Project Manager Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Uganda job at GIZ | Apply Now

Responsibilities:

The Project Manager will be responsible for:

• Implementation of the project, and ensure the quality of the project delivery, results-based monitoring and evaluation and communication.

• Budget planning in coordination with the Finance Manager and Cluster Coordinator as well as technical coordination with relevant international donor organisations and projects in Uganda.

• Strategic and conceptual design of the cluster and ensure technical linkages and synergies between the project “Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector”, the regional project “Cooperation for peace, security and responsible natural resource governance in the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Energy and Climate Cluster in Uganda.

• Collaborate strategically and operationally with partners in Uganda for planning, implementation and monitoring of project activities and results.

• Manage a team based in Kampala and/or Entebbe in accordance with the company’s understanding of leadership and ensure an appreciative leadership culture and foster cooperation with overall programme and cluster staff.

• Providing strong expertise on mining and representing GIZ in technical and policy meetings and establishing very good working relations and network with other relevant stakeholders in Uganda and in the region.

• Knowledge management, communication, and reporting.

Specific Tasks

The Project Manager performs the following tasks:

Technical and Policy Advise

• Coordinate and strategically advice to the project partners (MEMD, DGSM, private sector, civil society) on the topics of on investment promotion, ASM formalization, value addition and responsible sourcing.

• Advises MEMD (in particular DGSM), the Uganda Investment Agency and other stakeholders on strategies and policies to promote investments in the mining sector.

• Design and implements activities to increase the investment attractiveness of the Ugandan mining sector.

Project Management and Commission Management

• Steer the development of operational plans and oversee their implementation in close consultation and cooperation with the project partners.

• Develops and organizes quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives.

• Facilitates knowledge management, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), reporting-related activities.

• Coordinates the implementation of communication activities in accordance with the requirements of the commissioning parties and proactively ensures that commissioning parties are informed of opportunities for communication and visibility

• Assumes budget responsibility for the Uganda service package as Head of Project (DV).

• Preparation, commissioning and management of contracts and grant agreements with subcontractors and cooperation partners.

Stakeholder Management

• Establish formats for cooperation, regular dialogue, exchange and networking opportunities with all project stakeholders and within the project team.

• Lead the organisation of regular project steering committee meetings with the project partners and ensure that required documentation (workplans, M&E, risk matrix) are provided to the steering committee.

• Represents the project at official events in Uganda and abroad.

• Ensures that the projects commissioning parties are kept abreast of project implementation and are informed of any changes to the project.

Staff and Human Resource Management

• Manages all staff members who report to him/her.

• Manages staff in accordance with the company’s understanding of leadership and ensure an appreciative leadership culture.

• Ensure that staff members under his/her responsibility provide high-quality and cost-effective solutions.

• Carries out the annual Staff Assessment Talk for staff members who report to him/her.

Other Duties/Additional Tasks

• Actively promotes synergies between the GIZ Great Lakes Cluster, the GIZ Uganda Energy and Climate Cluster and/or other units.

• Participates in relevant GIZ Sector Network meetings.

• Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.

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