About US:
DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based Danish INGO working closely wiih church-based as well as secular NGOs in Uganda. DanChurchAid has supported emergency relief and development programmes in Uganda – including Karamoja, since 1979. DanChurchAid works with partner organisations through a gender-inclusive rights-based approach.
Job Summary: The DanChurchAid Head of Programme will ensure the leadership and coordination of implementation of DCA programmes in the Great Lakes region, which includes four areas of focus: active citizenship, right to food, SRHR as well as humanitarian response. The programmes are composed of projects implemented by currently 20 local partner organisations. The DCA programmes are currently under revision and the Head of Programme will play a key role in the design of the new country programme. The Head of Programme will also supervise and support the programme staff in all aspects of the programme development and implementation, and will be part of the Regional Office management team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Build a strong programme team by providing support in the form of coordination, planning, prioritization, coaching and supervision to all programme staff.
Work closely with the programme team and other colleagues, support organisational development of partner organisations, facilitate training and enhance quality of project design, implementation and management, as well as compliance to back donor requirements.
Ensure that synergies and lessons learned are shared and used within and across the different objectives of the programme.
Actively coordinate the development and implementation of the DCA Country Programme in close cooperation with the Regional Representative and the programme officers.
Provide quality assurance of all programme and project work, including development of project proposals, fundraising and reporting to back donors in accordance with DCA policies and procedures.
Secure a strong mainstreaming of rights-based approach, accountability and gender equality perspectives within the programme and projects.
Maintain an overview of DCA partnership portfolio as well as of DCA work with partners on accountability and transparency commitments (HAP/Core Humanitarian Standard).
Actively contribute to further programmatic / structural integration of the ACT Alliance Uganda Forum.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The incumbent should possess a good Master’s degree in a field relevant to DCA’s work
Ten or more years’ experience working with international development programmes.
Past experience with emergency response and/or advocacy is an asset.
Significant experience in leading, coaching, coordinating and supervising a team.
Proven capacity to prioritize tasks, plan and organize team efforts to meet objectives and deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and experience in working with a partner based approach.
Excellent analytical skills and capacity for strategic planning.
Past experience, both theoretically and in practice, in project cycle management, mainstreaming gender equality, applying rights- based approach and promoting accountability mechanisms.
Be patient, flexible, pro-active, self-motivated and able to work independently.
The incumbent should have these management values of being Respectful, Participatory, Strategic and Vision driven, Efficient and Accountable.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to e-mail their updated CVs and cover letters to the address below. Please clearly mark in subject field or on envelope: “DCA Head of Programme.”
People Performance Group, Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante P.O. Box 12405, Kampala Uganda
E-mail to: application@ppg.co.ug
NB: Attachments must not fill more than 2 MB.
Deadline: 3rd May, 2015