World Vision International NGO Area Programme Coordinator Jobs in Uganda

World Vision International NGO Area Programme Coordinator Jobs in Uganda

Back ground

World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection.

World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Purpose of the position:

To over the oversee operations of the Area Programme, including planning implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.

Quality Technical programs and projects designed and effectively and efficiently implemented

Area Program Plans (AOP,DIPs/cash flows/ITTs)designed and scoring 80% and approved by 31st July

95% of outputs indicators are achieving targets by 30th of September

Annual report submitted with quality and scoring 80% quality scores.

Semiannual report for AP written and scoring 80% quality performance by 30th April

A pull out of all milestone activities that lead to outputs in the AP are extracted and tracked monthly together with output targets.

Generate a list of the MV Households and Children to inform implementation

Engagement & Advocacy

Support Evidence based local and National level advocacy influencing polices, practices and systems/structures for sustainable development

One Sub-county dialogue meeting in the AP conducted in line with issues generated from CVA engagements on child wellbeing issues and one report shared with PM-It takes a world

Evidence of working with the local churches on supporting the Most Vulnerable in at least 2 issues of Ending child marriage and ending Violence in schools

One sub county Recommitment event on the it takes a world Campaign with clear documentation in place.

One By-law/ordinance or petition initiated/passed/followed up for implementation around CWB in the AP.

Evidence of CSDF as an active member of the sub county TPC with quarterly reports to the PM on all TPC engagements.

Area program engagement with other CBO’s/CSOs for child wellbeing conducted, documented and shared for advocacy and engagement on CWBO’s

Sustainable Impact

Mobilize Children and Empower Communities for sustainable development

4 Quarterly Sub County joint monitoring and discussion conducted in the AP and reports shared with the PM

Household clusters established and functional

100% functionality of all initiatives (S4T, COVA, TFE, Child Development and participation centers, Energy saving stoves, and a documentation of success in each to inform programming

4 quarterly children’s parliament’s functional with evidence of engagement with local leaders and influencing decisions.

All sub county CDPPs reviewed and approved and informing Plans

Climate change messages shared with the communities in AP community in local language on a quarterly basis.

Quarterly engagements with RC guardians on program implementation and key CWB issue status and action points shared with the PM

Urgency for Execution

Improved timeliness and communication of Programmes information for better decision making

100% of all monthly activities for the TPs implemented for all the 12 months evidenced by the monthly reports.

All outputs attaining quarterly targets of more than 90% with evidence of discussion with stakeholders.

12 monthly management report produced and submitted to PM by 14th of every month

Community assets monitoring conducted in the cluster on quarterly basis and four quarterly community assets monitoring reports shared with the PM per quarter

Monthly Budget utilization kept within +/-10% variance for 12 months.

Talent Management

Competent program teams nurtured and motivated to deliver on strategy

100% Performance Reviews for all Project Officers in the

AP completed and submitted to PM by 20th March and 15th Sep

Evidence of Monthly TEECAP nominations in the AP

Quarterly Documented evidence of Continuous capacity building for Technical Project Officers and partners to implement the National strategy and alignment to our promise.

End of contracts completed and approved by PM at least 2 months to end of contract

Project Officers and Sponsorship Operation Officer capacity for partnership and community engagement built with evidence of good performance in place

Evidence of Christianity growth and practice for staff and supervisees

Learning & Application

Effective, functional M&E , learning system established and informing programming

Documentation of CDPCs impact in the AP done

An activity file for each project in the AP kept up-to-date and physically available and stored in a secure place.

A monthly output monitoring report with evidence of data collection tools kept and filed in a secure place.

Quality AP Annual /semiannual report written and submitted to support office and achieving 80% pass score.

100% functionality of M&E database in the AP for all projects and evidence of data validation and sharing with stakeholders in place every quarter.

12 success stories compiled and submitted along with the monthly report to the PM, one per month.

Systems Strengthening

Established operating system that leverages increased yield to community through cost effective programs and resource mobilization

The AP ensuring compliance and alignment with WV standards, policies, guidelines,

AP has risk register which is updated quarterly and the updates reported in MMR

AP audit not registering any major audit issue that puts the cluster at unacceptable rating

Sponsorship operations effectively managed at the AP

Evidence on monthly sponsorship meetings with Staff and COVAs

Sponsorship SOIs maintained in green

Evidence of discussion on child wellbeing reports, draw actions and take action on child wellbeing issues

Evidence of integrated monitoring plans and implementation.

100% delivery of APRs and Christmas cards as per national standards.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.

Education: A minimum of a University Degree in Social Science, Agriculture, Development Studies, Education or any relevant field.

Post Graduate Qualification in Project Planning and Management is a Must.

Experience: At least five years’ experience facilitating community development in sectors of Health, Livelihood, Education and Child Protection.

Experience working with local partners and District Local Governments in all sectors and Community Based Services.

Must be willing to be based in local settings

Technical skills:

Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.

Knowledge of local language of Area of posting

Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.Excellent time management and planning capacity

Must be highly reliable and independent.

Ability to work with minimal supervision.

You must be able to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’ license.

Networking and advocacy skills

Person of high integrity and willing to work with minimal supervision

Proven and solid experience and excellent skills in capacity building if systems, staff, partners and others actors related to child rights governance and child protection.

Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.

Strong results oriented, with ability to challenge existing mind sets

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; World Vision International NGO Area Programme Coordinator Jobs in Uganda

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