Head of Program NGO Jobs – Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU)
Job Title: Head of Program
Organisation: Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About CHAU:
Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU), formerly the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Uganda, is a national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which was registered in 2010. It works in partnership with other Community based Organizations (CBOs)/ local NGOs to support community action on integrated Sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Uganda. CHAU is an affiliate and accredited to International HIV/AIDS Alliance as its Linking Organization. This partnership facilitates CHAU to engage and collaborate with IHAA’s global network which includes over 40 independent organizations spread across the world. CHAU through its global strategic partnerships, is able learn from and adapt international best practices and experiences to the local context in the areas of organizational development, capacity building, community systems strengthening, Advocacy and quality service delivery.
Job Summary: The Head of Program will provide program management direction / leadership and guidance and ensure CHAU overall strategic objectives are met within the framework of the CHAU Program Management policies and procedures and the requirements of local and international program management are adhered to and complied with
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate strategic planning, program development, review and evaluation processes in line with the CHAU strategy
- Guide program operational planning, implementation and monitoring processes in line with the CHAU strategic plans
- Enforce adherence to program-specific procedures for requisition and reporting expenditures In accordance with the CHAU Finance Policy, IHAA Financial Management Frameworks and International Financial Reporting System
- Provide quality assurance to program related communication to both internal and external stakeholders of CHAU
- Supervise, motivate, appraise staff in the Directorate and build the capacity of program and non program staff in line with the organizational strategy and policies
- Coordinate and account for resource mobilization in the directorate in line with the CHAU fundraising strategy
- Provide leadership in Networking and building strategic alliances in line with organizational strategies and policies
- Contribute to strategic decision making through Senior Management Meetings and support to the board on request
- Provide leadership in partner identification, appraisal and capacity building processes
- Identify program-related knowledge needs for CHAU and its partners, coordinate the generation, storage and access to knowledge in line with the CHAU KM Strategy
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Bachelors degree in Medicine, Health, Nursing, or social sciences, Development studies or management
- Possession of a Master’s degree in Public Health from a recognized institution
- Additional training in Project planning and management
- Training in Human Rights Based Approach, Participatory approaches and methodologies, Governance, Civic empowerment and accountability, Monitoring and evaluation:
- At least five years working experience, with three years at management level in program management in an NGO with a bias towards the HIV/AIDS sector
- Strategic planning and management
- Poverty and Women Rights Analysis
- Human Rights Based Approach to Development
- Donor contract management
- Staff and partner capacity development
- Communication and public relations
- Excellent resource Mobilization and Monitoring skills
- Good networking and collaboration skills
- Corporate Governance
- Program reviews, monitoring and evaluation:
- People management skills
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Budgeting and Finance Management skills
- Program management skills
- Performance management
- Funding proposal development
- Planning and Budgeting
- Activism skills
- Good communication skills
- Maturity and high level of integrity
- Networking and stakeholder management skills
- Public Policy formulation and Analysis
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates for the above post should submit applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, name and address of three referees and a day time contact telephone number to the International HIV/AIDS Alliance offices addressed to: The Executive Director, Community Health Alliance, Plot 19, Kawalya Kaggwa Close, Kololo P. O. Box 40333, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: info@chau.co.ug
NB: Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 12th March 2018 by 5:00 PM
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