Uganda Country Director Job Vacancy at Retrak in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Uganda Country Director

Reports to: Head of Operations

Job Summary:
The Country Director shall provide overall leadership, strategic direction and operational management in line with Retrak’s vision, mission statement, values, and strategic priorities as outlined in Retrak’s Strategic Plan.

The Country Director will through the effective management of staff and resources, achieve the organisation’s mission of a world where no child is forced to live on the street. The post also includes the responsibility to deepen understanding and awareness in the public domain of the struggles and successes of street children by working with families and communities. The post holder is expected to increase Retrak’s profile at Country level through representation to external actors and advocacy on behalf of street children.
The Country Director will ensure that Retrak Uganda operates within the recommended practice for safeguarding children in its care at all times. The Country Director will monitor and review policies, procedures and safeguarding measures for children accessing our provision.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

•The applicant should hold a degree in Social Work, Social Sciences or child Psychology or related field. A Masters (or postgraduate certificate) degree in management / administration or finance would be advantageous.

•At least five years experience of working in a senior programme management role in either a children’s field or an international aid / development agency.

•Proven track record in a social work (or related e.g. youth work) context working to the highest standards with children in the areas of resettlement, foster care and/or child development.

•Significant experience of managing grants from institutions such as USAID, ECHO, Comic Relief, ESF, NRF, ERDF. A track record of having developed successful relationships with donors, government bodies, other (I)NGOs.

•Ability to integrate your knowledge of child development into interventions and programmes that lead to the successful resettlement and foster care placement of street children.

•Ability to lead a diverse team and provide high quality supervision, line management and support to staff.

•Possess the ability to delegate to staff that creates a positive and innovative working environment.

•Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.

•An aptitude for contract negotiation and management.

•Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

•Have an active and vibrant Christian faith.

•A track record of successfully managing local partners delivering programmes for your organization.

•In-depth and breadth of expertise in programme and project design, programme development, delivery, management, monitoring and evaluation.

•Demonstrable experience in managing finance systems.

•Experience of managing human resource systems for of a team of national and international staff from various cultural backgrounds.

•Possess the requisite skill, compassion and passion to address the needs and challenges of working with street children.

•Resolute and committed to attention to detail and to achieving high quality standards of care for Street Children. Be proactive in pursuing this within Retrak.

•Analytical mindset, with the ability to be creative and innovative.

•Be results orientated with energy and drive to provide the highest standard of care to street children.

•Ability to network and form positive relationships with a wide of range of internal and external stakeholders.

•A team player and have a desire to learn and be stretched in new areas.

•Have a desire to coach those around you in order that they reach their potential.

Please visit www.retrak.org to download the full Job Description and Person Specification.

How to Apply:
Please send a detailed CV, a covering letter of no more than one page with reference to the 'Job Description and Person Specification' to mailbox@retrak.org in which you highlight:
•How your experience meets the requirements of the role;
•In particular outline your experience of general management and financial management;
•Your motivation in applying, and;
•How you are the best person for the job.
Candidates who do not meet all of the selection criteria but can demonstrate significant and appropriate strengths in other areas that are directly relevant to the Job
Deadline: (UK time) Monday 30th September 2013 by 5.00pm