The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project,Position of National Coordinator Jobs in Uganda

VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT

The
National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (NCHRDU) was established in June
2013 by organizations and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Uganda with the aim
of ensuring that the rights of human rights defenders are respected and upheld.

As
part of its efforts to enhance the work of the NCHRDU , the Board of Directors
are looking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the vacant position of National
Coordinator.The successful candidate will be based at the secretariat at
the Human Rights Network Uganda (HURINET-U) premises.

Main
responsibilities

Under
the overall supervision of the Board of Directors and in direct partnership
with other staff members, the National Coordinator shall be responsible but not
limited to the following duties;

Ensure
the implementation of the approved strategic plan of the Coalition;
Supervision:
responsible for the overall design, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of all programs undertaken by the National Coalition of Human
Rights Defenders Uganda (Coalition) at its offices in Kampala;
In
conjunction with the relevant program staff, design and implement
appropriate strategies and policies that promote the Coalition’s
activities which include, but not limited to;
Research
human rights situation in Uganda with special attention on HRDs
Manage
in a timely manner the HRDs protection program
Design
appropriate capacity building activities and training programs
Design
and supervise comprehensive advocacy and media strategy with the objective
of meeting program goals
Engage
on a regular basis with HRDs and partners
Monitoring:
develop program management schedules, activity analysis plan, success
score cards and benchmarks, performance indicators and monitoring and
evaluation criteria against program goals for program staff, volunteers
and interns;
Reporting:
prepare program narrative and financial reports, briefing and position
papers for board of directors, counterparts, partners and donors, as well
as recommend reviews and proposals to ensure that program activities
address actual needs;
Coordination
and Networking:
develop and maintain productive working relationships with the Board of
Directors, donors, partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders;
Engage
in fundraising for Coalition activities;
Represent
the Coalition at national and international meetings
Be
a spokesperson of the Coalition;
Any
other duties as may be requested by the Board of Directors or any other
person designated as such.Key competencies
Educational
background: MA Degree (e.g. Law, Political Sciences, Education or Social
Sciences);
Experience
in human rights work of at least 5 years with two years at managerial
level;
Experience
of working in the region;
Experience
with local human rights organisations and human rights issues;
Field
mission experience in the region;
Willingness
and ability to travel for extended periods of time;
Analytical
skills as well as creative and interactive skills;
Proven
ability to write and speak concisely and clearly and communicate
effectively in English and other local language;
High
level technical knowledge and ability in planning and budgeting, project
planning and monitoring and evaluation;
Knowledge
in financial management and understanding and interpretation of budgets
and financial statements;
Ability
to communicate and negotiate at very high level in government, sectoral
and international levels;
Ability
to build and sustain teamwork and Coalition;
Ability
to mobilize and organize fruitful campaigns;
Proven
team work skills and tolerant of diversity.