Organisation:
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
The International Institute of
Rural Reconstruction or IIRR is a rural development organization which has over
half a century of participatory, integrated and people-centered development in
the continents of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It was established by Dr. Y.
C. James Yen in 1960. Its programs cover
education, food security and asset building, environment, and applied learning.
It also provides international and customized courses and training covering
various themes, including, natural resources and food security, gender and
development, business development, organizational development, and
participatory approaches.
Job Summary: The Programs Manager will technically supports
the Country Director in overseeing all aspects of the Uganda Programmes
particularly general program development and implementation activities,
including the management, supervision and coordination of the four strategic
programs – Applied Learning; Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate change
Adaptation; Education; and Food Security and Wealth Creation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Technically
supporting the development and implementation of current programs and
contribute to the development of new initiatives that contribute to
national and regional priorities; - Supporting
in the effective strategic monitoring and evaluation of four program
interventions, measuring the impact of the programs and, when relevant,
its timely readjustment; - Build
and strengthen relationships with partner organizations, including donors,
government, the private sector and government departments to achieve the
strategic outcomes - Advising
program counterparts and ‘Uganda’s Country management team and guiding
relevant Uganda team on the design and formulation of program
interventions, contributing to realization of IIRR country priorities. - In
charge of developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, supports
resource mobilization efforts in cooperation with the Uganda Country
Management team; - Provide
direction and coordination of the four Program lead managers, ensuring
operational excellence in execution of Uganda programs in accordance with
the Strategy 2015 - Work
in liaison with the CD to develop technical proposals and prepare budgets
for assignment bids; - Providing
strategic management and oversight of planning, budgeting and implementing
of all Uganda interventions including resource allocation, mobilization and
control and cost efficiency; - Ensuring
the effective monitoring of Uganda program interventions in the evaluation
of development results, in terms of progress made towards achieving
intended programmatic goals in Uganda. - Assuming
acting functions in the absence of, or by delegation from the CD, of all
programmatic matters of the Uganda office; - Performing
any other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in the following
fields: Development studies, Agro Enterprise, Social sciences or any other
related field. Past experience in Value chain development will be an added
advantage, - At
least eight years’ experience in development, five years in a management
role; - Strong
leadership and people management skills at a senior level; - Significant
experience in developing new programming, ideally across multiple sectors; - Prior
experience in developing and implementing quality control and learning
systems for complex development programmes; - Previous
working experience of working across geographical and organization
boundaries, across cultures & diverse development stakeholders. - Exceptional
oral and written communication skills in English; - Flexibility
regarding assigned work hours and location - Past
experience and knowledge of local cultures - Experience
in writing proposals; - Possess
the ability to work calmly under pressure to beat deadlines while maintain
quality. - Evidence
of fundraising success across multiple programs - Excellent
written & oral communication skills in a multicultural environment. - Excellent
rapport building, networking, partnership building and relationship
management experience. - Possess
the ability to maintain and manage good working relationships internally
& externally. - Excellent
facilitation skills - Good
team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country
team; - Appreciation
of and sensitivity to local culture. - Ability
to set priorities between competing demands for resources. - Manage
own tasks and priorities effectively and with minimal supervision. - Strength
of character, competence, commitment and creativity
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send an updated CV and cover letter to:
uganda@iirr.org and copy to recruitment@iirr.org
Deadline: Friday 6th March 2015.
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