Vacancy title:
Deputy National Director

Jobs at:
Habit for Humanity Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
June 2nd, 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Position Title: Deputy National Director
Supervisor: National Director
Location: Kampala with regular travel

Job Summary
Reporting to the National Director, the Deputy National Director will be responsible for overseeing HFHU's day to day operations while growing the scope & quality of grant-funded programmes.

General Responsibilities:

• Oversee & support programme management & grant compliance.
  
• Convene regular Grant Review Meetings to maintain the Alignment of programme implementation & spending.
  
• Maintain operational oversight of all programmes consistent with the established policy environment & delegation of authority.
  
• Prepare, compile and review programme & operational reports ~ financial & narrative as required.
  
• Carrying out feasibility studies for new programs as necessary. .
  
• Deputize for the National Director in their absence. Carry out other reasonable duties as directed by the National Director in alignment with the organizations’ mandate. Qualifications:
  
• Suitable candidates will hold a Bachelor's Degree in any relevant field
  
• Master's preferred. Postgraduate training project planning & management an asset.
  
• Minimum 7 years‘ experience in a similar role.
  
• Understanding of housing issues in Uganda, particularly
  
• Lead proposal development initiatives — including necessary
  
• Actively participate in the monitoring & evaluation of HFHU Actively participate as a member of the Senior Management
  
• Demonstrated success in securing major grants and managing donor relations.
  
• Demonstrated analytic capacity and writing ability at a superior level.
  
• Proven experience including the design of logical frameworks for complex, multi-year projects.
  
• Ability to implement vision, think strategically, creatively
  
• problem solve, exercise good judgement and champion change.
  
• Computer literate, with strong knowledge of MS Office applications, spread sheets, database programs, and statistical software packages. .
  
• The candidate should be mature, with stable personality and ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
  
• Ugandan Nationals preferred

Start Date: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Job application procedure
To Apply: Please send a cover letter clearly outlining your motivation for applying, a resume with 3 contactable references, and copies of relevant academic credentials to noffice@hfhuganda.org.

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to submit a writing sample in advance of the interview.
Deadline: June 2nd, 2017 - interviews may be held in ~ advance of the deadline.