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Position Title:Livelihood Program Manager - Uganda, Jobs Vacancy in Uganda,
Organization: Agency for Technical Cooperation
and Development
Primary Location: Gulu, Uganda
Department: Program
Contract duration: 12 months
Starting Date: Immediate
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: 30 Jun 2014
Theme:
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Coordination
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Recovery and Reconstruction
Job years of experience: 3-5 years
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.
III. Position Profile
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For this RFA, the Program Manager has been identified as a Key Personnel
position.
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The proposed Program Manager should
have extensive relevant experience managing the mobilization and oversight of
multi-faceted projects, including those in the infrastructure sector.
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The Program Manager should have demonstrated the ability to quickly and
effectively assemble and manage a highly-skilled, interdisciplinary team;
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to effectively collaborate and
coordinate with and lead a broad range of governmental and non-governmental
actors and institutions across sectors in a developing-country setting;
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and to implement high-profile and politically sensitive programs.
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The Program Manager will contribute to the development of his project,
which is a constitutive part of the country strategy, and subsequently manage
its implementation.
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Ensure external representation of
ACTED in relevant sectors
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The PM will be responsible for managing partnerships and ensuring smooth
implementation of work plan activities.
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The PM and senior management team
will be responsible for monitoring, technical quality of program interventions,
and accountability.
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This PM will collaborate closely with district officials and local
authorities, as well as the donor.
Representation vis-à-vis
provincial authorities: Participate in technical and sectoral meetings to ensure visibility
amongst local authorities;
Representation vis-à-vis
Donors: Participate in technical and sectoral Donor meetings and pass
relevant information to the Country Director;
Representation vis-à-vis
international organisations:
Participate in technical and
sectoral meetings and working groups involving NGOs and UN Agencies (OCHA,
PNUD, UNICEF, FAO, etc.) and all other inter-governmental institutions;
Contribute to the creation of
reports, ensuring the quality and accuracy of technical information provided as
well as the confidentiality of internal information as required;
More generally, the program manager is expected to contribute to the
creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation,
notably through the application of ACTED’s mandate, ethics, values and
stand-point with regard to other actors.
Project Cycle Management
Project implementation:
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Plan the various stages of project implementation;
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Guide the implementation of the project and the methods of follow-up;
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Manage project finances, logistics
and materials;
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Liaise with all internal and external counterparts of the project;
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Assess the activities undertaken and ensure efficient use of resources;
Project reporting
requirements:
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Set up a clear timeline of reports to be submitted to project Donors; Draft
narrative reports and contribute to the development of financial reports
through regular budgetary follow up;
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Ensure adherence to FLAT procedures.
More generally, communicate systematically to the relevant Country Director or
Area Coordinator on project progress and planning.
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Provide Relevant Technical
Expertise
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Ensure that technical quality and
standards are considered during project implementation: Collect technical
information and analyse associated opportunities and risks;
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Identify relevant technical
authorities and partners, and propose formal partnership and/or contracts.
Undertake quality control:
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Analyse technical added-value and project impact;
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Set up technical evaluation exercises during and following implementation.
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Oversee Program Staff and Security
Guide and direct program staff:
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Organise and lead project coordination meetings;
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Prepare and follow work plans with each project member;
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Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics (solve out
potential conflicts); Promote team working conditions in the limit of private
life;
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Adapt the organigramme and ToRs of project personnel according to the
project development;
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Undertake regular appraisals of directly supervised colleagues and pass
appraisal forms to the Country or Area Administrator with recommendations (new
position, changes to contract or salary etc.);
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Ensure a building of capacity amongst technical staff in the relevant
sectors.
Contribute to the recruitment of
expatriate staff: When requested by HQ, undertake interviews to assess technical abilities
of expatriate candidates living in the country.
Oversee staff security:
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In cooperation with the relevant
Security Officer, monitor the local security situation and inform the Country
Director or Area Coordinator and Country or Area Security Officer of
developments through regular written reports;
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Contribute to the updating of the security guidelines in the project area
of intervention;
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Ensure that security procedures are respected by each member of the project
team.
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Identify Best Practices and
Lessons Learned
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Collect information and tools employed for project implementation;
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Draft memos detailing lessons
learned and best practices identified during the project;
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Share such memos with internal and external partners;
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Communicate such information to the Country Director or Area Coordinator,
to Regional Support Offices and to HQ Reporting Department.
IV. Qualifications:
• Demonstrated expertise as a PM with a minimum of 5 years of experience
managing large complex infrastructure programs preferably within an African
context.
• Experience working on USAID
program; familiarity with USAID regulations.
• Experience leading collaborative efforts with multiple stakeholders—i.e.,
between other USAID and NUDEIL recipients, INGOs, Local NGOs and GoU.
• A successful track record in managing large teams effectively.
• The ability to be collaborative
across projects, flexible and creative;
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability
to productively interact with a wide range and levels of organizations
(government, private sector, NGOs).
IV. Conditions
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Salary defined by the ACTED
salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance
are considered for pay bonus
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Additional monthly living
allowance
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Free food provided + housing
allowance
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Transportation costs covered,
including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
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Provision of medical, life, and
repatriation insurance + retirement package
Mode of Application:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to
jobs@acted.org
Ref : PM/UG/RW
For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org
Job ID: #631059
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