Vacancy title:
Programme Support Coordination Officer

Jobs at:
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

Deadline of this Job:
not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 4th December, 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is implementing the land component of the Competitiveness Enterprise Development Project (CEDP). The project aims at improving the competitiveness of Uganda and has five components which will be implemented by separate institutions. However, although the overall coordination of the Project will lie within the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) under the management of the Project Coordinator (PC) based in the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), the Programme support Coordination will provide the necessary coordination support to the CEDP Land Component.

It is against this background that MoLHUD now socks to acquire the services of a Programme Support Coordination Officer to specifically support coordination of the project activities of the CEDP land component.

Title: Programme Support Coordination Officer
Function: To provide the necessary coordination support to the Land Component of the CEDP. Reports to: The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Term of Employment: Government of Uganda
Duration of contract: One year, subject to probation period of six months, renewable upon satisfactory performance.
Location: Kampala, Uganda. Country wide travels and engagements upcountry are envisaged.

Duties:

• Ensuring effective coordination with staff members and Departments/ Units responsible for the implementation of the CEDP Land Component.
• Delivering timely project implementation plans, including annual work plans and budgets. Specifically. support for the preparation of procurement plans, terms of references, monitoring and evaluation plans, stakeholder participation and other implementation plans in accordance with the World Bank and Government of Uganda approval processes and procedures.
• Providing technical input to strategic documents, analytical work and initiatives geared to improving MLHUD performance in close collaboration with the implementing Departments/Units, MoFPED and the World Bank.
• Preparing timely accurate project implementation progress reports indicating both the technical and financial position of the CEDP Land Component.
• Fostering a team environment, mentoring staff, and ensuring that capacity building is integrated into all project activities.
• Providing support supervision of project staff, international and local consultants. to ensure effective resource allocation, quality anti timeliness of work.
• Maintaining quality assurance and facilitating effective project monitoring and evaluation.
• Providing support and input for the internal and External Auditing on financial reviews.

Qualifications
Honours Bachelors Degree and Master's Degree in any of the following fields: Business Administration; Public Administration and Management; Social Sciences; Social Work and Social Administration; Education; Law; Land Administration and Management, Economics or any other relevant held. Any other relevant Post Graduate Qualifications will be an added advantage.

Applicants should have at least ten (10) years relevant working experience in Management and Administration, three (03) of which should have been acquired at a Principal level in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable organization.

Experience in work with Government and World Bank funded projects will be an added advantage.

Skills/Competencies:

• Demonstrate versatile managerial and high organizational skills
• Ability to steer implementation and to meet the diverse needs and expectations of the National Programs, Donors and Stakeholders
•  Strong management skills, including ability to provide support in strategic guidance, technical oversight, mentoring staff, building strong teams and developing work plans
• Excellent negotiation, multi-cultural, and inter-personal skills, with experience and demonstrated skills in networking with ministry-level partners, donors, private sector.
•  Excellent written, analytical, presentation and reporting skills, with proven skill in writing reports and project management plans
•  Possess effective skills in computer applications for project planning and appraisal.

Job application procedure
Applications accompanied with detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of academic certificates and testimonials and recommendations from at least two competent referees, one of whom MUST be your current or previous employer and addressed to:

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Plot 13-15 Parliament Avenue, P. o. Box 7695 KAMPALA Applications must be delivered not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 4th December, 2017 in the Security Registry at Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.

Note:
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Any form or canvassing shall automatically lead to disqualification of a Candidate.
Applicants who responded to the previous advert need not to re-apply.