Uganda: Environment Program Manager – Uganda

The Position: Based in Lira, the Environment Manager, under the responsibility of the Country Director, is responsible for the management and smooth implementation of the Environmental program in Uganda.

TEAM MANAGEMENT

· You are the main representative for International Lifeline Fund-Environment towards local authorities, humanitarian actors and partners;

· You participate actively to coordinate meetings (clusters, NGO coordination, etc.) in Kampala and in Lira when necessary;

· You will represent the organization, its environmental activities and programs during field delegation visits.

· Contribute to proposal and reports writing upon the program needs.

· You are responsible for supervising Environment team.

· You ensure the daily management and coordination of your team -- program objectives, action plan, set-up weekly coordination meetings with senior program officers, staff appraisal, etc.

· Ensure the conflict resolution within your team and inform the country director of relevant issues.

· Ensure that communication for the Environmental Program in Uganda is streamlined.

· Develop a streamlined marketing strategy for both stoves (Okelo Kuc and EcoSmart).

ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM COORDINATION

· You ensure a weekly and monthly reporting on program activities from your team as well as ensure the reporting of all monthly program activities to the Country Director and HQ

· Ensure the smooth implementation of the Environment projects with respect to proposal commitments in terms of quantity and quality (methodologies, indicators and results follow-up);

· Responsible for the transparency of acquisition, utilization and follow-up of all materials, equipment and cash dedicated to the projects;

· Coordinate field visits on activity sites;

· Timely inform the Country Director of any relevant issues related to the project implementation;

· You are responsible for close supervision of the qualitative and timely data collection and compilation;

· You ensure that all programs are working towards same goals and objectives – creating a comprehensive environment program in Uganda.

COORDINATION OF CARBON CREDIT PROGRAM

· Serve as primary point of contact for ILF’s primary carbon credit partner, Uganda Carbon Bureau (UCB) – includes monthly reporting and regularly scheduled meetings

· Compile and maintain accurate figures on the costs and numbers of stove production

· Prepare accurate forecasting of both future implementation costs and carbon credit earnings

· Design and manage a dynamic digital stove-tracking database to accurately record and track all stoves sold

· Develop and refine a stove-tracking system that uses a mix of both hard copy (paper) and soft copy (digital, including mobile phones) to capture data on the individual purchasers of each stove

· Work with current and future stove vendors to implement the above systems through trainings

· Oversee that the collection of the above data stove sales data

· Develop stove warrantee, maintenance, and buy-back systems

STOVE COMMERICALIZATION AND PRODUCTION

· Leading commercialization strategy and management on a daily basis

· Participating in the regular evaluation of activities and performance

· Providing monthly planning for relevant program purchases

· Presenting new marketing and distribution ideas to Environmental PM

· Cooperating with and guiding Commercialization Officer(s)

· Assisting Stove trainer as necessary with rocket stoves trainings

· Manage all daily tasks and additional responsibilities of the PM while absent

· Other duties to be assigned by the Country Director

Qualification

· A minimum of relevant University Degree

· At least five years’ experience in similar field out of which 3 – years should be at a managerial level

· Experience in project management & proposal writing

· Fluent in English and other local languages

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application, updated CV including all scanned copies if academic, professional credentials and testimonials via e-mail to:**HR@Lifelinefund.org** by 4:00 pm on May 30th. Please indicate the position applied for in the email subject line.

This post does not include a relocation or housing allowance.