Governance and Accountability Programme Officer NGO Jobs - Oxfam

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Oxfam

is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked together in more

than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. To

achieve this, we support local projects in developing countries, we lobby

governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest

people and we campaign to involve citizens in our work. We implement our

programs by working with local NGO partners and civil society organizations and

engaging with private sector and governments. Oxfam employs over 6,000 people

worldwide in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our program is anchored on

three broad themes deliberately focused on Women’s Rights: Resilient

Livelihoods, Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian Preparedness and

Response.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Provide program

support: 40%

• Work closely with both the Governance and
  
  Accountability Manager support processes and partner involvement in
  
  community based planning and citizen centered programming as well as in taking
  
  forward agreed influencing actions.


• Ensure Governance and accountability is
  
  linked to both resilient livelihoods and humanitarian work of Oxfam and
  
  that Women’s rights is at the core.


• Ensure that citizen and governance
  
  perspectives informs program choices in both development and emergency
  
  response towards reducing risk and building resilience.


• The incumbent will father relevant
  
  information about changing circumstances and understandings regarding
  
  governance and accountability & incorporate it into Oxfam’s program
  
  ideas and approaches.


• Support the Governance and accountability
  
  manager to develop and implement an effective governance program that
  
  engages citizens and CS esp. Women as agents of change and influence


• Ensure that other programme thematic areas
  
  integrate issues of Governance and Accountability

• Develop and implement a detailed plan for
  
  building the capacity of partners organisations and Oxfam staff to be able
  
  to meet Oxfam influencing program standards.


• Carry out training, coaching and general
  
  assistance to partner organisations to develop their own expertise. Ensure
  
  that partner organisations work in accordance with Oxfam standards and
  
  objectives


• Offer support to NGOs partners in
  
  program/project development through technical advice on participatory
  
  community engagement, district level consultation and project design


• Conduct regular performance assessments and
  
  reviews of partner organisations, to ensure that the capacity building
  
  program is delivering agreed results, making necessary adjustments as
  
  circumstances change


• Hold and/or participate in regular meetings
  
  with partner organisations, and stakeholders to ensure that the working
  
  relationship between them and Oxfam is positive, open and conducive to the
  
  successful achievement of agreed objectives.


• Carry out regular and mutually agreed review
  
  visits to NGO partners and provide guidance on enhancing the quality of
  
  programmes.


• Ensure that all action points/
  
  recommendations agreed upon with partners during programme reviews are
  
  followed through during programme implementation.


• Support PMs on development and management of
  
  MoUs with Partners.

3. Implement the MEAL

System: 20%

• Coordinate with internal advisors and staff
  
  for required input into supporting partners program development.


• In charge of implementing systems and
  
  procedures for better management of partner organisations, especially for
  
  monitoring and reporting.


• Work closely with the grant receiving NGO
  
  partners to mutually agree on detailed operational plans, budgets, indicators
  
  as well as monitoring, evaluation and learning framework in line with OCS
  
  plans and theory of change


• Work in liaison with PQ & L Coordinator
  
  and thematic manager to ensure that the MEL Framework is effectively
  
  adopted by the partners and that monitoring data is well managed and
  
  readily available for programme quality control

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicants for the Oxfam Governance and Accountability
  
  Programe Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant
  
  field of study


• Extensive knowledge of advocacy, Governance
  
  and Accountability (active citizenship) programming


• Broad understanding of a “Rights Based
  
  Approach”;


• Knowledge of Uganda’s civil society dynamic
  
  and the local government frameworks


• Working knowledge of programme development
  
  and delivery approaches, tools, methodologies and best practices


• Proven knowledge of and experience with donor
  
  funding environment and good financial and project management skills;


• Knowledge of women’s rights


• Excellent listening, communication and
  
  writing skills


• Organisational and personal management
  
  skills, with ability to prioritise work issues to meet deadlines with
  
  minimal supervision and ability to adjust to constantly changing
  
  situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through;


• Proven capacity to network and build
  
  effective partnerships on programmes/project activities to meet set goals
  
  and targets


• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills,
  
  commitment to “non-directive” styles of working and open minded.


• Demonstrated ability to be results driven,
  
  have excellent prioritisation skills and be committed to meeting
  
  deadlines.


• Willingness to work after working hours and
  
  ability to develop work plans.


• Proven ability to train, facilitate and
  
  mentor different types of people with varying levels of understanding of
  
  the subject matter.


• Ability to conduct gender analysis

Behavioural Competencies:

• Humility: We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an
  
  emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the
  
  strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical
  
  power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of
  
  others across all levels of the organization.


• Relationship Building: We understand the importance of
  
  building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the
  
  ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in
  
  ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.


• Listening: We are good listeners who can see
  
  where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages
  
  to others are clear, and consider different preferences.


• Mutual Accountability: We can explain our decisions and how
  
  we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be
  
  held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding
  
  others to account in a consistent manner.


• Self-Awareness: We are able to develop a high degree
  
  of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact
  
  on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our
  
  behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.


• Enabling: We all work to effectively empower
  
  and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating
  
  conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing
  
  their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom;
  
  demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support. We give more
  
  freedom and demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate support.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online at

the web link below.

Deadline: 22^nd April 2016