Projects Manager Job Vacancy at ActionAid Uganda in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title:     Projects Manager
Job Location:     Kampala, Uganda
Employer:     ActionAid Uganda
Reports to:    Director Programs with Matrix reporting to the Partnership Funding and Sponsorship Director

About Us:
ActionAid is an International Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. ActionAid’s mission is to work with the poor and the excluded people in the world to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustices and the inequity that cause it.
ActionAid Uganda (AAU), a national development organization registered under the laws of Uganda and with a local Board seeks to recruit suitably qualified, self-driven, result-oriented candidates for the following positions: Projects Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Program Coordinator Sustainable Livelihoods, Project Coordinator Public Financing and Agriculture, Graduate Trainee and Driver. The successful candidates will be based at ActionAid Head Office in Kampala with frequent travels to our field offices.

Job Overview:
To provide strategic leadership and support to planning,implementation, monitoring,evaluation, reporting and sustainability of all Projects at ActionAid Uganda in line
with its Country strategy Paper IV.

Job Requirements:
i. A degree in Development studies, Human Rights, Social Sciences Project Planning and Management or its equivalent .
ii. A Master’s Degree in any of the fields above will be added advantage.
iii. At least 5 years managerial experience in managing programs or project/s.
iv. At least three years prior experience in implementing donor projects.
v. Knowledge of key and standard donor requirements.
vi. Demonstrated ability in meeting strict donor reporting deadlines involving working with national and grass root based staff partners
vii. Proven report writing, team and project management experiences and skills
viii. Strong demonstrated analytical, innovative, strategic thinking, advocacy and financial management skills
ix. Good working knowledge of MS EXCEL, MS Word,MS Power point, MS Outlook, MIS management/useand MS Project
x. Excellent documentation and report writing skills
xi. Experience in working within matrix management and reporting environment
He/She MUST be fluent in English, Luo and any other Local Language/s

Job Duties:
1. Provide inspirational leadership to projects and other staff of ActionAid to enable them be creative,innovative in delivering programme commitments.
2. Lead in ensuring greater integration of projects into programming of ActionAid as part of an effort to develop an integrated and systematic model of programming.
3. Provide technical and other forms of support to relevant staff in the planning,implementation, and reporting on projects in accordance with the donor guidelines, procedures and AAU CSP IV.
4. Support AAU staff and partners to prepare quality and timely quarterly / annual projects work plans, budgets and progress reports according to donor guidelines.
5. Track and ensure timely and quality reporting of projects milestones and performance according to schedules agreed on with the respective Donors and supporters.
6. Effectively Manage projects scope by ensuring any changes of scope and interventions are documented and approved by AAU designated staff and respective Donors.
7. Contribute as Projects Manager to the overall deepening and expansion of AA Uganda’s
programming through spaces such as the Programme Thinking Team, Project Management committee and Program management Team.
8. Identify funding gaps within the projects, advice and support the development of fundraising plans and mobilize resources in line with LRP with the CSP IV
aspirations.
9. Supervise, motivate coach and build the capacity of project teams to proactively plan, manage, monitor and report on the projects performance in line with the Donor guidelines, policies and procedures.
10. Ensure the effective functioning of various committees put in place to enhance coordination and performance of projects in line with the donor guidelines and CSP I

Deadline Date: 16/05/2014

How to Apply:
Please deliver your application letters, CVs and copies of Academic documents withdetails of at least three (3) referees one of which shall be from your most recent employer.
Applications should be hand delivered or sent to:
Email:  Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org,  addressed to:

The
HR OE Director, Actionaid Uganda
Plot no.2514/2515 Ggaba Road,
Opposite Kampala International University

OR

Sent to
P.O Box 676 Kampala.
N.B: Those who had applied for the Position of Projects Manager should not apply again.
ActionAid Uganda will respond only to short listed candidates. If you do not hear from us within one (1) month after the deadline of submission, consider yourself unsuccessful. Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
ActionAid Uganda is an equal opportunities employer.