NGO Jobs – Programmes Director at Girls’ Education Movement –Uganda (GEM-U)

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Job
Title: Programmes Director
Organisation: Girls’Education
Movement –Uganda (GEM-U)
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
GEM-U:
GEM-Uganda is a national
child and young people development organization that promotes and advocates for
the education of children through arrange of innovative education programmes
and projects. Our aim is to enable the youth in Uganda to realize their full
potential and have their achievements recognized.
Today, our work makes a lasting impact by encouraging young people to take
responsibility and become involved citizens. It has given a voice to the people
who are too rarely hard and builds skills that will remain useful throughout
their lives.
By working with children
and young people, we offer them a chance to:
  • Take
    action to improve their communities.
  • Learn
    to support the education of others.
  • Experience
    the benefit of club activities
Job
Summary:
  • Overall
    head of the organizational Program Planning, Implementation, Reporting and
    documentation.
  • Responsible
    for Program systems, guidelines and manuals/handbooks.
  • Quality
    assurance of the organizational program
  • Provides
    strategic support to GEM-U Executive Director and Board of Directors,
    especially the Program Committee.
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
1.     
Strategic
Planning:
  • Support
    the Development, and Execute the organization’s technical program
    strategy.
  • Responsible
    for overall program planning and implementation
  • Projecting
    program resource needs and sourcing funding
2.    
Program
Delivery:
  • Lead
    person for organizational Program Implementation,
  • Strategies
    and Innovations
  • Work
    plans
  • Approaches,
    Methods and Guidelines [Handbooks and manuals]
  • Activity
    Coordination
  • Partnership
    development
  • Staff
    capacity assessment and development.
  • Overall
    monitoring of program performance.
  • Serve
    as coach and mentor to all program staff and members particularly with
    regard to GEM-U Goals, Values and Strategic Plan
3.    
 Reporting
and Documentation:
  • Responsible
    for overall program reporting
  • Organizational
    documentation and profiling
  • Disseminating
    program best practices
 Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • A
    Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences/Social Work/Development Studies
  • Post
    graduate degree in Development related field
  • At
    least 6 years’ experience in a similar position in a Youth focused NGO
  • Track
    record in Youth programming and NGO work
  • Clear
    understanding of Youth Programming and management
  • Experience
    in Project planning and management
  • Experience
    in GEM activities-added advantage
  • Team
    leader, guide and mentor in Finance and Administration
  • Computer
    literacy and agility
  • Good
    Inter-personal, communication and report writing skills
  • Self
    -motivated and ability to work with minimal supervision
How
to Apply:
If interested in working
with the Girls’Education Movement –Uganda, go to their website, http://www.gemuganda.org/content.php?id=76  and Click Here
to download the application form, fill it and send to gemrecruitment13@gmail.com . The
subject of the application should bear the position you are applying for.
Deadline: 26th
June, 2013 at Noon (12:00 PM)

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