Project Coordinator- Sesame Green Jobs Uganda - Plan International

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Job Summary: The Project Coordinator- Sesame-Green Jobs Uganda (SGBU):

Eco-Agriculture-Sesame Livelihoods and Organic – Green Business Opportunities

-Young People will  contribute to the goal

through change in consumption management to reduce the negative environmental

impact in the northern area of Uganda, increasing 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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

1. Oversee 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;


• Oversee 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;


• Guide and support other projects/programme on
  
  climate change and watershed management in support of the implementation
  
  of the Country Programming Framework (CPF);


• 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;

2. Accompany Evaluators

and donors to the projects infield.

• In charge of briefing, backstopping,
  
  debriefing missions to field-country offices (COs). Implementation
  
  analysis: replicable projects and scale up.


• Provide support in 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.

3. 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.


• The incumbent will 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.

4. 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.


• In charge of the identification of sources of
  
  information related to policy-driven issues;


• Work in liaison 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.

5. 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;


• Constant monitoring and analysis of the grant
  
  implementation as per the monitoring framework to be provided by UNOPS.


• Financial and substantive monitoring and
  
  evaluation of the grant, identification of operational and financial
  
  problems, development of effective and efficient solutions;


• 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.


• 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;


• Work closely 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.


• Work closely with communication department,
  
  providing communication materials of the project, draft of press note
  
  release.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The applicants hold relevant qualifications
  
  to perform the aforementioned duties


• Excellent project management and team
  
  leadership skills


• Demonstrated skills and experience in report
  
  writing and budget management


• Skilled in systematic way of work to collect
  
  information.


• Knowledge and Dynamic in working with
  
  vulnerable young Girls and Boy.


• Previous exposure and experience working in a
  
  post conflict recovery situation is an added advantage


• Skilled in the identification and synthesis
  
  of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to grant
  
  implementation, building on other countries experiences;


• Skilled in establishing 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.

All

suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates should send their

electronic copies (of not more than 2MB) of letters of application, together

with a CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names

and contact details of three references plus salary history should be included

to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda via Email to:

uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org, indicating the job position in the

subject line.

Deadline: 4^th March, 2016

NB: Qualified female candidates are encouraged to

apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please consider your

application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from us by