Uganda: COUNTRY DIRECTOR | Jobs in Uganda - 2015

ACORD (Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development) seeks to recruit a Country Director to provide overall leadership and strategic direction in our Uganda Country Programme. You must be an exceptional strategic leader with a passion for social justice. Experienced in programme management, establishment of partnership, high level networking and alliance building, resource mobilization, policy and advocacy and able to work with minimal supervision with a spirit of teamwork and collaboration at different levels.

Background

ACORD is a Pan African organisation working for Social Justice and Development in Africa. ACORD seeks to go beyond addressing the consequences of poverty by understanding, challenging and changing the conditions that cause poverty and exclusion through a Pan Africa Programme that unites practical work, research and advocacy operating in 17 African countries. We work in common cause with people who are poor and have been denied their rights to understand, challenge and change these conditions by working in alliance with organizations worldwide to achieve these aims.

In Uganda, ACORD is implementingprogrammes focusing on livelihoods, governance, peace-­‐building and HIV/AIDS. ACORD is operating in areas prone to conflicts or in transition and recovering from conflicts including Adjumani and Moyo districts in West Nile sub-­‐region, Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum and Pader in Acholi sub-­‐region, Kabong and Kotido in Karamoja sub-­‐region in North Uganda. ACORD Uganda also functions in the districts of Isingiro, Mbarara, Kiruhura, Ibanda, Ntungamo, Kabala, Kanungu, Kisoro, Bushenyi, Rukungiri, and recently Rakai in Mbarara region in the Southwest.

Under the supervision of the Head of Programme Operations & Development (HPOD), the Country Director (CD) will be responsible for overall strategic leadership of the Country Programme including providing strategic direction, programme development and operational management of the Uganda Country Programme. S/he will represent ACORD with Government, Local and International Organisations in the country and develop/strengthen partnerships at different levels. S/he will take a leading role in overseeing, reviewing and monitoring of the Country strategy and ensuring the same is aligned with the overall ACORD strategic directions and thematic focus (Food sovereignty & Livelihoods; Gender; Health & HIV&AIDS; and peace building & conflict transformation. The CD is responsible for developing new programming initiatives and ensuring cross learning and knowledge management in all areas of programming, national, regional and international policies and development issues. S/he is responsible to lead fundraising initiatives ensuring the smooth running of the Country Programme and its programmatic & financial sustainability. S/he is responsible for overall financial and human resources management of the Country Programme and ensuring the requisite systems and structures are in place and well functioning.

The position will be based in Kampala with regular visits to all project locations in Uganda.

Job Summary

•Provide leadership in the development, implementation, & review of the ACORD Country Programme strategy in line with the overall ACORD Strategic Plan and the country context ensuring continued relevance in the rapidly changing environment
•Represent ACORD and its interests in its relations with government, international and local organisations, network/alliances, media and other partners in Uganda.
•Champion the raising of ACORD profile, visibility and Public Relations at all levels.
•Lead the development of the Country Programme providing sound methodological & technical guidance, informed by participatory human rights methodologies, in line with the organisational thematic alignment, programming approach and accountability mechanisms
•Ensure that systems and processes are in place for participatory monitoring & evaluating activities, results and impact at programme level and promote organisational learning
•Development, implementation and monitoring of research, advocacy and campaign agenda focused on issues of relevance in the country aligned with ACORD’s strategic priorities
•Lead the resource mobilization, management of donor relations and ensure that effective grant management systems are in place in line with the overall organisation policy
•Ensure that efficient financial management & internal control systems are in place, monitor budgeting process, delivery, documentation & reporting in adherence to organizational procedures
•Ensure that comprehensive human resources management policy and practice are in place in accordance with the overall ACORD human resources management manual and the labour laws
•Ensure that all external communication are made to reflect the objectives and interest of the organisation

How to apply:

Apply to:

Human Resources & Organisational Development Manager

ACORD Nairobi, ACK Garden Annex,

P.O. Box 61216, 00200, NAIROBI,KENYA

Tel: +25420 2721172, 2721185/86

To apply, please complete an application form available at www.acordinternational.org and email it with a detailed Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to recruit@acordinternational.org with the Job Title in the Subject Box. A detailed Job Description is also available on the website.