Program Manager – STRIDES

Project Management:

• Provides management support for implementation of STRIDES throughout the project’s lifecycle.

• Supports and manages capacity strengthening of project staff in coordinating, managing, and implementing project activities, for delivery of quality services.

• facilitates the development of, and delivers a project management plan encompassing all the details of STRIDES activity to the team members.

• Provides guidance and monitoring for project staff, ensuring clarity over project plans and priorities, and encouraging effective teamwork.]

• Identifies partnerships, opportunities, and information to present to STRIDES Uganda management to help achieve project goals.

• Develops best practices and tools for contract execution and management.

• Reviews the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by project activities; revises the schedule as required and in line with donor expectations.

• Develops and delivers project plans, documentation, training, presentations and budget proposals to management and staff.

• Identifies and facilitates resolution of project issues and implements improvement plans to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget.

• Evaluates project’s progress on a regular basis.

• Supports reviews of project’s staffing plan and the development of project teams to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Supports staff improvement plans as needed.

• Identifies, builds, develops, and grows partnerships, opportunities, and information to present to management to help achieve strategic goals of the company.

• Monitors the progress of subcontractors’ deliverables and provides capacity strengthening support in project management as needed.

• Ensures that all project team receives appropriate orientation to the organization and the project.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Project Administration:

• Establishes a communication schedule to update stakeholders, including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project.

• Determines the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project.

• Develops a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates resources to activities.

• Builds and implements or socialize best practices for performing all tasks.

• Reviews the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by project activities; revise the schedule as required.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience working on and managing USG-funded contract awards

• Works independently and with other agencies to build local community acceptance.

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures related to project management, process development and execution.

• Strong knowledge of project management software and other technologies.

• Strong negotiator and problem solver.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated project and personnel management skills.

• Ability to influence, motivate, and collaborate with others.

• Ability to adapt and resolve problems/issues to bring project to completion.

• Creating and Managing Systems and Processes.

• Recognizes the need for standardization and balances client and organization needs in systems design.

• Anticipates the effects of process change on people while optimizing task efficiency and

• simplicity.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Decisions and actions have serious implications, including delays in project schedules and operations and may affect overall business activities.

• Problems are complex and require analysis of situations and data with evaluation of a range of factors.

• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies to select methods and techniques to obtain results.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Manages staff and external project members to achieve goals and vision of project from initiation to completion.

• Coordinates project plans, budgets, training, and resources with management to achieve strategic goals.

• Reports to STRIDES Project Director.

• Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Health, Nutrition, International Development, Social Science or a Related Field.

• A Master’s degree in management studies, public health or a related field preferred or a Related Fields.

• Project Management Certification preferred.

Experience:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience with projects management principles and practices, 2+ years of line management experience required.

• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.

• Previous experience working on global health projects including USG funded programs.

• International or domestic (US) program development or project management preferred.

• Prior work experience in Global Health Security and other key health areas such as malaria and nutrition, desirable.

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.

• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel 10% – 25%