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Post:Area Coordinator
Organization:Agency
for Technical Cooperation and Development
Location:Kampala,Uganda
Department: Program Position: Area Coordinator Contract
duration: 6 months ( with possibility of extension)
Location: Uganda Starting
Date: Immediate
I. Background on ACTED
ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan
and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict
neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.
ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by
the conflict in Afghanistan.
Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 32
countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 4000 national staff. ACTED
has a 110 million € budget for over 370 projects spanning 8 sectors of
intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion,
economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance
& institutional support, and cultural promotion. For more information,
please visit our website at www.acted.org.
II. Country Profile
Capital Office : Kampala
National Staff : 108 International Staff : 7 Areas : 2 (Northern
Uganda, Karamoja) On-going programmes : 9 Budget : 2.4 M €
ACTED has been active in Uganda since May 2007, both in the
northern region and Karamoja. In the North, ACTED supports the early recovery
process with a specific focus on the needs of returning populations displaced
by years of conflict. It also expands access, retention, equity and quality of
primary education. In Karamoja, the focus is enhanced food security and
resilience to disasters, especially droughts, as well as improving the primary
education sector. ACTED focuses its intervention on strengthening livelihoods through
improved resource management, conflict mitigation and capacity building. In Northern Uganda, as internally displaced persons (IDPs)
have returned home and gained access to land, ACTED is working with farmers on
infrastructure and capacity development to rebuild agricultural livelihoods. In
the Karamoja/Pokot area, ACTED responds to severe food insecurity caused by the
drought in the Horn of Africa, providing support to agro-pastoral communities
to increase their purchasing power and protect their assets, reducing
vulnerability to natural disasters. As part of its integrated cross-border
strategy between Uganda and Kenya, ACTED
maintains its community-driven disaster risk reduction (DRR) focus and promotes
conflict mitigation to ensure peaceful and sustainable access to shared
resources. In 2013, ACTED maintains a strong focus on this approach and looks
at extending it further along the border with Kenya. ACTED continues working with
community-level structures and initiatives such as the APFS, the CDMCs or the
DEWS to continue building the communities’ resilience to disasters.
II. Job Duties and
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Country Coordinator, key
responsibilities will include:
Internally:
• Management of a
local and expatriate staff team;
• Close supervision and monitoring of the finance,
administration and logistics teams;
• Supervise program
budgets and evaluate financial program effectiveness;
• Management and
supervision of ACTED's programmes in Karamoja/Pokot North and their timely
implementation according to financial and programmatic frame;
• Facilitate program
development, through conceptualization, design, proposal and program
initiation;
• Build and/or
improve systems to supervise and manage the design, implementation, monitoring,
and evaluation of programmes;
• Monitor security
situation in the region and oversee implementation of ACTED security
procedures;
• Internal reporting to Country Coordination;
Externally:
• Demonstrate vision and leadership in building a coherent
strategic direction for the area, in line with ACTED Uganda’s overall strategy;
• Liaison with all
external stakeholders: donors, partners, the government, including local
authorities, and communities;
• To advocate for our beneficiaries and ensure that their
interests are taken into consideration by all external stakeholders.
• To act as a catalyst with all stakeholders to coordinate
existing and new programmes;
• Facilitation of
needs assessment;
• Fundraising and
project/proposal development;
• To ensure external
reporting requirements for projects are met.
III. Qualifications
required
A) Essential
• Masters Degree;
• At least 3 years of field experience in program management
and coordination;
• Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand
donor and governmental requirements;
• Excellent
communication and writing skills;
• Able to coordinate and manage staff and project
activities;
• Strong
organizational and supervisory skills;
• Proven ability to
work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
• Being a strong team player and adept at creating a strong
team spirit;
• Ability to organize and plan effectively;
• Ability to work
with culturally diverse groups of people;
• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and
under pressure;
B) Desirable
• Experience in
conflict affected areas and difficult living conditions, ideally in Africa • Knowledge on issues related to early recovery,
IGA and/or infrastructure rehabilitation
IV. Conditions
- Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus
- Additional monthly living allowance
- Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of assignment)
- Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
- Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement package
How to apply:
V. Submission of applications:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three
references to jobs@acted.org Ref : AC/UG/SA
ACTED Att: Human Resources Department 33, rue Godot de
Mauroy 75009 Paris FRANCE
Fax. + 33 (0) 1 42 65 33 46
For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org
Job ID: #605301
Closing date: 10 Nov
2013
How to Apply
