Director Programs Career Opportunity - FIDA ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

FIDA (The Uganda Association of

Women Lawyers) was established in 1974 by a group of women lawyers with the

primary objective of promoting their professional and intellectual growth. FIDA

Uganda established its first legal aid clinic in Kampala in 1988, with the

objective of providing legal services to indigent women to enable them access

justice.

Job

Summary: The Director

Programs takes the lead in ensuring that our client’s programming and legal

empowerment activities result in sustainable improvements in the lives of

vulnerable women and children; using the law as a tool of social justice and

transformation.  The Director of Programs

is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Programs and Legal Aid Clinics;

ensuring that all activities are adequately resourced and managed effectively.

Key

Duties and Responsibilities: 

·        
Significantly

contribute towards the strategic and operational management of the

organisation, aiming to bring about sustainable improvements in the wellbeing

of vulnerable women and children

·        
Keeping

up to date with national and international priorities and monitoring &

reviewing data from program activities and legal clinics in order to identify

social injustices and develop strategies to mitigate such injustices

·        
Proactively

researching strategies for bringing about societal change; networking with other

organisations and individuals who have successfully promoted societal

transformation in order to learn new approaches and best practice

·        
Serve

as a member of the Senior Management Team, participating in strategic and

operational planning, contributing personal insight concerning the needs for

societal transformation in Uganda and expertise in the development and

management of  Programs

·        
Providing

the Board with agreed measurement data and reports (including a quarterly

review of planned interventions with the outcomes anticipated along with

M&E summary reports and regular updates on the progress of strategic

litigations); attending Board meetings and participating in governance

discussions

·        
In

charge of developing policies, procedures, systems and techniques that will

enable the organisation comply with best practice in Program management

·        
Responsible

for contributing to the day-to-day management of the organisation through

attending monthly Senior Management Team meetings and implementing actions

arising

·        
To design

programs that transforms the attitudes and behaviors of key stakeholders and

result in improvements in the wellbeing of vulnerable women and children

·        
Carrying

out research in order to accurately identify those key stakeholders who

significantly influence the ability of women and children to enjoy their rights

as equals

·        
Working

closely with stakeholders in order to understand their starting points and

rationale; gathering data and carrying out research as appropriate

·        
Ensuring

that trends to keep projects relevant to communities, government and other

stakeholders are mapped professionally

·        
In

charge of designing interventions to change attitudes and behaviours; ensuring

that social injustices are clearly identified and strategies to mitigate such

injustices are devised and implemented

·        
Involving

members, staff and partners in developing detailed project plans in line with

the overall program strategy and budget; ensuring the ‘buy in’ of all

stakeholders involved

·        
Ensuring

that efficient and effective M&E tools are developed and baseline studies

conducted

·        
Regular

review of the results of M&E activities on an ongoing basis, determining

the extent to which sustainable benefits have been accomplished and taking

desired actins

·        
To

ensure that strategic alliances are sought and developed so that stakeholders

work together effectively to maximize benefits to vulnerable women and children

and enhance our collective capacity for influence and impact 

·        
Managing

the Program team to ensure that the following activities are properly

coordinated and implemented:

·        
Opening

up and updating the stakeholder register in order to identify individuals,

organisations and institutions with whom relationships need to be built;

strengthening the relationship with those already partnering with the

organisation

·        
Organising

and/or participating in stakeholder coordination meetings in order to harmonise

plans with others for better implementation

·        
Organising

and/or participating in other high profile events (e.g. national events) and

networking opportunities

·        
Establishing

and developing close working relationships with strategic partners;

contributing to the process of drawing up working contracts as appropriate

·        
Ensuring

that progress reports are given to stakeholders; celebrating successes, learning

from our mistakes and creating a lessons learnt log

·        
Overseeing

the development of advocacy campaign plans by the program staff

·        
Forming

or joining coalitions with strategic partners for joint advocacy or other joint

activities

·        
Taking

opportunities to push forward the organisation

·        
Keeping

up to date with standards of the profession and expectations concerning

personal behaviour and values; at all times acting accordingly

·        
To

ensure the availability of the resources necessary to accomplish plans

·        
Clarifying

the resourcing implications of plans, people, logistical and financial;

agreeing proposed plans and budgets with the CEO

·        
Supporting

the CEO in liaising with donors and producing funding proposals

·        
Establishing

teams for the delivery of each project; getting the right people with the right

competences onto the team for efficiency and effectiveness

·        
Adjusting

plans according to the resources that become available; and including

preferences of donors

·        
Ensuring

that donor requirements for accountability and reporting are complied with at

all times

·        
Being

proactive in keeping donors and participating members informed and taking every

opportunity to build good long-term relationships with them

·        
To

participate in the development and implementation of the organization’s

Influencing, advocacy & strategic litigation plan 

·        
Participating

in the development of a plan, bringing personal expertise drawn from carrying

out research into topical human rights issues; especially those pertaining to

women and children; best practice in societal change management; results from

the Program team’s M&E activities; recognition of themes of issues

encountered during the Program team’s activities 

·        
Taking

a personal role, as agreed, in Strategic litigation / legal advocacy for

women’s rights; Development of nation-wide IEC Campaigns; Lobbying and/or

training government policy makers; Top level media liaison; Conducting research

and presenting findings to policy makers; Contributing to policy making and

other decision making debates relating to legal reform

·        
To

lead the Program Team, in a manner that empowers them to accomplish the

organization’s strategic objectives and work according to best practice

·        
Communicating

a clear and exciting vision for the work of the organisation and for the Program

Team’s role in bringing about societal transformation

·        
Ensuring

that each team member fully understands the outcomes that are expected of them

and that they are aware of best practice in program delivery; ensuring that

they behave in a way which will maintain good relationships with donors,

partners and other program stakeholders

·        
Ensuring

that work is planned and organised in a way which will meet project objectives

in the most cost effective manner possible; ensuring that team members are

given appropriate workloads and are working efficiently

·        
Supporting

team members to enable them to give of their best e.g. by encouraging and

praising good performance, coaching, assisting them to prevent or resolve

problems, providing resources, tools, equipment and any other required

logistical support

·        
Responsible

for monitoring and reviewing performance and, in particular, holding team

members accountable for meeting project objectives and behaving in accordance

with best practice; taking decisive action in the case of poor performance

·        
Ensuring

that team members are adequately trained and developed for their roles e.g. by

analysing training needs, coordinating with the Director Finance &

Administration to organise the delivery of training or coaching

·        
Perform

any other duties as requested by the CEO

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience: 

·        
The

ideal candidate for the Director Programs must be a qualified lawyer who holds

a relevant Master’s degree

·        
At

least seven (7) years ‘experience in programming

·        
Previous

experience of working in legal aid or development

·        
Proven

management and Leadership experience in a reputable organisation

·        
Working

knowledge of advocacy and M&E mechanisms

·        
Past

exposure and experience of advocacy and networking

·        
Rights

based and gender related work experience

·        
High

capacity for strategic thinking

All interested candidates should send

their application and attach their detailed curriculum vitae giving three

referees and copies of academic and professional certificates to:

Certified Public Accountants

Tel: +256 741 392 610 or +256 755 831 298

Softcopy email applications can be sent

to: jobs@osillocpa.com with the job

title in the subject of Email.