Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 31 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

About Abaana Ministries
Abaana Ministries, a mid-size Christian NGO with a staff of 18 people and supporting around 2,000 beneficiary children, is recruiting. 
The Executive Director taking overall leadership of the NGO Abaana Ministries and ensuring high duties quality programming in alignment with the Christian ethos.

Duty station
The office is based in Kira, Wakiso, with regular short-term travel upcountry.

Qualifications
• Advanced degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Education or in a related leadership or management field.

Experience
• At least seven years of professional experience in non-profit programmes in Uganda.
• Track record of progressive responsibility, including at least five years providing senior-level leadership in donor-funded organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in education, social work and child safeguarding in a reputable organisation of similar scale, scope, and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in leading field-level operations, legal compliance and managing finances.
• Strong experience engaging government institutions and liaising with other civil society organisations to effect change.

Main duties:
• Ensuring that operational systems and processes are strengthened and followed consistently, including human resource management, policy oversight, planning and reporting.
• Building staff capacity, particularly senior managers, to raise a strong management team.
• Taking the lead on legal matters and ensuring statutory compliance reporting to offices.
• Ensuring the financial function is met fully, consistently and excellently per policy.
• Ensuring good resource management focusing on integrity, value for money and stewardship.
• Developing monitoring and evaluating systems to improve impact measurement.
• Being active in networks of which Abaana is part, and actively looking for new partnerships.
• Being the point of contact for all governance issues and supporting the Board as required.
• Building Abaana’s profile and connections in relevant districts and central government offices.
• Alongside the Board, setting strategic direction and leading any new initiatives as they may arise.
• Being the main point of contact between Abaana Uganda and the fundraising office Abaana UK.
• Leading the spiritual activities of the organisation, such as devotions and prayer meetings.
• Looking to raise the profile of the organisation and do targeted resource mobilisation and fund management for any grants in situ.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

To apply, send an updated CV by email to board@abaana.org.ug  with the subject title being ‘Your name – CV for
Abaana Executive Director Role’. A person specification and further instructions related to the application process shall be sent to eligible individuals. If you do not receive this communication, consider yourself unsuccessful. The closing date for completed applications is Wednesday, 12 June 2024, at 5 pm.

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