Earn 6.2m monthly as SRHR Project Manager at Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International)

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Posted date: 2025-Mar-13

Location: Terego and Maracha, Uganda

Job Title: SRHR Project Manager

Organisation: Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International)

Duty Station: Terego and Maracha, Uganda

Gross Salary Range: Ugx 6,275,938 – 7,083,872 /=

Reports to: Head of Programs

Length of Contract: 12 months

Start Date: As soon as possible

About US:

Co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Humanity & Inclusion (the new name of Handicap International) is a 40-year-old independent and impartial organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

We work alongside people with disabilities and individuals experiencing extreme hardship, acting and bearing witness to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

HI in Uganda is currently implementing development and humanitarian interventions in six sectors/thematic areas: Livelihood, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Physical and Functional Rehabilitation, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Health, and Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA) to improve access and quality of services to the most vulnerable people including persons with disabilities promoting a more inclusive and harmonious society.

Project Background

In response to key issues impacting sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in West Nile, Uganda for adolescents, young people, and women and in line with the priorities of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands (EKN), the IRC is proposing to deliver the ‘Protecting Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights’ (PROTECT SRHR) project. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and a team of experienced, specialized consortium partners – Word Vision (WV), Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU), and Humanity & Inclusion (HI), as well as strategic partner Open Capital Advisors (OCA) – have designed a holistic, evidence-based approach to tackle these issues, aiming to ultimately improve the SRHR and social wellbeing of 1,147,105 adolescents, young people, and women of a reproductive age by reducing preventable maternal deaths, teenage pregnancies, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), child marriage and new HIV infections in West Nile, Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Management

Manager as a role model: embody HI’s values on a daily basis, and be a role model.
Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
Operational manager: organise the operational management of his or her team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

Contribute to the development of the programme’s operational strategy
Contribute to programme or country operational strategy (StratOp).
Draft new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project.
Contribute to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities, if necessary.

Mission 3: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Ensure the implementation of the project, in line with the logical framework and allocated budget Steer the project’s intervention strategy and put forward adjustments if the objectives change or if it is likely that they will not be met.

Ensure that activities and the associated resources are planned, and implement the action plan.
Ensure that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget.
Ensure project reporting, internally (within the programme) and externally (reporting to funding bodies, authorities and/or partners).
Undertake expenditure and manage the project activity-specific budget lines according to the delegation he/she received based on the programme signature delegation table
Prepare and manage partnerships with the project implementation partners.
Guarantee the proper archiving of information.

Responsibility 2: Ensure that project implementation complies with the existing frameworks

Ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of institutional policies (specifically PME, PSEAH and Age-Gender-Disability policies) and the other HI internal standards.
Ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal and the rules applied by the project funding body/bodies.
Ensure compliance with global technical standards and norms by communicating and by involving the technical specialists and advisors with expertise in the project themes.

Responsibility 3: Ensure project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning

Ensure project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes.
Develop and implement the project evaluation plan.
Ensure that the project is accountable to the local stakeholders.
Ensure project learning, taking into account lessons learned from similar previous projects, following the recommendations made throughout the project (from evaluations, support missions, audits, etc.), and capitalising on the acquired knowledge.

Responsibility 4: Ensure project data management

Ensure that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place on the project, in line with global standards.
Ensure that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database.
Carry out regular checks and makes any necessary corrections to the activity database.

Responsibility 5: Coordinate the teams involved in the project

Facilitate coordination meetings between his/her direct team and the support services located in the area when necessary.
Ensure that his/her team and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together in order to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.
Facilitate the project steering committee.

Responsibility 6: Contribute to external project communication

Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks, when required.
Communicate about the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant.

Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Lead the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganize the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian priority, in order to ensure a quick and efficient response by HI.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Mandatory

A Master’s degree in Public health or a related field.
A post graduate diploma in project planning and management
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
At least 5 years of relevant work experience working with project management for SRH, ideally working on joint projects with international partners and/or health cluster partners.
At least 3 year of practical experience in Project Management in a similar
At least 3 years of professional experience in SRHR related fields in an NGO

Desirable:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong presentation skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively. Ability to facilitate group discussions, encourage participation, and manage group dynamics.
Experienced working in humanitarian and emergency settings
Experience in working with persons with disabilities in both humanitarian and development context.

Personal Skills & Technical Competencies required Proficiency and Practice in;

Assessment and Intervention strategy
Planning, monitoring & coordination
Operation partnerships
Team Management
Humanitarian monitoring and emergency preparedness
Results and indicators and Monitoring
Planning and coordination of qualitative and quantitative surveys, dissemination of results
Project evaluation
Accountability to affected populations: participatory, non-discriminatory and Responsible approaches.
Information management strategy, data structuring and quality
Quantitative and qualitative data collection, qualitative analysis
Financial/budget management
Donor financial management
Proposal and narrative report writing

Application Process

Humanity & Inclusion is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage qualified persons with disabilities,
refugees and women are highly encouraged to apply.
To apply to become a part of our organization.
HI staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the Code of Conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.
HI does not solicit funds in exchange for employment opportunities.

How to Apply:

If you feel you meet the requirements, please send an updated CV (3 pages max, including three professional referees current and/or past line managers) with a cover letter to HR department at [email protected] indicating the position for in the subject line

Deadline: Friday 21st March 2025

NB: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Any efforts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.

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Date Posted	2025-03-13T12:30
Valid Through	2025-03-22T00:00
Employment Type	FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization	Humanity & Inclusion
Job Location	Kampala, Kampala, Kampala , 0256, Uganda

Earn 6.2m monthly as SRHR Project Manager at Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International)

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