Project Manager(Plan International)-Job vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Project Manager - Equity and Quality in Education Project
Organisation: Plan International
Job location:  Lira, Uganda
Deadline: 20th December, 2013
Project Name: Equity and Quality in Education Project (EQE)
Funding Source: Educate a Child (EAC)
Reports to: Program Support Manager

About Plan:
Founded 75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children's development organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.

About EQE Project:
Plan Uganda received funding from Educate a Child (EAC) to implement a four-year project in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) through the District Education Offices in Lira and Kamuli. The Project aims to support 60,000 out of school children (OOSC) to enroll and stay in school over a four-year duration with a special focus on girls, children with disabilities, children affected by conflict, children living in extreme poverty and orphans.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

•     Take lead in the development of annual and quarterly implementation plans and budgets.
•     Lead, mentor and manage a team of Project Facilitators, Project Accountant, external service providers and the Learning and Documentation Coordinator.
•     Offer leadership and quality assurance in the mapping of Out of School Children (OoSC) to target them for enrollment whilst engaging with Plan Uganda’s technical experts.
•     Lead the mobilization campaigns on enrollment though mass media and community school meetings
•     Responsible for budget management and ensuring effective utilization of project resources in accordance with Plan’s project goals.
•     Conduct regular performance review meetings to assess project progress and communicate any strategy changes with key stakeholders in the realization of the project’s goals
•     Conduct staff performance management and participate in the selection and appointment of new staff in adherence to the operational procedures.
•     Ensure Plan’s Child Protection Policy and guidelines are adhered to in project implementation.
•     Represent Plan Uganda and the project with partners, government and other agencies at national level.
•     Perform any other tasks in accordance to the project expectations.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

•     The candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in Education, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Law or Human Rights or its equivalent
•     Additional post graduate diploma in Administration or Project Management
•     A minimum of five years in managing development projects
•     Prior experience in working with community organizations, schools and district local government structures
•     A minimum of five years’ experience in coordination school-based education projects and staff with technical expertise in Equity and Quality in Education Project
•     Past advocacy experience and knowledge in civil society strengthening
•     Good knowledge and understanding of development education aims, methodologies and content; project management skills
•     Good computer literacy skills i.e. knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
•     Excellent communication skills and proficiency in both written and spoken English
•     Knowledge of Child protection issues, girls’ rights and gender equality programming
•     Knowledge of community and school score cards will be highly advantageous

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should submit electronic copies (of not more than 2MB) of letters of application, together with a CV, Contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references plus salary history should be included and sent to the undersigned.

The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda Email: uganda.recruitment@plan-intemational.org

NB: Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from us by 30th January, 2014.

As a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a child protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.