Project Management Specialist (Resilience) Full Time

USAID/Uganda is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Management Specialist (Resilience). The Project management Specialist (Resilience) (The specialist) position is a member of USAID/Uganda’s Economic Growth (EG) Office. The Specialist serves as a technical and strategic leader for planning, program and activity design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of resilience related programs, projects, and activities that promote food security, nutrition, livelihoods, and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to maintain the well-being of households and communities in the event of shocks and stresses in regions which suffer from recurrent natural and man-made disasters. The Specialist serves as the in-house subject matter leader on resilience, livelihoods, and food security. The Specialist provides technical assistance and advice to USAID offices on resilience and other relevant subjects, in addition to promoting coordination of USAID activities that contribute to resilience building.

The Specialist also acts as the Mission representative in policy, strategy, and technical engagements with the Government of Uganda (GOU), U.S. Government (USG) interagency, international, and bilateral organizations, development partners and donor agencies to address technical issues and coordinate implementation of resilience-related activities.

In addition, the Specialist serves as a Contracting/Agreement Officer’s Representative (COR/AOR), Alternate COR/AOR and/or Activity Manager, providing technical assistance to the appropriate GOU Ministry in the development of national country policies, and the design and management of in-country programs/projects/activities, reflecting best practices in resilience building. The Specialist works under the general supervision of the Resilience and Nutrition Unit Leader.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in social science, development studies, agriculture, agricultural economics, engineering or any other related field is required.

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience working in the international development field in Uganda or a similar developing country setting. Five years of this experience should be in direct management, including design, implementation, technical direction, activity management, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation of resilience, food security, nutrition, and livelihood activities. Demonstrated experience working either for or with donor organizations, GOU, private sector institutions, or non-governmental organizations in the development arena is required.

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