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Habitat for Humanity Uganda is looking for a highly competent, visionary leader with impeccable business acumen and strategic competence, to fill the role of National Director. This position will be responsible for overall strategic leadership and will be charged with effective delivery of HFH Uganda’s country strategy and developing the capacity of the national organization.

The incumbent will be a highly driven, results and team orientated senior leader, capable of building and growing organizations and leading through influence. We seek a leader who can inspire and guide teams while holding its senior management accountable. The ideal candidate will have excellent external representation /relationship management skills with proven experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relations with Staff, various Local Authorities and Institutions, Donors, International Agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. He/she will be expected to establish and significantly grow partnerships with other NGOs, INGOs, relevant Ministries, and the private sector.

The National Director will have overall responsibility for fiscal soundness of country operations and maintenance of effective internal controls. He/she must demonstrate proven experience in effective operational management, financial analysis and oversight of leading in a medium to large entity. Over and above this, the incumbent will need demonstrated experience in resource mobilization with a proven track record of raising funds and expanding programmes,

The National Director will supervise, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the country operations – and all related administrative, financial, human resources, logistics and security aspects – ensuring timely and quality project delivery, as well as cost efficiency and accountability, in compliance with Habitat for Humanity and donors guidelines, regulations and procedures.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in people management and getting the best out of people through coaching, mentoring, capacity building or training. He/she will have worked in a key leadership role within a complex organization, have problem solving abilities and skilled in adjusting priorities, meeting deadlines and adapting to change.

We are seeking a leader with refined strategic competence but who also has the understanding of and the ability to work with the detail.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

a) Suitable candidates will hold a University Degree in a relevant field, such as international development or relations, public administration, management, civil engineering, and/or social sciences.

b) Master’s preferred.

c) Ten or more years of successful international experience including five or more years effective senior management experience.

d) Community development experience is a distinct advantage

e) Understanding of housing issues in Uganda, particularly in relation to its linkages with health & development outcomes. Technical knowledge in specific housing areas will be an asset.

f) Capacity building experience including training and skills development.

g) Demonstrated success in securing major grants and managing donor/partner relations in particular, institutional donors.

h) Demonstrated knowledge in risk, financial management and fulfilling the oversight role of ensuring compliance with organizational policies, grants and key donor requirements.

i) Excellent English language skills (written, reading and spoken).

j) Demonstrated analytic capacity and writing ability at a superior level.

k) Proven experience including in-depth understanding of designing logical frameworks and theory of change for complex, multi-year projects and leading teams in formulating strategic and action plans

l) Experience in program evaluation at both outcome and impact level.

m) Ability to implement vision, think strategically and solve problems creatively, exercise good judgement, champion positive change, and prioritize workload

n) Computer literate, with strong knowledge of MS Office applications, spread sheets, database programs, and statistical software packages.

o) The candidate should be mature, with a stable personality, an ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and should align with the core Christian ethos of the organization.

How to apply:

For a detailed job description, please visit https://www.habitat.org/emea/about/careers

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related references to: [email protected]

Kindly quote the title of the vacancy in the subject of the email.

Closing Date for Applications is 7th of March 2019

While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, and nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1976. Habitat has been devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing, a self-described "Christian housing ministry," and has addressed the issues of poverty housing all over the world.The international operational headquarters are located in Americus, Georgia, United States, with the administrative headquarters located in Atlanta.

There are five area offices located around the world: United States and Canada; Africa and the Middle East (located in Pretoria, South Africa); Asia-Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand); Europe and Central Asia (Bratislava, Slovakia); and Latin America and the Caribbean (San Jose, Costa Rica).

Community-level Habitat offices act in partnership with and on behalf of Habitat for Humanity International. In the United States, these local offices are called Habitat affiliates; outside the United States, Habitat operations are managed by national offices. Each affiliate and national office is an independently run, nonprofit organization. Affiliates and national offices coordinate all aspects of Habitat home building in their local area, including fundraising, building site selection, partner family selection and support, house construction, and mortgage servicing.

The mission statement of Habitat for Humanity is "Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope".

Homes are built using volunteer labor and Habitat makes no profit on the sales.In some locations outside the United States, Habitat for Humanity charges interest to protect against inflation. This policy has been in place since 1986. Habitat has helped more than 4 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve more than 800,000 homes since its founding in 1976, making Habitat the largest not-for-profit builder in the world

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Seeking to put God’s love into action Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

Our vision

A world where everyone has a decent place to live.

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Demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ.

Focus on shelter.

Advocate for affordable housing.

Promote dignity and hope.

Support sustain able and transformation development.

Who we are

Habitat for Humanity partners with people in your community, and all over the world, to help them build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With your support, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and for their families. Through our 2020 Strategic Plan, Habitat for Humanity will serve more people than ever before through decent and affordable housing.

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Habitat for Humanity Uganda is looking for a highly competent, visionary leader with impeccable business acumen and strategic competence, to fill the role of National Director. This position will be responsible for overall strategic leadership and will be charged with effective delivery of HFH Uganda’s country strategy and developing the capacity of the national organization.

The incumbent will be a highly driven, results and team orientated senior leader, capable of building and growing organizations and leading through influence. We seek a leader who can inspire and guide teams while holding its senior management accountable. The ideal candidate will have excellent external representation /relationship management skills with proven experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relations with Staff, various Local Authorities and Institutions, Donors, International Agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. He/she will be expected to establish and significantly grow partnerships with other NGOs, INGOs, relevant Ministries, and the private sector.

The National Director will have overall responsibility for fiscal soundness of country operations and maintenance of effective internal controls. He/she must demonstrate proven experience in effective operational management, financial analysis and oversight of leading in a medium to large entity. Over and above this, the incumbent will need demonstrated experience in resource mobilization with a proven track record of raising funds and expanding programmes,

The National Director will supervise, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the country operations - and all related administrative, financial, human resources, logistics and security aspects - ensuring timely and quality project delivery, as well as cost efficiency and accountability, in compliance with Habitat for Humanity and donors guidelines, regulations and procedures.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in people management and getting the best out of people through coaching, mentoring, capacity building or training. He/she will have worked in a key leadership role within a complex organization, have problem solving abilities and skilled in adjusting priorities, meeting deadlines and adapting to change.

We are seeking a leader with refined strategic competence but who also has the understanding of and the ability to work with the detail.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

a) Suitable candidates will hold a University Degree in a relevant field, such as international development or relations, public administration, management, civil engineering, and/or social sciences.

b) Master’s preferred.

c) Ten or more years of successful international experience including five or more years effective senior management experience.

d) Community development experience is a distinct advantage

e) Understanding of housing issues in Uganda, particularly in relation to its linkages with health & development outcomes. Technical knowledge in specific housing areas will be an asset.

f) Capacity building experience including training and skills development.

g) Demonstrated success in securing major grants and managing donor/partner relations in particular, institutional donors.

h) Demonstrated knowledge in risk, financial management and fulfilling the oversight role of ensuring compliance with organizational policies, grants and key donor requirements.

i) Excellent English language skills (written, reading and spoken).

j) Demonstrated analytic capacity and writing ability at a superior level.

k) Proven experience including in-depth understanding of designing logical frameworks and theory of change for complex, multi-year projects and leading teams in formulating strategic and action plans

l) Experience in program evaluation at both outcome and impact level.

m) Ability to implement vision, think strategically and solve problems creatively, exercise good judgement, champion positive change, and prioritize workload

n) Computer literate, with strong knowledge of MS Office applications, spread sheets, database programs, and statistical software packages.

o) The candidate should be mature, with a stable personality, an ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and should align with the core Christian ethos of the organization.

How to apply:

For a detailed job description, please visit https://www.habitat.org/emea/about/careers

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related references to: [email protected]

Kindly quote the title of the vacancy in the subject of the email.

Closing Date for Applications is 7th of March 2019

While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

2019-03-08

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