Initiative Manager-Regreening

The Initiative Manager-Regreening provides overall leadership on delivery of the CARE led components of the project and also contribute to the growth of the NRG portfolio of CARE. The IM-Regreening is responsible for providing strategic direction, and project management oversight for the project internally within CARE, also providing technical hands-on support to the implementing and consortium partners on matters relating to Natural Resource Governance. The IM-Regreening is the main liaison between CARE and the project consortium on day-to-day aspects of the project. The IM-Regreening will ensure that Natural Resource Governance interventions are gender transformative and achieve the best value for money.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in Gender studies from reputable institution.
  
• At least 7 years of experience in management of projects, working in consortia, and management of Implementing Partners.
  
• Demonstrated experience of successful stakeholder engagement
  
• A good understanding of the Environment and Natural Resources sector and well as the Humanitarian context.
  
• Experience in research/evidence-generation and using for advocacy and for influencing policy debates.
  
• Good conceptual abilities, strategic thinking and analytical writing kills.
  
• Good communication, presentation, public speaking, discussion and negotiation skills.
  
• Organizing skills and capacity to multi-task in rapidly changing and fast-paced environments.
  
• Knowledge of and demonstrated personal commitment to relevant organizational codes of conduct including anti-fraud and anti-corruption, safeguarding etc
  
• Leadership and interpersonal skills and proven experience influencing others without necessarily directly managing them;
  
• Ability to ride a motorcycle, and possession of a valid riding permit
  

Responsibility #1: Project MANAGEMENT Oversight

• The IM-Regreening will ensure that the project is well planned for, using CARE’s approved planning tools, and updating these periodically based on any circumstantial changes.
  
• The IM-Regreening is responsible for ensuring timely delivery of CARE’s planned deliverables as per approved proposals and budgets, working closely with the consortium and implementing partners (IPs).
  
• The IM-Regreening will support consortium partners to mobilize project participants and influence the settlement and host community leadership to trigger wider uptake of the Regreening Uganda Communities – Yumbe project packages.
  
• The IM-Regreening will work closely with the grants team to monitor budget utilization (for both CARE led, and Implementing Partner led components) to ensure a culture of zero tolerance to overspends and underspends and ultimately, zero No-Cost Extensions (NCEs).
  
• The IM-Regreening will coordinate consortium members and IPs to review project risks from time to time, and devising timely mitigation measures, with the use of appropriate risk management tools.
  
• The IM-Regreening will be responsible for consolidation of reports, both financial and narrative, and ensure timely quality reporting to the donor as per Sub grant agreement.
  

Responsibility #2: Program QUALITY and LEARNING (PQL)

• The IM-Regreening will steer the delivery of the CARE led interventions and provide technical support to consortium partners and implementing partner for implementation and monitoring of gender and disability transformative actions. The IM-Regreening will also identify any bottlenecks to quality delivery and devise solutions to these, in consultation with the Programme Manager, Consortium team and relevant stakeholders.
  
• The IM-Regreening will use available project and/or CARE platforms to ensure adequate reflection and learning from project interventions, while capturing lessons to inform on-going improvement in project delivery.
  
• The IM-Regreening will provide direct technical backstopping to the project teams, stakeholders, partners and beneficiaries, to ensure quality especially of gender and disability interventions.
  
• The IM-Regreening will work closely with the gender focal person for the project, to ensure that gender aspects are captured at baseline, and that the necessary gender actions for addressing identified gender issues are implemented and monitored throughout the project lifespan.
  
• This IM-Regreening will also be required to embrace and embed other CARE quality markers of resilience, and governance across the project cycle, reporting on progress using the established MEAL system and other reporting systems like PIIRS.
  
• The IM-Regreening will ensure quality engagement at PQL platforms including monthly Program Review Meetings (PRMs) and quarterly PQL workshops.
  
• The IM-Regreening will work closely with the MEAL advisor and the MEAL coordinator to capture impact of gender and disability interventions, support the World Vision led project evaluations, and closely link this and any research that will be carried out by the consortium partners to ensure that concrete lessons and emerging issues are captured and used to inform project delivery and/or future project designs.
  
• The IM-Regreening will ensure robust communications and visibility of the project across different platforms like CARE shares, social media and any other relevant platforms that may present themselves, using quality content.
  

Responsibility #3: Strategic ENGAGEMENT and NETWORKING (SEN)

• The IM-Regreening is responsible for external engagement, representation and influencing systemic change at all levels using different platforms, networks, alliances and coalitions. To this end;
  
• The IM-Regreening will be responsible for the advocacy and influencing of actors within Natural Resources sectors, Government, CSOs, and Private sector to influence uptake of CARE models, approaches and lessons for improvement of livelihoods of refugees and their host communities.
  
• The IM-Regreening will be the main link between the project partners and key leadership structures and/or technical working groups for both Humanitarian and development programs at subnational (including within DLGs, OPM, UNHR, Lower Councils), National (Ministry of Energy, CSOs etc.,) and international levels, ensuring representation and contribution to on-going initiatives and policy debates within the energy sector.
  
• The IM-Regreening is expected to engage internally at CARE, to influence the shift to responsible natural resource use and management across CARE programmes.
  
• The IM-Regreening will leverage own experience, to grow CARE’s engagement with NRG partners and contribute to ongoing development and/or adaptation of CARE’s tools, approaches and models to counter the ever-increasing Natural Resources Degradation.
  

Responsibility #4: Program Design

• The IM-Regreening will leverage own experience and expertise, to contribute to the growth of the Climate Justice programme portfolio. In this.
  
• The IM-Regreening will leverage own knowledge and experience, as well as lessons from implementation of the project, to initiate idea and/or concept notes for developing new projects.
  
• The IM-Regreening will work closely the CJ program manager to identify and pursue viable multi-year funding opportunities and to establish critical partnerships for building a robust energy portfolio at CARE.
  
• The IM-Regreening will work closely with the CJ program Manager, and the CJ team, to prepare winning proposals in response to identified funding opportunities.
  

Responsibility #5: Promote Gender Equity and Diversity and Safeguarding Practices (5%)

• Practice a behavior consistent with CARE core values and promote gender equity and diversity goals.
  
• Play a leadership role in identifying and implementing initiatives that enhance CARE’s commitment to gender and diversity.
  
• Ensure that CARE Safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to by all and the staff that S/he supervisors both directly and indirectly
  
• Ensure that He / She and consortium personnel under the project are familiar with the following organizational policies and procedures and can identify when needed how these may have been breached, The CI Safeguarding policy, Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse and Child Abuse, The anti-discrimination and harassment policy, The code of conduct and the organizations Values.
  

Responsibility #6: Any other duties assigned from time to time

• Any other duties incidental to the role or assigned by supervisor.