The Position: Based in Lira, the Environment Manager, under the responsibility of the Country Director, is responsible for the management and smooth implementation of the Environmental program in Uganda.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
• You are the main representative for International Lifeline Fund-Environment towards local authorities, humanitarian actors and partners;
• You participate actively to coordinate meetings (clusters, NGO coordination, etc.) in Kampala and in Lira when necessary;
• You will represent the organization, its environmental activities and programs during field delegation visits.
• Contribute to proposal and reports writing upon the program needs.
• You are responsible for supervising Environment team.
• You ensure the daily management and coordination of your team — program objectives, action plan, set-up weekly coordination meetings with senior program officers, staff appraisal, etc.
• Ensure the conflict resolution within your team and inform the country director of relevant issues.
• Ensure that communication for the Environmental Program in Uganda is streamlined.
• Develop a streamlined marketing strategy for both stoves (Okelo Kuc and EcoSmart).
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM COORDINATION
• You ensure a weekly and monthly reporting on program activities from your team as well as ensure the reporting of all monthly program activities to the Country Director and HQ
• Ensure the smooth implementation of the Environment projects with respect to proposal commitments in terms of quantity and quality (methodologies, indicators and results follow-up);
• Responsible for the transparency of acquisition, utilization and follow-up of all materials, equipment and cash dedicated to the projects;
• Coordinate field visits on activity sites;
• Timely inform the Country Director of any relevant issues related to the project implementation;
• You are responsible for close supervision of the qualitative and timely data collection and compilation;
• You ensure that all programs are working towards same goals and objectives – creating a comprehensive environment program in Uganda.
COORDINATION OF CARBON CREDIT PROGRAM
• Serve as primary point of contact for ILF’s primary carbon credit partner, Uganda Carbon Bureau (UCB) – includes monthly reporting and regularly scheduled meetings
• Compile and maintain accurate figures on the costs and numbers of stove production
• Prepare accurate forecasting of both future implementation costs and carbon credit earnings
• Design and manage a dynamic digital stove-tracking database to accurately record and track all stoves sold
• Develop and refine a stove-tracking system that uses a mix of both hard copy (paper) and soft copy (digital, including mobile phones) to capture data on the individual purchasers of each stove
• Work with current and future stove vendors to implement the above systems through trainings
• Oversee that the collection of the above data stove sales data
• Develop stove warrantee, maintenance, and buy-back systems
STOVE COMMERICALIZATION AND PRODUCTION
• Leading commercialization strategy and management on a daily basis
• Participating in the regular evaluation of activities and performance
• Providing monthly planning for relevant program purchases
• Presenting new marketing and distribution ideas to Environmental PM
• Cooperating with and guiding Commercialization Officer(s)
• Assisting Stove trainer as necessary with rocket stoves trainings
• Manage all daily tasks and additional responsibilities of the PM while absent
• Other duties to be assigned by the Country Director
Qualification
• A minimum of relevant University Degree
• At least five years’ experience in similar field out of which 3 – years should be at a managerial level
• Experience in project management & proposal writing
• Fluent in English and other local languages
HOW TO APPLY:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application, updated CV including all scanned copies if academic, professional credentials and testimonials via e-mail to:HR@Lifelinefund.org by 4:00 pm on May 30th. Please indicate the position applied for in the email subject line.
This post does not include a relocation or housing allowance.