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Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
About the Organisation
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy, and water to local contexts. SNV has over 1,600 staff in more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organization that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.
In its new Strategic Plan period (2022-2030), SNV will aim to deepen partnerships with financial institutions, governments, and private sector to expand our impact driven finance portfolio. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organization and invest in making knowledge flow to and from the frontline and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy and water systems which enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all.
Job Title
Project Manager – IAP 3 Project job at SNV
Job Description
The Project Manager is a key role in the project implementation in Uganda. The Project Manager is responsible for project implementation in Uganda while liaising and working with the IAP Program Management Unit. He/she manages the start-up, implementation, and closing of the project in Uganda, within scope, budget, timeline and acceptable quality levels along the commitments specified in the contracts signed with the donor(s) and other relevant stakeholders. The IAP program is a multi-country project, which will require the Project Manager to work closely with administrative and technical team members from other program locations. The Project Manager works in line with SNV standards and embraces SNV`s approach to project management and donor regulations, in order to achieve high quality results and deliverables of the project.
Duties and Responsibilities
Disseminate the launch of the challenge fund and support the selection and contracting of innovative businesses.
Guide businesses through milestone delivery, growth, and investment planning.
Engage with the investment ecosystem and represent SNV at relevant gatherings.
Identify insights, contribute to knowledge dissemination, and liaise with potential additional donors to grow the IAP program.
Participate in team meetings, share insights, and report regularly on progress and impact.
Initiate project plans, assign deliverables, manage timelines and budgets, and ensure compliance with SNV and donor requirements.
Ensure quality of project deliverables and provide necessary technical support.
Build and maintain relationships with team members, partners, and donors, ensuring high SNV visibility.
Identify opportunities for innovation and project upscaling, and support project closure and evaluation.
Manage and account for full compliance of administrative, finance and HR components of the project with SNV internal procedures and requirements specified in the donor-, sub-grant-, sub-consultancy-, partner-, and consortium- contracts.
Collect, consolidate, and review project information, contributing to internal and external knowledge development.
Identify and attend workshops and conferences that align to the investment and enterprise development ecosystem
When applicable can be appointed as (national) focal point of an expertise network.
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Qualifications and Competencies
Master’s degree Project Planning and Management and any other relevant qualifications.
Eight (8) years plus of experience in the relevant experience in development work, project management and sector(s) in an international, multiple country context.
Demonstrated ability to lead and work with teams by fostering cooperation to achieve objectives, set goals and priorities, assess required actions, make decisive decisions, analyse and solve problems systematically, and take proactive measures to meet or exceed objectives.
Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.
Interest in private sector development and in the fight against poverty and inequality
Initiative and creativity in solving problems
High attention to detail
Ability to work independently and with the team
High degree of initiative, flexibility, reliability, discretion, and willingness to learn
Good oral and written communication skills in English
Solid computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Internet, etc.)
Knowledge of SAP by Design and Sharepoint is an added advantage.
Key Competencies
Leadership: The ability to provide direction and guidance to a group of people and to encourage cooperation between team members to attain an objective.
Planning and organising: The ability to determine goals and priorities and to assess the actions, time and resources needed to achieve those goals.
Decisiveness: The ability to make active decisions or to commit oneself by speaking one’s mind and taking position.
Problem analysis: The ability to detect problems, recognize important information and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.
Result orientation: The ability to take direct action in order to attain or exceed objectives.
Focus on quality: Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.
How to Apply
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