Country Director - DCA Uganda

As Country Director, you are the overall manager of the DCA Uganda programme. You are responsible for developing strategic direction and jointly with the DCA Uganda team ensure high quality, accountable and innovative programme implementation that supports vulnerable communities in Uganda. You lead the DCA country management team, securing good staff welfare and a constructive working environment with a strong emphasis on security management. You play a key role in expanding the programme, you are responsible for maintaining relations to the government, donors, UN, and other key stakeholders. You drive partnership development, identifying new and innovative partnerships with NGOs, faith-based organisations, private sector, and research institutions.

DCA has supported the most vulnerable communities in Uganda since 1979, and the current programme is built around the three global goals for DCA:

• Saving Lives and Building Resilient Communities, where our focus is on humanitarian assistance with a nexus approach, food security and livelihoods. Our work involves a multitude of innovative cash interventions, environment and energy activities, climate adaptation and mitigation, support to markets and value chains, private sector engagement, financial inclusion, digitalisation of saving groups, access to credit and vocational training of youth.
• Fighting Extreme Inequality where emphasis is on local and national public accountability, national dialogue and business and human rights.

We focus on youth and we operate with a gender-inclusive rights-based approach. In our development work DCA works with both faith based and secular local partners; in our humanitarian work, we mainly do self-implementation.

The DCA Uganda team consists of 100+ staff, you are based in Kampala with regular travel to five field offices. Our budget is currently 6-7 million USD and our main geographical area of operation is in the North and West of Uganda.

We are looking for:

• At least 5 years proven experience in leadership and results-based management at a County Director level or equivalent position.
• At least 10 years documented experience in managing development and humanitarian programmes
• Experience in integrated refugee and host community programming (Nexus), cash-based programming, digital solutions, market-based livelihoods, women and youth empowerment, good governance and extensive experience working with local partners.
• Proven experiences with successful fundraising and donor relations, UN, private sector and innovative processes.
• Cultural sensitivity, strong communication skills, proven diplomatic skills and the ability to build relations both within and outside DCA
• Ability to lead and motivate staff and create a conductive work environment
• Entrepreneurial drive and commitment to getting the job done
• Holds a relevant tertiary academic education at Master’s level
• Fluency in English – oral as well as written
• Fluency in Danish – oral as well as written is an advantage

We offer
A three-year contract. Start 1st July 2021 (or earlier), with handover in DCA HQ and Uganda. Terms are according to Handbook for DCA expatriate personnel, family postings. 12,17% pension contribution and 6 weeks’ vacation per year.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy.

For further information please visit our website, http://www.danchurchaid.org or contact Cecilie Bjørnskov-Johansen, Programme Director [email protected] +45 29699132.

Only applications consisting of a motivation letter and a CV will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The deadline for applications is 2 May 2021. First interview will be held 4 May 2021 and second interview 12 May 2021 in between the first and second interview, the selected candidates will have to complete a behavioural analysis and receive feedback, please indicate in the application, whether or not you will be available.

DanChurchAid is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the world’s poorest. We work to save lives, to build resilient communities, and to fight extreme inequality. See more Uganda (danchurchaid.org)