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Position Title:General Manager
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Organization: Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF)
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Application Deadline:Friday, 6th February 2015
About US:
Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) is a Registered UK Charity. UCF has
earned its reputation as a
practical, action-based organisation, and seeks to
ensure it maximises funds reaching field project actions and minimises
administration and non-value adding activities. UCF works to better protect
Uganda's National Parks and their unique biodiversity for the benefit of
wildlife, local communities, the global community and future generations. UCF
works closely with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to identify specific needs
for step changes, designing targeted projects, identifying funding gaps and
raising funds to address these needs. Its work is highly valued by its main
beneficiaries – local communities and UWA.
Job Summary:
The General Business Manager will take lead of UCF’s Ugandan not-for-profit
operational arm. The GM will lead UCU's transition from a Founder-led
organisation that depends heavily on voluntary time for fundraising and
management, to a self-sustaining and managed institution, with the Trustees and
Directors playing an advisory and regulatory role.
Working together with Directors, Trustees and staff, the GM will lead the
development of new programmes, support the development and management of
existing programmes with their respective project leads, strengthen governance,
and supervise and develop the staff team.
Through strategic fund-raising, the GM will help UCU to triple UCF's
current revenue base to about $500,000 per annum and unrestricted funding to
over $120,000 per annum over the next 3 years. The GM will have the opportunity
to develop our experienced team working in the field of wildlife conservation
and regional development, and further counter the upsurge in poaching and
improve livelihoods of communities, in particular by addressing human-wildlife
conflict.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Provide leadership to the
organisation;
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Support in the review and
updating of UCU Strategy, working with the Trustees and Directors to develop
annual and medium term business plans;
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Management of project and
organisation finances including on-going upgrade of UCU's financial management
systems;
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Ensure the organisation is
legally and fiscally compliant and that management systems and policies are in
place and used, for smooth running of the office;
·
Day to day staff management
including development, training, appraisals and continuity;
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Programme and resource planning
with project leads and stakeholders to guide project work throughout the year
effectively and according to capacity;
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Prepare annual core operational
budgets, monitoring and reporting variations;
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Design, fund and manage new
projects with new funding partners;
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Implement unrestricted funding,
new and existing project fund-raising plan in conjunction with stakeholders and
project directors;
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Manage grant funded project
cycle, proposal development, project budgets, identify donors and prepare
funding applications, work contracts, management of resources, completion of
projects to time and budget; donor reporting requirements;
·
Information management between
staff, Board of Directors and Trustees, including ensuring Trustees and
Directors are provided with accurate and timely information to support their
work;
·
Plan and implement fundraising to
ensure sustainable long term coverage of core running costs for the continuity
and solvency of the organisation;
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Manage the team in their
preparation of an Annual Report summarising progress on short and long-term
plans and oversee a timely annual audit;
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Ensure communication and
marketing is of high quality and effectively targeted, and lead domestic
revenue raising initiatives;
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Liaise with key stakeholders
(e.g. Uganda Wildlife Authority and donors) to maintain strong working links at
senior levels whilst respecting existing relationships;
·
Identify opportunities for
organisational development, including private and public sector partnerships
and generation of domestic revenue; and
·
Support the representation of the
organisation and its public relations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The applicant should have a
minimum of five or more years of relevant experience in a senior management
role;
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The candidate should also hold a
graduate degree;
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Proven ability to lead, develop,
mentor and manage a team of staff to deliver organisation goals;
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Ability to build effective and
motivated working relationships and strategic partnerships both internally and
externally;
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Excellent communication skills,
both verbal and written;
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Be self-motivated, impact driven,
practical, tolerant and flexible to seek innovative, creative and balanced
solutions;
·
Strong skills in financial
management, planning and budgetary control;
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Ability and initiative to create
and develop fund-raising opportunities;
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Experienced in proposal
development, monitoring, reporting and evaluation; and
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Proficiency with office computer
equipment, Office software, Quickbooks, internet and social media.
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Past experience of working in
East Africa with multi-cultural teams is desired
·
Keen interest in, or experience
of, wildlife conservation is an added advantage
·
Non-profit/charitable
organisation experience including fund-raising; and
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Working knowledge of QuickBooks
accounting.
Mode of application:
All applicants should submit a sealed letter of application in their own
handwriting and in less than 300 words with a hard copy of an up-to-date C.V.,
including telephone and email contacts, to be handed in to the UCU offices at
Plot 24 Henlon Close, Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi, Kampala, Uganda.
This should be marked "For the attention of the Board of
Directors", clearly stating "Application for the post of UCU General
Manager" on the outside.
Deadline: Friday, 6th February 2015
NB: Applicants who have not heard back from us by 22nd February should
consider their applications unsuccessful.
Any canvassing in the interim may result in an application being disgarded.
