Program Manager Jobs at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Uganda

Job Title: Program Manager

Organisation: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Location: Kampala, Uganda


Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop program operations strategy and lead activities between field operations, research/evaluation, information systems and support functions;
• Take lead in the performance management and professional development across the Uganda program;
• Contribute to setting program-wide research and development priorities.
• Offer supervision, guidance and support to the program management team, developing team members into future leaders of our initiative;
• Generate, manage and share knowledge for continuous program improvement;
• Build, mentor and strengthen partnerships with government and other organizations which leverage DSW’s ability to deliver high-impact programs;
• Responsible also for leading the Uganda team and oversee team growth and development essential for successful nationwide z dispenser service delivery

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The Program Manager must possess a good track record of inspiring and empowering teams with the right level of structure and direction (at least 3 years of senior management experience);
• Prior experience leading scale-focused work with a major operations component – building systems, bringing together organizational functions, and developing teams with the ability to Possess a High level of comfort with information technology and databases;
• Prior experience working in the water sector desirable;
• Work experience in managing a cross-cultural team, ideally in Uganda/East Africa;
• Demonstrated knowledge of working on policy and partnerships desirable;
• Highly critical, analytical, and process-oriented thinker with a willingness to form and adjust opinions based on evidence;
• Inspired by our mission of cost-effectively bringing safe water to millions of Ugandans
• Possess a good track record of being a good steward of program funding and responsibly managing resources; alignment with our philosophy of building cost-effective program
• Exhibit high commitment to evidence-based practice and policy in the development field;
• High entrepreneurial spirit – the ability to lead in a fast-moving start-up environment;
• Possess a good sense of humor
• Possess willingness to spend ~50% of the time in the field in rural Uganda and Kenya

How to Apply:

If you so desire to join us, please kindly send your email CV and cover letter to jobs@evidenceaction.org with the subject line “Uganda Program Manager Application.”

IPA is an Equal Opportunity Organisation (EOE), adhering to the laws that prohibit discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment. The IPA EOE policy provides equal employment, volunteer, and service opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital status, veteran status, disability (including HIV/AIDS), or any other status protected by applicable law.


Closing Date: 28th February 2014