Head of Programmes and Partnerships NGO Jobs – Restless Development
Job Title: Head of Programmes and Partnerships
Organization: Restless Development
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: UGX 105,741,829 gross per annum; 8% of gross salary as housing allowance
Reports to: Hub Director
About US:
Restless Development (Uganda) is an International NGO established to address the challenges faced by young people in Uganda by placing young people at the forefront of change and development. Our vision is for all Ugandan youth to live healthy and productive lives, fully supported by those around them. Our programming focuses on three core areas: youth sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth civic participation and youth employment and livelihoods.
Job Summary: The Head of Programmes and Partnerships leads all of our work connected to programming including context analysis, programme design, resource mobilisation, evaluations and learning as well as engagement with key strategic partners such as Government, donors and other actors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership 20%
- Lead the large Programmes & Partnership Unit, ensuring Managers deliver their areas of work to a high standard – Programme Management, Evaluations & Learning and Fundraising
- Ensure linkages and learning across the Programmes & Partnerships Unit and that these are shared with the Leadership team to support decision making
- Be an effective member of the Senior Leadership team working with Head of Restless Development Uganda and Hub Director as well as the Uganda Leadership team of Senior Managers and Managers
Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation 40%
- Build strategic partnerships with Local and National Government, Bilateral donors, Trusts and Foundations, Corporates and Private sector to support Restless Development Uganda’s strategy
- Connect, learn and share with Youth focussed organisations to understand the challenges and successes of the Youth Sector in Uganda
- Work with the Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to develop and deliver a Resource Mobilisation strategy including long term cultivation plans for current and potential donors and partners to ensure high quality proposals are submitted to donors that follow Restless Development’s business principles and model
Design and oversee implementation of programmes 20%
- Develop programme designs based Restless Development Programme Quality Framework, using evidence and learning from previous programmes as well as an understanding of the Ugandan context
- Ensure strategic input into inception workshops to support the translation of successful proposals into effective work plans, ensuring deliverables, including outputs, outcomes, impact and learning, are delivered in line with proposals
- Support the Programme Managers to deliver their Programmes in line with proposals and Restless Development Programme Quality Framework and to ensure the programmes are continually learning and adapting their approaches
- Lead the Annual Programme review and planning process to ensure impactful programmes
- Integrate Dynamic Accountability and Gender transformation into all programme work plans
Oversight of Evaluations and Learning 20%
- Ensure learnings from using the Restless Model are shared externally
- Use the learnings from current and past programmes to contribute to programme design and adaptive programming
- Oversight of the evaluation process and generation of learning for all programmes in the Hub and ensure cross-Hub sharing and learning
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Restless Development Head of Programmes and Partnerships job should preferably a graduate level degree in relevant field of study, or equivalent work experience
- Proven leader with at least three years’ management experience in programme design and development, partnerships and strategic leadership
- At least 5 years of experience in the development sector, NGO experience preferred.
- Understanding of the Programme cycle, MEL systems and use of data and evidence for learning and development in design processes.
- Experience in institutional partnership building and development, relationship management, fundraising and consortium experience
Desirable
- Experience of distance management
- Knowledge of relevant national and international strategies and frameworks in the areas of youth empowerment, sexual reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, livelihoods and other poverty related global development priorities preferred.
- Excellent written and fluent English
- Excellent IT, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join Restless Development in the aforementioned capacity should fill in this form, download here, and send it to ugandajobs@restlessdevelopment.org. Please note that we DO NOT accept CVs, resumes and cover letters.
Deadline: 6th May 2019
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