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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 4
Closing date: 10 Nov
2013
For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org
