UK Charity Projects Coordinator Careers - Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF)

Organization: Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: General Manager

Uganda

Conservation Foundation (UCF) is a Registered UK Charity. UCF has earned its

reputation as a practical, action-based organisation, and seeks to ensure it

maximises funds reaching field project actions and minimises administration and

non-value adding activities. UCF works to better protect Uganda’s National

Parks and their unique biodiversity for the benefit of wildlife, local

communities, the global community and future generations. UCF works closely

with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to identify specific needs for step

changes, designing targeted projects, identifying funding gaps and raising

funds to address these needs. Its work is highly valued by its main

beneficiaries – local communities and UWA.

Job Summary: The Projects Coordinator will take lead in the delivery

of multiple conservation and community projects across different regions, on time

and under budget, and report on them to the GM and donors as required. The

jobholder will be tasked with leading the Projects team to achieve current

outputs, with capacity to grow alongside the company in future years. The

Projects Co-ordinator will be responsible for managing all operations – as well

as monitoring & evaluation – of all projects. The Projects Co-ordinator is

a new role within the organisation that will transform our operational capacity

and help measure and communicate our impact better to key stakeholders.  The incumbent will have the opportunity to

help protect wildlife, combat wildlife crime, and improve the livelihoods of

communities around Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manage the supervision, co-ordination and implementation
  
  of deliverables on multi-stakeholder projects, supported by the Head Field
  
  Officer and Projects team, prioritizing where necessary and synergizing
  
  where possible


• In charge of the day to day mentoring and
  
  management of the Projects team


• Ongoing development of Monitoring &
  
  Evaluation systems and policies; ensuring systematic collection of project
  
  data for analysis and reporting


• Coordinating and verifying monthly project reports
  
  compiled by the POs and produce a quarterly project progress report for
  
  the GM and Boards.


• Preparing and submitting project reports for
  
  donors


• Support the General Manager in quarterly and
  
  annual planning of budgets and resources against project outputs, and
  
  inputting into the preparation of the annual report


• Work closely with Project Leads and key
  
  stakeholders to ensure core objectives are being met


• Ensure active participation in strategic development
  
  of new projects, and assist in grant writing where relevant

Key Performance Indicators: 

• Community conservation projects focused on
  
  livelihoods, human wildlife conflict mitigation and ecosystem services in
  
  MFCA, QECA and other areas over time


• Infrastructure projects including ranger
  
  posts, marine stations, veterinary facilities etc


• In charge of capacity-building projects
  
  including training of wildlife law enforcement staff, support/monitoring
  
  of prosecution and criminal justice processes, international veterinary
  
  symposiums etc


• Endangered species research and monitoring
  
  projects including Lions, Giraffe and Elephant


• Engagement projects such as education and
  
  outreach, films and awarenessraising activities


• Our areas of operation focus on MFCA and QECA
  
  at present, but include Kibale Forest, Semliki Valley, Kidepo Valley and
  
  Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, as well as activities coordinated at a national (and
  
  increasingly regional) level tackling wildlife crime and trafficking.
  
  Areas earmarked for future development of projects include Karamoja/Pian Upe
  
  community corridors, as well as districts surrounding Lake Albert.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should at least hold a relevant
  
  degree


• A minimum of five years’ experience in a
  
  senior project management role within conservation or community
  
  development


• Proven ability to mentor and manage a team of
  
  staff to deliver project outputs


• Ability to design and implement improved
  
  project management and monitoring and evaluation systems


• Excellent interpersonal and communication
  
  skills in English, both verbal and written


• Significant experience of monitoring &
  
  evaluation techniques and comfortable with data management and analysis


• Be self-motivated, impact driven, practical,
  
  tolerant and flexible to seek innovative, creative and balanced solutions


• Proven skills in financial management,
  
  planning and budgetary control


• Previous experience in proposal and report
  
  writing


• Proficiency with Office software, especially
  
  Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook


• Experience of working and living in
  
  sub-saharan Africa with multi-cultural teams


• Keen interest in, or experience of, wildlife
  
  conservation


• Working knowledge of QuickBooks and GIS
  
  mapping techniques is desired

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send the following items to

info@ugandacf.org

• PDF of an up to date Curriculum Vitae including
  
  your telephone and email contact details.


• PDF of a cover letter detailing why you are
  
  the right candidate for the role

Deadline: Thursday 31st March 2016