Evidence Action Uganda Jobs 2022 – Area Coordinator

Program implementation activities – Dispensers for Safe Water

The Area coordinator will oversee the delivery of high quality Dispensers for Safe Water program activities in a designated geographical region; district, sub county or county to ensure a high performing dispensers program.  The implementation activities may include;

• 4000+ chlorine dispensers oversight through a team of field operators in 2-4 counties
• Manage the ongoing chlorine delivery and chlorine dispenser maintenance for all installed dispensers in the designated area/region to ensure a continuous supply of chlorine to all dispensers and attend to all maintenance issues noted through spot checks/community promoter reports.
• Manage promotion activities through program tested approaches e.g. messaging, promoter calls, reporting and feedback to ensure high chlorine adoption and impact for the dispenser program.
• Manage Data inputs and reports for all dispenser activities ensuring timely submission and reporting in liaison with the Monitoring Department.

Program rollout activities – Dispensers for Safe Water

The Area coordinator will oversee the implementation of all dispenser program activities in a designated geographical region; district, sub county or county.  The rollout activities may include;

• Dispenser installations through comprehensive initial exploratory surveys/activities to indicate appropriateness/suitability of the area for the dispenser program
• Scoping new areas for potential entry
• Exploratory surveys to ascertain potential of new areas
• Participate in resource planning for new areas
• Employ the program- wide dispenser implementation activity best practices tool kit to ensure a standard high quality approach in dispenser implementation activities’ execution.
• Ensure timely submission and management of all data in the expansion processes.

Human Resource Support

The Area Coordinator will lead a team of Associate Coordinator and Field officers to implement the dispenser activities.  The incumbent for this position must be able:-

• Lead teams to implement dispenser activities through team work, training, coaching and mentorship.
• Coordination of various team activities and promotion of team ownership of all program activities.
• Effective delegation to promote learning and employee career development.
• Effective supervision of the field teams to ensure high quality deliverables for the dispenser activities.
• Effective communication across teams. The Area Coordinator should regularly update all field staff on program work, program performance and any new development through meetings and other avenues.
• Recruit high caliber field staff through a competitive, fair and transparent process in collaboration with Evidence Action HR.
• Manage people issues, staff leave, and staff attendance.
• Provide leadership and oversight to a team of about 20 staff in different levels.
• Provide direct supervision over Associate Coordinators to ensure that they deliver their KPIs required of that role.
• Ensure a good working environment is created within the spaces and teams in the Location that they oversee.

Financial Management and Planning

The area coordinator is a budget holder for the DSW activities under his/her jurisdiction and as such, the incumbent must be a good planner, numeric and has a bias for cost effectiveness and attention to details. This entails;

• Developing work plans and budgets for the rollout or maintenance of chlorine dispensers in the locations that they oversee.
• Manage imprest requests, imprest returns and approvals at the field level.
• Approve activity budgets, activity costing and reports prepared by Associate Coordinators.
• Manage the allocation of expenses to appropriate donor expense codes
• Follow laid down financial procedures and in a cost effective manner.
• Ensure compliance to all finance policies in the locations that they oversee.

External Relationships

The Area Coordinator has an important role in ensuring the program maintains a good brand and reputation within the area under his/her jurisdiction. The coordinator will ;

• Develop useful relationships with program stakeholders and ensure a good rapport with them.
• Be expected to manage communication between the program and stakeholders in consultation with the policy advisor/Associate manager/Country Manager.
• Lead the process of signing MOUs with government in locations they oversee and oversee the implementation of the MOU deliverables.

Office Administration, logistics and procurement/Inventory management

• Manage office security, assets, and records and ensure all insurable assets are insured.
• Manage program motor vehicles/Motorcycles use in the field through an effective monitoring and reporting system.
• Manage the hiring of the motor vehicles/motorcycles through a the recommended program procedures
• Manage logistics and coordination of all field transport requirements for staff.
• Manage local level field procurement in collaboration with the Associate –Admin/and or procurement personnel
• Manage inventory records of all program assets, equipment, consumables etc.
• Manage good working relationship with landlords, suppliers and other service providers

• Minimum Degree in social sciences, development studies, management, project management or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• A minimum 3 years demonstrable experience managing field operations.
• Good communication skills in English and a local language of the operational location both spoken and written

Required Competencies and Attributes

• High level of integrity and stewardship. This position manages program assets and has a huge financial responsibility.
• Must be detail oriented with a bias in managing field activities of a development program.
• Good conceptual skills with an analytical mind and problem solving skills.
• Excellent planning and budgeting skills.
• Excellent organization and coordination skills.
• Good people management & leadership skills.
• Adept in leading, nurturing and developing a high performing team.
• Embraces team work and aspires and supports the ideals of working in a team work environment as a team champion
• Passion to work in a rural community setting.
• Flexible mindset and willingness to take challenging assignments not within the scope of this position
• Self-driven and highly motivated to deliver results within tight deadlines.
• Good communication skills. Ability to communicate well within the organization and externally with the rural communities and local leaders
• Excellent computer skills/data management skills and comfort to advance the skills in a dynamic IT field.
• Proactive and ambitious to support innovation and change in a dynamic working environment
• A positive ”can do’’ attitude to work and an ability to develop in a fast paced work environment