Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
About AKF:
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, not-for-profit, non- denominational international development agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). AKF works in collaboration with partners to develop and promote innovative solutions that help improve the quality of life of communities in areas we work. This is achieved through a Multi-Input Area Development programming approach that responds to the opportunities and priorities of a given area with long-term and synergised interventions. Specifically in Uganda, AKF currently supports programming in education, early childhood development (ECD) and strengthening civil society.
About Project:
AKF will commence a two-and-a-half year civil society strengthening project in West Nile, Uganda, in April 2014. The project aims to improve the status of girls’ education in the West Nile sub-region, through strengthened capacities of education-centric CSOs to mainstream gender in internal operations and education interventions. The project will be implemented in Arua, Koboko and Yumbe districts. These districts have been chosen in order to enhance the outcomes of AKF’s existing education and ECD programmes in West Nile, which aim to strengthen teacher education and support systems to improve and sustain learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy for boys and girls in primary and pre-primary school levels. To complement these education outcomes, advanced and intensive support will he provided via the strengthening civil society project to a broad range of education-centric CSOs to generate a critical mass of support for addressing the gender issues that impact girls’ education in West Nile.
Job Summary:
The SCS Programme Coordinator will be responsible for managing AKF’s Strengthening Civil Society Programme in West Nile. This will include managing a programme team to deliver and achieve project targets in compliance with grant agreements, work plans and budgets; designing plans to meet programming needs; managing programme budgets; and coordinating monitoring and evaluation to track measurement of achievements towards project goals. The job holder will be responsible for leading external stakeholder management for the SCS Programme and leading coordination and integration with other AKF programmes in West Nile. The Coordinator will also be responsible for the documentation and dissemination of programme results and lessons-learned to inform policy and responsive programme design.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and design plans to meet programming needs as per the approved programme implementation plan and budget.
- Manage the implementation of all project activities, including sub-grants (as applicable), and ensure timely implementation and budget utilisation.
- Broker and manage partnerships with project stakeholders, including partners CSOs.
- Work in collaboration with the M&E team to ensure effective monitoring systems/ processes are in place for the project.
- Responsible for financial grant management and ensuring compliance with donor and AKF regulations.
- Work with the finance team to ensure AKF financial systems/ processes are adhered to in the project.
- Manage project staff and, where necessary, recruit, orient, supervise and mentor staff.
- Steer the project documentation and management of a project information system.
- Coordinate with other Country Programme Managers to lead inter-programme planning, reviews and reflection on programme results.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The AKF Programme Coordinator should hold a bachelor’s degree (post graduate preferred) in social sciences, gender, international development or similar.
- A minimum of three to five years of relevant sector experience with results-based management, grant management, financial management, project development and inception processes; and donor requirements and reporting processes.
- Five or more years’ relevant experience in civil society strengthening with a similar organisation.
- Prior experience in delivering civil society capacity development in gender mainstreaming, gender analysis and gender-centric planning.
- Past experience and expertise of working with stakeholders (government, civil society, communities) at multiple levels and leading participatory development (at grassroots and institutional levels) is essential.
- Possess the ability to meet strict reporting deadlines and produce results.
- Possess a proven ability to lead and motivate a project team.
How to Apply:
Is you so desire to work with the Aga Khan Foundation in the aforementioned portfolio, please send a cover letter, updated CV and the names and contact information of three professional referees to: the Country Director, Aga Khan Foundation (Uganda) via e-mail to: akf.uganda@akdn.org Ref: Application - SCS Programme Coordinator.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 21st February 2014 by 5.00pm;
