies and multi-lateral agencies.
Staff Management
- Manage relationships and maintain oversight of consultancies and technical partners.
- Work with other team members to ensure targets in country phase plan are met.
Communication and Advocacy
- Promote, capture and disseminate our past learning from partners and programmes, and ensure that this informs other Trocaire country programmes e.g. Video clips of our previous work, photo journals, SASA Faith learning, case studies, photos and testimonies.
- Contribute, where appropriate, to advocacy and information work in support of Trócaire and partners phase out efforts, with relevant stakeholders in the country or globally.
Others
- Participate in partner review and phase out meetings.
- Networking with other INGOs, Church structures and other local NGOs.
- Provide guidance to other programmes on issues related to Gender Based Violence or Women’s Empowerment
- Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the country management team.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a third-level qualification in: Social Science, Development Studies, or a related area.
- Minimum five years of working in an international or local organisation in Uganda or abroad.
- Minimum three years of working in Gender, GBV prevention and response, social behaviour change approaches, and women’s economic empowerment.
- Experience in gender analysis/gender mainstreaming.
- Experience of working in a partnership arrangement with civil society organisations and the use of participatory approaches to development.
- Excellent writing skills with proven experience in designing and writing strategies.
- Gender analysis/mainstreaming skills.
- Proven results-based management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills, particularly in promoting organisational learning.
- Excellent communications skills
NB: This position is open to Ugandan nationals only.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 9th April 2021
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