World Vision International NGO Jobs - Response Manager

Organisation: World Vision International Reports to:  Regional Operations ManagerWorld Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”Job Summary: The Response Manager will offer strategic Leadership to the Program Design, Management, Implementation and Coordination of relief/recovery activities for the World Vision Uganda South Sudan Refugee Influx Response Programs.Key Duties and Responsibilities:  Offer leadership to the South Sudanese Influx response team to ensure relief program implementation in a coordinated and effective manner in close coordination with the Regional Operations Manager, DRR manager and the Integrated Program Division DirectorSteer the strategy and planning process of the Cat III response based on the program strategy.Actively facilitate processes at community level to map community vulnerabilities to humanitarian emergencies, and their capacities to prepare for and respond to these emergencies.Work closely with the National Safety and officer, ensure that appropriate security measures are in place and undertaken during the response.Manage program and budget planning processes, including staff planning.Guide the Regional Operations Manager and the Senior Leadership team on strategic the direction of the emergency response.Lead and guide relief program design processes. This process involves maintaining a credible and high quality relief program, and will include needs assessment, project design and plans, proposal writing, with subsequent regular reporting to donors and World Vision Support Offices.Provide program management, ensuring the program is meeting accountability and international standards, goals and implementation objectives.Be informed and understand the needs and situation in the field through regular field visits to disaster-prone emergency sites.Actively participate in, and provide leadership to the relief team in assessments, planning and implementation of emergency preparedness, relief and recovery activities.Ensure that all emergency relief responses have clear exit or transition strategies established well in advance of the completion of those responses, and oversee the implementation of those exits or transitions to longer-term development programming.3. Networking and Collaboration:Responsible for the initiation and maintenance of effective working relationships and communication with: World Vision Uganda (WVU) Response Facilitators, Regional Operations Manager and sectoral specialists who are stakeholders in relief program systems or activities being implemented, or communities which are the sites of relief programming, Relevant departments and ministries of the Governments of the affected countries, ensuring that WVU relief programs are in alignment with government relief and recovery plans, and whereappropriate, relief programming is contributing to the formulation and implementation of those plans, UN agencies (e.g., UNICEF, WFP, OCHA, FAO, UNDP) and Uganda based international donors and other key humanitarian agencies.Represent World Vision at local coordination and interagency meetingsParticipate and provide contributions to joint agency assessments, task-force teams and workshops as required and in collaboration with the DRR Manager.WVs Support Offices and Partnership structure. Ensure regular flow of communication between field sites, program office, support offices and the greater World Vision PartnershipGovernment counterparts, partner agencies and communities. Build effective working relationship with partners who represent the community beneficiaries with whom World Vision is working.Negotiate, make agreements and understandings, and establish standards and working agreements.Take precautions to prevent the raising of expectations that cannot be filled.Actively participate in proposal writing and engagement with strategic partners to ensure smooth program managementBuild staff capacity in grant acquisition and management (fundraising and donors engagementProgram monitoring and reporting:Actively facilitate effective monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting in line with agreed organizational targets and standards:Establishment of functioning programme level M&E system and utilization of the information from the M&E database; and contribute M&E data to the National Office integrated M&E database as per agreed schedule.Manage grant projects information and documentation processes, and ensure effective communication of the program/project results.Provide monthly reports (progress against planned activities, expense against estimated budget, etc) of program and grant project activities to the Regional Operations Manager as per agreed schedule.Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  The applicants should hold a Postgraduate qualification in Humanitarian Emergency Affairs, International Relations, social sciences or a related field.Past experience in relief and development work using an approach of facilitation and empowering local communities.Good knowledge and understanding of the functioning of major UN agencies, international donors and governmental agencies in their respective programs, approaches and standards.Possess the ability to relate and represent WV to these major program partners, in a professional manner.Ability to work without supervision, and demonstrate initiative and innovation.Proven analytical and problem solving abilities.Excellent interpersonal skills.Good oral and written communication skills in English.Flexible, able to adapt style and management approaches to varied work contexts.Ability to train and supervise a multi-cultural staff.Must be prepared to travel and work in harsh and basic conditions.NB: Only Ugandan Nationals are encouraged to applyAll suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.NB: Please follow instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.Deadline: 17th December, 2014.