Catholic Relief Services Chief of Party I - Inclusive Development of Sustainable Farming Systems Jobs in Uganda

Catholic Relief Services Chief of Party I - Inclusive Development of Sustainable Farming Systems Jobs in Uganda

Job Summary

CRS in Uganda is currently recruiting a Chief of Party I to provide leadership and overall management of the upcoming Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) project on Inclusive development of sustainable farming systems in Lango and Busoga regions.

The program will be built around the following major components: a. Farmer household and farming systems b. Sustainable land use, irrigation, and crop production c. Market and value chain development. Your leadership, management and technical knowledge will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming across all components and advance the position of CRS as a leading agency in food assistance, food security, resilience, value chain and market systems programming. As a senior leader you will proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of the development, implementation and consolidation of the EKN project, including sharing how the project contributes to the thought leadership of the industry. Serve as the primary point of contact to EKN as well as public, private and non-government stakeholders.

Ensure the project is designed and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase out and sustainability. Ensure coordination between program and operations leads. Ensure the CRS program quality standards are adhered to per Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) policy and procedures.

Effectively manage senior programming and operations talent. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching and mentoring. Strategically tailor individual development plans and complete performance assessments for direct reports. Oversee the development of staffing plans and the recruitment process of senior staff.

Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming. Ensure all staff understand and adhere to CRS staff safety and security policies and plans, and ensure the updating of such plans.

Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources. Ensure compliance with EKN grants, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to EKN. Approve program expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost modification requests to donors.

Oversee the development of communication strategies and materials, complying with donor and CRS’ branding and marketing requirements and procedures.

Coordinate relationships with consortium partner organizations, including organization of review/planning workshops. Coordinate the roles and activities of staff from other consortium member organizations in implementation in line with CRS partnership principles.

Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and ensure the design and

delivery of high-quality training and technical assistance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.

Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.

Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching skills.

Strong communications and presentation skills; able to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.

Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Required Languages – English proficiency (both written and oral) is required. Proficiency of local languages in Lira and Busoga Districts is a plus.

Travel – This position will be based in the project office in either Jinja or Lira. The Chief of Party I must be willing and able to travel across project locations up to 40% of his/her time.

Basic Qualifications:

Master's degree in International Development, International Relations or a relevant technical area. PhD preferred.

7 or more years’ relevant management and technical experience.

5 years' experience managing donor funds, including multi country grants. Strong knowledge and experience in budget management.

5 years of staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. Experience coaching senior program staff.

Recognized as a leader in the sector as demonstrated by peer reviewed publications, conference presentations etc.

Demonstrated experience of successful program management, including management of complex, high-value, multi-activity projects, with complicated logistics.

Technical knowledge of at least one relevant technical area: a. Farming systems b. Sustainable land use, irrigation, and crop production c. Market and value chain development.

Broad international experience in managing Farming Systems and Agricultural programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience as a Chief of Party or comparable senior leadership position.

Experience engaging partners (local organizations, private sector, government, etc.) and empowering local stakeholders through locally driven interventions adopting durable approaches. Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy a plus.

Prior experience with EKN-funded projects is a plus

Ability to represent and present at high levels.

Experience in gender-sensitive programming

Excellent English writing skills.

Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, and information and budget management systems.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Services Chief of Party I - Inclusive Development of Sustainable Farming Systems Jobs in Uganda

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