Project Manager Employment Opportunity – Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Job Title: Project Manager
Organisation: Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Country Program Manager
About US:
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service & development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20 years.
About UNHCR Project:
HIJRA with funding from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a multi-sectoral Program for refugees in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit Center (Kisoro district).
Job Summary: The Project Manager is primarily responsible for supervising and managing the overall implementation of HIJRA/UNHCR field activities in the area of operation through the field activities sector heads in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in the sectors of Protection, Operations & Administration support through Logistics, Human Resources, Finance and Administration.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Implementation:
- Manage the assigned project(s) to meet the project objectives within budget and allotted time frame.
- Provide strong leadership of the assigned project(s), working to ensure both short / long-term positive impacts and outcomes for the beneficiaries, local authorities (where applicable) and local staff.
- Facilitate regular staff meetings to ensure awareness of project objectives, and opportunity for feedback.
- Provide staff coaching and technical supervision to develop ownership / responsibility for activities.
- Develop and maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned HIJRA team, Country Program Manager and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries, community leaders, local and national government officials, UN agencies and other NGOs), with the objective of ensuring good cooperation and partnerships.
- Participate in coordination meetings and other working groups or meetings as required, representing HIJRA and provide feedback to the staff and field on relevant issues.
- Ensuring periodic field reports are produced, edited and sent to partners as may be agreed upon.
Administrative/Financial Support:
- Undertake and support in budgeting and planning as well as procurement activities, financial management, monitoring and technical and financial reporting of the overall mentioned projects (or project component) according to the donors’ requirements, in line with the joint HIJRA strategy, in collaboration with partners and local stakeholders and in constant coordination with the Country Program Manager.
- Ensure proper management of the start-up phase of the project and all subsequent stages, including logistical and procedural aspects;
- Support in various human resource functions such as resourcing, performance management, capacity building, leave management and welfare.
- Build and maintain relevant relationships and develop networks with the major governmental institutions, local authorities and other actors that play a keyrole within the projects’ intervention areas.
- Ensure the development and maintenance of good relationships with partners, the local staff, the donors, beneficiaries and local authorities;
- Observe the main internal management procedures, monitoring and evaluation in accordance with quality management system of HIJRA and UNHCR and other donors regulations and standards;
- Ensure compliance with all HIJRA policies and procedures.
- Any other duty as assigned by the Country Program Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Project Manager job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Works and Social Administration, Public Administration or Economics or equivalent.
- Project management experience (management, planning, staff development and training skills) in development programs
- Four years of previous work experience in a similar position and humanitarian work and NGOs
- Proven capabilities in leadership and management required
- Excellent skills in written and spoken English
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, and flexibility in cultural and organizational terms
- Ability to work well and under pressure
- Excellent presentation and communication skills and the ability to interact with a number of different partners and contacts, including governmental authorities, UNHCR, people of concern, etc.
- Strong judgmental skills and make ethical and moral decisions
- Capacity building skills
- Managing Performance
- Proposal writing is a must
- Strategic planning skills
- Flexibility to travel to other project sites
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an application letter and Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts of three referees including your current/most recent employer.
Application should be addressed to the:
Country Program Manager,
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA),
P.O. Box 37703, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: vacancies.ug@hijra.or.ke. The subject line should read: “Project Manager.”
NB: Please note that interviews will be done on a rolling basis given the urgency of the positions.
Deadline: 3rd March 2018
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