War Child Holland Non-profit Jobs - Programme Manager
Organisation: War Child Holland (WCH)War Child is an independent and impartial, international nongovernmental organisation investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. Children need to be protected from violence. By using creative and involving workshops we unleash the children's inner strength. That is our mission. We work with children regardless of their religion, ethnicity, social background, or gender.War Child Holland (WCH) has been working in Northern Uganda since 2004 and currently operates in Acholi, Lango and Karamoja (Abim) regions with a country office in Kampala. As the situation in Uganda has stabilized, WCH in Uganda focuses on the empowerment of young people and communities with emphasis on vocational skills training in addition to the child protection and psychosocial interventions. Based on the recalibrated strategy of WCH, it is decided in September 2013 to finish donor obligations and end the presence of WCH in Uganda in 2016. Ongoing projects that will continue in 2015 are:Move Forward Project: WCH is an implementing partner for Soa Aids under the Bridging the Gaps programme funded by the Dutch Government. The objective is: Girls and young women involved in sex work in Northern Uganda are (sexually) healthy, have their human rights fully respected and are in control of their livelihoods.Connect@Now Project: This project is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It started in 2010 and in 2015 only remaining activities will be completed. Objective of the project is enabling children and young people affected by armed conflict to fully enjoy their rights and live in societies that respect their rights.Building Skills Changing Futures Project II: This project is funded by the European Commission. The project started in September 2012 and ends in August 2016. The main objective of this project is to enhance the capacity of young people in northern Uganda to access employment through non formal education and vocational training.Job Summary: The Programme Manager will ensure that all projects are implemented according to the grant agreements and in line with War Child Holland’s mandate. The incumbent will also ensure content quality implementation of the programme. The job holder will manage the project team of about ten staff and you support capacity building of national staff and local partners to ensure sustainability of the programme. The incumbent may be requested to support the implementation of the exit sustainability and learning documentation activities which is currently under the responsibility of the Program Development Manager. Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The ideal candidate for the Programme Manager Job at War Child Holland should have a minimum of five years’ experience in a similar position in Africa including management of staff;Relevant academic background (Community Development, Child Rights, Education, Pedagogy, Social Sciences);Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative planning, monitoring and evaluation tools;Past exposure and experience in implementing child protection and psychosocial programmes for refugee children;Significant experience with Child & Youth participation with an (I)NGO;Past experience with training and capacity building of staff;Past exposure and experience in staff management;Past experience in grant management;Working knowledge of child & youth participation and rights, Psychosocial and Child protection programmes for children within development and humanitarian emergency sector especially in displacement/refugee situations;Knowledge of participatory assessment;Significant knowledge of quantitative and qualitative monitoring & evaluation tools.Near native level of English is a must (verbal and written);Strong advisory and leadership skills;Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) for writing proposals and reporting;Strong coaching and intercultural communication skills;Creative, participatory and innovative approach;Willingness to undertake frequent travels (up to 50% of the time) within the programme area and on specific occasions to other WCH programme countries or Head Office.All interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit a CV and a letter of motivation online by clicking on the link below.Mention where you found this vacancy, Specify theugandanjobline.com
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