Job Details of Deputy Country Director

Job description

Applicants with a Master’s Degree may apply on or before 24th May, 2024.

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is a not-for-profit international development organisation, established in the Netherlands in 1965. Driven by the Sustainable Development Goals, SNV makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the management of operations in Kampala and four regional and five satellite offices.
• Ensures effective operations of all administrative and operational functions, compliance (internal and external) in the SNV offices and effective support to all the projects. This includes safe and reliable logistics and fleet management, procurement, asset management, inventory and warehouse management, ICT support and legal.
• Ensures integrated process delivery, optimising the use of guidelines and procedures within projects and/or a field office, and anticipates delivery challenges to ensure service continuity.
• Informs internal units and projects regularly on operations and support progress and helps to ensure that the country is aligned to the SNV Code of Conduct/integrity.
• Manages oversight of the procurement and contracting team for the country.
• Supports the team to develop and maintain the infrastructure within which country team procurement and contracting processes take place in accordance with donor and corporate standards.
• Provides advice to relevant stakeholders to support efficient and compliant procurement and contracting.
• Supports contracting and procurement processes for country.
• Reviews all contracts and agreements.
• Focal point with management oversight of government relations and operational approvals at national and regional levels.
• Appraises performance and creates resource estimation based on forecast in order to attract and recruit.
• Provides support to HRM and works on talent pool development.
• Leads and manages the HR, administration, and operations and procurement teams.
• Appoints sufficient quality and quantity of resources, to ensure goals can be realised.
• Develops and innovates work methods and procedures within the available budgets and the SNV HR Policy.
• Serves as the liaison to legal counsel, provide guidance to the Country Director and Country Manager Team on matters related to tax, insurance, labour laws, and business processes.
• Acts as the Country Security Focal Point (SFP)
• Develops and operationalizes the Security Management Plan and guide the Risk Management Team to ensure the implementation, accuracy, and relevance of security planning.
• Monitors the safety and security environment, analyse context, report incidents, provide briefings, and support the security management of the country.

Position in Organization:

• Position Title: Deputy Country Director
• Location: Kampala, Uganda
• Full-time
• Contract type: National employment contract

Minimum Requirement:

Education:

• A seasoned professional with a master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as operations/logistics management, public management, or international development with a combination of Management/Human Resource Management.

Experience:

• Proven track record with over 10 years in leadership positions of which at least 8 years in managing professional teams. Solid management experience of donor compliance, organisational risk management, contracting and procurement, project execution processes and security management.
• Experience in project based organisational models with multiple financing sources is desirable.

Language Skills:

• Clear communicator including writing skills in English.

How To Apply

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://www.smartrecruiters.com/SNV/743999985620483

The Closing Date: 24th May, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.