Chief of Party - VAcancy at World Vision Uganda Vacancy at World Vision,Uganda

Post:Chief of Party - World Vision Uganda
Organization:World Vision
Location:Kampala  
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.” We are now seeking for qualified persons willing to share in our vision to join the team in the following role. World Vision Uganda seeks qualified persons to provide technical support for a proposed USAID/ Uganda Advocacy for Better Health Program. This position is contingent on World Vision Uganda being awarded the cooperative agreement.

Position: Chief of Party Reports to: Program Development Director Project: Advocacy for Better Health Duty station: Kampala

Project summary: - The goal of the Advocacy for Better Health program is to contribute to improvement in quality, availability and accessibility of health services. The purpose of the program is to increase the citizens’ voice for quality service delivery. The key objectives for this program shall be 1) to ensure that communities in the selected districts can identify and articulate their needs, and are able to demand for quality services; 2) to ensure that the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are able to represent the communities’ demands for better quality services; and 3) to build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as potential direct recipients of future USAID funding. This third objective will the primary focus of this position.

Purpose of the position: Overall responsibility for the management of all project activities and staff. S/he will have principal responsibility for representation for the projects to the United States Government (USG) and will serve as representative of the project for the activities and all long-term and short-term personnel under this grant.

Key Responsibilities • Direct and oversee World Vision's work in an assigned program, ensuring that all program goals are met through proper design, staffing, and implementation.
• Organize and direct the work of local staff and short-term advisors. Provide supervision, training and performance appraisals.
 • Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems. Submit timely accurate and professional program reports that meet donor requirements to appropriate World Vision Partnership staff.
• Establish leadership and personal credibility and implement and maintain clearly understood chain of authority and accountability.
• Develop and maintain an adequate human resource plan consistent with WV policies, donor requirements (such as A-110, A-122, A-133, 22 CFR 211, etc.) and local laws. Ensure proper technical capacity of staff to manage complex government funded projects.
• Manage grant/project budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial repots to donors and WVUS IPG headquarters staff.
• Ensure grant/project expenses are reasonable, allocable, prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations to ensure clean A-133 audits.
• Oversee property and equipment acquisition, disposition, and management in compliance with WV internal and donor requirements.
 • Liaise with host government officials, local communities, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
 • Evaluate program effectiveness and determine corrective action needed to improve goal achievement by participating and conducting agricultural assistance surveys and rapid appraisal design.
 • Carry out additional responsibilities and projects as assigned, including administrative and planning functions.

Knowledge and skills 
• A Masters’ degree or higher in a relevant field (management, social sciences, public health, etc.).
 • Minimum of 5 years of experience in development working with local governments, civil society and communities.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of decentralization in the Uganda context, Uganda’s sociopolitical economy, advocacy, health and education sectors.
 • Demonstrated team player with visionary leadership.
 • Excellent managerial and operational experience, preferably in managing large donor projects involving coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Uganda or the region.
 • Past experience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level.
 • Experience in developing program work-plans, budgets, managing implementation, staff and short-term technical assistance.
 • Excellent managerial and operational experience, preferably in managing large donor projects involving coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Uganda or the region.
• Past experience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level.
 • Experience in integrating teams of professionals around common goals and motivating through visionary leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results and meet all donor deliverables.
• In sympathy with christian values..

The applicant must demonstrate strong experience in sub-grantee management, including building the capacity of local organizations and subgrantees in U.S. government (USG)- supported grants. Coaching, advising, and enforcement are essential functions of this position.

As the nature of this project is advocacy and accountability, the most competitive candidates will have experience in advocacy and accountability programs.
Closing date: 09 Aug 2013

How to apply: 
http://reliefweb.int/job/593370/chief-party-world-vision-uganda