Job Title: Programme Manager – Youth Internship Programme
Employer: Restless Development
Duty Station: Kampala , Uganda
Application Deadline: 19th January 2013
Annual Gross Salary: Gross Annual Salary UGX 58,491,912. All salaries will be reviewed in April 2014.
Reports to: Country Director
About Youth Programme:
The YouthMap Internship Programme will equip 100 young graduates (ages 23-30) with employability and leadership skills combined with the practical experience necessary to work, lead, and contribute to development efforts. This programme is part of the global YouthMap Programme funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and coordinated by the International Youth Foundation. Restless Development Uganda is the Secretariat and implementing partner in Uganda .
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Programme Strategy, Implementation & Coordination 30%
- Oversee development, and ensure quality review, of programme resources. This includes the training curriculum, intern and employer induction packs and toolkit based on programme learning
- Oversee recruitment, matching and training/induction process for interns and employers, including coordination of MoUs
- Oversee support structure for interns and employers during and after internship placements
- Develop, introduce and oversee programme strategy for provision of ongoing and high quality career guidance and job placement support for interns
- Manage programme priorities through regular review of work plan and schedule
2. Partnership Development & Management 20%
- Build and maintain effective partnerships with all key stakeholders, i.e. employers, USAID, IYF, the Internship Advisory Group members, relevant line ministries and others
- Plan and coordinate quarterly Internship Advisory Group meetings (currently composed of senior representatives from the private and public sectors), including supporting follow up activities as required
- Lead on partnership events and activities to raise the profile of the programme and secure leverage and other commitments of support
- Develop and disseminate communication materials about the programme in collaboration with the Partnerships Manager
3. Financial Planning & Management 15%
- Lead on managing and regularly reviewing the programme budget, monitoring spend to ensure it is within budget
- Liaise with the finance team to support development and review of financial reports relating to the programme as required
- Support the finance team to manage the internship stipend
- Lead on tracking leverage commitments secured from host employers and others
- Ensure financial policy and procedure is adhered to by the team and others
4. Monitoring & Reporting 15%
- Working closely with the Partnerships Manager, liaise with the programme, finance and M&E teams to ensure timely development and submission of donor reports
- Oversee all M&E processes, including analysis of data collected and dissemination of results to ensure continual programme improvement
- Lead on communications with donors in collaboration with the Partnerships Manager and Country Director
5. Personnel management 15%
- Line and performance manage team, serving as a role model at all times
- Build capacity of staff as required
- Provide guidance and expertise on programme issues to the Senior Leadership Team
- Ensure OHR policy and procedure is adhered to by team
6. Other 5% : Perform any other duties as required. Occasionally working on weekends and holidays for which time off in lieu can be taken.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should be educated to Graduate level degree (Degree, Masters) in relevant field of study
- At least three years’ experience in programme management, including proven experience of managing large and complex programmes relating to youth employment
- Experience of working in a youthful, multi-cultural environment
- Experience of working in or engaging the private sector in
- Good working knowledge of online social platforms for marketing and communications
- Strong partnership development and networking skills
- Excellent numeracy skills with experience in budget development and management
- Excellent understanding of project cycle management
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English
- Experience of donor management and reporting, ideally including USAID
- Experience of line and performance management
- Experience of working in development in an African context
- Good knowledge of youth livelihoods and employment, including job placement, career guidance and employability skills development
- Ability to lead and inspire a team
How to Apply:
If interested, Please send a completed application form to ugandajobs@restlessdevelopment.org. Please note we DO NOT accept CVs. Download Form by visiting the web link below and Click application pack for the Job labeled “Programme Manager – Youth Internship Programme.”
http://www.restlessdevelopment.org/uganda-work-with-us
Deadline: 19th January 2014