Resilience Programme Manager Dutch NGO Jobs – CORDAID
Job Title: Resilience Programme Manager
Organization: CORDAID
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Director
About US:
CORDAID is a Dutch, international non-governmental organization which combines 100 years of experience and expertise in emergency aid and structural poverty eradication. CORDAID believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion tear up societies, we connect people and communities. We also stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders, to make a difference where it is most needed. Together with more than 600 partner organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America we structurally improve the living conditions of the poorest and most excluded populations – the bottom billion.
Job Summary: The Resilience Programme Manager takes responsibility for the effective planning, implementation, coordination, standardization and monitoring for efficient delivery of Cordaid’s resilience program in Uganda, with a specific focus on leading the Partners for Resilience consortium and implementation of the resilience program strategy. S/he maintains a robust grants management and ensures fundraising by building strategic relations with our current and potential donors and stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Development, Management and Reporting
- Project lead of the PfR alliance program in Uganda:
- Leads in the reporting on Partners for Resilience program and contributes to country strategic reporting and the annual country report.
- Oversee implementation of Cordaid partner activities.
Acquisition
- Lead the proposal development process and technical writing for award winning opportunities from government agencies, foundations, multilateral and bilateral institutions
Networking, Communication and Representation
- Develop and maintain close relationships with donors and counterparts. Participate in relevant networks and thematic cluster meetings/technical working groups and other meetings at government and national level.
- Ensure to appropriately represent Cordaid in all relevant forums) donors, government, and other key actors
Leadership & Management
- Ensure all programme-based needs and requirements are timely and efficiently shared with support services for best coordinated implementation.
- Maintain a close liaison on programmatic issues with the current programme donors beyond contractual reporting requirements.
- Support the Uganda resilience team in the implementation of the resilience strategy and specific projects.
Financial & Operational Compliance
- Ensure project quality adherence, contractual compliance and timely reporting.
- In collaboration with the Finance Manager, monitor the overall financial integrity of Cordaid program funds through grant management, monitoring and evaluation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the CORDAID Resilience Programme Manager job must hold a Masters or post-graduate in Development Studies, Social Work and social Administration, international development and/or similar field;
- A minimum of seven years of proven experience with strategy and program development and management of multidisciplinary programmes.
- At least 7 years proven experience with project management, leadership and team coaching.
- Proven skills in leading strategic programming and planning processes for programmatic coalitions
- Demonstrable experience of driving advocacy, communications, and fundraising approaches.
- Proven experience of representing externally to key stakeholders, maintaining donor relations.
- Experience of managing systems and tools to oversee complex project portfolios across different sectors and locations as well as within consortiums
- Experience in working with national/local actors and capacity building of national and local organisations
- Ability to live and work under pressure in a rapidly changing and sometimes insecure environment
- Good team player with excellent communication and strong participatory leadership skills
- Experience working in DRR and Resilience sector
NB: An integrity check will be part recruitment procedure
How to Apply:
Please send your application letter and a CV that contains three referees in English with the position title in your subject line to Jobs.Uganda@cordaid.org
Deadline: 14th May 2019 by Midnight
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