Job description
Uganda
Village Project (UVP) promotes public health and sustainable development in the
rural communities of this marginalized district in southeast Uganda. As an
international nonprofit organization, we work directly with community members,
community based organizations (CBOs) and local government to utilize local
knowledge and maximize community ownership. Our core program, “Healthy
Villages,” is an innovative, grassroots approach to addressing rural
healthcare and public health in Uganda. Its goal is to improve the provision of
healthcare and of preventative health education to underserved populations
across rural Iga
Village Project (UVP) promotes public health and sustainable development in the
rural communities of this marginalized district in southeast Uganda. As an
international nonprofit organization, we work directly with community members,
community based organizations (CBOs) and local government to utilize local
knowledge and maximize community ownership. Our core program, “Healthy
Villages,” is an innovative, grassroots approach to addressing rural
healthcare and public health in Uganda. Its goal is to improve the provision of
healthcare and of preventative health education to underserved populations
across rural Iga
The
Managing Director is the leader of UVP’s staff in Uganda and ensures the
programming, finances, human resources, and other Ugandan-side needs of the
organization are being met. The Managing Director has the responsibility of
trying to look ahead to foresee the organization’s needs, and to see what areas
need improvement or development. This is an opportunity to work with a young,
small and flexible, vibrant organization that has been growing quickly. The
contract length is two years.
Managing Director is the leader of UVP’s staff in Uganda and ensures the
programming, finances, human resources, and other Ugandan-side needs of the
organization are being met. The Managing Director has the responsibility of
trying to look ahead to foresee the organization’s needs, and to see what areas
need improvement or development. This is an opportunity to work with a young,
small and flexible, vibrant organization that has been growing quickly. The
contract length is two years.
Required
skills and experience:
skills and experience:
•
Master’s degree in Public Health, graduate degree in nonprofit management, or
other Master’s level degree (must be in a related field)
Master’s degree in Public Health, graduate degree in nonprofit management, or
other Master’s level degree (must be in a related field)
•
Adaptability, creativity
Adaptability, creativity
•
Strong leadership skills and experience
Strong leadership skills and experience
•
Extensive (minimum 1 year) work or volunteer experience in a developing country
or resource poor environment
Extensive (minimum 1 year) work or volunteer experience in a developing country
or resource poor environment
•
Experience in program management
Experience in program management
•
English fluency including superior communication skills (oral and written)
English fluency including superior communication skills (oral and written)
•
Strong computer literacy, comfort with Microsoft Office programs, and ability
to successfully use social networking websites to promote our activities.
Experience with the Google for Business suite is a plus
Strong computer literacy, comfort with Microsoft Office programs, and ability
to successfully use social networking websites to promote our activities.
Experience with the Google for Business suite is a plus
•
Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of partners and
stakeholders
Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of partners and
stakeholders
•
Ability to balance and prioritize a variety of tasks concurrently
Ability to balance and prioritize a variety of tasks concurrently
•
Basic accounting skills for budget projections and financial record-keeping
Basic accounting skills for budget projections and financial record-keeping
•
Negotiation and conflict management skills
Negotiation and conflict management skills
•
High level of energy and commitment
High level of energy and commitment
Experience
with grantwriting and program monitoring and evaluation are pluses.
with grantwriting and program monitoring and evaluation are pluses.
How to apply
Interested
applicants should submit a cover letter and CV/resume to the Executive Director
at info@ugandavillageproject.org. You
will be contacted if you are chosen for an interview.
applicants should submit a cover letter and CV/resume to the Executive Director
at info@ugandavillageproject.org. You
will be contacted if you are chosen for an interview.
The
deadline is September 15th, 2014, but applicants will be interviewed on a
rolling basis as applications are received.
deadline is September 15th, 2014, but applicants will be interviewed on a
rolling basis as applications are received.
