Uganda: Project Coordinator- SESAME-GREEN JOBS UGANDA (SGBU): Eco-Agriculture-Sesame Livelihoods and Organic - Green Business Opportunities -Young People

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The position contributes to this goal through change in consumption management to reduce the negative environmental impact in the northern area of Uganda, increase Livelihoods opportunities for youth sesame-farmers through the access to eco-agriculture production and green economy inclusion and strengthening of cross-border collaboration and regional integration in a market perspective. At the national level, the action will promote cross-district collaboration through the promotion of market relation building among informal organisations in Lira with organisations at national level or other sesame producing districts, achieving Regional integration through a cross-border approach with neighbouring countries to market sesame production and diversification and address the high demand in sesame from different countries. The project aims at providing key relevant organisations (formal and informal farmers) an equitable access to and use of eco-markets opportunities in a productive way, and mainstream waste-based energy, participate in the micro and macro development process and coordination with revenant actors.

Specific Job Responsibilities:
• Lead the execution of the project, Design project management system, M&E plan, up the logical framework, collect information and lead the procurement process of services.
• Ensure efficient and effective implementation and delivery of all outputs/ components of the Project result areas:
• Prepare, coordinate and manage detailed work plans and budget of the Project;
• Supervise the preparation of Terms of References and Letters of Agreement for key project input (personnel, sub-contracts, training and procurement) and liaise with other departments.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of project, consultants (local and international consultants) and sub-contractors to ensure expected outputs;
• Prepare project progress reports and project final report and organize project steering committee meetings, mid-term reviews/ and end evaluation missions, as well as follow-up requirements on implementation issues.
• Support policy dialogue on promotion of climate change adaptation best practices in Uganda;
• Ensure close technical and operational collaboration and coordination with Government Agencies (Ministry of Water and Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries) and District Local Government partners of the Project;
• Coordinate and supervise the preparation of reporting and accompany the external monitors from UNDP , knowledge compilation, materials/ frameworks and protocol/studies on climate change adaptation and watershed management, including presentations, briefs and overviews for local and international distribution/ dissemination;
• Ensure that emerging lessons from the Project interventions are translated into new pipeline proposals/ concept notes and, where required, applied to on-going related projects;
• Advise and support other projects/programme on climate change and watershed management in support of the implementation of the Country Programming Framework (CPF);
• Perform other related duties, as required.
• Provides information for linkages across program activities to help identify critical points of integration;
• Provides information and documentation on specific stages of projects/program implementation;
• Accompany Evaluators and donors to the projects infield.
• Briefing, Backstopping, Debriefing missions to field-country offices (COs). Implementation analysis: replicable projects and scale up.
• Support the establishment of a national roundtable with relevant government ministries, private enterprises and investors, relevant business intermediaries, experts, civil society and relevant development partners to better define the necessary outputs of the project in the national context;
• Support the development of a ‘Country Implementation Report’ detailing: management structure for SWITCH Africa Green at the national level; composition of the NTCC; national level delivery plan and log frame;
• Support the development of program management system, and following the donor procurement and management procedures. Report covering the results of policy support analytical work, i.e. analysis of focal areas, existing policies, regulations, review of business environment and green business opportunities.

Coordinating UN and development partner’s inputs into the Project:
• Provide information on the project to all relevant partners and stakeholders;
• Respect of visibility guidance provided by the EU in its Communication and Visibility Manual;
• Link directly to the government focal points and NEMA.
• Provide a detailed description of focal areas/activities through consultations at national level/national coordinators, and of the key stakeholders in the public and private sector and civil society that should be engaged;
• Support the organization of national and local training to be carried out under the project;
• Facilitate synergy and coordination of the implementation of the SWITCH Africa Green project with on-going UN programmes and activities, building on existing collaborative projects and working closely with UN Country Teams under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator;
• Explore, identify and develop opportunities for expanding UN Green economy projects and programmes.

Providing policy, research support and networking.
• Participation in network activities organized by UNDP, UNEP, UNOPs and government between the framework of the programme (component A, B and C), and draft reports.
• Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues;
• In collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners and associates, contribute to: inventory of existing policies, regulations, standards and instruments and mapping of gaps; assessment of the business environment in focused sectors and identification of capacity building needs; review of green investment opportunities in the selected sectors;
• Support in identification of green economy opportunities for new UN engagement and share these with UNCT members for consideration and support development of new UN initiatives.

Monitoring and risk management of grant:
• In support of the green business development component, and in close collaboration with the UNEP-UNDP-UNOPS Regional Project Coordinators, support the preparation of the call for proposals (e.g. drafting of guidelines for grant applicants) and the review of proposals (e.g. assessment of formal requirements and physical verification of grant applicants);
• Effective application of Results Based Management tools, establishment of management targets and monitoring achievement of results;
• Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the grant, identification of operational and financial problems, development of effective and efficient solutions;
• Constant monitoring and analysis of the grant implementation as per the monitoring framework to be provided by UNOPS.
• Prepare and submit grant monitoring reports (quarterly and annual) to the UNEP-UNDP-UNOPS Regional Project Coordinators, and the NTCC, as per the requirements of the project;
• Prepare and submit progress reports to the UNEP-UNDP-UNOPS Regional Project Coordinators, and the NTCC, as per the requirements of the project.

Academic Background, Experience & Personal Specifications:
• Excellent project management and team leadership skills
• Demonstrated skills and experience in report writing and budget management
• Systematic way of work to collect information.
• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to grant implementation, building on other countries experiences;
• Promote knowledge management, document best practices and lessons learned from project implementation, and facilitate dissemination in appropriate format to relevant stakeholders;
• Support capacity enhancement through knowledge sharing among key stakeholders;
• Liaise with advocacy networks at national level and regional networks (Switch Africa, EU, Government and Associates networks).
• Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice as appropriate.
• To liaise with communication department, providing communication materials of the project, draft of press note release.
• Knowledge and Dynamic in working with vulnerable young Girls and Boy.
• Experience working in a post conflict recovery situation is an added advantage
• Establishes effective partnerships with external organisations
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with ability to work with people from diverse cultures
• Proven computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft software including MS Word processing, Power point presentation, Excel spreadsheets, e-mail and web based research.