Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 07, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
USAID/Uganda is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Personal Services Contractor (PSC) – Project Management Specialist (Democracy, Governance & Systems Strengthening).

ELIGIBLE OFFERORS:“Cooperating Country National” shall mean the individual engaged to serve in the Cooperating Country under this contract.
“Cooperating Country” shall mean the foreign country in or for which services are to be rendered hereunder.

Opening date: October 3, 2022

Closing date: November 1, 2022

USAID/Uganda is seeking for qualified individuals to fill the Project Management Specialist (Democracy, Governance & Systems Strengthening) position.

The Project Management Specialist (Democracy, Governance & Systems Strengthening) (DGSS) position is located in the Democracy, Rights, and Governance (DRG) Office, USAID/Uganda. The primary responsibility of the senior PMS is to oversee high profile DRG activities on domestic resource mobilization and a small-scale infrastructure government-to-government agreement, and provide strategic implementation guidance to Mission staff in successfully integrating DRG approaches in the design and implementation of Mission’s overall portfolio. The senior PMS manages the complex democracy and governance portfolio, serves as Contracting/Agreement Officer’s Representative (C/AOR) of multiple activities to advance DRG goals in the country, increase revenue service mobilization, and improve public service delivery.

As a senior professional on the Government of Uganda (GoU) dynamics in the technical area and the key players in the field, the senior PMS provides strategic advice to the Mission senior leadership and interagency leaders on high profile Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) issue in Uganda. These activities entail bringing together high-level Government of Uganda (GoU) stakeholders and DRM strategic fora including the Public Expenditure Monitoring Committee (PEMCOM) chaired by Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, the National Domestic Revenuer Mobilization Working Group chaired by the Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), etc. In this capacity, the senior PMS provides a full range of consultative and analytical evaluation and analysis to inform management decisions. The senior PMS operates both strategically and programmatically when analyzing complex situations to assist in the development of the USAID mission’s strategic vision and strategic plans including the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS).

The senior PMS is the lead on continuous coordination within the US Embassy’s interagency, with USAID/Washington, with the GoU, with other donors, and other relevant stakeholders outside of Uganda. The senior PMS leads, represents the USAID/Uganda Mission, and serves on the PEMCOM and the National Domestic Revenue Mobilization Working Group. The senior PMS is the Point of Contact (POC) between the USAID/Uganda Mission and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and URA. The senior PMS overseas the USAID/DRM4D Activity that provides technical assistance to the MOF on Tax Policy reforms, URA on Tax Administration reforms, and the ten (10) cities of Local Revenue Reforms. The senior PMS produces high quality technical reports, documents, briefers for the internal and external audience including interagency management, Congress, GoU, and others as needed. The senior PMS meets and consults regularly with all stakeholders, including the interagency, donor community, civil society organizations, and GoU, leads, and participates in technical working groups. The senior PMS establishes and maintains high-level contacts with senior GoU officials, including at the Minister and Permanent Secretary levels and works closely with Members of Parliament and local government officials such as city Mayors. The senior PMS also serves as a main point of contact with academic institutions, religious and tribal leaders, international development partners, and civil society leaders. These relationships ensure collaboration and agreement, and help maintain support from key partners and stakeholders.

The senior PMS leads activity designs, manages activity implementation, and assesses their impact. The senior PMS initiates and participates in the design of concept papers and activities; arranges meetings, and facilitates discussions with the GoU on USAID programming; and proactively identifies and pursues opportunities working with other donors on combating corruption, increasing accountability, and improving service delivery in Uganda. Through the design process, the senior PMS works strategically to ensure and leading the integration of democracy and governance approaches and best practices into USAID and interagency assistance across all sectors. The senior PMS directly manages, monitors, and evaluates selected high profile ongoing democracy and governance activities and provides technical direction on DRG approaches to Implementing Partners (IPs) and Agreement/Contracting Officer Representatives (A/CORs) across all sectors.

The senior PMS serves as the Acting Office Director and/or Deputy Office Director as needed, in their absence. In these capacities, the senior PMS supports a variety of management tasks, coaches, and mentors DRG office staff including the first tour Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) and Cooperating Country National Personal Services Contractors (CCNPSCs). As a senior professional and senior PMS, the senior PMS assists the DRG Office Director in all aspects of program design, management, evaluation, and administrative oversight of the portfolio as required. The senior briefs USAID leadership and U.S. Embassy leadership, including the U.S. Ambassador as needed. The Senior PMS reports to the DRG Office Director or designee.

Education
• Masters’ degree or equivalent in such fields as: law, social, and policy sciences, such as political science, economics, public administration, organizational development, cultural anthropology, international relations is required.

Prior work experience
• Minimum seven (7) years of professional experience in related areas, with demonstrated accomplishments is required. Experience must include: analysis, planning and budgeting, program and activity evaluation, design, and implementation.
• Strong experience managing coordination with high level government counterparts, donors, and local organizations.
• Demonstrated experience handling complex and competing demands.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in managing and guiding teams to advance objectives. This can include serving as a lead in design and implementation processes, and providing direction and guidance to others to achieve team objectives.
• Specific experience related to political development and legal institutions in Uganda is required.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
The detailed solicitation document Number: 72061722R10034 which provides the full position description, selection criteria, and specific instructions on how to submit an offer is found at: https://ug.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/  or send an email to EXO and HR Specialist at: kampalausaidjobs@usaid.gov 

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