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Programme Officer at Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Uganda,Jobs in Uganda,
Position Title: Programme Officer
Organisation: Terre des Hommes Netherlands
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 21st April 2014
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Contribution to the development and implementation of country/ thematic
annual and strategic plans
• Analysis of project proposals and project partners - context analysis,
budgets, etc
• Advise whether or not to give the proposal further consideration and
discuss the analysis with the Country Manager in preparation for final decision
making.
• Prepare the necessary documentation for approval of new and on-going
partnerships and project proposals according to the TdH-NL guidelines and formats.
• Support and monitor the programmes and project partners through regular
communications and programme visits.
• Support the marketing communication department with information and
materials for marketing and communication, e.g. for the newsletters.
• Ensure that all scheduled partner and project reports such as progress
reports are delivered timely and that they are of good quality, analyse the
received information and compile the necessary reports.
• Inform relevant persons/organisations/institutions on support given to
project partners, project activities and expected results.
• Maintain the database and regularly update project documentation/ files
for reference by all concerned.
• Work on and maintain a good working relationship with project partners.
• Enhance mutual understanding, cooperation and respect for respective
responsibilities without compromising on supervisory responsibilities.
• Capacity building of partners for assigned part of partner and programme
portfolio
Required Qualifications, Competencies and Attributes:
• Knowledge of development cooperation, sociology, child rights, health or
education up to bachelor level.
• Three years of experience in a similar position in a similar
organisation.
• Knowledge of and experience in project planning, project cycle management
and logical framework.
• Experience with Child Rights based programming is a pre.
• Experience with financial management.
• Knowledge of the political, religious and social structures of the
respective country/ region and the relevant languages.
• Excellent writing skills in English, an additional language is an asset.
How to Apply:
Terre des Hommes Netherlands offers the selected candidate a competitive
package of secondary benefits entailing a monthly gross salary based on
existing salary scales.
Candidates are invited to send their application letter (including your
motivation), resume and at least two professional references by e-mail to:
east.africa@tdh.nl
Applications open to Uganda National staff only.
The deadline for application is 21st April 2014.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted within a week after this
date.
