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Position: Regional Operations
Manager
Report to: Integrated Programmes Director
Location: Karamoja
Purpose of position:
To provide overall leadership, support and management of WV Uganda
integrated ministry programmes and operations in Karamoja Region in a manner
that meets set standards and facilitates the well being of children, households
and communities.
Background Information:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy
Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and
communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts
in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will
not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children.
All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable
background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision
for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will
to make it so.” We are now seeking for qualified persons willing to share in
our vision to join the team in the following roles.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Coordination:
· Lead and coordinate
integration of programs and operations from different funding streams.
· Provide guidance on
integration of advocacy and disaster risk reduction in field level development
programmes and programme/ project designs and implementation strategies.
· Dissemination and support
implementation of Partnership and National Office (NO) strategies, guidelines,
initiatives and policies in the region.
· Steer the implementation of
management decisions/recommendations in the region and programmes/ projects in
order to met quality standards, and promote alignment with strategies and
standards.
· Develop regional human
resource development plan, and manage staff development/ growth in order to
build a cadre of high performing staff and regional teams.
· Support rolling out of
partnership and national level initiatives and adaptation of
policies/guidelines.
Operations Planning and Management
· Provide overall guidance
and support to the region and programmes in development of regional Annual
Operating Plan, and programme and project designs, annual plans and budgets.
· Monitor and guide regional programmes
and projects in the implementation of designs and plans, DME processes and
budgets.
· Map out funding gaps and support
preparation and/or review of key funding proposals before they are submitted to
the potential support offices and donors.
· Lead the development and review of the
annual operation plans and budgets of projects and programmes, in line with
global, regional and national guidelines.
· Support and monitor implementation of
projects/programmes are being managed and implemented in a manner that will
result in achievement of goals within set time frame and allocated resources.
· Ensure scheduled design, monitoring
and evaluation processes (assessments, designs, baseline surveys, evaluations,
and transformational indicators measurement) are conducted and reports completed
and approved.
· Integration of child protection in
programmes, projects, and other interventions.
· Support integration of all programmes
within the regional programmes/ operations.
· Actively promote the strengthening of
capacity of Regional staff..
· Ensure Christian Commitments is
effectively integrated in end-to-end programming processes (assessments,
designs/redesigns, monitoring, evaluation and reflection)
· Support the integration and
mainstreaming of thematic and sector programmes with programme level
programmatic interventions.
· Ensure the various grant reports are
submitted on time and of good quality.
· Support development of mechanisms and
guidelines for operationalisation of partnership programmatic initiatives.
· Implementation of audit
recommendations and prevention of reoccurrence.
Financial and Assets Management
· Budgeting – provide support
in developing regional annual plans and budgets.
· Identify and manage over or under
spending in a timely manner.
· Financial management - support
processes that ensure proper financial management and accountability in line
with policy guidelines.
· Risk management – conduct
pre-operational audits to minimize any risks.
· Asset management -
management of assets in the programmes in line with policy and set guidelines.
Networking and advocacy
· Build strategic
partnerships, networks, coalitions and alliances at the regional level and link
it with national level strategic engagements.
· Spearhead, coordinate and
promote regional level advocacy, lobbying and influencing initiatives
· Document lessons and
learning’s from the regional programmes and projects and link with national
level advocacy initiatives
Child protection
· Monitor and support
operationalisation of child protection and participation strategies, policies
and.
· Ensure adherence and
compliance to child protection policies, standards and protocols.
Quality Assurance
· Quality and timely
delivery of assessments, designs and plans by field programmes.
· Quality and timely monthly
reports
· Quality and timely
bi-annual and annual reports
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
·
Bachelor’s degree in any development related field (social sciences,
development studies, management, education, agriculture or public health).
Masters degree is an advantage.
· Analytical and problem solving skills.
· A thorough understanding of
project/programme design, monitoring and evaluation.
· Familiarity with community based
programming and development approaches.
· Excellent people manager with good
team-building skills and proven record of managing and developing teams of
professionals, including those in dispersed/distant locations.
· Organization and time management
skills in order to manage priorities within own workload, identify deadlines
and cope with conflicting demands.
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates may submit
their application and complete Curriculum Vitae via email to wvujobs@wvi.org. Please address the application to the People
and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the
email subject line.
Deadline for receiving applications is: Friday, 29th November, 2013
