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About Us Help Login / Register Home Updates Countries Disasters Topics Organizations Jobs Training Print09 Dec 2014Head of Programmes - UgandaJobfromDanish Refugee Council—Closing date: 05 Jan 2015

(Only open to Ugandan nationals)

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent humanitarian organization working to provide durable solutions and promote human security.

In Uganda, DRC works in North, North-Western, South-Western and North-Eastern regions in a range of emergency/development support for the refugees and communities in need with the aim of saving lives by providing protection and humanitarian assistance, and creating livelihoods (for more information go to www.drc.dk).

In the North-Western Regions, DRC is currently a refugee programme for South Sudanese and Congolese with a new protection in emergency component which comprises: child protection with a special focus on separated and unaccompanied minors, psychosocial support, GBV and protection monitoring. A conflict management thematic area - within the overall protection framework - is also being developed. DRC’s programme in West Nile aims at building up the capacities for protection in host communities and strengthening durable solutions for the refugee population.

General Responsibilities

The Head of Programme is responsible for planning and smooth functioning of DRC’s programs in Uganda, Donor liaison, provision of leadership to the programme managers, and advisory to the Senior Management Team.

Position and Reporting Line

The Head of Programme refers to a senior management position that operates countrywide, situated within the Senior Management Team. The Head of Programmes reports to the Country Director.

Specific Responsibilities

Management

Direct technical supervisory over the programme managers [and project managers and coordinators where relevant] with a scope to programming, operations and organisational growth.Development of overall staff competence through leadership, training and coaching of technical and management key personnel.Coordination and quality assurance of commencing, ongoing and completed projects, through management of the programs, program development and M&E, and the grant management system.Ensure the operations implementation is well coordinated between the field offices, projects and activity clusters, and that these receive quality support functions timely as required.Frequent travel to the programmes for direct support, representation and identification of opportunities for organisational growth in the competence areas of DRC.

Programme development and Donor Liaison

Planning of specific DRC projects and programmes in Uganda and across borders to South Sudan, Kenya and DR Congo.Provision of planning input to implementation of DRC’s country strategy, and to establishment of regional strategy for the Great Lakes.Organize needs assessments countrywide and assess the opportunities and humanitarian space for DRC.Monitoring and evaluation of the operations to ensure the overall implementation is in accordance with agreed work plans, donor agreements and humanitarian accountability framework.Support Country Director in harmonizing the implementation of DRC’s Strategies in key thematic areas e.g. Protection and Community Service.Explore and update DRC with countrywide refugee flows, humanitarian and security situation, and needs for assistance, and identify links to DRC’s competence areas, through needs assessments and personal interaction with donor and government representatives.

Representation

Representation of DRC as a professional INGO partner, to the government authorities, security forces, donors and partners in formal and informal settings.Strengthening of DRC position nationally and regionally by actively maintaining an extensive contact network of relevant authorities, think tanks, UN and donor representatives in Uganda and Great Lakes region.

Fundraising

Assistance to the CD in development of the fundraising strategy, pursuing funding opportunities in all DRC competence areas, and harnessing the capacities of the programme managers and SMT to identify and materialize financial opportunities.Management of concept development (concepts, proposals, studies, presentation, workshops, and networking).

Security

Studying and reporting the security situation in Uganda with focus on UPDF and rebel groups, and security development at borders to Kenya, South Sudan and DR Congo.

Reporting & Research

Monitoring of the quality and timeliness of research and formal reporting carried out in operations.Planning of DRC advocacy publications, annual reports, and associated preceding evaluation of DRC’s performance in the country.

Qualifications and Qualities

Minimum Masters degree in any of the following: Development Studies, International relations, refugee studies, human rights, social sciences, or related field10 years professional work experience in managing multi-sectorial refugee assistance program including protection and community services, community mobilization, with INGOs or UN, including operational IDP or refugee protection.Proven record of managing complex projects.Proven experience of working at a Senior Management level, particularly as the head of programs.Experience of direct liaison with Donors, particularly UN Donors, and evidence of strong negotiation skills.Excellent analytical, strategic and communication skills.Strong computer literacy and report writing skills.Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with the other team members and other stakeholdersAbility to work under pressure, culturally sensitive, and ability to work with minimal supervision.Conditions for the positions

Duty station: Kampala, with regular travel to field offices
The position is contract based.Remuneration and benefits are as per DRC Uganda standard salary scale and benefit package.

Expected start date: 2 February 2015

How to apply:

Applications should be in English and include the following:

A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and please indicate your salary expectations.Accurate CV. The CV should include information about your qualifications, relevant training courses, work experience, and name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

We only accept online applications. Go to www.drc.dk > About DRC > Vacancies > Current Vacancies and find the job on the list and press the apply button.

The deadline for submission of applications is 5 January 2015.

We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have problems uploading your application, please contact job@drc.dk.

Job ID: #756521 Training categories: Administration/HR Finance/Accounting/Auditing Management Country: Uganda City: based in Kampala Organization: Danish Refugee Council Theme: Coordination Safety and Security Job years of experience: 10+ years Job type: Job How to apply Home Updates Countries Disasters Topics Organizations Jobs Training About Us Help ReliefWeb Informing humanitarians worldwide. A service provided by

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