IFAD PRELNOR Grant Jobs - Project Coordinator at Ministry of Local Government ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Ministry of

Local Government

Funding Source: International

Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Project Name: Project for

Restoration of Livelihoods in the Northern Region (PRELNOR)

Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda

The Government

of the Republic of Uganda has received a loan and a grant from the

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to finance the Project

for Restoration of Livelihoods in the Northern Region (PRELNOR), and intends to

apply some of the proceeds to recruit staff to implement the project. PRELNOR

will cover the districts of Adjumani, Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Lamwo, Kitgum, Nwoya

and Pader.

The overall

goal of the PRELNOR is: Increased income, food security and reduced

vulnerability of poor rural households in the project area. This will be

through increased sustainable production, productivity and climate resilience

of smallholder farmers with increased and profitable access to domestic and

export markets.

Job Summary:  The Project Coordinator has the primary

responsibility for the day-to-day activities of PRELNOR. The incumbent will

oversee the project management unit (PMU) and report directly to the Ministry

of Local Government (MoLG). He/she will act as Secretary to the Project Policy

Committee (PPC), liaise with and report to the agencies directly funding

PRELNOR, and coordinate implementation activities with other projects engaged

in support for community and rural development in the project area. The

incumbent will provide frequent technical support and supervision visits to

district local governments and field sites, with occasional travels to the

ministry headquarters whenever necessary to update the Permanent Secretary.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Offer
  
  overall strategic guidance to PMU staff relating to PRELNOR strategy and
  
  implementation and the related administrative functions required.


• Offer
  
  technical and policy assistance to PMU staff and implementing agencies for
  
  effective project implementation.


• Coordinate
  
  and supervise functions and activities of the PMU staff and regularly
  
  appraise them on job performance and otherwise. Ensure that work
  
  disciplines and ethics are adhered to by staff.


• Coordinate
  
  and follow up on the activities of the specialists responsible for
  
  implementation of project components to ensure effective delivery of
  
  project activities.


• Approve
  
  all procurement and accounting transactions performed at PMU, and
  
  facilitate disbursement of loan and grant funds needed for the
  
  implementation of PRELNOR.


• Work
  
  closely with MoLG, MFPED, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
  
  (MTIC), IFAD and other financiers on matters of policy and project
  
  administration.


• Work
  
  in liaison with other projects, partners and agencies supporting the rural
  
  development and commercial sectors in the project area to ensure
  
  consistency and complementarity.


• Oversee
  
  and guide the preparation of project annual work plans and budgets (AWPB)
  
  and procurement plans.


• Ensure
  
  timely and appropriate reporting on progress and problems of project
  
  implementation and submit semi-annual reports to PPC, MoLG, MFPED and
  
  IFAD.


• Ensure
  
  gender mainstreaming in the project through the timely development, review
  
  and implementation of a Gender Action Plan.


• Take
  
  ultimate responsibility, with the assistance of the community development
  
  specialist, for ensuring that the project’s poverty, gender and youth
  
  targeting mechanisms are respected by government and implementing partners
  
  at all administrative levels


• Ensure
  
  climate change, resilience and adaption activities are mainstreamed
  
  through the project activities.


• Undertake
  
  any other responsibility assigned by MoLG that will ensure smooth and
  
  effective implementation of the project.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The
  
  Project Coordinator should possess Master’s degree in environment or
  
  natural resources management, or agriculture, or management, or social
  
  sciences from a recognised University / Institution, with experience in
  
  rural and/or SME development and in managing a major programme/project or
  
  institution. Experience and other skills should include:


• Eight
  
  or more years’ experience, including four years in management of financial
  
  institutions and/or government/donor-funded programmes and a track record
  
  as a successful manager and administrator in the Ugandan context.


• Proven
  
  ability and capacity to take on a leadership position with strong
  
  managerial skills and capacity to manage people and interact with a wide
  
  range of private sector partners and public sector representatives, as
  
  well as managers and implementers of large-scale rural / community / SME
  
  development projects.


• Strong
  
  organizational skills and knowledge of strategic planning.


• Excellent
  
  oral and written communication skills in English.


• Broad
  
  knowledge and understanding of climate change, capacity building and
  
  gender issues.

All suitably

qualified and interested candidates should send their applications accompanied

with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, transcripts

and testimonials including names and addresses of three referees to: Ag.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Worker’s House, 3rd Floor,

P.O. Box 7037 Kampala. Uganda

Deadline: 14th August, 2015