Save the Children Technical Director Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Save the Children Technical Director Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Save the Children Uganda looking for “Technical Director”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before October 06, 2023.

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

Save the Children Technical Director Jobs 2023

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on September 23, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Technical Director to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2023

Key Areas of Accountability:

Program Management and Delivery:

• Responsible for coordination of program implementation both direct and indirect with other partners, for delivery of high-quality programming that is on time, on budget, in line with the objectives of the country strategic objectives, and in accordance with USAID/BHA requirements.
• Coordinate adherence to robust program management methodology and standardized ways of working, including through capacity building of the field coordinators and awards coordinator in work-planning and program management, and holding them accountable for key deliverables.
• Closely work with the awards coordinator to manage and support the program’s budget ensuring accurate forecasting and effective budget management and monitoring through monthly program reviews at the field and country office level.
• Ensure that key program documents are up to date, including procurement plans and HR plans, detailed implementation plans, phased budgets, and ensure the periodic review of the same.
• Closely monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and trouble-shoot issues affecting program delivery, drawing on support from Chief of Party and relevant departments within the country office.
• Responsible for early communication to the Chief of Party of any program issues that may require amendments, extensions, etc., and participation in the development, mitigation, and strategic planning to address these issues with the SMT, Save the Children United States, and USAID/BHA.
• Supervise the field technical coordinators and work closely with the MEAL team to prepare timely and high-quality donor reports and any other donor-required deliverables, in a manner to allow awards review, consolidation, and submission.
• Schedule periodic field operations support and monitoring visits to the program’s field locations, designed to observe program delivery, ensure accountability to participants, monitor controls and adherence to systems, spotlight progress and achievements, and inform learning.
• Lead field-based engagements with field and relevant country office staff to guarantee a joint understanding among team members of donor requirements, budget responsibilities, technical requirements, and other considerations.
• Coordinate with consortium partners to leverage their experience and alignment with the program objective and goals.
• Create and maintain good working relationships with USAID/BHA, consortium partners, and other relevant stakeholders.

Position in Organization:

• Job Identification: 3598
• Job Category: Programme Operations
• Posting Date: 09/22/2023, 06:25 PM
• Apply Before: 10/06/2023, 03:24 PM
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: CO – Kampala

Qualification:

• A master’s degree in business management, agriculture, cooperative management, social enterprise, finance, renewable energy, economics or a related discipline with 10 years’ experience working within a complex NGO and matrix structure on program cycle management.
• Excellent project management skills, including finance and contract management, client, and stakeholder management, managing inputs from team members, consultants and partners, capability to use program management tools to deliver projects on time and budget to the satisfaction of the client.
• Minimum ten years work and management experience in market development and/or business support within INGOs, consultancy or private sectors, in East Africa and internationally, including significant experience in am implementing and managing large field-based program delivery at a similar management and cross-function level.
• In-depth understanding of at least two of the following: private sector development, approaches to inclusive market system development (such as M4P), enterprise assessment/support and commercial analysis.
• Experience with market development in at least two thematic areas (energy access, access to finance, agriculture and livelihoods, enterprise models, and top/bottom-of-the-pyramid delivery approaches).
• Experience in rural development, community engagement, social impact assessment, and participatory methods.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage an effective team with at least 7 years of direct management experience, and/or expertise with remote operational/logistical/financial management.
• Experience with effective financial and budgetary controls, management, and understanding managing grants from USAID.

Desirable:

• Clear understanding of core principles of good practice in development in areas such as gender and social inclusion; strategic partnerships and consortia building; local partner capacity development; participant and partner feedback; participatory approaches.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize a substantial workload for self and others, that includes complex and diverse tasks and responsibilities in both development and emergency contexts.
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options, and to think and plan strategically.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, as well as demonstrated credibility with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• A high level of resilience and willingness to travel frequently to field locations

How to Apply Save the Children Technical Director Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/3598/

The Closing Date: October 06, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

View More Jobs

• Save the Children Regional Area Manager Jobs 2023
• UNITAR Consultant Jobs 2023
• Enabel Infrastructure Assistant Jobs 2023
• Reach Out Mbuya VMMC Officer and More Jobs 2023
• ACODEV Programme Manager Jobs 2023
• ACODEV Finance and Administration Manager Jobs 2023
• FSD Monitoring Results and Measurement Specialist Jobs 2023
• FSD Intervention Manager MSE Finance Jobs 2023