Job Title: Programme Manager
Employer: World Vision
Duty Station: Gulu
Application Deadline: 27th December 2013
Reports to: Regional Operations Manager
Purpose of the position: To provide leadership and management to Area Development Programmes (ADPs) and grant projects within designated district/s in the development of programme and project designs and plans, capacity building; and facilitate implementation of interventions in a manner that empower communities, children and local institutions.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and supervision of teams and individual staff
- Manage, supervise and build the capacity of programme staff (ADPs and grant projects) in quality programme development, management and implementation
- Provide guidance to program staff in planning and monitoring detailed implementation plans and activities.
- Provide leadership in setting and managing staffing targets and priorities.
- Plan for and implement reflection and learning events.
Operations planning and implementation:
- Coordinate, guide and facilitate operational planning and implementation of integrated development programmes and projects in the programme area
- Lead the process of carrying out baselines, evaluations and planning.
- Monitor and supervise timely and quality implementation of ADPs and grant project annual plans and targets.
- Lead in identification and documenting of community needs and fundable ideas/ developing small Private None Sponsorship Funding proposals for resource mobilization.
Programme monitoring and reporting:
- Facilitate effective monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting in line with agreed organisational targets and standards:
- Establish of functioning programme level M&E system and ensure utilization of the information from the M&E database; and contribute M&E data to the National Office integrated M&E database as per agreed schedule.
- Manage ADP and grant projects information and documentation processes, and ensure effective communication of the program/project results.
- Provide monthly reportsof program and grant project activities to the Regional Operations Manager as per agreed schedule.
Partnering and Collaborations
- Build, maintain and effectively manage strategic partnerships and collaborations at the programme level.
- Effective representation and participation of the WVU programmes in relevant District committees such as District Technical Planning Committee.
- Facilitate staff capacity enhancement on aspects of partnering, collaboration and networking.
Advocacy, Networking and influencing
- Guide and spearhead District level advocacy and justice for children in areas of children’s wellbeing, rights and protection.
- Identify and guide local level advocacy engagements and build strategic networks, coalitions and alliances on key advocacy issues.
- Develop a data base of strategic networks and partnerships for advocacy.
- Document lessons and learning’s from advocacy engagements
Sponsorship Management
- Effective management of child sponsorship operations and performance in compliance with partnership standards
- Implementation of child monitoring in line with monitoring standards.
Child Protection
- Ensure compliance to child protection policy in all programmes (background checks, protocols, audit recommendations, child protection in sponsorship etc)
- Support and lobby the Local Government to ensure functionality of child protection structures and systems at all levels (formal and informal)
- Ensure capacity building for staff and stakeholders for effective child protection programming
Financial/ Budgeting and Assets Management
- Budgeting – Annual planning and budgeting for all programmes and projects in line with planning and budgeting guidelines and timelines
- Monitor and manage budget spend in a timely manner in line with standards.
- Manage assets in the programmes in line with assets policy and set guidelines.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required
· Must have a university degree in development studies or related field.
· Must have at least 5 years’ experience in community development.
· Must have good analytical and problem solving skills.
· Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.
· Knowledge of financial and human resource management.
· Must be able to communicate in a cross-cultural environment.
How to Apply:
Please submit your application and complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to wvujobs@wvi.org.
Address your application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title of the job you are applying for in the email subject line.