With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
Back ground
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.
Report to: Project Manager
Location: Terego District
Advert Start Date: 8th January 2024
Advert End Date: 15th January 2024
Purpose of the position:
The job holder will be responsible for implementation of field level Education and Child Protection activities of MOFA Japan funded project, in line with project targets, schedule and inter-agency standards in a manner that contributes to sustained and improved child wellbeing for both refugees and host communities in Rhino Camp Settlement.
Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Project Implementation and Management
• The job holder will be responsible for implementation of field level activities according to the implementation work-plan and inter-agency standards.
• Prepare Detailed Implementation Plans (DIP) based on approved and funded proposal.
• Guide and provide technical support to staff on Child Protection, and education standards and other project interventions.
• Timely develop project procurement plans and ensure project procurements are conducted timely.
• Routinely conduct monitoring of implementation of project activities ensuring high level of standards in implementation of activities.
• Monitor and manage projects’ budgets in line with grants agreements and standards.
• Risk management by monitoring, addressing and reporting any risks to management of program funds and budgets.
• Ensure assets of the organization in the operations are safe and secure in line with projects’ grant regulations, MoUs and agreements.
• Support audit processes in line with the projects’ audit regulations.
Networking and collaboration
• Ensure WV is adequately represented in Sector coordination meetings at settlement and district level.
• Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in planning and implementation of project activities.
• Develop a database of strategic networks and partnerships for advocacy within the project area.
• Facilitate the integration of advocacy for children inline with project intervention areas
• Build strong relationship with OPM, local leaders, RWCs within the project area.
Staff performance management and supervision
• Manage, supervise and build capacity of staff in project implementation and delivery, child protection and basic education.
• Identify staff capacity, psychosocial and other needs, and work with P&C to ensure needs are met to promote staff welfare and wellbeing.
• Provide guidance to Project staff in child protection, planning and preparation of M&E documents.
• Participate in staff recruitment and orientation processes for Project Officers/ Assistants.
• Set SMART performance targets and conduct quarterly conversations with the Project Assistants
• Develop and implement coaching and mentorship plans with Project Assistants including building their capacity on technical child protection areas
• Ensure 100% participation of staff in devotions and spiritual nature related events/activities
• Spear head monthly project review meetings with Project staff.
• Ensure team work among project team to ensure quality and timely implementation
• Provide technical guidance and support supervision to project assistants.
• staff develop leave plans and take leave days in the systems
• Ensure staff comply with WVI online mandatory trainings like security, data management PSEA, etc.
Monitoring and Evaluation, accountability, documentation and reporting
• Ensure the consultation and participation of community members and other stakeholders in all project interventions.
• Support the MEAL Officer to ensure the functionality and usage of all project feedback mechanisms and participate in the collection of feedback from the community and other stakeholders
• Facilitate effective monitoring, documentation and reporting in compliance with grants’ agreements, minimum standards and tools
• Support the baseline and evaluation processes in liaison with MEAL team for projects targeting refugees and host communities
• Establishment of functional project level M&E system and utilization of the information in liaison with MEAL team.
• Manage project information and documentation processes, and ensure effective communication of the project results.
• Document at change stories in article and Video formats to share milestones and lessons learnt within SO, donors and other stakeholders on the project interventions.
• Prepare quality reports and submit (progress against delivery of outputs and achievement of outcomes, etc) to Support Offices, and UN partner agencies as per the grant agreements and regulations.
Project development
• Support development of project designs, concepts and fundable proposals for CiE activities within the project area
• Carry out assessments as required in the project area
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Minimum of 5-years professional work experience in project management
• Experience of data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable
• Team player, Self-motivator, able to work with limited supervision
• Ability to drive a motorcycle with valid driving/riding license
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s) is an added advantage
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated. Spiritual maturity, interfaith knowledge and a biblical worldview Ability to articulate and model our Christian identity and mission in an inclusive way. Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work and passion for children.
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services. Perform other duties as required
• Position is field based in the Settlement and requires ability and willingness to travel within the region up to 100% of the time.
• Must be ready to work in a multi-cultural environment and have the ability to maintain performance expectations in the diverse cultural context, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
• Possess the ability to work with different partners, local authorities, local organizations and NGOs, to develop and maintain positive relationships.
• Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context.
• Be emotionally mature
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Job application procedure
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More Information
- Address Terego District, Uganda, East Africa