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World Vision Uganda
Position Title: Partnership Coordinator (1)
Reports to:Regional Operations Manager
Organization:World Vision Uganda
Primary Location:Mbale
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: Wednesday 9th July, 2014
Brief Company Profile:
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.
(Please note that all positions are open to Ugandan Nationals Only)
Purpose of the position:
To provide strategic guidance on local level partner engagements focussing
on civil society organisations, district and sub county local government and
the private organisations. In addition, the position is required to provide
high level guidance on aspects of partner capacity building.
Key Responsibilities:
· Provide technical backstopping
and guidance to regional and field staff on several partnership issues
including: organisational assessments, partners’ capacity building, sub
granting, networking, partners’ capacity building, sub granting, networking,
partner reflections and reviews and mapping of partners.
· Mentor Regional staff with
skills and knowledge to facilitate the growth and development of strong
partnerships within the Region.
· Follow up and report on
compliance and effective utilisation of the tools, models, guidelines developed
to facilitate effective relationship enhancement and management.
· In consultation with the
Staff Training and Development Coordinator, facilitate staff capacity
enhancement to improve on the knowledge and skill levels of staff in initiating
and managing partnerships.
· Organize and facilitate
forums to enhance the sharing and learning of best practices within World
Vision Uganda (WVU) and amongst partners through forums like partner review
meetings.
· Develop monthly, quarterly
and annual work plans, budgets and reports and share them with the Regional
Operations Managers to reflect Area Development Programme priorities and
Associate Director Partnerships & external engagements for review,
agreement and approval.
· Support the development of
knowledge products for the strengthening of World Vision Canada and World
Vision Uganda institutional memory as a basis for learning, documentation,
monitoring and evaluation of promising practices, collaboration and partnering.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
· Bachelors Degree in Development
studies, social science, NGO management or any other related field
· Post Graduate training in
capacity building, net working and monitoring & evaluation will be an added
advantage.
· Preferably a minimum of 2 years
working experience in an NGO sector (Directly facilitating capacity
building and partnerships at a field
level)
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
Deadline for receiving applications is: Wednesday 9th July, 2014
