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Position Title:Humanitarian Program Manager,Jobs in Uganda,
Reporting to: the Country Director
Organisation: Oxfam Novib,Uganda Jobs,
Primary Location:based in Kampala, Uganda
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: 11 May 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked together
in more than 90 countries to end poverty. Oxfam is committed to ridding the
world of poverty and injustice. We have a conviction that people are capable of
building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do
so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we
lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the
poorest people, and why we campaign to involve citizens in our work. Oxfam’s
country strategy for Uganda concentrates on the Greater North i.e West Nile,
Acholi Lango, Teso and Karamoja Sub regions. This focus is informed by our
country analysis which highlights the income inequity and non-income poverty especially
in the North. Four key program areas work in synergy to specifically target
poverty and social exclusion in the North: Saving Lives Now and In the Future
(SLNIF), Economic Rights, Pastoralist Rights and Social Rights programmes. We
implement these four programmes by working with local NGO partners and civil
society organizations and engaging with private sector and governments. .
To deliver on this strategy and
strengthen program delivery, we are seeking to recruit a dynamic, innovative,
committed, qualified and experienced person as our Humanitarian Program Manager
(HPM).
The ideal candidate should have
job-specific technical skills, dynamism, and commitment to the cause of
overcoming poverty and suffering. You need to be of unquestionable integrity
and committed to Oxfam’s values. Humanitarian Program Manager (HPM) Reporting
to the Country Director and based in Kampala (family posting) Specific
responsibilities:
Oxfam Humanitarian Lead Role
• Provide leadership and
co-ordination of the entire Oxfam response (e.g. strategy, fundraising,
information management), in co-ordination with the country
leadership/management team.
• Provide leadership to the overall
Oxfam humanitarian preparedness in-country, including co-ordinating the
development, testing and regular updating of the Oxfam contingency plan
in-country and ensuring timely decision-making by the country leadership team
at the onset of an emergency.
• Provide leadership in Oxfam resilience programming agenda and ensure
staff and partners are designing programmes and enhance resilience for
communities and community organisations.
• Co-ordinate Oxfam’s ongoing
monitoring of the humanitarian situation and of (interim) results of
humanitarian interventions and represent Oxfam internally and externally
regarding humanitarian matters.
• Act as the security focal point for Oxfam in country and assist the
Country Director to update and maintain and security management plans.
• Monitor the security situation in country, prepare and disseminate security
situation reports (SITREPS) regularly and as will have been determined by the
Oxfam Country Director.
• Provide security briefing and relevant advice to Oxfam staff, visitors
and partners in line with the approved Oxfam security plans and protocols.
Response Delivery and Preparedness
• In the event of an Oxfam humanitarian response, manage effectively,
Oxfam’s humanitarian response delivery and, in co-ordination with the Country
Director, to provide direction to strategic and rapid decision-making about
strategy, resources and staff deployment in a complex, stressful and changing
environment. To ensure effective programme management, and financial and
information management.
• Co-ordinate Oxfam’s ongoing monitoring of the humanitarian situation to ensure
up-to-date knowledge and understanding of developments in-country which have
(potentially) an effect on the humanitarian situation, as well as of interim
results of ongoing humanitarian interventions. • Develop, review and implement
Oxfam’s humanitarian preparedness and resilience strategy and investment plan
in-country in collaboration with Oxfam staff, and Oxfam partners.
• Co-ordinate the appraisal and monitoring of Oxfam’s and partners’
response capacity and co-ordinate capacity building activities for all parties
involved in order to achieve the objectives set in the preparedness and
resilience strategy.
• Develop Oxfam’s humanitarian profile and programme in-country and to
identify opportunities for fundraising with funding agencies.
To lead acquisition with (potential) donors of humanitarian response and
preparedness in close co-ordination with the Country Funding Manager and the
Saving Lives Now and In The Future program Team.
• Represent Oxfam Internally and
externally regarding humanitarian matters, to generate exposure of Oxfam’s
humanitarian profile and good practices; to increase Oxfam’s awareness of
current humanitarian trends and ensure sound internal and external
co-ordination during preparedness and response.
• Collect proactively all necessary information relevant for Oxfam
humanitarian policy messaging and share this with the relevant Oxfam leads.
Qualifications and experience
• At least 10 years experience in
management and participatory strategy development, preferably in Africa.
Knowledge of, and recent working experience in the region is a prerequisite;
• Experience with managing emergency response delivery and preparedness
programming including in Emergency Food Security/Vulnerable Livelihoods,
Climate Change and Water Sanitation and Hygiene promotion;
• Proven analytical skills and strategic thinking, including the ability to
think beyond the programme context and to act within a regional and continental
perspective;
• Experience in representing an
organisation at the level of local partners, local administration, ministries
and donors at senior level;
• Project management and financial management skills to monitor the
(operational) budget;
• A thorough knowledge and
understanding of humanitarian standards and principles. Work experience or
additional training on gender, accountability, disaster management, food
security and/or pastoralism would be an advantage;
• Experience and ability to work with and support local civil society
organizations;
• Excellent written and verbal
communication skills to report, motivate, influence, and negotiate;
• Excellent people management competencies
• Experience in working in emergency contexts including on both preventive
and responsive emergency interventions;
• Hands on experience in security and risk management both in operations
and in programmes. • Excellent communication skills, written and spoken, in
English;
• Willingness to travel to the field frequently and used to working and
travelling in remote areas.
Mode of Application:
More information and application procedure Are you interested in this
position? Send your application in writing, including a motivation letter and
curriculum vitae to Country Human Resources Manager at
oxfamuganda-jobs@oxfamnovn.nl;
no later than May 11, 2014. A competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and
benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. We offer a gross salary
within Oxfam C1 salary scale. All the benefits and rewards provided under Oxfam
policy apply.
Ugandan nationals are especially encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted and interviews will conduct 15th -16th May 2014.
Job ID: #655366
