Country Director Non-profit Careers – Sense International
Job Title: Country Director
Organization: Sense International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Sense International
About US:
Sense International is an international development NGO that works to ensure children and young people with deaf blindness and multi- sensory impairment live, learn and thrive. Sense International works in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Romania, Peru, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Job Summary: The Country Director provides leadership to the organization, reviewing and implementing the agreed country strategy, and is accountable for all functions of Sense International Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tasked with reviewing and developing the strategic direction in conjunction with the Director of SI and providing support for Governance
- Leadership and oversight of programmes, including capacity building with partner organisations
- Financial management and reporting
- Grant / Contract management
- Tasked with resource mobilisation, partnerships and alliances
- Advocacy, representation and communications
- Human resource management
- Accountability, compliance and learning
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
- A relevant post graduate qualification is desirable
- The Country Director must have over seven years of working experience in similar setting with an understanding of working within a federation, or family of organizations and coordinating with a ‘central’ office, secretariat or hub.
- Experience of supporting a Board and working with Board level Directors to ensure good governance.
- Experience in national level advocacy work, including setting targets and tracking change.
- The Country Director should have demonstrated experience with programme and grant management including budgeting and funds management in the region of 1,050,000,000 Ugandan Shillings or GBP £243,000 per annum.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills in English. Swahili is desirable.
- Excellent financial management skills.
- Inter-personal skills and the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Excellent organizational and management skills
- Broad knowledge and understanding of how to promote profile through socialimedia.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send an updated CV and cover letter with three work-related referees to the address or e-mail below. All applications should be marked: ‘Country Director-Sense International’. E-mails that exceed 2MB will not be considered.
Address to:
People Performance Group,
Plot 8, Kitante Close,
- O. Box 12405 Kampala.
Email to: application@ppg.co.ug
Deadline: Friday 25th May 2018 by 5pm
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