Reporting to : Head of Programs
Team Purpose
Program team:
• Is responsible for the strategic development and management of the country program.
• Supports Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally and globally through ensuring program alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards
• Supports resource mobilisation, specifically for humanitarian/ resilience elements of the strategy
• Ensures that the promotion of women’s rights is at the heart of all Oxfam in Uganda’s program work
Team Purpose
Program team:
• Is responsible for the strategic development and management of the country program.
• Supports Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally and globally through ensuring program alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards
• Supports resource mobilisation, specifically for humanitarian/ resilience elements of the strategy
• Ensures that the promotion of women’s rights is at the heart of all Oxfam in Uganda’s program work
Job Purpose - Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
The role is critical for the realization of Oxfam in Uganda’s ambition to put Women’s rights at the center of programs. It provides leadership on Women’s rights program and acts as the face of Oxfam as the ‘to go to agency” on women’s rights programming.
The role is critical for the realization of Oxfam in Uganda’s ambition to put Women’s rights at the center of programs. It provides leadership on Women’s rights program and acts as the face of Oxfam as the ‘to go to agency” on women’s rights programming.
Thought leadership 35%
• Adopt a “thought leadership” attitude, stay up to date with the latest thinking, undertake/commission organised research and analysis and spend time in reflective consideration to develop a comprehensive understanding of the place of women’s rights in Ugandan society- particularly knowledge attitudes and practices that inform gender based violence, women having space to develop their voices and have them heard, and women’s access to economic resources
• Ensure all analysis, information and recommendations relating to policy and programs are to be specifically informed by the critical consideration of Women’s Rights
• Actively participate in the country, regional and global development environment to both identify opportunities to impact poverty reduction and to foster strategic institutional linkages, alliances and networks that enhance sharing, learning and collaboration
• Seat at the Country management team (CMT) ensuring that the women’s rights agenda is consciously embedded in all of Oxfam’s programme and operational decisions.
• Synthesise data and information to share with relevant staff so they are kept fully informed and ensure there is an effective discussion and dialogue process to channel ideas and information on how changing internal and external ideas, approaches and situations impact on and should be incorporated into Oxfam’s strategies, programs and plans
• Develop and facilitate links with civil society, the private sector and governments, initiating contacts and building associations that can be used to develop initiatives that have a pro-women focus
• Mobilising stakeholders by providing them with research capacity, campaigning skills, creating spaces for engagement, supporting the development of evidence on the ground and building active citizens
• Adopt a “thought leadership” attitude, stay up to date with the latest thinking, undertake/commission organised research and analysis and spend time in reflective consideration to develop a comprehensive understanding of the place of women’s rights in Ugandan society- particularly knowledge attitudes and practices that inform gender based violence, women having space to develop their voices and have them heard, and women’s access to economic resources
• Ensure all analysis, information and recommendations relating to policy and programs are to be specifically informed by the critical consideration of Women’s Rights
• Actively participate in the country, regional and global development environment to both identify opportunities to impact poverty reduction and to foster strategic institutional linkages, alliances and networks that enhance sharing, learning and collaboration
• Seat at the Country management team (CMT) ensuring that the women’s rights agenda is consciously embedded in all of Oxfam’s programme and operational decisions.
• Synthesise data and information to share with relevant staff so they are kept fully informed and ensure there is an effective discussion and dialogue process to channel ideas and information on how changing internal and external ideas, approaches and situations impact on and should be incorporated into Oxfam’s strategies, programs and plans
• Develop and facilitate links with civil society, the private sector and governments, initiating contacts and building associations that can be used to develop initiatives that have a pro-women focus
• Mobilising stakeholders by providing them with research capacity, campaigning skills, creating spaces for engagement, supporting the development of evidence on the ground and building active citizens
Program support and advice 35%
• Provide facilitative advice on and leadership of, women’s rights, work with thematic managers to develop delivery strategy, help prioritise key activities and issues, identify and coordinate the local to regional to continental to global interface and provide strategic guidance on how best to achieve long term impact and sustainable change in the lives of women in Uganda
• Lead the process of developing and building CS movement around engendering resource governance, identifying key organisations, supporting with organisational development, defining their needs and building capacities to align with the new program delivery approach where women’s rights are central.
• Work in an interactive and coordinated manner with the other thematic Managers and identify and encourage synergies within and across programs to achieve an integrated approach that supports the overall country strategy as far as practical.
• Provide strategic advice to the Country Director, The CMT and the Program Team on how to deepen and deliver Oxfam’s commitment to put women’s rights at the centre of all of its work.
• Provide facilitative advice on and leadership of, women’s rights, work with thematic managers to develop delivery strategy, help prioritise key activities and issues, identify and coordinate the local to regional to continental to global interface and provide strategic guidance on how best to achieve long term impact and sustainable change in the lives of women in Uganda
• Lead the process of developing and building CS movement around engendering resource governance, identifying key organisations, supporting with organisational development, defining their needs and building capacities to align with the new program delivery approach where women’s rights are central.
• Work in an interactive and coordinated manner with the other thematic Managers and identify and encourage synergies within and across programs to achieve an integrated approach that supports the overall country strategy as far as practical.
• Provide strategic advice to the Country Director, The CMT and the Program Team on how to deepen and deliver Oxfam’s commitment to put women’s rights at the centre of all of its work.
Program management, support and advise 15%
• Lead the development and as necessary manage the violence against women campaign ensuring that the campaign is anchored on evidence from Oxfam’s programs.
• Work with the Program Quality Lead and the Head of Programs to ensure that Oxfam’s program quality standards and practices are deliberate and specific on Women’s rights indicators.
• Act as the ‘gatekeeper’ of women’s rights centered programming across all the thematic priorities of Oxfam’s work in Uganda.
• Represent Oxfam Internally and externally on all issues related to Women rights programming ensuring that Oxfam in Uganda is viewed as the “to go agency” on Women’s rights programming.
• Work with the Program Quality Lead and the Head of Programs to ensure that Oxfam’s program quality standards and practices are deliberate and specific on Women’s rights indicators.
• Act as the ‘gatekeeper’ of women’s rights centered programming across all the thematic priorities of Oxfam’s work in Uganda.
• Represent Oxfam Internally and externally on all issues related to Women rights programming ensuring that Oxfam in Uganda is viewed as the “to go agency” on Women’s rights programming.
Partner capacity building, advice and support 15%
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Oxfam’s partnership approach, adopting a strategic, proactive perspective on how to achieve partner led approaches to achieve sustainable change
• Work with/ support and/or partner with existing women rights movements and organisations to promote the agenda for Women’s’ Rights in Uganda
• Support identification, assessment and relationship-building with potential partners (operational, strategic and alliance-based), ensuring appropriate standards and relevant approaches are used for each partner arrangement, including assessing partner needs and creating appropriate capacity building plans, detailing tools and methodologies, performance and accountability requirements and evaluation approaches
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Oxfam’s partnership approach, adopting a strategic, proactive perspective on how to achieve partner led approaches to achieve sustainable change
• Work with/ support and/or partner with existing women rights movements and organisations to promote the agenda for Women’s’ Rights in Uganda
• Support identification, assessment and relationship-building with potential partners (operational, strategic and alliance-based), ensuring appropriate standards and relevant approaches are used for each partner arrangement, including assessing partner needs and creating appropriate capacity building plans, detailing tools and methodologies, performance and accountability requirements and evaluation approaches
Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Skills
• Ability to engage and influence both corporate direction, contributing to and following it as appropriate and the ongoing development of programme policy and quality to enhance the impact of Oxfam’s work
• Ability to build and/ or contribute to a people’s movement around Women’s Rights
• Proven analytical and conceptual thinking, high level research, project management knowledge and skills and experience using participatory tools and methodologies for assessment, programme identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
Skills
• Ability to engage and influence both corporate direction, contributing to and following it as appropriate and the ongoing development of programme policy and quality to enhance the impact of Oxfam’s work
• Ability to build and/ or contribute to a people’s movement around Women’s Rights
• Proven analytical and conceptual thinking, high level research, project management knowledge and skills and experience using participatory tools and methodologies for assessment, programme identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
Knowledge:
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of implementing women’s rights programs and initiatives, in both development and humanitarian program operations, ideally built on mature understanding of relevant issues derived from field experience
• Commitment to and good knowledge of working with networks, coalitions and a partnership approach across the spectrum of Oxfam’s work, including innovative approaches to capacity strengthening
• Good knowledge of and experience in developing advocacy and campaign strategies and plans and successfully achieving external impact and change. Some experience in undertaking media presentations
• Good knowledge of and experience with donor funding environment and good financial management skills, with experience of project budgeting and controlling financial risks
• Experience in working with multi-sectoral teams at different levels
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of implementing women’s rights programs and initiatives, in both development and humanitarian program operations, ideally built on mature understanding of relevant issues derived from field experience
• Commitment to and good knowledge of working with networks, coalitions and a partnership approach across the spectrum of Oxfam’s work, including innovative approaches to capacity strengthening
• Good knowledge of and experience in developing advocacy and campaign strategies and plans and successfully achieving external impact and change. Some experience in undertaking media presentations
• Good knowledge of and experience with donor funding environment and good financial management skills, with experience of project budgeting and controlling financial risks
• Experience in working with multi-sectoral teams at different levels
Key Behavioural Competencies.
Decisiveness.
We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.
Decisiveness.
We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.
Influencing.
We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organisation We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organisation We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
Humility.
We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.
We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.
Relationship Building.
We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.
We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.
Listening.
We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.
We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.
Mutual Accountability.
We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.
We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.
Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity.
We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.
We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.
Systems Thinking.
We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organisational decisions and actions.
We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organisational decisions and actions.
Strategic Thinking and Judgment.
We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.
We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.
Contact/How to apply:
If you believe you fit the required profile, please send your CV in confidence to application@ppg.co.ug
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