Organization: Plan
International
Project Name: Empowering
Youth for Sustainable Livelihoods
Funding Source: European
Union (EU)
Duty Station: Lira,
Uganda
Founded 75 years ago, Plan
International is one of the oldest and largest children’s development
organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa,
Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out
of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their
full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan is
independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.
Plan International implements
the EU funded “Empowering Youth for Sustainable Livelihoods project” to support
employment of young women and men in Lira and Alebtong districts through
improving their technical, vocational and life skills, access to work
experience, financial services, and psychosocial support as well as improving
young people ability to engage with public and private sectors to represent
their interests.
Job Summary: The Project Manager will steer efforts of the
project and ensure it achieves its objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Steer
the planning function of the project ensuring effective work planning, and
implementation to meet project targets and milestones on time. - Developing
effective ways to implement and monitor project periodic budgets - Ensure
efficient utilization and timely accountability of funds allocated to
implementing partner - Responsible
for financial reporting and accountability to all key project
stakeholders. - Manage
project quality and ensure the project monitoring and evaluation function
is effectively executed and all learning are captured and documented. - Effectively
coordinate with all project partners and stakeholders ensuring regular
planning and refection events and effective communication - Manage
the project risks and effectively report on them to minimize their effects
on the project deliverables and outcomes. - Ensure
the project is well integrated with ongoing project initiatives that
enrich its outputs and that it benefits plan sponsored families. - Oversee
the project reporting function, compile and disseminate project reports to
the project stakeholders and ensure that the project documents are well
maintained. - Actively
coordinate with project partners, local government and other key
stakeholder and community on project activities implementation - Mentor,
supervise, discuss expectations, set objectives and appraise the
performance of the project M and E Officer - Manage
project resources efficiently and effectively in accordance with Plan
Uganda policies and guidelines; and in compliance with EU grant conditions
and standards - Actively
participate in relevant coordination meetings to present project
activities, ensure coordination with other projects to build synergies - Adhere
to the Child Protection Policy, Code of Conduct and reporting any CPP
issues
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
Plan International Project Manager should hold a bachelor’s Degree in
Agriculture, Education, Rural Economy, Economics, Business administration,
Development studies, Social studies, and Entrepreneurship - Five
or more years’ managerial experience in the implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of youth employment and livelihood projects - A
minimum of three years’ experience in implementing technical, vocational
and life skills interventions for young people preferably with an
international Non-Government Organization. - Detailed
knowledge and understanding of gender-aware and gender transformative
programming. - Possess
the ability to work with people, lead and motivate them to work in teams - Excellent
project management skills, including partnership management and
supervision - Project
monitoring and evaluation skills - Demonstrated
skills and experience in report writing and - Skills
in budget management - Proven
computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft software including MS Word
processing, Power Point presentation, Excel spread sheets, and e-mail. - Possess
excellent interpersonal/communication skills and ability to work with
people from diverse cultures. - Open
to feedback and willing to try new approaches to programming - Honest,
fair and truthful. - Demonstrates
willingness to spend extra time to achieve results
All suitably qualified
candidates should send their letters of application, together with updated CVs,
contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact
details of three references plus salary history and send to:
The Country Human Resources
Manager,
Email:
uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org.
NB: As
a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children
are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a Child
Protection Policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates
will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have
ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
Deadline: 12th March, 2015
Please consider your
application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from us by 30th May, 2015
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