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Position Title: Programme Manager Uganda
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Organisation:The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)
Employment Type: Full Time - fixed-term (contract for services)
Salary: Competitive local salary
Background Information:
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is an independent political
foundation sponsored by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It specialises in parliamentary strengthening
and political party development.
WFD is looking to recruit an experienced Programme Manager to lead WFD’s EU
Funded parliamentary strengthening programme ‘Enhancing civil engagement and
political dialogue on the implementation of legislation supporting CEDAW’.
The main objective of the programme is the protection and promotion of
women’s and girls’ rights and of gender equality. The programme aims to increase
accountability on the implementation of legislation supporting CEDAW and UN
Res.1325/1820 through civic engagement.
The programme aims to create greater horizontal and vertical accountability
on the implementation of legislation affecting women and girls with the aim of
achieving the following results:
Civil society organisations
(CSOs) having the capacity to conduct a greater monitoring role on the
implementation of legislation;
CSOs, local councils and
Parliament demonstrating effective scrutiny of legislation passed to protect
women’s right; and Parliament and local councils mainstreaming the national
debate on gender issues.
The Programme Manager, Uganda will have responsibility for leading the
implementation of WFD’s parliamentary strengthening programme in Kampala,
Uganda which includes managing the full programme cycle and maintaining
oversight of the programme budget and expenditure. They will also play an
important role in stakeholder management of senior parliamentary figures and
democracy organisations. This will
include maintaining crucial relationships with the leadership, Members and
staff of the Parliament of Uganda, as well as with our partners Gulu Women
Economic Development and Globalization (GWED-G), Reproductive Educative and Community
Health Project (REACH) , Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA), local
CSOs and the Delegation of the European Union to Uganda. They will have the
support of a Programme Administrator and Finance Assistant (PAFA) who they will
have day to day line management responsibility for.
The successful candidate will have:
· Educated to Master’s Degree
level in a relevant discipline such as political science, law, social
development, public administration or international relations;
· Thorough knowledge of the political
environment in Uganda and the recent developments in decentralisation;
· Significant experience in
designing and implementing programmes.
This should include management experience of parliamentary strengthening
or related democracy development work;
· Sound English, written and
oral communications skills necessary to produce proposals and reports and to
present them to WFD’s Board and funders, to donors, and to local partners and
other stakeholders;
· Thorough understanding and experience of
financial management and numerical competency;
· Significant experience of
producing programme reports with analysis and documentation of outcomes and
programme learning.
The appointment will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open
competition.
How to apply:
The deadline for receiving applications is 17:00 (GMT) 27th March
2014.
Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Applications must include a
completed application form in English.
Please send the application form to recruitment@wfd.org
Please note this statement is for
information only and does not form part of a contract.
To access the job description, application form and guidance notes please
use the links below.
