Uganda: Area Coordinator - Uganda

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ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 32 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 4000 national staff. ACTED has a 110 million € budget for over 370 projects spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion, economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance & institutional support, and cultural promotion.

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II. Country Profile

Capital Office : Kampala

National Staff : 108

International Staff : 7

Areas : 2 (Northern Uganda, Karamoja)

On-going programmes : 9

Budget : 2.4 M €

ACTED has been active in Uganda since May 2007, both in the northern region and Karamoja. In the North, ACTED supports the early recovery process with a specific focus on the needs of returning populations displaced by years of conflict. It also expands access, retention, equity and quality of primary education. In Karamoja, the focus is enhanced food security and resilience to disasters, especially droughts, as well as improving the primary education sector.

ACTED focuses its intervention on strengthening livelihoods through improved resource management, conflict mitigation and capacity building. In Northern Uganda, as internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned home and gained access to land, ACTED is working with farmers on infrastructure and capacity development to rebuild agricultural livelihoods. In the Karamoja/Pokot area, ACTED responds to severe food insecurity caused by the drought in the Horn of Africa, providing support to agro-pastoral communities to increase their purchasing power and protect their assets, reducing vulnerability to natural disasters. As part of its integrated cross-border strategy between Uganda and Kenya, ACTED maintains its community-driven disaster risk reduction (DRR) focus and promotes conflict mitigation to ensure peaceful and sustainable access to shared resources.

In 2013, ACTED maintains a strong focus on this approach and looks at extending it further along the border with Kenya. ACTED continues working with community-level structures and initiatives such as the APFS, the CDMCs or the DEWS to continue building the communities’ resilience to disasters.

II. Job Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Country Coordinator, key responsibilities will include:

Internally:

Externally:

III. Qualifications required

**A)*****Essential*

· Masters Degree;

· At least 3 years of field experience in program management and coordination;

· Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirements;

· Excellent communication and writing skills;

· Able to coordinate and manage staff and project activities;

· Strong organizational and supervisory skills;

· Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;

· Being a strong team player and adept at creating a strong team spirit;

· Ability to organize and plan effectively;

· Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;

· Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;

**B)*****Desirable*

· Experience in conflict affected areas and difficult living conditions, ideally in Africa

· Knowledge on issues related to early recovery, IGA and/or infrastructure rehabilitation

IV. Conditions

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references tojobs@acted.org

Ref : AC/UG/SA

ACTED

Att: Human Resources Department

33, rue Godot de Mauroy

75009 Paris

FRANCE

For more information, visit us athttp://www.acted.org