Project Management Specialist Job Vacancy at UNCDF Uganda

Based on MM4P Theory of Change, UNCDF’s objective is to help and hasten the shift of the Ugandan digital finance market from expansion stage until they are firmly in the consolidation stage.  Objective at end of 2019 is to reach at least 50% of the adult population actively using digital finance (90 days).

Duties and Responsibilities
As part of the extension of its program in Uganda, UNCDF is looking for an experienced project manager based in Kampala, Uganda who will take on the management of the portfolio of pilots projects with the goal of delivering every project on time, within budget and within scope and to industrialize the roll-out to reach national scale.

The main outcome of this position is to scale the portfolio of current and future projects in agro-value chains (coffee, seeds, tea, dairy, fish, etc.) and other payments value chains (Social transfers, NGOs, etc.) to additional users, by integrating new stakeholders.
Under the direct responsibility of the Country Technical Specialist (CTS), the Project Management Specialist will specifically:
Manage/support a team of DF experts and consultants responsible of the project implementation
Manage the projects’ portfolio with the objective to deliver successful pilots and scaling results
Assist in the development of new projects to reach scale
Assist CTS and support programme intervention as needed

Manage/support a team of DF experts and consultants responsible of the project implementation (4-6 members)
Take over the current technical team and support in recruitment of additional team members
Make sure each team member has received a proper induction about UNCDF, MM4P and Uganda programme and understand objectives and ways of working within the programme
Assign each team technical expert (consultant) specific projects and value chains and give clear learning and results objectives to each team member for their assigned projects
Support each team member to develop detailed plans, objectives and priorities to achieve successful and sustainable projects and opportunity to scale

Required Skills and Experience
Master’s degree in business, management, social sciences or development studies

Experience:
Minimum 5 years of project management experience of working on development programs;
Experience in leading technical teams
Experience with fundraising, donor reporting, and working knowledge of international donor organizations is highly desirable
Understanding of benefits of digitizing payments and its contribution to poverty reduction is desirable
Experience in working in Africa is an asset

How to Apply:
https://jobs.partneragencies.net/psc/UNDPP1HRE2/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&SiteId=2&PostingSeq=1&JobOpeningId=7066&

Deadline: 28/Dec/16