Position Type: Full Time National Staff Location:
Reports to: Country Director
Contract Length: 2 years (Fixed)
Start Date: Immediate (To be hired on a rolling basis)
Position Summary:
The Program Director is responsible for strategic leadership, development and overseeing execution of Food for the Hungry Uganda’s humanitarian and development programs; ensuring alignment to the country and FH’s global strategic plan. This positi on is responsible for managing the programs unit including all operational areas ensuring overall program quality, effectiveness, accountability, risk management in accordance with development/humanitarian core standards and FH’s standard s and principles. The Program Director is a member of Country Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and participates in regular SLT meetings according to the SLT charter and schedules. This position supervises a team of between 5-9 staff.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Key result # 1 – Strategy Development and Program Design (30%)**
- Key result # 2 – Provide Leadership and management of FH Uganda Programs (30%)
- Key result # 3 – Representation and External Relations (10%)**
- Key result # 4 – Staff and financial management (30%)
Education & Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree in development studies or related field with at least 10 years of experience in managing and implementing programs in the development sector, 5 of which should be in a senior management position within an INGO set up.
- A Postgraduate diploma in project planning and management and a master’s degree in the relevant field is a requirement for this job.
- Proven experience with USG / USAID/DFID/UN/Corporations and general donor relationships
- Proven strategic planning and project management experience in a humanitarian/development environment using both grants and private funds
- Proven budget management experience coupled with experience in implementing and working in accordance with corporate structures, policies, and practices.
- Extensive knowledge of project design and implementation including tracking and managing program delivery, proposal- writing, budgeting, and financial management.
How to apply
NOTE: Detailed Job descriptions can be accessed through ckisakye@fh.org
Employment with FH offers an attractive package that includes; a good salary commensurate to one’s role, a good medical insurance package for staff and dependents, provident fund, GPA, and provision for other statutory requirements.
*Safeguarding & Protection Clause:**
FH strives to provide an environment free from Sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment and Fraud in all places where relief an d development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against Sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment and Fraud. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat, Anti -Fraud, Safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Food for the Hungry Safeguarding, Anti-Fraud & HR policy. In line with this, we will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.**
Disclaimer:
It has come to our attention that several agencies or persons are claiming to be acting on Food for the Hungry’s (FH)behalf in recruiting or facilitating the recruitment of personnel. FH does not outsource its recruitment process to any organization or agency which, through website postings, mass e-mail messages or otherwise claims to be doing recruitment on its behalf. FH does not solicit money for any part of its recruitment processes including short-listing, interviews, background, and/or medical check-ups. FH will not be responsible for such fraudulent correspondence or any loss of money or theft which may result from anyone engaging in any fraudulent recruitment activity.
FHU is an equal opportunity employer. All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by Clearly stating the position applied for in the Subject line and submitting only electronic copies in one pdf file not more than 25MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees, addressed to:
The Human Resources Manager, Food for the Hungry Uganda Email: recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org not later than Wednesday 13th October 2021 at 4:30 pm. Consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by 30t**h** October 2021.