Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 02, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Latek Stay Alliance Uganda is an umbrella Organization of Social Entrepreneurs whose overall objective is to reduce extreme poverty in the communities under the thematic areas of Education, Health and Income generation currently operating in Uganda. It should be noted that Latek has embarked on income generating strategies to ensure Sustainability of the alliance, its members and beneficiaries through value chain programs. Our Vision is to set up an Umbrella Organization of Social entrepreneurs collaborating for improved Education, Health and Incomes in the communities. Our mission is to coordinate a network of social entrepreneurs that partners and learns from each other to improve livelihoods of the communities in Uganda. The umbrella organization aims at strengthening self-help for communities with core values of self-determination, sustainable development and integrity. .

Job Responsibilities:
Vision & Leadership
• Inspire and motivate LATEK staff to engage with and deliver on LATEK's mission. Develop, communicate and assess priorities in light of a rapidly changing external landscape. Strengthen the LATEK membership, its reputation and credibility, seeking long term benefits to LATEK members
• Manage key relationships with LATEK member organizations, encourage open dialogue and actively foster collaboration between LATEK members Identify and engage key stakeholders (including governments, business leaders and global NGOs) and foster partnerships to pursue LATEK's mission related objectives.
• Represent interests of LATEK membership both national and international level.
• Enhance LATEK's profile by speaking publicly at relevant events
Governance ·
• Cultivate a strong and transparent working relationship with the Board of Directors, General Assembly and country coordination office to support their respective important governance role. Report to Board of Directors on organizational performance against LATEK's strategic objectives, annual workplans and budget based on targets and indicators.
Formulation of effective policies and their implementation.
• In liaison with Administration, human resource & Finance committee to ensure preparation and regular review of annual budgets.
Financial Model/Strategy.
• Develop and standardize self-financing and scalable poverty alleviation programs in cooperation with members.
• Develop business models, lead market research, consulting, logistics and marketing.
• In partnership with programs and services committee initiate, develop and implement a fundraising strategy to mobilize resources for the umbrella.
Organizational Management
• Ensure programmatic excellence, rigorous programme evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications and systems.
• Define organizational work plans and priorities in order to effectively achieve LATEK's mission, Engage, develop and empower staff in order to enable high performing teams and individual learning.
• Ensure that staff, systems and other resources are aligned to deliver high impact outcomes and operational efficiencies.
• Foster an enabling environment to encourage continuous learning and growth.
• Support conceptualization, fundraising and launch of new programmatic activities.
• Ensure supervision, effective program delivery and achievement of set targets and deliverables. Communication ·
• Swift and reliable communicator in a multi-stake holder setting, ensuring all relevant parties understanding of key items is synchronized.
• This includes a strong element of intercultural communication.
• Excellent public speaking abilities and experience in dealing with high level individuals (e.g. donors or government or corporate representatives) on a one to one basis

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• Results oriented management of a membership based umbrella organization
• The applicant should have proven experience in - Leading and managing (mediating) in a context of various stakeholders, strategize, prioritize and produce outstanding results (together with his/her team).
• Apply and convey entrepreneurial thinking and methods to the poverty alleviation and NGO context
• The applicant must be well versed in both "worlds" and be able to produce synergies not only conceptually but also in the Latek member's understanding and implementation of programs. This includes the ability of developing high level business plans, market research, design of services etc.
• Excellent intercultural communication skills
• The applicant must through his/her way of communication motivate, activate and coordinate the umbrella members.
• He/she must quick and reliable communicator who understands both the German and Ugandan stakeholder's way of communicating and thinking and is able to mediate between the two.
• Passion for poverty alleviation and social entrepreneurship ·
• Proven experience in dealing with education, health and income generating programs. Accomplished leader with substantial experience in developing and managing high performing teams Proven experience of developing and delivering strategy and communicating clearly about organizational priorities
• Demonstrable experience building networks and relationships with a wide range of actors in diverse countries, including governments, businesses and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Strong collaborative decision making ability and inclusive approach. ·
• Comfortable and ready to travel widely both national and international commitments
• Professional qualifications and experience in leadership and strategic planning.
• In depth knowledge on the operation of umbrella
• Previous experience in a senior leadership role in an organization with similar or relevant structure or role as LATEK.
• Proven experience with managing membership based initiatives and membership representation in both national and international forums.
• Experience with service provision and developing revenue generating activities.
• Experience with fundraising from international donors and foundations and mixed income models for not for profit organizations.
• The prospective Executive Director employee
• should hold a Bachelor's degree in Development Studies or any other related course from a recognized university/institution.
• MA Degree, preferably in economics (or international relations or development studies
• A minimum of 3 years leadership Experience in private enterprises, particularly in the field of agribusiness. Experience in acceleration of business start-ups

Job Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree

Job Experience Requirements: 3 years

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Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send applications, a motivation letter curriculum vita, copies of academic qualifications and three referees on email; latekstayallianceuganda@gmail.com  not later than Friday, 20th December 2019 at 5:00pm. Interviews will take place in Kampala at Latek Stay Alliance Secretariat in Kitebi, Rubaga Division, behind Kitebi Health IV, Kampala

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