RROJECT ADVISOR JOB IN UGANDA

							RROJECT ADVISOR JOB IN UGANDA

Job Title: Project Advisor – Uganda

Nationality: Ugandan

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Budget responsibility: Activity budgets as relevant, within the overall ACCS project

Reporting to: Project Manager (ACCS)

Key Relationships: In Uganda: Project Coordinator (ACCS), Administrator/Finance

Officer, Head of S/Sudan and Great Lakes programme

Internationally: Policy, Advocacy and Communications teams and Organisational Development
Unit in London

Salary range: UG Shs 5,500,000/= – 6,500,000/= gross per month plus benefits



For More Details On this Job: Visit http://www.saferworld.org.uk/about/jobs and click on Project
Advisor – Uganda for details.



Saferworld Project Background:

Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent and reduce
violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches to security. The Uganda Programme is
managed by the Head of S/Sudan and Great Lakes Programme, based in Saferworld’s office in
Kampala.Saferworld’s Uganda programme aims to contribute to more effective responses to
community peace and security needs by national and international actors, through working on
conflict-sensitive development and community security issues, particularly in Northern Uganda
and Karamoja.

Currently, the biggest project in Saferworld’s Uganda programme is the Advisory Consortium on
Conflict Sensitivity (ACCS), which focuses on strengthening the ability of key stakeholders in
the UK DFID-funded Post Conflict Development Programme (PCDP) for Northern Uganda to
effectively address the drivers of conflict and contribute to building peace through their
interventions. Consequently, the geographic focus of the ACCS project is targeted districts in
Northern Uganda and to some extent, Karamoja.
Job Purpose: The Project Adviser will take the lead on providing high quality conceptual and
methodological input for Saferworld’s ACCS team, and ensuring high quality written outputs,
including advocacy briefings, issue papers, research reports and lessons learned documents.



Duties & Responsibilities:

a. Lead on designing and implementing conflict analysis and research methodologies and
conceptual frameworks

Detail actions:

· Design conceptual and analytical frameworks for specific pieces of conflict analysis and
research

· Lead on implementation of such research processes as appropriate

· Maintain collaborative and mutual learning relationships with ACCS project team, ACCS
partners and Saferworld’s designated Senior Conflict Adviser in London

b. Lead on developing an advocacy strategy and producing high quality written advocacy outputs

Detail actions:

· Monitoring policy debates within Uganda and internationally to identify advocacy and policy
input opportunities, drawing on ACCS programme activities

· Writing, editing and/or commissioning policy briefs, issue papers, lessons learned documents
and other written products to ensure ACCS activities are impacting on policy decisions within
Uganda and policy thinking internationally

· With the ACCS project team, identify thematic and methodological learning from the project
that can be shared with national and international policy makers

· Maintain collaborative relationship with Advocacy team in London

c. Contribute to development and implementation of the ACCS project work plans and strategies

Detail actions:

· Under leadership of the Project Manager, contribute to quarterly and annual planning for ACCS
activities – within Saferworld and with consortium and external partners as applicable

· Support implementation of ACCS activities as necessary, including research, advocacy events,
training workshops and providing input on strategies and work plans of partners

d. Contribute to developing monitoring and evaluation systems and products

Detail actions:

· Contribute (with ACCS Project Coordinator and Project Manager) to deepening and expanding
systems for monitoring project progress and impact, and collecting appropriate information for
this purpose

e. Assist in representing Saferworld within the consortium and externally

Detail actions:

· In consultation with the Project Manager, represent Saferworld, as delegated, in meetings and
workshops with project stakeholders and donors, including civil society organisations, local
government bodies, decision-making bodies on the Peace and Recovery Plan for Northern
Uganda, etc

f. Assist in donor reporting and fundraising

Detail actions:

· Contribute to funding proposals and donor reports to the project donor



Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Essential requirements:

· A Master’s Degree in development studies, international relations, peace and conflict studies, or
a relevant political or social science discipline - or equivalent professional experience

· A minimum of three years relevant conflict prevention, conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding or
development experience working with governments, non-governmental organisations and/or
research institutions, preferably in Uganda

· Demonstrated participatory research and methodological design experience on peace, conflict
and/or development issues

· Excellent research and writing skills in English with proven ability to pay attention to details
and stick to deadlines

· Good knowledge of conflict and security issues in Uganda, especially the areas targeted under
the PRDP and relevant policy frameworks as well as the way government decision-making
processes work

· Good understanding of and experience in engaging with civil society and governments,
networking and capacity building.

· Ability to work on his/her own, with proven track record of working effectively as part of a
team with demonstrated organisational skills.

· Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a non-partisan manner
appreciating cultural and ethnic diversity.

Desirable Requirements:

· Facilitation or training skills would be an advantage

· Direct experience working on the PRDP at a policy or programming level would be an
advantage

Terms and Conditions

Annual salary range; UGX 66,000,000/= - 78,000,000/=gross, plus benefits

Leave entitlement: 28 days per year and public holidays

Benefits: Medical insurance


How to Apply:

Please send an application comprising a detailed CV and cover letter, citing the reference U PA,
to recruitment@saferworld.org.uk by 29 October 2012.