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The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

ROLE PROFILE

role PURPOSE

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian not for profit organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International is committed to reach 100 million girls to Lead, Learn, Decide and Thrive in Uganda. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Plan International Uganda is looking for a dynamic and motivated candidate for a position of Project Manager for a new Education project in West Nile. The Project Manager will provide technical leadership, management and oversight for the Girls’ Education in Crisis Project implemented in Adjumani, Arua and Madi Okollo districts. The Education Project Manager will be fully responsible for timely and efficient implementation of all the project activities in a bid to contribute to increased enrollment, attendance, and completion of Primary and Secondary education by children in the project target schools especially girls and marginalized children. The Education Project Manager will ensure quality, equity and safety of all children in delivery of new Primary, Secondary and Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) education services in the project areas. He/she will be responsible for strengthening district, school level, and community structures to collaborate, network, and implement project activities aimed at improving attendance and retention of children, especially girls, improving quality of education delivery and learning environments, and strengthening gender awareness and accountability of community and school- based structures in the targeted Primary schools.

Overall, the Education Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of project results in the context of time, budget, quality, scope, risk and in accordance with Plan International’s values and behaviours, including gender transformative outcomes and Safeguarding of all Children.

Dimensions of the Role

The Project Manager will be responsible and ultimately accountable for the project’s strategic direction, quality programming and delivery of results, financial management and compliance, team leadership, coordination and collaboration with project stakeholders and other partners. S/he will demonstrate excellent project management and problem-solving skills, a very high degree of maturity, flexibility, organization and communication skills, and strategic thinking to meet the demands of a dynamic and sometimes unpredictable operating environment while ensuring Plan International’s systems and policies and donor requirements are adhered to, especially gender transformative programming and child and youth safeguarding. Supporting the establishment and implementation of new primary and secondary Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) in targeted schools will be an important element of the role.  The Project Manager will be fully integrated into the Education/ECD Program Team and will provide effective and quality leadership to the team implementing the project.

1- Program delivery

• Defines and regularly updates project work plans to reflect a changing environment.
• Understands the project management cycle and utilizes tools (including detailed implementation plans) effectively to implement and achieve project results, and comply with donor requirements, government, and partnership agreements.
• Achieves project results, and monitors appropriate benchmarks, targets and performance indicators.
• Coordinates technical inputs on education, WASH, child protection in emergency and gender to support a high quality of implementation ensuring that programmatic strategies are of high quality, based on best practices and in line with donor standards.
• Articulates changes in project activities (if any) clearly and produce clear documents justifying changes, analysis of change impact, and budget impact.
• Systematically reviews risks and challenges to quality implementation and compliance and develop clear and timely mitigation strategies including resources required.
• Develops and implements a clear plan to strengthen programme quality and compliance in the project delivery.
• Produce well-documented, accurate, and quality narrative/financial reports in line with donor reporting requirements.
• Creates an efficient knowledge management system/approach that helps learning, sharing, scaling up, and innovation.
• Produces knowledge management documents in coordination with Plan Uganda and Plan Canada technical advisors, showcasing achievements as outlined in the project documents.
• Participates and provides valuable input into the technical network meetings.
• Supports the Business Development department and the National Programme Manager in developing proposals that may facilitate the continuity of the project.
• Promotes full integration of the project with other initiatives implemented in the same location in close coordination with the National Programme Manager and Emergency Response Manager.

2- Communication and Working Relationships

• Builds strong relationships with all project partners especially the district local government, target communities, other partners, and government stakeholders
• Engages and effectively represent Plan International in strategic partnerships with relevant NGOs (local and international), National and district local government entities /stakeholders as appropriate, to maximize use of our resources and emergency program impact and ensure alignment and strong partnerships so that co-funding requirements and targets are met
• Effectively networks with donors, and other partners implementing similar programs in project locations.
• Develops appropriate internal and external Working Relationships (and partnerships) to support quality project delivery and compliance.

3-Advocacy, Influencing, and Visibility

• Represents Plan International Uganda at the district and national level to champion implementation of advocacy and influencing agenda.
• Supports with technical documentation of evidence from the project and produce stories of change when required.
• Ensures that the project is fully aligned with the Advocacy Strategy and the SDG influencing plan.

4– Staff Management

• In consultation with the National Programme Manager-Education (NPM-Educ), recruit, interview and select staff and/or volunteers with appropriate skills for the project activities.
• Manages project staff and/or volunteers according to the established policies and practices of the organization.
• Ensures roles, responsibilities and expectations are clearly communicated and understood by the full project team and consortium partners and tasks are appropriately delegated.
• Ensures internal team and consortium planning meetings are organized regularly to provide direction and guidance.
• Staff performance reviews are conducted, staff mentored/coached in line with Plan International Uganda’s Performance Management System.

Key relationships

• Close collaboration and strong working relationship with project stakeholders especially district local government, school governance structures, target communities and other partners
• Close collaboration and interdependence with the Plan International Country Programme Team and Business Development Department at Country Office, Program Area Offices, and other support departments (Finance, Admin, Risk Management, Human Resource,  and the Plan Canada National Office.
• Regular working relationship with Program Area teams, especially Project Coordinators /Project Managers and other focal points implementing similar projects.
• Communications Department to ensure proper visibility and compliance with branding.
• Local, national and international Civil Society Organizations, Private Sector actors, Government institutions (especially District Education Offices and Office of the Prime Minister) and UN agencies to ensure Plan’s work is well linked to other initiatives.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

• Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education specifically Primary Education, or a Social Sciences field relevant to international development assistance.

• At least five years of progressively professional work experience in design, implementation and evaluation of Education programmes. Experience working in international development organization an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in managing, mentoring and coaching staff.
• Conversant with government systems and structures especially Ministry of Education and Sports, district local governments, and other line ministries, institutions, departments, and implementing agencies. Should be familiar with MoES Planning and policy formulation, implementation, budgeting, accountability mechanisms, Monitoring and evaluation processes etc.
• Excellent coordination and organization skills. Able to work in a matrix environment and keep track of multiple priorities and adhere to deadlines
• Demonstrated skills and experience in report writing, donor compliance and budget management.
• Ability to Identify and synthesis best practices and lessons learned to promote knowledge management and sustainability.
• Ability to work in hard to reach hard to stay areas and familiar with programming for vulnerable children especially young girls and boys.
• Promotes high performance among project staff and provides vision and direction.
• Establishes effective partnerships with external stakeholders

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with ability to work with people from diverse cultures
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft software including MS Word processing, Power point presentation, Excel spreadsheets, e-mail and web based research.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming, gender equality and inclusion in humanitarian  programming
• Experience working on Education or Child protection programmes in a humanitarian context. Experience implementing primary and/or secondary ALP programs

Skills/Competencies

• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques. Strong verbal communication skills, including networking, negotiating ability and influencing others.
• Good team building skills with calm and diplomatic personality

• Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
• Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
• Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities.
• Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.
• Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with people from diverse cultures, ability to lead and motivate people to work in teams
• Good understanding and ability to use participatory approaches for involvement of stakeholders and creating program ownership.
• Able to work with children, facilitating child participation and gender equality.

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Physical Environment

Based in Adjumani Field Office with frequent travel to project field locations

Level of contact with children

This position has been classified as “Mid contact”: Occasional interaction with children.

Safeguarding Children & Young Peoples Policy (mandatory for all staff)

• Adhere to the Child Protection Policy, Code of Conduct and reporting any CPP issues.

• Responsible for the implementation of the CPP standards as they apply to area of responsibility plus the development of actions to address identified gaps and monitoring their effectiveness.
• Ensure that all Plan International partners, visitors and associates in his/her area of responsibility are provided with, are made aware of and have signed and returned a copy of the child protection policy. Inform the partners, visitors and associates that they must comply with the policy in all contacts and communications with children during their visit.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Location: Adjumani

Type of Role: 1 year fixed term Renewable

Reports to: Programme Area Manager

Grade: D2

Closing Date: 25th February 2022 

Candidates who have received atleast 1 Covid 19 Vaccination Jab will have a higher chance of being considered

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.