Organisation: The Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)
Funding Source: KHN
Duty Station: Nebbi, Uganda
Reports to: Executive Director
About AFARD:
The Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD) is a non-governmental organization operating in Yumbe, Arua, and Moyo districts in West Nile, Uganda. AFARD envisions a “prosperous, healthy and informed people of West Nile.” With funding support from KNH, AFARD is implementing Payera Community Development Project that will transition into a 5-year Erussi Community Development Project (ECDP) with the goal: “People’s Institutions in Erussi/Ndhew Sub-Counties are economically, socially and politically empowered to protect the rights of children and ensure their basic needs are met.’’
Job Summary: The Project Coordinator will primarily be responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, learning and accounting for the effective management of ECDP using participatory, human/children’s rights-driven and results-based approaches.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
=Offers technical guidance in project planning and budgeting in line with ECDP plan, KHN and AFARD donor guidelines
=Actively participate in resource mobilization drives and campaigns.
=Oversee, monitor, mentor junior project staff and coordinates their performance appraisal and skills development.
=Mediates in conflict resolutions.
=Intuitively manage project resources including staff, finances and assets in accordance with AFARD’s financial and asset policy.
=Build collaborative relationships with other key stakeholders and authorities
=Promote linkages and learning among people’s institutions.
=Compiles periodic project operational plans, budgets, briefs and reports
=Monitor and evaluates implementation processes against set targets and recommend measures to achieve results in a cost effectiveness manner.
=Develop capacity building plans for staff and partners
=Documents and shares best practices with management and other stakeholders.
=Cooperates with other AFARD programme team and stakeholders.
=Takes lead in the advocacy for people’s institution development
=Work in close collaboration with the Executive Director to know latest donors developments and updates on the contractors and suppliers
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
=The applicant should possess a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies and / or Business Administration
=The Project Coordinator should have at least three years’ experience at a senior management level in project planning and management
=Possess the ability to work as a team
=The applicant should hold a valid driving license
=Excellent negotiation skills
=Good networking and relationship building skills
=Good report writing skills
=Excellent English communication skills.
=Knowledge of the local language (Alur) is desired.
=Ready to reside in the project area.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should send their applications with updated CVs, 1-page statement of achievements, copies of relevant academic documents, contacts of 2 referees, and day time phone numbers, by e-mail to afard@afard.net, hand delivery or post office addressed to The Executive Director, P.O. Box 80, Nebbi. Uganda.
Deadline: 14th March, 2014
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