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Job Title ⇒ District Implementation Lead
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Organization ⇒ Mercy Corps
Duty Station Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Implementation Director
About US ⇒
Mercy Corps has been present in Uganda since 2006, focusing its interventions
on economic and agricultural development, maternal child health and nutrition,
governance, conflict management and humanitarian response. In 2017, Mercy
Corps had an impact on almost 1 million beneficiaries in Uganda through our
work focusing on building resilience and enabling economic growth, improving
opportunities to attain better health and nutrition, and improving governance
and conflict management. Common themes include community engagement, inclusive
development, gender, and working in partnership with local government, the
private sector and civil society actors.

Job Summary ⇒ The District Implementation Team Lead will play a key
leadership role in the implementation of Apolou/RCF programs in any one of the
districts of Kaabong, Kotido or Amudat districts in which s/he is stationed.
The $41 million USAID Food for Peace Activity Apolou and the $5 million
USAID Resilience Challenge Fund RCF Activity support agriculturalists, agro-
pastoralists, and pastoralist households living across the districts of
Amudat, Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga, and Moroto in Karamoja.
The DITL will be responsible and accountable to oversee that all programmatic
activities are performed in target communities, using an “adaptive” management
approach within the district they are responsible for. The IM will manage
their team, mentoring the Program Officers / Assistants, to adopt an approach
that mobilizes and adapts to the needs of different community platforms. The
focus of the Implementation Team will be to develop core capacities of
community group leaders, and systemic support structures of government
extension agents and bodies, as well as the surrounding private sector.
Through this approach, the Apolou/RCF Activities intends to sustainably
strengthen the capacity of communities, supported by a functioning and
responsive government and private sector support system. The DITL will work
closely with the Technical Team to implement high quality activities in
governance, health/nutrition, WASH and Livelihoods, as well as work closely
with the Gender & Youth, MEL, and Program Quality and Partnerships teams. The
DITL will be responsible to ensure that high quality activities are
implemented on scope and budget within their district
The District Implementation Team Lead will be the focal point representing the
program in their individual districts with government and other civil society
platforms, and will be supervised by the Implementation Director who will be
the senior focal point for relationships with government and other civil
society representation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
Strategy & Vision
⇗ Play an active role in identifying and developing initiatives that foster or improve strategic objectives of the program and the country office.
Program Management
⇗ Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
⇗ Confirm participants are effectively targeted according to transparent criteria.
⇗ Work with the Technical Team to ensure program strategies and activities represent global good practice in market facilitation, health & nutrition, WASH and governance.
⇗ Support the CLA Manager and the MEL team to identify key areas of learning taking place in communities, together with assisting the MEL team document these areas of learning
⇗ Represent the program within their district to government, donors and other high-level stakeholders.
⇗ Team Management
⇗ Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance & reach objectives.
⇗ Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
⇗ As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries
⇗ Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to programming and operations
⇗ Strictly follow Mercy Corps Fraud and Corruption Prevention guidelines.
⇗ Represent Mercy Corps at government, donor, NGO and other relevant events, in close coordination with the Implementation Director within their district.
⇗ With the Operations Team, develop and maintain systems that promote the safety and security of all team members.
⇗ The applicant for the Mercy Corps District Implementation Lead job placement must hold a MA/S or equivalent in social science, management, international development or other relevant field include technical fields as per program]. However, educational requirements will be relaxed for candidates demonstrating relevant experience.
⇗ Prior experience in managing USAID DFAP programs is preferred.
⇗ Effective personnel management, coordination, and decision-making skills, with proven ability to be accountable for all components of the program.
⇗ Strong understanding of USAID/FFP compliance issues.
⇗ Demonstrated technical expertise in one or more of the sectors described above.
⇗ Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
How to Apply
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link
below
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Deadline 30 th September 2020

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