Program Officer (Fisheries) Job at GIZ - Career Opportunity in Uganda
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Vacancy title:
Program Officer (Fisheries)

Jobs at:
GIZ

Deadline of this Job:
2nd August 2018

Duty Station:
Jinja, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has commissioned the Gesellschatt fiir Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GlZ) with the "Responsible Fisheries Business Chain Project (RFBCP)' which is part of the Global Program on Sustainable Fishery and Aquaculture, funded under the special initiative "One World No Hunger". The overall objective of the program is to ensure iood security and to reduce poverty by increasing fish supply and income.

RFBCP is concentrating on sustainable fisheries management of Nile perch at Lake Victoria. Its three main areas of activity are: improvement of the artisanal fisheries leading to better access to fisheries products and employment opportunities, promotion of sustainable fisheries and reduction of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The political partner of the project is the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) and its target groups are vulnerable households and communities, artisanal fishers and small to medium sized enterprises in the fishery sector. The project is largely implemented through grants and service contracts to implementing partners. The project also includes some implementation in Kenya and Tanzania.

RFBCP is seeking for qualified and experienced Program Officers to fill the following 2 positions based in Jinja:
Job Title: Program Officer (Fisheries)
Reports to: Project Leader
Ref. No: Program Officer - (Fisheries)

Under the supervision of the project leader, the tasks will be as follows:
Responsibilities
The Program Officer is responsible for the supervision of the timely and efficient planning, implementation and monitoring of RFBCP activities, coordination of partners and programmatic activities, timely and quality reporting.


The Program Officer performs the following tasks:
Tasks
Management and coordination
Participates in:

  • Planning, coordination and implementation of project activities
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual work plans and budgets, including mile stones.
  •  Implementation of activities as indicated in work plans
  • Preparation of concept papers, technical documents and presentations
  • Preparation of detailed budgets for project activities and supervision/control of the timely provision of funds, materials and services for the implementation of project activities
  • Backstopping and advising of partners and grantees on technical issues
  • Provision of technical inputs and facilitation of meetings with project partners
  • Monitoring and evaluation of partners "activities .
  • Writing of reports and project documentations
  • Local, regional / national coordination meetings with government and development partners
  • identifying the need for assistance and funding of partner institutions and NGOs
  • Contributes knowledge, ideas, feedback and lessons learned to the programme team in continuous learning, improvement and innovation.

Communication and networking

  • Develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders
  • Provides technical assistance to local and international experts engaged by RFBCI
  • Ensures knowledge management by collecting, processing and distributing relevant information
  • Promotes and represents the programme, its activities and the organisation in relevant for a

Other duties/additional tasks

  • Performs other duties and tasks at the request of the project leader

Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Master Degree in Fisheries or related fields

Professional Experience

  • At least 5 years relevant professional experience
  • Proven experience in fisheries in Uganda/East Africa
  • GIZ experience is an added advantage

Other knowledge, additional competences

  • Demonstrated experience in organizing and managing activities and projects
  • Demonstrated strong communication and report writing skills
  • Experienced coordinating multiple stakeholders
  • Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software phone, email, the internet) and computer application (e. g. MS Office)

Job application procedure
All interested and qualified portraits are strongly encouraged to apply by submitting their application and CV to the Human Resource Department through recruitment-uganda@giz.de  not later than 2nd August 2018. Please note: only those applications quoting the reference number indicated for each position as the subject heading will be accepted. Application and CV should be in one document. No other attachment is required at this stage

Job Info
Job Category: Corporate / Organisation Middle Management jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 2nd August 2018
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Posted: 20-07-2018
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 20-07-2018
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 20-07-2061
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