CBR
1. PROGRAMME MANAGER / CBR COORDINATOR (m/f) - Kumi, Uganda
Duration: 4 years
Objective: Together with Kumi Hospital, Church of Uganda, reduce poverty as well as improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in a holistic approach and to prevent blindness and restore sight of mainly cataract patients
Reporting to the head of the project, the programme manager / coordinator needs to accomplish the following tasks:
The future job holder commits to CBM’s Child Protection Policy.
Reporting to the head of the project, the programme manager / coordinator needs to accomplish the following tasks:
- Consolidation of present activities and development of new initiatives within a networking framework to identify, refer, treat, and operate people with disabilities
- Coordination of the implementation of the activities planned among partners and different stakeholders, local health authorities
- Target setting, monitoring and performance evaluation of programme staff as well as activities
- Implementation of field visits to monitor the performances of the CBR workers and to identify areas of improvement
- Facilitate staff training to improve performances
- Regular visits to other CBR projects and to partner institutions to identify areas of improvement of services delivery
- Implementation of annual performance appraisals for all staff members and revision of job descriptions if necessary
- Collection and analysis of statistics from CBR and the eye project
- Preparation of activity reports for funding agencies, local partner and other stakeholders
- Supervision of programme finances and control of budget implementation, control of budget allocations to CBR projects and to the partner institutions as per valid agreements
- General purchasing and supplying to the CBR and eye project
- Development of management tools to ensure an ongoing transparent and measurable evaluation and monitoring of activities
- Coordination and implementation of project visits in collaboration with cbm member associations and other relevant stakeholders
- Identification and assessment of potential partner institutions willing to join the existing network for the provision of disability-reducing services and finalization of new agreement of collaboration with new partner institutions aiming to increase the number of beneficiaries of the services rendered
- Preparation of a national successor as soon as possible
- Proven track record with regard to project management in an African context
- Proven track record with regard to human resource management knowledge and experience of community-based services
- Familiarity with CBM mandates, especially in the fields of orthopaedics and medical eye-care
- Fluent English
- Valid driving license
- Willingness to travel
- Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists or Programme Managers with proven Medical Rehabilitation experience will be preferred
- Relevant academic qualifications (i.e. international relations / political sciences, social sciences, public health, business management, physiotherapy, occupational therapy)
- Excellent management skills
- Intercultural competence and sensitivity
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Ability to motivate people
- Team player and good communicator
- Overseas experience in a developing country desirable
- Excellent English language skills
- A Christian that adheres to CBM beliefs and values
The future job holder commits to CBM’s Child Protection Policy.
Suitable candidates are invited to submit, via , a cover letter, a CV that includes skills, professional experiences / qualifications, availability, and a professional reference from the last employer.
