Uganda: Area Manager - Uganda

Area Manager - Uganda Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 4000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been implementing projects for internally displaced persons and Refugees in Northern Uganda and West Nile respectively, since 1997. Having smoothly phased-out these projects, NRC is currently making all the necessary preparations to begin new interventions in Education and Food Security to support efforts of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR in helping South Sudanese Refugees in West Nile, mainly in Adjumani and Arua districts. NRC has established its office in Adjumani/Parkelle to support its project activities and liaise with Government, UN and implementing partners operating in Adjumani and Arua refugee settlements. NRC is seeking to recruit an Area Manager to lead the operations in Uganda. The Area Manager works under the supervision of the Horn of Africa Regional Director. The main objective for the Area Manager is to lead and manage NRC’s activities in the designated geographical area. The Area Manager shall represent and attend to NRC’s interests in the area. Applicants for this position may be considered for similar positions in other countries within the region. CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY ON LINE BY GOING THROUGH www.nrc.no, then vacancies. EMAIL AND PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Job description

· Overall management of the Core Competencies activities, field offices and staff within the specific area, including the Area Management Team (AMT)

· Development and execution of the strategy for the area

· Adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements

· Emergency response capacity in the area

· Safety and security of staff

· Area level advocacy

· External representation, coordination and relationship building

· Responsible for shared resource allocation

· Implementation of policies and procedures

· Learning, training and development of staff

· Specific tasks are:

· Undertake all initial start up activities, including follow ups with the NGO Board of Uganda, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Office of the Prime Minister

· Organize start up meetings with UNHCR and other partners in the operational area

· Set up the offices in the operational Areas

· Develop close cooperation with the target group and natinal authorities

· Develop relevant programmes for the case load

· Recruit staff for the programme

· Preparation of required reports to the Regional Director, donors and authorities

· Staying updated on all relevant political and policy issues related to the country and the region

Qualifications

· Relevant education, preferably in management, social sciences or international development

· Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Senior Project Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context

· Previous experience from working in complex contexts

· Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

· Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile

· Fluency in English, both written and verbal

· Solid field experience, preferably from refugee/IDP programmes

· Experience in capacity building and training

· Experience in staff management

· Experience of management of projects to deadlines

· Experience in logistics/administration management

· Experience of coordination and advocacy work

· Proven management and programme development experience

· Solid experience from development of proposals, budgets and reports

· Behavioral competencies. These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job, the following are essential for this position:

· Handling insecure environments

· Strategic thinking

· Initiating action and change

· Empowering and building trust

Education field

· Administration / Organisation / Management

Education level

· College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities

· Political and cultural awareness

· Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and management skills

· Computer skills – database knowledge essential

· Holder of a valid international driver’s licence

· Goal oriented and visionary

· Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.

· Ability and willingness to work and live under difficult circumstances.

· Flexible and creative, and it help’s if you have a sense of humour.

· Knowledge of the political situation in Uganda and/or Horn of Africa region

We offer

· Commencement: As soon as possible

· Contract period: 12 months

· Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard. Please note that tax fees may occur for some countries.

· Duty station: Adjumani, with frequent travel to other operational areas and the capital city

· Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.