Mercy Corps Program Officers Jobs in Uganda
Mercy Corps Program Officers Jobs in Uganda
General Position Summary
in consultation with the District Team Leader, and working closely with the Technical Team.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Program Implementation
● Provide leadership and daily oversight for planning and implementation of Apolou Activities
including; mentorship, support supervision and managerial support to program assistants in the
respective District.
● Support the District Implementation Team Leader in the development of activity plans, budgeting
and reporting format for the implementing team.
● Support the District Implementation Team Leader in advocacy and maintenance of partnership with
the relevant departments of the Local Government at Sub County and District level.
● Support the District Implementation Team Leader in the design, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the program activities, in accordance with Mercy Corps Apolou objectives.
● Contribute in the development of training curriculum, project tools, and IEC materials; facilitate nutrition related trainings for community level staff as well as support with staff capacity building process.
● Supervise the activities and performance of Program Assistants; conduct routine team meetings,
adhere to performance reviews timelines, troubleshoot challenges and standardize implementation
approaches.
● Identify and document best practices and failures in Apolou Activity programming and provide
timely feedback to the District Implementation Team Leader.
● Collaborate with the MEL team
● Ensure timely and consistent submission of project reports, success stories and other relevant data
to the District Implementation Team Leader (i.e. weekly, monthly and quarterly reports)
● Provide oversight to the program assistants in regards to adhering to procurement, finance and
security policy and procedures, ensuring proper documentation of processes.
● Work closely with the implementation and technical overall teams to coordinate day to day
operations and logistics to maximize use of resources and ensure complementary programming.
● Provide oversight trainings to governance structures under the different thematic areas e.g. RACs, LEGs, FEGs, Silk Agents, Natural Leaders, VHTs, lead mothers and ultimately, neighbor women to
mitigate losses in the cascade of information and ensure quality control through clear
documentation processes.
Gender and Youth Intergration
● Ensure that program activities apply gender equity and youth empowerment principles, and meet
the varying needs of men and boys; women and girls; and other vulnerable groups.
Monitoring and Evaluation
● Provide ongoing mentorship to Program Assistants on data collection processes for completeness,
accuracy and timely submission.
● Oversee the Governance structures filling system in the assigned District/Sub-County and ensure
that information is organized according to the reporting and auditing needs of the program.
● Responsible for the assigned District data collection including gender and age disaggregated data, data validation, assuring quality control measures, timely data submission and communicating
MEL sector focal person.
● Through the field staff, support and mentor community partners on data collection and use.
● Supervise the Program Assistants in data collection and entry to regularly update the Activity
Tracker
Influence and Representation
● Support and coordinate visits from district and sub-county government, regional and HQ based
staff and external visitors, such as donors and media, in collaboration with purpose leaders i.e.
Governance, MCHN, WASH, Livelihoods, gender and Implementation Director.
● Support the District Implementation Team Leader in coordination and communication of field
activities with other NGO and local government partners to avoid duplication of services and
support an enabling environment for health promotion.
● Establish and maintain a productive working relationship with the local Government and Sub
Counties, working in unison to develop complementary joint monitoring, evaluation and adaptive
management structures where possible.
Ethics and Integrity
● All Mercy Corps staff are expected to behave ethically and demonstrate highest integrity in their
professional and personal life. Mercy Corps has zero tolerance to any form of fraud, corruption,
abuse, harassment or exploitation. Any breach of our policies or misconduct will lead to
disciplinary action or may lead to termination.
Security
● Ensure data protection policies are adhered to, establishing security controls for software, hardware
and archive beneficiary databases
● Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership
● Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies
Knowledge and Experience
● A Diploma or Degree in a related field
● At least 3 years of related professional experience.
● Demonstrated skills in data collection, verification and documentation
● Proven skills in networking, team-building, community consultations and organizational
development;
● Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
● Willingness to consider new perspectives, promote gender equality and engage in advanced gender training.
● Ability to ride a motorcycle and he/she should be in possession of a valid driving/riding license.
● Proven knowledge and capacity in using computer basic applications MS word, Excel and internet.
● In-depth knowledge of the social, cultural and economic context of Karamoja a plus.
● Fluency in local languages prevalent within the operational district where assigned (highly
desired).
Success Factors
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