ACTED Project Development Manager Jobs in Uganda

[ACTED Project Development Manager Jobs in Uganda

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor.

Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED Uganda

Acted in Uganda is committed to supporting the development of climate-sensitive livelihood activities, with a primary focus on agricultural activities throughout the Karamoja region and Northern Uganda. Acted Uganda’s actions aim to enhance resilience through climate sensing and community engagement and to support agricultural livelihoods. In 2017, Acted opened its operations in the West Nile region to meet the needs of the refugee populations in the region.

You will be in charge of

The Project Development Manager (PDM) positions Acted with donors and leads the development of project proposals in line with Acted’s global and in-country programme strategy, and ensures proper grant management. The PDM ensures smooth internal communication and coordination with relevant departments, and contributes to Acted external communication strategy.

Main duties

Positioning and Fundraising

Context Analysis

Strategy development

External relations

Fundraising and proposal development

Contracting

Grant Management

Contract follow-up

Reporting

Partner Follow-up

Management and Internal Coordination

Staff Management

Internal Coordination and Communication

Filing

External Communication

Expected skills and qualifications

Master Level education in a relevant field such as International Relations, Development or Political Science

Previous experience in the humanitarian field, proposals development, grants management

and donor relations are required

Knowledge of the humanitarian aid system and ability to understand the donors systems

External representation skills

Ability to coordinate and manage a team

Teamwork and team building skills, capacity building skills

Ability to work independently and creatively in a multicultural context

Strong oral and written communication skills, analytical skills

Ability to work efficiently under pressure

Previous field experience is required

Conditions

Salary between 2900 and 3100€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300

Contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of Acted benchmark or accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse

Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)

Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered

Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract

Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year

One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training

Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)

Psychological assistance

How to Apply

Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email (jobs@acted.org), including the reference: PDM/UGD

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