Job Title: Deputy Country Director
About this job
Our client Educate, develops young entrepreneurs and leader in Africa. It provides a proven mix of an entrepreneurship and leadership course, long term mentoring, and an alumni program that helps high school students start enterprises that address the challenges facing their communities.
Educate! is seeking an ambitious, strategic, and organized Deputy Country Director to be partners with the Country Director to manage all Uganda operations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with young people, at least 8 years work experience, have managed and led a team of at least 10 in a larger organization, and possess strong HR and operations management skills in order to grow Educate! in the next several years. With strong performance, the position will be quickly promoted into the Country Director role.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Country Strategy and Leadership: Working with the Country Director and Executive Director, oversee organization strategy with a focus on results management and systems development, and ensure annual performance goals are set, reviewed quarterly, and achieved. Create processes to include staff feedback and data-driven recommendations into strategic decision-making.
Internal & External Communications: Ensure proper communication within Uganda and with the U.S. based on organization-wide communication plan so that all key stakeholders know everything necessary to achieve their objectives. Maintain key external relationships and increase the organization’s local advisory board by 30%.
Human Resource & Operational Systems Management: Build an HR and administrative infrastructure, including policies and procedures that can handle a doubling of staff.
Oversee that Human Resource policies are documented, communicated, and upheld.
Ensure that every staff has documented key functional areas, job descriptions, and performance objectives.
Diagnose any staffing or capacity gaps early and resolve quickly. Recruit to fill all empty positions with high caliber people recruited through a rigorous process
Manage, develop, and evaluate a team of department managers and program director, ensuring 80% staff retention.
Fiduciary Oversight: Ensure financial systems are sound and up to best-in-class audit standards. Oversee financial management of Educate!’s Uganda operations, including cost-containment on expenditures, timely and accurate monthly financial reporting, budgeting and financial controls.
Research & Evaluation Oversight: Manage research and evaluation personnel to ensure termly reporting on three programs.
Qualifications:
Have spent at least one year living in Sub-Saharan Africa and have educational experience outside of Uganda. Candidates who are East African or have experience working in Uganda are strongly encouraged to apply.
Be a leader who motivates and attracts talented people around him/her and creates loyalty, trust and dedication among team members
Be a systems-builder who enjoys organizing and structuring in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment
Be a problem-solver who can manage new and unexpected challenges
Demonstrate knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, and personnel information systems.
Exhibit commitment to the professional development of him/herself.
Energetic and entrepreneurial motivation for high achievement
Strong project management skills
Passionate to spend his/her life helping teenagers and work with youthful people to make the world a better place
Strong ability to communicate with diverse groups, keep stakeholders informed, & foster mutual respect
How to Apply:
Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.
1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.
2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.
3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.
4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address and send your application by email to educatejobs@nftconsult.com
5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.
