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Job Title ⇒ Project Director / OVC Specialist
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Organization ⇒ Youth Alive Uganda
Project Funding Source ⇒ United States Agency for International Development
USAID
Duty Station ⇒ Kampala, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Director Programs & Business Development
About US
Youth Alive Uganda is the leader in innovative children, adolescents and youth
integrated development programming since 1993. Youth Alive Uganda is a
registered youth led and children/youth focused NGO that implements children
and youth integrated development programs across the country in four thematic
areas; Health, Livelihood, Education, Human rights and skills Development and
Mentorship.

About USAID Project
Youth Alive Uganda is an Implementing Partner on the five-year, USAID-funded
Integrated Child and Youth Development ICYD Activity in partnership with
World Education Bantwana Initiative and Education Development Centre. The goal
of ICYD Activity is for Ugandan children and youth, especially the most
vulnerable, to receive the support and services necessary to lead resilient,
healthy, and productive lives. The USAID ICYD activity aims to improve
learning outcomes, advance HIV epidemic control in Uganda and ensure that
children and youth have the opportunity to lead resilient, healthy and
productive lives. The USAID ICYD Activity will deliver critical
HIV/GBV/violence prevention and response services to children and youth and
their families in communities, clinics, and schools.
Job Summary ⇒ The Project director/OVC Specialist will offer technical
leadership for the ICYD Activity supporting project structure to integrated
OVC programming including case management, community systems strengthening,
advancing HIV epidemic control, economic strengthening, as well as delivering
critical HIV/GBV/violence prevention and response services to children and
youth and their families in communities, clinics, and schools.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Offer conceptual and technical guidance for the development and refinement
of standard operating procedures SOPS for key program interventions,
ensuring that they are evidence-based and in line with PEPFAR priorities.
⇗ Keenly monitor program quality and impact through the use of PEPFAR’s Site
Improvement through Monitoring System SIMS.
⇗ Manage the project’s learning and adaptation agenda by supporting evidence
gathering, documentation, and dissemination.
⇗ Synthesize best practices and develop guidelines and training to support
technical leads and local CSOs.
⇗ Stay abreast of new thinking and developments in quality and innovations
related to OVC programming and share relevant information as appropriate.
⇗ Support documentation of project results including but not limited to
drafting project briefs, project reports, developing conference and/or webinar
presentations.
⇗ Ensure ICYD approaches and interventions are aligned with Youth Alive
strategy, program guidelines and policies.
⇗ Maintain oversight of relationships and compliance with donor regulations
and grant requirements.
⇗ Build and maintain productive relationships with ICYD Activity support
systems and programs at national and community level so as to leverage OVC
support.
⇗ Actively communicate and publicize the project’s core interventions among
relevant stakeholders.
⇗ Serve as the primary Representative in technical meetings, coordination
bodies and working groups.
⇗ Supervise and build capacity of project specialists to deliver integrated
OVC interventions.
⇗ Ensure effective use of the Project Implementation Tracking Table PITT to
monitor project progress in reaching its targets.
⇗ Actively coordinate with the MEL team to ensure timely quality reports.
⇗ As budget manager, assure proper coordination with the Grants and
Compliance Manager for the development and maintenance of the annual budget
⇗ Provide financial oversight of the project expenses and maintain an updated
budget status report.
⇗ Work closely with program, MEL and finance teams to develop an estimate of
cash needs for funds on quarterly basis to be approved by supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The ideal candidate should hold a Master’s degree or its equivalent in
humanities or a closely related field.
⇗ At least five to six years’ professional field experience in integrated OVC
programming
⇗ Broad knowledge and understanding of OVC case management, economic
strengthening, sexual and gender based violence and community strengthening.
⇗ Broad knowledge and understanding of Positive Youth Development approach
and youth-led programming.
⇗ Previous experience working in consortiums with both international and
local NGO partners.
⇗ Extensive knowledge and understanding of USAID reporting guidelines
⇗ Ability to apply program quality standards to project design and
organizational learning
⇗ Ability to set clear goals and manage subordinates to achieve them.
⇗ Ability to collaborate effectively with staff and stakeholders.
⇗ Ability to manage financial resources with integrity.
⇗ Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
⇗ Excellent interpersonal, cross -cultural and training/mentoring skills
How to Apply ⇒
All interested candidates should send their application letters and resumes
no academic documents in a SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT to
careers@youthaliveuganda.org. The subject of the email should contain job
title and name of the candidate.

Note Hand delivered applications will not be considered.
Deadline 29th October 2020 by 0500pm Ugandan time

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