About US:
African Revival believes that education is the key to overcoming poverty, and our vision is an Africa where every child has equal access to quality education. Known for our holistic, responsive and innovative approach, we work with nursery and primary schools in Uganda and Zambia, two of the poorest countries in the world, to allow every child to fulfil their full potential. We don’t just build classrooms; we empower whole communities – pupils, teachers and parents – to transform community-led and government-aided schools into thriving learning environments that build brighter, better futures.
Job Summary: The Programme Manager will be responsible for further developing African Revival’s Uganda programme, leading the implementation of current and future activities, whilst developing and managing relationships with international and national stakeholders working towards the provision of quality education in northern Uganda. He / she will also be responsible for managing and monitoring programme delivery against objectives, programme expenditure against budget, fundraising (including proposal writing) and reporting to donors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Programme Development: Develop new project and programme proposals (on education, livelihoods and construction projects/programmes) in conjunction with CEO and the Fundraising & Comms Director (FCD)
Quickly respond to Uganda-based calls for proposals, letter of enquiries, etc. from institutional donors
Lead on writing concept notes and full proposals to grants, foundations and institutional donors
Actively contribute to the development of new projects and/or programmes for Uganda through reviews of existing projects/programmes and through research into new potential project areas
Conduct needs assessments for new schools in the Acholi Region to provide a basis for development of new projects
Compile project impact data on all of our projects for the UK Fundraising Team to support and strengthen the case for support in our funding proposals
2. Project/Programme Management: Take overall responsibility for the management of our education, agricultural / livelihoods and construction projects/programmes in Uganda
Directly oversee the implementation of all programmes in Uganda
Ensure quality design and delivery of all projects
Ensure compliance with donor requirements/agreements
Develop and oversee implementation plans and targets that will ensure that all agreed and funded projects are delivered in a timely and cost effective manner
Carry out regular monitoring visits to project sites to ensure work is meeting the agreed targets and district offices / communities are regularly informed of our plans
Ensure cross organisational learning
3. HR/ Staff Management: Responsible for overall management of all staff within AR Uganda offices
Manage the day-to-day work of 4 full-time Project Coordinators, their performance and their professional development
Manage consultants, as relevant, contracted to produce particular pieces of research and analysis
Develop a high performing team ensuring development and retention
Develop and maintain a transparent, honest and supportive communication structure within the office staff and field sites
Maintain good inter-team communications, engender good team dynamics, and take suitable action if/when problems occur
Ensure that all AR policies are enforced
Organize and take lead on fortnightly team meetings – a forum where important news is shared, case studies of current projects are presented by field staff and challenges/issues are discussed and shared
Ensure Safety and Security of staff, partners and AR’s assets
4. Financial Management: Ensure effective financial management of project resources for AR and partners
Build and grow working relationships with in-country project donors
Produce annual core budget in collaboration with the Finance Director and Finance Manager
Oversee project/programme expenditure and ensure budgets are adhered to
Alert the CEO and the Finance team if any project/programme(s) are likely to exceed the agreed budget as early as possible
Manage any relevant risk assessments for the Uganda programme
5. Monitoring and Evaluation: Ensure that AR becomes more results and impact focused and that our implementation is planned, implemented and monitored with the use of empirical primary and secondary data
Manage and develop rigorous and systematic monitoring, learning and evaluation system
Ensure a robust M&E plan is in place at the start of every project/programme
Ensure that all individual projects and programmes are monitored and evaluated to 10% determine the impact of these projects/programmes and determine any changes needed to increase impact of future projects/programmes
Regularly review our impact quarterly and collect relevant data from each project/programme
6. Managing Strong Strategic Relations In-Country: Be the lead contact of the organisation within Uganda, improving our brand awareness
To network with organisations relevant to the work of AR
Represent the organisation at relevant national, district and partner meetings
Lobby for funds from in-country sources as well as other sources
Play a role and advocate in national and regional dialogues on relevant matters to the organisation
Create new relationships and partnerships with larger NGOs, unilateral and multilateral funding bodies
7. Reporting: provide weekly work plan and reports on all project/programme activities
Compile and submit concise bi-monthly reports on all key project/programme activities/developments, HR management and other general challenges to CEO (for information/discussion at the board meeting)
Take lead in writing donor reports (requirement and frequency vary from donor to donor)
Ensure all reporting documents are distributed timely to the CEO and Finance Director
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a good Master’s degree in a relevant field, e.g. International Development, Project/Programme Management, Education Management
A minimum of three or more years’ management experience, preferably in the non-profit sector, in a post-conflict setting (preferably in northern Uganda), managing multiple community-led programmes (preferably education, construction or agricultural / livelihoods programmes)
Past exposure and experience in programme development and strategic planning
Past experience of managing staff in a multi-cultural and multi-functional team
Prior experience of financial management of major international donor governments and agencies including overseeing financial procedures, budget management and donor reporting
Past working experience developing and managing collaborative relationships with a wide variety of civil society, governmental and multi-lateral institutions
Experience of representing organisations at high level
Good working knowledge of Uganda and preferably of Northern Uganda and/or the region
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Excellent team-management and team-building skills
Past expertise on early childhood development / construction / agronomy is also desired
Excellent presentation skills
Photography skills are an added advantage
Working knowledge of desktop publishing software (e.g. Indesign or similar) are desired
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Acholi language proficiency is desired
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send an application comprising a detailed CV and cover letter (with minimum salary expectations) to Colleen Yuen at recruitment@africanrevival.org, citing the reference UPM.
NB: Ugandan applicants are encouraged to apply. Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we will not be able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.
Deadline: 12 April 2015 at 12 noon UK time