Regional Decentralization Strengthening Manager Job Vacancy in Uganda at USAID – Decentralization Strengthening (DS)

The Decentralization Strengthening (DS) Team provides the technical leadership necessary to improve the governance and management of Districts and Sub-county administrations. Working with and through District Chief Administrative Officers, LC5 and LC3 officials, the DS Team will assist in developing the technical tools necessary to improve and sustain service delivery in health and other social sectors initially through enhancing the districts’ overall capacity to execute downwardly accountable and results oriented coordination, planning , and budgeting. At the same time the Team will work with Districts to improve their financial management, human resource management, information management and monitoring and evaluation systems to sustain new and innovative approaches to service delivery. At the central level, these responsibilities will be carried out in coordination with USAID national level Implementing Partners (IPs), the Ministries of Local Government, Finance, Health, Gender as well as other LG support organizations. At the regional level, these responsibilities will be carried out through and with local governments and district based implementing partners.
3. Regional Decentralization Strengthening Manager -(Kampala, Mbale and Mbarara)
• Work with SDS Kampala based DS Team and the Regional Manager to plan and oversee TA provided to districts by SDS.
• Coordinate and integrate the SDS technical assistance activities with the regional level IPs, Government entities and other Ugandan institutions that work in the area of Local Government.
• Lead the Management Improvement Plan (MIP) program for all districts in the region.
• Oversee the general integration of MIP TA demands with partners at the regional level and supervise the implementation at the district level.
• Work with the Regional Grants and M&E Team to ensure alignment of SDS TA activities with grant awards and data collection.
• Assist the Regional Manager prepare required reports, presentations and documentation of decentralization activities.

Job requirement
Academic Qualifications
Graduate degree and 5 years of experience in public administration, finance, organizational development or similar field or a BS and 10 years of experience in same or similar fields

Other Qualifications
• Experience strengthening decentralization for promotion improvements in Local Government governance, management and system strengthening.
• Expertise and demonstrated ability to provide TA in at least two of the following areas: coordination, planning, budgeting, human resource management, leadership & governance, financial management.
• Knowledge of best practices and lessons learned in focal governance and service delivery
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to prepare and present reports,
presentations and other products in English.
• Ability to use word, PowerPoint, and excel software.

How to apply
Interested candidates can send their letters of application, CV with three references and copies of their academic qualifications by close of business Friday 29
recfuittment.sds@uganda-sds.org with position applied for in the subject line.

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.