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Job Title ⇒ Program Management Officer
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Organization ⇒ Mercy Corps
Duty Station Kampala, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ PQP Manager – Apolou Activity

About US ⇒
Mercy Corps has been present in Uganda since 2006, focusing its interventions
on economic and agricultural development, maternal child health and nutrition,
governance, conflict management and humanitarian response. In 2017, Mercy
Corps had an impact on almost 1 million beneficiaries in Uganda through our
work focusing on building resilience and enabling economic growth, improving
opportunities to attain better health and nutrition, and improving governance
and conflict management. Common themes include community engagement, inclusive
development, gender, and working in partnership with local government, the
private sector and civil society actors.

About USAID Project
Mercy Corps Uganda is implementing a five year USAID funded Activity named
‘Apolou’ in the Eastern Districts of the Karamoja sub-region of Uganda. The
Activity is implemented in five Districts of Karamoja Karenga, Kotido,
Kaabong, Moroto and Amudat.

Job Summary The PM Officer will ensure dedicated support to ensure
Apolou remains compliant with Mercy Corps’ global complex programme minimum
standards. In addition to this the PM Officer will be the gatekeeper for
critical grant management functions including shared filing, onboarding
packages, support for programmatic meetings, among others. The PM Officer will
be responsible for ensuring that these essential programme management tools
and systems are rolled out and adopted across a broad team of staff and
partners, including the provision of regular capacity building. In close
collaboration with management and MEL teams, the PM Officer will ensure that
quality assurance measures are integrated across the programme. The PM Officer
will support coordinating external contractors, consultants and auditors, as
necessary.

Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Manages and regularly reviews Apolou filing in line with Mercy Corps Uganda
and Mercy Corps Global filing structure, including updating Apolou's record
retention schedule, conducting spot checks on filing in each office.
⇗ Provides training and ongoing capacity building to staff on programme
management skills and tools - PM@MC training and ensuring Apolou staff obtain
PMD Pro certification.
⇗ Gatekeeper for the Apolou stakeholder register - managing and regularly
updating with support of District leads.
⇗ Develops and monitors Apolou's risk register.
⇗ Works with the implementation lead and technical lead to manage
workplanning tools MS Project or other.
⇗ Generates and updates the Apolou end of program transition plan Mercy
Corps minimum standard.
⇗ Updates the Apolou organogram regularly and shares with the consortium.
⇗ Maintains contact list for Apolou staff and partners; updating listservs
etc.
⇗ Acts as secretary for all Apolou programmatic meetings monthly/quarterly
- helps to plan, organise and document.
⇗ Develops and monitors the Apolou stakeholder communication plan with the
District Leads.
⇗ Conducts initial reviews of Budget vs Actual reports and documents review
meeting notes.
⇗ Develops an Apolou onboarding process and package for new team members.
⇗ Tracks ongoing procurements for Apolou and follows up regularly.
⇗ Develops and regularly updates a contracts and MoU tracker.
⇗ Ensures full adherence to Mercy Corps PM minimum standards for complex
programmes.
⇗ Manages the procurement planning process for Apolou develop templates,
ensure regularly updated by programme team.
⇗ Develop Quality Assurance Plan for Apolou, including quality benchmarks,
SOPs for QA, verification tools, guidance documents for the team. Implements
and monitors the plan with support from other departments.
⇗ As necessary, partner monitoring - monthly and quarterly for nine partners
⇗ Following up on action points from audits internal or other
⇗ Reviews materials for branding compliance


Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant for the Mercy Corps Program Management Officer job should
hold a Bachelor’s degree in development studies, project management or
equivalent
⇗ Three to five years of experience working in Uganda on grant/programme
management systems
⇗ Highly proficient in Microsoft, G Suite packages and project management
packages, including MS Project or equivalent
⇗ Experience facilitating trainings and working with broad, diverse teams
⇗ Experience working with USAID as a donor preferred
⇗ Experience working in Karamoja sub-region a plus
⇗ Excellent self-management and interpersonal skills
⇗ Excellent written and oral communications skills in the English language

How to Apply
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link
below

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Deadline 25 th August 2020

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