New Life Homes Manager
2025-04-08T12:23:02+00:00
Abaana Ministries
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FULL_TIME
Nakasajja
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Business Management and Administration
Management
2025-04-25T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Purpose:
We are seeking a dedicated New Life Homes Manager to provide managerial oversight to the New Life Homes, a licensed residential care facility for street-connected boys, ensuring 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 organization 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:
o Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences).
o Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online communication.
- Desired:
o Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Development Studies, International Development, or similar).
o Qualifications in Project Planning or Monitoring & Evaluation.
o Able to speak Luganda at a conversational level.
o Experience working with people from overseas, particularly English-speaking and grant-making organization's.
Experience:
• Essential:
o At least five years’ experience in a supervisory and managerial role in the NGO setting (preferably Christian NGO).
o At least three years of experience in managing plans, budgets, and reporting.
o At least three years’ experience liaising with a government office, preferably for compliance and reporting.
o At least three years of driving (automatic essential, manual preferred) with a clean driving permit.
o 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.
• Counselling 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. • Counselling 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.
o Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences). o Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online communication. Desired: o Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Development Studies, International Development, or similar). o Qualifications in Project Planning or Monitoring & Evaluation. o Able to speak Luganda at a conversational level. o Experience working with people from overseas, particularly English-speaking and grant-making organisations. Experience: • Essential: o At least five years’ experience in a supervisory and managerial role in the NGO setting (preferably Christian NGO). o At least three years of experience in managing plans, budgets, and reporting. o At least three years’ experience liaising with a government office, preferably for compliance and reporting. o At least three years of driving (automatic essential, manual preferred) with a clean driving permit. • Desired: o 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: Management]
Jobs at:
Abaana Ministries
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 25 2025
Duty Station:
Nakasajja | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 8 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Purpose:
We are seeking a dedicated New Life Homes Manager to provide managerial oversight to the New Life Homes, a licensed residential care facility for street-connected boys, ensuring 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 organization 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:
o Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences).
o Must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and online communication.
- Desired:
o Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Development Studies, International Development, or similar).
o Qualifications in Project Planning or Monitoring & Evaluation.
o Able to speak Luganda at a conversational level.
o Experience working with people from overseas, particularly English-speaking and grant-making organization's.
- Experience:
• Essential:
o At least five years’ experience in a supervisory and managerial role in the NGO setting (preferably Christian NGO).
o At least three years of experience in managing plans, budgets, and reporting.
o At least three years’ experience liaising with a government office, preferably for compliance and reporting.
o At least three years of driving (automatic essential, manual preferred) with a clean driving permit.
o 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.
• Counselling 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: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
To apply, please email JOBS@abaana.org.ug by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 25th, 2025, in a short cover email. You will receive an automatic job link with the job pack and further instructions.
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