Senior Programme Officer

1) To coordinate activities at the District and Sub-county level
2) To strengthen management of resources and program results at District and Sub-county level
3) To improve Local Government support for social sector service delivery
4) To institute innovative approaches to sustain social sector service delivery.

Initial activities will focus on 45 District Local
Governments in the four regions of Northern, Eastern, Western and Central Uganda.
SDS is currently seeking to fill the following position based at Gulu, Mbale, Mbarara and Kampala.

Senior Programme Officer - 4 Positions (Gulu, Mbale, Mbarara and Kampala)
Reporting to the SDS Regional Manager the SDS
Senior Programme Officer will work with the regional implementation teams and district officials to conduct capacity building assessments and to coordinate effective capacity building assistance. S/He will also work with the District Based Technical Assistance (DBTAs) to more efficiently coordinate and manage the activities in their respective districts.

The SDS Senior Programme Office deputizes the Regional Programme Manager as the focal point for all SDS activities at the District and Local
Government level and in the overall management of the SDS Regional office. Specific responsibilities of this position are as follows:

" Maintaining functional working relationships with relevant region District and Local Government leaders that are recipients of SDS assistance, particularly the CAO, LC5 Chair, DHO, and District Planner;

Maintaining a strong coordinating relationship with the Implementing Partner (IP) projects to ensure that both project activities augment each other

Helping to facilitate district coordination and tracking of all USAID and donor activities in recipient districts, and to support integrated districts budgeting and planning together with other partners;

Acting as the Regional Manager's deputy in managing all staff on the regional teams, including the Grants Administration and Monitoring Officer, the
M&E and Knowledge Management Officer, and the Office Manager/Accountant;

Working closely with the Director Finance & Grants, Grants Specialist, and the Regional Grants Administration and Monitoring Officer to plan, issue, and monitor district level grants;

Academic Qualifications:
Masters degree in Development Studies and/or relevant Social Sciences/Masters in Economic Policy, Planning and Management

Other Qualifications:
At least 5 years experience in local Government Planning systems
Experience working with Districts in a USAID funded set up will be of added advantage.
How to apply:
Interested candidates can send their letters of application, CV with three references and copies of their academic qualifications by close of business
February 3rd, 2011 to:
recruitment.sds@uganda-sds.org with position applied for in the subject line.

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