Save the Children Head of Award Management and Donor Compliance Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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Save the Children Head of Award Management and Donor Compliance Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Save the Children Uganda looking for “Head of Award Management and Donor Compliance”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before January 26, 2024.

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on January 20, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Head of Award Management and Donor Compliance to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2024

Developing self and others; Networking

Building a high performing award management team to support good practice and high-quality delivery across the Country Office
Lead Award Management related capacity building both within the AM team and for other relevant staff members including budget holders
Develop strong relationships with the region, centre, members and other Heads of Awards/ Award Directors in the region; escalate issues through the correct channels when required

Communicating with impact

Provide strategic support to the CD and SLT on all aspects of award management, including pipeline management and donor compliance; champion Award management at the Country Office
Support work on proposals, working with PDQ, Finance and Operations to produce high quality, fully costed proposals
Ensure the production of high quality and timely reports that accurately reflect the impact achieved and lessons learnt during the implementation of an award
Build and maintain relationships with relevant networks and award management staff of similar organisations in the country, as well as local representatives of donor organisations supporting Save the Children work, especially for funding received directly by Save the Children in Uganda.

Position in Organization:

Job Identification: 5610
Job Category: Awards Management
Posting Date: 01/19/2024, 04:31 PM
Apply Before: 01/26/2024, 02:29 PM
Job Schedule: Full time
Locations: Kampala

Qualification:

Masters or equivalent degree in International Development or Business and Administration
At least 8 years of experience in Grants administration, and management of awards.
Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities
Proven track record of active contribution to a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions
Extensive experience with NGOs with increasing responsibilities including a proven experience of establishing and running the award management function in the field
Knowledge of the requirements of major institutional donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting; experience of engaging with donors at a strategic level
Well-developed skills in staff management. Proven coaching and capacity building skills
Understanding of the financial aspects of award management, and understanding of operations and programming
Very strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to analyse trends
Computer literate (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems)
Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
Patient, adaptable, able to improvise, and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
Strong communication (written and spoken) in English, and strong interpersonal skills, with experience in managing multicultural teams
Commitment to Save the Children values.