Project Director
international development
Closing date: 28 May 2009
Location: Uganda - Karmoja sub region
Project Director, Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Program , Uganda
World Learning seeks a Project Director for a USAID-funded “Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Program” in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. Duration: 2 years based in Uganda. Ugandan nationals are encouraged to apply. Recruitment contingent upon successful award of the project.
Background:
The project will support peacebuilding and community reconciliation activities in Karmoja sub-region, comprised of Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, and Nakapiripirit districts.
The project aims to facilitate community dialogue and reconciliation, and to build local capacity to mitigate the root causes of conflict and sustain peace by engaging in productive and cooperative activities to address these root causes.
Project Director
The Project Director will be responsible for overall project management, supervision, administration, and implementation of the requirements of the grant. S/he will establish and maintain systems for project operations; ensure that all donor deadlines are met and targets are achieved; maintain working relationships with project stakeholders (including partners and sub-grantees as applicable) and oversee the preparation and submission of technical and financial reports to USAID.
Required Qualification
- Minimum of Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution, Community Development, Sustainable Development, or a related field
- Familiarity in implementing community-based programs
- Knowledge of managing USAID-funded programs
- Six years of experience working in Africa in field directly related to tasks
- Extensive experience in development and management of community-based conflict mitigation, peacebuilding and reconciliation programs in developing countries
- Experience in developing annual work plans, performance management plans, and monitoring and evaluation tools
- Senior management experience providing technical, administrative/financial guidance and supervision for a large group of professionals
Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge of the conflict in Karamoja sub-region
- Previous work experience in Uganda, particularly Karamoja
- Developing and/or managing of training programs related to conflict mitigation and community reconciliation
World Learning is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.
World Learning is a global not-for-profit organization with educational and international development operations in more than 75 countries.
Through its international education programs
– The Experiment in International Living, SIT Study Abroad, and SIT Graduate Institute
– World Learning fosters global citizen-activism by connecting over 100,000 participants across geographic, cultural, political and economic distances and differences.
Through its International Development Programs, World Learning practices what it teaches, undertaking community-driven international development, training, and exchange projects in 20 countries.
For over 75 years, World Learning has built a deep and diverse array of effective offerings and services that transform individual lives and strengthen the capacity of communities and institutions to address pressing global needs.
Today, more than ever, the world needs fully engaged global citizens who recognize what it means to build bridges of tolerance, respect, and understanding and have the knowledge, skills, and international experience to assume leadership positions in the world.
At this moment of unprecedented, acute, international need and opportunity, World Learning is responding by re-investing in its programs, deepening their impact, and implementing a global vision for the future.
How to apply
Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position to recruitment3@worldlearning.
Only finalist candidates will be contacted.
