Uganda: Africa Program Officer

Job Title : Africa Program Officer

Job Location : Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organization, using the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play helps over one million children learn through play to create better futures, while driving lasting social change in more than 20 countries each week. Founded in 2000 by social entrepreneur and four-time Olympic gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national fundraising offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Regional offices are in Africa, Middle East and Asia and North America. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and 14,400 local volunteer.

In Africa, RTP works in ten countries namely, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Benin, Ghana, Mali, Liberia and Rwanda and has its Regional office based in Kampala, Uganda.

Right To Play is, therefore, looking for a qualified, experienced and self-motivated Africa Program Officer, who will be part of the Africa programs team to support program work in Africa.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Africa Program Officer (APO) reports directly to the Africa Program Manager and teams up with the other Africa Program Officer, Education Specialist and Africa Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer to provide support to the Country Managers; and to communicate program results with the rest of the organization.

The main function of the Africa Program Officer is to assist the Africa Team in fulfilling the goals of the Africa Office through the development, planning and implementation of its programs, policies and strategies. Consequently, the Africa Program Officer shall:

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  Provide continuous technical support to project staff at country level in the implementation of plans;

  
  


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  Support the preparation of funding applications to institutional and private donors and where relevant liaise with HQ and National Offices regarding programme funding opportunities and the development of proposals.

  
  


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  Ensure awareness of and compliance to grant requirements by monitoring the overall progress of projects, and providing oversight and technical assistance on daily implementation to ensure the implementation of quality programmes. Further support in ensuring that appropriate systems are in place in order to meet these requirements.

  
  


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  Contribute to establishing, maintaining and strengthening relationships with donors.

  
  


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  Support the continuous improvement of Right To Play’s knowledge base regarding programs, information and analysis;

  
  

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Must have):

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  Masters Degree in social sciences, development studies, planning, education, sports or any other relevant discipline.

  
  


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  4-6 years of relevant professional experience in role(s) with comparable levels of complexity and technical relevance in field and/ or Global Office contexts.

  
  


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  Experience coordinating, supporting and completing initiatives within complex, cross-functional organizations/projects.

  
  


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  Experience in managing or supporting the management of grants and cooperation agreements for government donors.

  
  


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  Experience in planning, budgeting and financial management

  
  


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  Experience in writing program reports for institutional donors.

  
  


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  Fluency in both written and spoken English and French languages. Knowledge of Portuguese is an asset.

  
  

COMPETENCIES (Must have)

Planning & Organizing

• Plans for and monitors the quality of own work activities to ensure that the highest standards are achieved; executes annual plans; anticipates potential obstacles and is comfortable with ambiguity.

Financial & Business Acumen

• Manages expenses of self and ensures cost effective use of resources in accordance with RTP procedures; identifies and participates in procedural changes for the benefit of the organization; conducts business in a professional and credible manner.

Relationship Building Position Right To Play in way that is favourable to current and potential donors and partners; obtains general buy-in and cooperation in situations where joint effort and problem solving are required to meet objectives; communicates clearly; is sensitive to cultural differences and perspectives; .