Sub-Programme Officer - Regional Development Programme

Nature of position: Full Time

Location: Kampala with frequent travel countrywide

Contract Period: 24 months

Reports to: Programme Officer, Regional Development Programme

Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Office and Information Management or Information Science.
• Post Graduate degree in either Statistics; Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Planning and Management; Public Finance Management; Economics; Public Policy and Administration; or Development Studies

Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Programme management or project coordination within government, NGO, or development partners.
• Demonstrable experience in the fields of program/project Planning and Management, Budgeting, Procurement Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

Duties

• Provision of Technical support to the sub-committee to;
  • (a) Identify priority interventions for integration into the five year and Annual Program lmplementation Action Plan, as aligned to NDP IV;
  • (b) Identify priorities, outputs, targets and resources required for incorporation into the Program Budget Framework Paper (PBFP), and consolidate the Subcommittee Budget Framework Papers priorities, as aligned to the Program Implementation Action Plan; and
  • (c). Identify Administrative Reforms to facilitate achievements of the Program goals and objectives.
• Preparation of the Project Concept Papers and submission to the Program Technical Working Group for consideration;
• Organization and coordination of meetings of the program Technical working Group to execute tasks assigned by the Program Working Group and prepare Minutes;
• Coordination of the implementation of decisions made by the Technical Working Group and provision of feedback to the Program Officer and Program Technical Leader;
• Coordination of the Institutions that contribute to the relevant Program objectives during the planning and implementation of the Program lnterventions;
• Preparation of quarterly performance reports on the implementation of Annual lmplementation Action Plans (AIAPs) and presentation to the Program Technical Working Group;
• Development of a monitoring and evaluation framework and alignment to the interventions under objectives relevant to the Program;
• Undertake joint monitoring and evaluation of implementation of programme interventions and preparation of periodic reports to the Program Technical Leader through the Head Programme Secretariat;
• Identification of key policy gaps and preparation of briefs with recommendations for improvement to the Program Technical Leader;
• Undertaking periodic capacity needs assessment within the institutions relevant to the assigned objectives to identify skills gaps, develop a capacity development plan and ensure integration of the relevant priorities in the Annual Program lmplementation Action Plan (APIAP) and Budget Framework Papers;
• Documentation of success stories and submission to the Program Officer and Technical Working Group for dissemination to relevant Stakeholders; and
• Execution of any other duties as assigned by the Head Program Secretariat

• Provision of Technical support to the sub-committee to; (a) Identify priority interventions for integration into the five year and Annual Program lmplementation Action Plan, as aligned to NDP IV; (b) Identify priorities, outputs, targets and resources required for incorporation into the Program Budget Framework Paper (PBFP), and consolidate the Subcommittee Budget Framework Papers priorities, as aligned to the Program Implementation Action Plan; and (c). Identify Administrative Reforms to facilitate achievements of the Program goals and objectives.
• Preparation of the Project Concept Papers and submission to the Program Technical Working Group for consideration;
• Organization and coordination of meetings of the program Technical working Group to execute tasks assigned by the Program Working Group and prepare Minutes;
• Coordination of the implementation of decisions made by the Technical Working Group and provision of feedback to the Program Officer and Program Technical Leader;
• Coordination of the Institutions that contribute to the relevant Program objectives during the planning and implementation of the Program lnterventions;
• Preparation of quarterly performance reports on the implementation of Annual lmplementation Action Plans (AIAPs) and presentation to the Program Technical Working Group;
• Development of a monitoring and evaluation framework and alignment to the interventions under objectives relevant to the Program;
• Undertake joint monitoring and evaluation of implementation of programme interventions and preparation of periodic reports to the Program Technical Leader through the Head Programme Secretariat;
• Identification of key policy gaps and preparation of briefs with recommendations for improvement to the Program Technical Leader;
• Undertaking periodic capacity needs assessment within the institutions relevant to the assigned objectives to identify skills gaps, develop a capacity development plan and ensure integration of the relevant priorities in the Annual Program lmplementation Action Plan (APIAP) and Budget Framework Papers;
• Documentation of success stories and submission to the Program Officer and Technical Working Group for dissemination to relevant Stakeholders; and
• Execution of any other duties as assigned by the Head Program Secretariat

• Programme management
• Project coordination
• Program/project Planning and Management
• Budgeting
• Procurement Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Technical support
• Report preparation
• Capacity needs assessment
• Documentation

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Office and Information Management or Information Science.
• Post Graduate degree in either Statistics; Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Planning and Management; Public Finance Management; Economics; Public Policy and Administration; or Development Studies