Project Manager – APOLOU NGO Jobs – Save the Children International
Job Title: Project Manager – APOLOU
Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.
Job Summary: The Project Manager – APOLOU is the lead, managing staff and overseeing the implementation of Save the Children’s components of the USAID funded Apolou project. The PM is responsible for effective and timely implementation and reporting of SC’s activities as part of the Apolou project. The Program Manager sits on the program management unit of the consortium led by Mercy Corps. S/he supervises the three Save the Children Advisors (SBC, WASH and Adolescents) ensuring timely and quality project implementation. The jobholder leads reporting on behalf of Save the Children and is the focal point of contact with Mercy Corps (the consortium prime) as well as other partners. This position is located in Moroto.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the Save the Children Project Manager – APOLOU job placement must have expertise in project management and of managing programs in an NGO for at least 8 years.
- Knowledge and experience of having worked in one of the following sectors: Education, Child Protection and WASH.
- Leadership qualities, motivational skills, mentoring ability; proven experience overseeing and developing a team and experience of program cycle management, and experience in a complex and matrix-managed organization
- Knowledge of effective financial and budgetary controls; proven ability to manage budgets
- Solid experience writing comprehensive, high quality narrative reports for donors and other external constituencies; experience supporting national staff colleagues to engage in reporting by systematically collecting and compiling correct, meaningful information/data, etc.
- Willingness to be based in the Karamoja sub-region, with frequent travel to project offices and field sites within the sub-region and experience living and working in a complex, high risk (dangerous) environment; demonstrated ability to live/work and maintain personal wellness and productivity in such an environment
- Previous experience and knowledge of Uganda and Karamojong Sub region.
- Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 8th February 2019
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