Lutheran World Relief (LWR) NGO Careers - Team Leader
Organisation: Lutheran World Relief (LWR)Project Name: Legume Seed ProjectLutheran World Relief is a US non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering.Job Summary: The LWR team leader will oversee the management of a pilot program to increase legume seed production, a five-year project designed to improve Ugandan farmers' access to government certified legume seed varieties. The team leader will be responsible for general management and implementation of the pilot, including marketing and promotion of the project, coordination with technical teams, implementing participant liaison and management; disbursement of incentive payments; reporting, and others. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure all technical and administrative obligations of the donor agreement are being met in a timely and results-oriented fashion.Steer the development of annual work plan and budget and implement project activities.Ensure smooth implementation of pilot including management of everyday workflow, internal and external communications, problem resolution, reports and techniques of decision making, conflict resolution, work planning and feedback.Ensure timely internal and external reporting on work plan progress, expenditures, accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned to all project stakeholders.Manage the implementation of stakeholder engagement activities such as the project launch, participant selection, advisory committee facilitation, and compiling lessons from project participants.Pro-actively facilitate the disbursement of incentive payments to participants meeting required outcomes criteria.Manage team members with yearly performance planning and reviews, on-the-job training measures, delegating work, regular feedback, problem-solving, and facilitating productive intra-office personal and team dynamics.Steer the project team to facilitate active involvement by each person in planning and review meetings, ensuring project staff members are kept informed in all relevant programmatic, administrative, financial, and compliance issues.Communicate and coordinate with LWR country, regional, and headquarters staff, as well as with donor.Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The ideal candidate should preferably hold a master's degree in agriculture, economics, business or similar relevant qualifications.At least five to seven years of management level experience, managing international donor-funded projects, with experience in Uganda preferred.Significant agricultural expertise and experience working in the seed production sector.Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, manage time and complex tasks, adapt to changing priorities and deadlines, identify opportunities and challenges and propose appropriate responses or solutions.Past exposure and experience in public and private stakeholder engagement, including the agribusiness private sector. Experience engaging stakeholders in the seed production sector such as farmers, seed growers, and seed distributors is a plus.Proven in-country networks with links to smallholder farmers, commercial legume seed producers, and distributors.Excellent track record of overseeing monitoring and verification systems.Demonstrated experience in effective team coordination and management.Computer literacy i.e. proficiency including MS Access database, MS Project 2010 and Microsoft Office.Fluency in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to speak at least one Ugandan language preferred.Exhibit deep commitment to LWR's core values and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partnersAbility to travel up to 50% of his/her time within Uganda.Existing authorization to work in Uganda; Ugandan national preferred.All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications via email to: info-ug@lwrearo.org with the job title for which you are applying in the subject line. Include in the body of the email the following information:NUMBER OF YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:MINIMUM SALARY EXPECTATION (monthly, gross):Also, include as attachments a cover letter and CV. Do not include copies of diplomas or certificates. Deadline: 1st December, 2014 by 5:00PM Ugandan Time
