World Vision Uganda is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 82 districts in Uganda implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & community resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with the beneficiaries above. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for qualified and passionate individuals willing to share in our vision and join our team in the position below.

Position: Project Coordinator – Pro-Futuro ICT4E Project

Report to: Grants Manager

Location: Kampala – National Office

Purpose of the position:

The Coordinator is responsible for monitoring, compliance, coordination and overall implementation and reporting for the ProFuturo ICT4E project. He/She will provide the day-to-day leadership in the implementation of the project ensuring that all project activities are implemented in a timely, efficient, and effective manner and according to the agreed World Vision Uganda, and Donor guidelines.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.

Project Management and Implementation.

• Provide overall leadership, management and guidance to the implementation of the project
• Guide and provide technical support to project staff and implementing schools.
• Manage and coordinate project activity implementation.
• Strengthen capacity of implementing partners when and where necessary as per project design.
• Supervise the implementation of all activities in the project’s annual planning, the activities carried out by the Project officers (in relation to training, student management, reports, etc.), equipment management and inventory, while ensuring that all the incidents are reported to the support team.
• Conduct the process of deep training in the issues of the Project such as technology, tools, methodology and contents, as well as the different processes.

Project Monitoring and Evaluation, documentation and reporting.

• Facilitate effective monitoring, documentation and reporting in compliance with agreed standards.
• Timely submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in line with World Vision Uganda Grants reporting and compliance guidelines.
• Effectively document all information related to project success, innovations and promising practices and disseminate through appropriate mechanisms.
• Send the monitoring reports and ensure the sending of the data that is managed in the educational platform of ProFuturo.
• Ensure effective documentation of all the information related to the project successes, innovations and promising practices and disseminate through appropriate mechanisms.

Performance management and supervision.

• Manage, supervise and build capacity of staff to implement, monitor and report on the project activities as required including ensuring that work within the team is planned and organized to meet the projects needs in the most cost effective manner
• Conduct quarterly and annual staff performance appraisals.
• Monitor and document performance of partners.
• Ensure staff are fully engaged and actively contributing to various initiatives.
• Establish a staff partnership mechanism aligning performance to WVI global strategy and ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with WVU policies and procedures.

Finance/budget and asset management.

• Manage project finances and assets in line with WV and donor policies.
• Budget management and control- project budget expenditure is within the planned time frame and approved budgets.
• Financial management – work with the project accountant(s) to ensure timely financial reporting and accountability in line with donor policy guidelines.
• Provide required support during project audit.
• Risk management – Monitor and address or report any risks to management.
• Asset management – manage assets for the project in line with assets and other policy and set guidelines.

Local level Networking and Collaboration

• Build and maintain effective strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other local stakeholders for effective implementation of the project
• Organize and hold regular reflection and/or learning meeting with project stakeholders as planned
• Promote the participation of the education community PTAs (Parents and Teachers Associations) in the project

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• A degree in Education, Information Communication Technology or Computer Science from a recognized University.
• Post graduate diploma in project planning and management from a recognized institution.
• Experience in implementing ICT4E projects in a reputable organization.
• Excellent ICT Skills.
• Must possess good communication skills and be courteous in working with communities and schools
• Experience in managing Digital education Learning.
• Ability to build effective teams, promote coordination and collaboration
• Knowledge of M&E, documentation of programme impact/success and reporting
• Proven experience in people and project management, developing partnerships and Private sector engagement
• Self-motivated with excellent time management skills.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and dependable
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English
• Must be able to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’ license, class A
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Perform other duties as required.