Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
You will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of a Land Restoration Initiative in Uganda under the Restore Africa Program of the Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA), of which CRS is a member. CRS in Uganda serves as the Lead Implementing Organization for the Land Restoration Initiative, in a standing partnership with World Vision Uganda and CARE International Uganda. The team is completed with ICRAF, ECOTRUST, and the Uganda Landcare Network. The Chief of Party II will manage the large and complex project, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that supports high-quality programming advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) and Alliance members’ work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its Land Restoration Initiative.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to see the big picture and the ability to make sound judgments and decisions.
• Excellent relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching/mentoring skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills; able to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.
• Consortium management experience preferred
• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Good experience in project grants management, including project design and sub-grant management, budget management, preferably for grants from multiple public donors and large private foundations.
• Established leader in sector as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations etc.
• Demonstrated experience of successful program management, stakeholder management, including management of complex, high-value, multi-activity projects, with complicated logistics.
• Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships. Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals and reports.
• Experience engaging with partner organizations
• MEAL skills and experience required, ICT4D skills and especially GIS mapping a plus.
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to creating a collaborative learning environment.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
• Master's Degree in International Development, Agriculture, Natural Resource Management or similar required, International Relations or a relevant technical area. PhD preferred. Additional relevant experience may substitute for some education.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in relevant field-based project management experience required, with preferably at least 2-3 years working in the area of Landscape Management and Restoration, Climate Smart Agriculture or Sustainable Agriculture Practices.
• 7 years of experience in managing complex projects, donor funds, including multi-country grants. Excellent knowledge and experience in budget management. preferably with an international NGO.
• 5 years of staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. Experience coaching and mentoring senior program staff.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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