Job: Regional Operations Manager

Location: Karamoja

Deadline: November 29, 2013 - 5pm

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Leadership and Coordination:

• Lead and coordinate integration of programs and operations from different funding steams.
• Provide guidance on integration of advocacy and disaster risk reduction in field level development programmes and programme/ project designs and implementation strategies.
• Dissemination and support implementation of Partnership and NO strategies, guidelines, initiatives and policies in the region.
• Steer the implementation of management decisions/recommendations in the region and programmes/ projects in order to met quality standards, and promote alignment with strategies and standards.
• Develop regional human resource development plan, and manage staff development/ growth in order to build a cadre of high performing staff and regional teams.
• Support rolling out of partnership and national level initiatives and adaptation of policies/guidelines.

2. Operations Planning and Management:
• Provide overall guidance and support to the region and programmes in development of regional Annual Operating Plan, and programme and project designs, annual plans and budgets.
• Monitor and guide regional programmes and projects in the implementation of designs and plans, DME processes and budgets.
• Map out funding gaps and support preparation and/or review of key funding proposals before they are submitted to the potential support offices and donors.
• Lead the development and review of the annual operation plans and budgets of projects and programmes, in line with global, regional and national guidelines.
• Support and monitor implementation of projects/programmes are being managed and implemented in a manner that will result in achievement of goals within set time frame and allocated resources.
• Ensure scheduled design, monitoring and evaluation processes (assessments, designs, baseline surveys, evaluations, and transformational indicators measurement) are conducted and reports completed and approved.
• Integration of child protection in programmes, projects, and other interventions, such as HR/OD, advocacy.
• Support integration of all programmes within the regional programmes/ operations.
• Actively promote the strengthening of capacity of programme staff..
• Ensure Christian Commitments is effectively integrated in end-to-end programming processes (assessments, designs/redesigns, monitoring, evaluation and reflection)
• Support the integration and mainstreaming of thematic and sector programmes with programme level programmatic interventions.
• Ensure the various grant reports are submitted on time and of good quality.
• Support development of mechanisms and guidelines for operationalisation of partnership programmatic initiatives.
• Implementation of audit recommendations and prevention of reoccurrence.

3. Financial and Assets Management:

• Budgeting – provide support in developing regional annual plans and budgets.
• Identify and manage over or under spending in a timely manner.
• Financial management - support processes that ensure proper financial management and accountability in line with policy guidelines.
• Risk management – conduct pre-operational audits to minimize any risks.
• Asset management - management of assets in the programmes in line with policy and set guidelines.
• 4. Networking and Advocacy:
• Build strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions and alliances at the regional level and link it with national level strategic engagements.
• Spearhead, coordinate and promote regional level advocacy, lobbying and influencing initiatives.
• Document lessons and learning’s from the regional programmes and projects and link with national level advocacy initiatives

5. Child Protection:
• Monitor and support operationalisation of child protection and participation strategies, policies and.
• Ensure adherence and compliance to child protection policies, standards and protocols.

6. Quality Assurance:

• Quality and timely delivery of assessments, designs and plans by field programmes.
• Quality and timely monthly reports
• Quality and timely bi-annual and annual reports

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree in any development related field (social sciences, development studies, management, education, agriculture or public health). A Masters degree is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good understanding of project/program design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Familiarity with community based programming and development approaches.
• Excellent people manager with good team-building skills
• Proven record of managing and developing teams of professionals, including those in dispersed/distant locations.
• Organization and time management skills in order to manage priorities within own workload, identify deadlines and cope with conflicting demands.
• Mature Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities

How to apply: 

All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to:wvujobs@wvi.org. Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.

Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.