JOB DETAILS:
About US:
International Refugee Rights Initiative was founded in 2004 to inform and improve responses to the cycles of violence and displacement that are at the heart of largescale human rights violations.
About SPACE Project:
This project seeks to reduce the gaps in access, delivery and uptake of justice for refugees and host communities in Northern Uganda. The lack of access to justice has resulted in increased social injustice and conflict within the host and refugee communities in Obongi, Madi Okolo Terego and Lamwo. In mitigating this situation, the Project will increase access to justice and peaceful coexistence among refugees and host communities, which will contribute to safety, protection and wellbeing among refugees and host communities. This will be done through training, refresher courses, support & facilitation, capacity building, research, media, community and legal structures, advocacy and monitoring.
The Project is based on the idea that justice providers should function as a coherent and integrated system that responds effectively to the rights and justice needs of justice users, including victims of SGBV.
The Project is being implemented by a Consortium consisting of IRRI, BRAC Uganda and HANDLE Uganda

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Coordinator will have the overall responsibility for coordination and implementation of the Project and other tasks as may be assigned. In particular, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for:

Project management and implementation:
• Leading the Project Coordination Team (PCT);
• Undertaking overall responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the Project by:
• Providing guidance and technical backstopping to the implementing partners (Consortium)and other institutions;
• Standardizing methodologies and approaches;
• Ensuring that the project is proceeding according to the expected deliverables and troubleshoot any challenges in implementation;
• Ensuring knowledge management and capacity development across the Consortium, that will be necessary for Project implementation; Coordination:
• Coordinate with the SPACE Consortium of Partners to ensure synergies and coherence within the Consortium;
• Coordinate with partners on the ground including refugee led organizations, local NGOs and CBOs collaborating on the project;
• Coordinate with government partners, UNHCR and other stakeholders that are collaborating on the project to ensure integration of project initiatives;
• Ensuring harmonization, coordination and implementation of technical, and administrative activities of the Project among all the actors; Supervision:
• Supervising the project team including project officers and assistants (including those of BRAC and HANDLE) and facilitating their delivery of project milestones;
• Ensure that technical relevant inputs and support are provided to the Project Team; Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL):
• Coordinate consortium partners in monitoring and evaluation and learning;
• Ensuring that the outputs from the baseline and operational research provide data for programming as well as monitoring and evaluating the results of the project, and fostering learnings;

Representation and reporting: • Presenting reports and updates of the SPACE Project at different fora.
• Making reports and recommendations for project implementation to the Project oversight bodies and the designated persons from each Consortium partner organization;

Financial management:
• Provide oversight of institutional budgets to ensure that programme activities are completed within budgetary limits and monitor expenditure;
• Ensure timely and high quality financial and narrative reporting in compliance with contractual obligations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Master’s degree in Social Science or a Bachelor’s degree with relevant work experience in lieu of a postgraduate degree;
• Minimum 4 years of experience in project management, including experience of working in refugee rights, report writing and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning,
• Experience of financial management, including budgeting, and active budget management, and an understanding of financial controls and risk management;
• Excellent people management skills and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability;
• Demonstrable ability to communicate with others and building strong working relationships;
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of tact and diplomacy;
• Leadership experience preferred;
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Desired,
• Ability and willingness to travel long distances.
• Knowledge and fluency of regional languages including Kirundi, Lingala, French and Arabic is an added advantage;
• Experience working in Uganda is preferred;
• Experience in training and capacity building is desirable;
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

All qualified and interested candidates are hereby requested to send:
An updated CV with (3) professional references;
A cover letter which includes a brief description of why the individual considers themselves most suitable for the position;
Location and full contact details of the applicant to

 recruitment@refugee-rights.org