New Life Homes Manager
2025-04-07T09:50:14+00:00
Abaana
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FULL_TIME
Nakasajja
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Business Management and Administration
Admin & Office
2025-04-25T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Purpose:
To provide managerial oversight to the New Life Homes, a licensed residential care facility for street-connected boys, so holistic care is offered with resettlement in a home and family as the end goal for each child.
Duty station:
This position will be based in the New Life Homes, Nakasajja, plus the Abaana Office, Kira, with some field work approximately 20% of the time. Being residential at the New Life Homes is a requirement 2-3 nights a week.
Personal Qualities
- As Abaana is a Christian organisation supported mainly by churches from the UK and Ireland and works mainly with church partners in Uganda, there is an operational requirement for this role that we require a born-again Christian.
Qualifications and skills
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences).
- Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online communication.
Experience
Essential
- At least five years experience in a supervisory and managerial role in the NGO setting (preferably Christian NGO).
- At least three years of experience in managing plans, budgets, and reporting.
- At least three years’ experience liaising with a government office, preferably for compliance and reporting.
- At least three years of driving (automatic essential, manual preferred) with a clean driving permit.
Desired
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Development Studies, International Development, or similar).
- Qualifications in Project Planning or Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Able to speak Luganda at a conversational level.
- Experience working with people from overseas, particularly with English-speaking and grant-making organisations.
- At least three years in a setting where residential care is provided to vulnerable children and youth
Main duties:
- Managing all staff and ensuring that there is adequate staff cover at all times.
- Counseling the boys at the New Life Homes, helping with discipline, overseeing their educational needs and ensuring all activities carried out are designed for their holistic well-being and development.
- Taking a lead in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
- Taking a lead in overseeing finances, including the development and management of a budget.
- Taking a lead in Government liaison and directing other staff in their participation in District and MGLSD events and activities.
- Ensuring a strong Christian pastoral environment is in place for all staff and children.
Managing all staff and ensuring that there is adequate staff cover at all times. Counseling the boys at the New Life Homes, helping with discipline, overseeing their educational needs and ensuring all activities carried out are designed for their holistic well-being and development. Taking a lead in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting. Taking a lead in overseeing finances, including the development and management of a budget. Taking a lead in Government liaison and directing other staff in their participation in District and MGLSD events and activities. Ensuring a strong Christian pastoral environment is in place for all staff and children.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences). Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online communication. Experience Essential At least five years experience in a supervisory and managerial role in the NGO setting (preferably Christian NGO). At least three years of experience in managing plans, budgets, and reporting. At least three years’ experience liaising with a government office, preferably for compliance and reporting. At least three years of driving (automatic essential, manual preferred) with a clean driving permit. Desired Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Development Studies, International Development, or similar). Qualifications in Project Planning or Monitoring & Evaluation. Able to speak Luganda at a conversational level. Experience working with people from overseas, particularly with English-speaking and grant-making organisations. At least three years in a setting where residential care is provided to vulnerable children and youth
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Vacancy title:
New Life Homes Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Abaana
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 25 2025
Duty Station:
Nakasajja | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 7 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Purpose:
To provide managerial oversight to the New Life Homes, a licensed residential care facility for street-connected boys, so holistic care is offered with resettlement in a home and family as the end goal for each child.
Duty station:
This position will be based in the New Life Homes, Nakasajja, plus the Abaana Office, Kira, with some field work approximately 20% of the time. Being residential at the New Life Homes is a requirement 2-3 nights a week.
Personal Qualities
- As Abaana is a Christian organisation supported mainly by churches from the UK and Ireland and works mainly with church partners in Uganda, there is an operational requirement for this role that we require a born-again Christian.
Qualifications and skills
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences).
- Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online communication.
Experience
Essential
- At least five years experience in a supervisory and managerial role in the NGO setting (preferably Christian NGO).
- At least three years of experience in managing plans, budgets, and reporting.
- At least three years’ experience liaising with a government office, preferably for compliance and reporting.
- At least three years of driving (automatic essential, manual preferred) with a clean driving permit.
Desired
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Development Studies, International Development, or similar).
- Qualifications in Project Planning or Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Able to speak Luganda at a conversational level.
- Experience working with people from overseas, particularly with English-speaking and grant-making organisations.
- At least three years in a setting where residential care is provided to vulnerable children and youth
Main duties:
- Managing all staff and ensuring that there is adequate staff cover at all times.
- Counseling the boys at the New Life Homes, helping with discipline, overseeing their educational needs and ensuring all activities carried out are designed for their holistic well-being and development.
- Taking a lead in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
- Taking a lead in overseeing finances, including the development and management of a budget.
- Taking a lead in Government liaison and directing other staff in their participation in District and MGLSD events and activities.
- Ensuring a strong Christian pastoral environment is in place for all staff and children.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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