Cohere Chief of Staff Jobs in Uganda

Cohere Chief of Staff Jobs in Uganda

About Us

Cohere is an international NGO of 50+ employees registered in Uganda, Kenya, and the United Kingdom that specializes in building holistic partnerships with Refugee-Led Organisations (RLO) in refugee-hosting areas. Currently, we operate in 5 different locations across East Africa and have partnered with more than 40 RLOs.

We support RLOs in strengthening their professional capacity, establishing social enterprises, and accessing resources to implement, sustain and scale out humanitarian response activities. With our RLO partners, we aim to support refugees to lead fulfilled and dignified lives and transform the humanitarian and development sectors towards more community-led responses.

In recent years, refugee-led organisations have finally received some recognition for the critical work they do as first responders to refugee crises as well as crises faced by the wider community, such as COVID-19, Ebola, and famine. RLOs are also key actors in promoting the integrated development of refugee-hosting areas all over the world.

Recognition of their work, however, and the number of new RLOs emerging as key players and humanitarian actors has not been enough to shift meaningful humanitarian funding to RLOs. RLOs still receive less than 1% of the international aid allocated to refugee responses.

What is more, there are systemic barriers preventing refugees from playing a meaningful role within the refugee response as a whole, such as within humanitarian organisations, and within decision-making processes where decisions are made about the futures of refugee communities.

Beyond allocating funding to refugee leaders there are numerous opportunities for reforming the humanitarian sector as a whole so that the way we respond to forced migration crises globally is more appropriate, effective, and sustainable.

Job Description

Cohere experienced a strong period of growth as a direct result of increased efficiency and productivity. To continue this trajectory, we’re searching for a highly qualified chief of staff to work closely with our team. This person will have an immediate impact on our productivity by streamlining strategic initiatives and communicating objectives to the teams.

The ideal candidate will have proven success in a human resource management role,

Objectives of This Role

Oversee strategic initiatives under the guidance of senior leadership and department heads

Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems

Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions,

posting ads, managing the hiring process, and orientation of staff on policies and procedures

Review, design, and execute improvements to organizational structure; find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them

Improve current processes and optimize organizational procedures for efficiency and productivity

Responsibilities

Serve as liaison with staff, leadership, and CEO regarding organizational culture, employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning.

Oversee compliance with relevant regulatory bodies, URA, OPM, and Local government and be the focal contact person for the organization.

Assist the human resources department with new hires, and staff workload including documentation and onboarding, and collaborate to address and resolve all employee concerns.

Oversee daily operations in collaboration with program leads and department leaders, and the leadership.

Develop and build on relationships with all employees for increased efficiency and responsiveness of existing operations, and help define new operational strategies.

Serve as a subject-matter expert, handling inquiries, developing action plans, and assisting with the preparation and dissemination of communications

Desired/Required Skills

Proven progressive responsibility in a similar position.

Experience in organizing and directing multiple teams and departments

Strong interpersonal skills.

Cultural competence and intelligence, ability to work well in a diverse, multicultural workforce;

Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Versatile abilities and extreme dedication to efficient productivity

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) program and human resource management or a similar field

Proven experience, with a focus on operations management and coordination

Strong reporting, budgeting, and accountability skills

What We Offer

Working in an international team of visionary and motivated individuals

Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Health insurance

Participating in extensive national and international networks within the humanitarian and development sector

25 days of annual leave

Hybrid working environment

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Cohere Chief of Staff Jobs in Uganda

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