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Job Title ⇒ Senior Zone Manager
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Organisation ⇒ Education Development Center EDC
Duty Station ⇒ Mbarara, Uganda
About US ⇒
Education Development Center EDC is a global nonprofit that advances lasting
solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic
opportunity, with a focus on vulnerable and under-served populations. Since
1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating
powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.

About USAID Project ⇒
The goal of the five-year, USAID-funded Integrated Child and Youth Development
ICYD Activity is for Ugandan children and youth, especially the most
vulnerable, to receive the support and services necessary to lead resilient,
healthy, and productive lives.
Job Summary ⇒ The Senior Zone Manager will supervise zonal level staff,
oversee project activities at the zone and liaise with technical and
operational teams and partners to ensure activities at zonal level are
delivered on time and with high quality. S/He will oversee and be responsible
for the effective implementation of all technical components of the project at
the zonal level including workplan activity implementation, finance, human
resources and operational support. S/he will work closely with the Grants
Manager at national level to ensure effective implementation of ICYD’s small
grants program. S/he will be responsible for establishing and maintaining
effective relationships and coordination with district-level government
official and partners to the ICYD program as well as elected officials at all
levels within the district. S/he will also establish and work closely with
other relevant stakeholders in the district including other implementing
partners, CSOs, FBOs and the private sector. The Senior Zone Manager reports
to the Chief of Party. This is a full-time position based in Mbarara, Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Represent the ICYD Activity in the region, including establishing and
maintaining close working relationship with relevant district government and
elected counterparts and other stakeholders, convening quarterly review
meetings and other activities, as needed;
⇗ Provide overall management, support and supervision to the zonal staff
team;
⇗ Work closely with other ICYD teams in technical,
administration/finance/budgeting and ME&L to ensure smooth and timely activity
implementation at Zones;
⇗ Ensure compliance, quality assurance, coordination, and integration of all
ICYD interventions at the Zonal level;
⇗ Conduct regular meetings with zonal staff;
⇗ Assist in problem-solving/troubleshooting program delivery issues as they
arise, in close coordination with staff and partners;
⇗ Contribute to the design and/or completion of technical activities by
serving as a resource person, workshop facilitator, technical writer, or lead
documenter as may be assigned;
⇗ Provide timely inputs to periodic project reports, and outreach and
communications activities, as appropriate;
⇗ Actively participate in Collaborative, Learning and Adapting CLA
processes in place within the project;
⇗ Provide regular and timely updates on the status of work plan
implementation, identify potential issues, and recommend relevant actions to
Senior Leadership team in local head office;
⇗ Assist the Communication Specialist in ensuring compliance to the USAID
marking and branding;
⇗ Fully comply with all EDC policies and procedures;
⇗ Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The ideal candidate for the Education Development Center EDC Senior Zone
Manager job must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent experience in
education, health, public policy, management, or related field. Master's
degree preferred.
⇗ A minimum of 7 years’ professional experience in development projects
preferably implementing health, HIV, and/or education activities;
⇗ A minimum of 4 years’ demonstrated experience managing education and/or HIV
or OVC programs is strongly preferred;
⇗ Demonstrated experience working with government agencies, actors, and other
stakeholders at the national and zonal levels;
⇗ Knowledge of/experience with USAID-funded projects;
⇗ Experience in financial management, including budget development and
monitoring.
⇗ Demonstrated capacity to effectively manage, supervise and monitor teams;
⇗ Excellent people skills at all levels, ability to work well under pressure,
negotiate diplomatically, and the ability to work well in a multicultural and
multi-disciplinary work environment;
⇗ Solid MS Word and MS Excel skills; and effective presentation and reporting
skills;
⇗ Ability to travel throughout the districts of the assigned zone;
⇗ Demonstrated capacity to lead workshops, trainings, and strategic planning
sessions.
⇗ Fluency in English is required.
Please Note Priority in hiring will be given to individuals from the
region as understanding of the region is important to success of the role.
How to Apply ⇒
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
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zone-manager-mbarara-uganda-icyd-activity

Deadline 8 th January 2021

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