TPO Project Manager Jobs in Uganda

TPO Project Manager Jobs in Uganda

Job Description

Vacancy title:
Project Manager

Type: Full Time , Industry: NGO & Non Profit , Category: Management

Jobs at:

TPO Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
6th December 2019

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Mbarara , East Africa

Summary

Date Posted: Monday, November 25, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

Job Details:

TPO Uganda is a local Ugandan NGO that has been operating in the country for 25 years. Our programs comprise interventions organised around the following themes: Care and protection of ovc, child protection, livelihoods support, mental health and psychosocial support response and prevention of all forms of violence against women and children as well as emergency response and humanitarian action.

TPO Uganda is active in 33 districts in the country and is a member of several partnerships and coordination mechanisms in the country TPO Uganda is now seeking applications for the following positions for a prospective transition award by USAID.

All positions will be based in our Mbarara regional offices and candidates must be willing and ready to live and work in the region.

Position: Project Manager: 02/PM/Nov 19

Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party

Location: Mbarara

The Project Manager will be responsible for providing programmatic, managerial and coordination support to District Project Coordinators (DPC's) spread across approximately 19 districts.

He/She will provide backstopping support to District Project Coordinators, supporting them to coordinate district specific activities, manage CSO partnerships, attain project targets, liaison with local government technocrats and strengthening implementation frameworks at community and local government level. .

Job Responsibilities: Not Specified

Job Skills: Not Specified

Person Specifications:

Technical ability to support DPC's with technical leadership, align activities to overall program objectives.

Ability to mentor, supervise and support DPC's in over 19 districts to consolidate district specific reports for onward submission to the Deputy Chief of Party, ensuring quality timeliness and operational efficiency at district level

Familiarity with PEPFAR OVC technical elements, OVC and youth programmatic design and service delivery frameworks

Ability to manage and build capacity of project staff, and multiple teams comprising CSOs and local government counterparts.

Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems

strengthening. Capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement and policy development is required.

Minimum 8 years of senior project management experience, reporting and proposal development as well as technical support supervision of complex integrated OVC programs

Master's Degree in international development, social sciences, public health, or a closely related field is required.

Job Education Requirements: Master’s Degree

Job Experience Requirements: 8 years

Job application procedure

Please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees and a table showing your past 3 year salary history indicate job reference in the outer cover of the envelope or in the subject line of applying by email to:
Human Resources & Administration Manager, TPO Uganda,
P.O. Box 21646 Kampala, Uganda or email: info@tpoug.org Hand deliver to Plof 3271, Kansanga, Opposite Kampala International University, Off Ggaba Road.

Deadline: December 6, 2019

TPO Uganda is an equal opportunities employer that doesn't discriminate on any basis. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.