Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
On behalf of our client
Ripple Effect
in the NGO Sector, we are looking for
3 (three)
competent
,
skilled, and experienced
PROJECT MANAGERS
Business Development Specialist, Technical Lead Gender & Social Inclusion,
Technical Lead Financial Inclusion,
Cluster Coordinators,
MUCOBADI
DFCU Foundation
Mbale– (1) Vacancy
Soroti –
(1) Vacancy
About the Project
The Youth Economic Empowerment through Livestock Development (YEELD) Program is a five-year initiative aimed at improving the socio-economic well-being and resilience of financially disadvantaged young people aged 18–35 years in the Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole sub-regions of Uganda through livestock value chains. The program seeks to create 250,000 work opportunities, including for 200,000 (80%) young women, 5% persons with disabilities (PWDs), and 3% refugees and displaced persons (RDPs). YEELD is being implemented across 20 districts in the three sub-regions through a consortium coordinated by Ripple Effect, dfcu Foundation, and Multi Community Based Development Initiative (MUCOBADI), and Action For Development (ACFODE) as a social and inclusion partner in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
Role Purpose
The Project Manager
provides project management and takes lead in the
implementation, coordination, andoversight for
the YEELD project in the region. The role ensures delivery of high quality,
inclusive, and climate smart interventions across livestock production,
processing, skilling, enterprise, and financial workstreams. The Project
Manager ensures proper planning, implementation of project activities,
achievement of targets, reporting, financial management, compliance with donor
and organizational requirements,
provides vision and hands-on leadership for strategy, technical
quality, team performance, coordinates partnerships, and knowledge
exchange
positioning YEELD as a leading rural
transformation program for young women in Uganda
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Working under the strategic
direction of the Project Director, the Project Manager is responsible for
day-to-day programme management, partner coordination, field implementation,
and performance monitoring at regional level. The postholder ensures that
project interventions translate into tangible and inclusive youth employment
outcomes within livestock value chains.
Key Responsibilities
Provide Strategic
and Technical Leadership for Program Design and Execution
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Provide strategic leadership and technical
guidance across all program workstreams, ensuring alignment with the YEELD results
framework.
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Lead the co-creation and continuous
improvement of inclusive, market-led livestock value chain models targeting
young women and complementary sectors.
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Serve as an advisor to the Project Director
on strategy, innovation, and partner alignment.
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Lead planning, execution, coordination, and supervision of YEELD
activities at regional level in line with approved work plans and budgets.
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Translate programme strategy into actionable regional implementation
plans with clear targets and timelines.
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Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of interventions across livestock
value chains.
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Ensure all workplans, deliverables, and
technical milestones are tracked and met using the Management Information
System (MIS).
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Monitor progress against work plans and take corrective action where
needed
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Provide field-level technical backstopping
and supervise regional consultants and short-term experts.
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Lead quarterly
technical reviews, audit follow-ups, and performance assessments.
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Supervise and
coordinate field-based and regional implementation teams, ensuring
consistency and problem resolution across geographies.
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Lead technical
inputs into partner selection, project vetting, conducting DD, capacity
assessment.
Coordination &
Partnership Management
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Coordinate implementing partners, local governments,
private sector actors, and community stakeholders within the region.
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Support partner onboarding, planning, and alignment
with project objectives and standards.
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Conduct regular partner review meetings to track
performance and address challenges.
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Promote collaboration, learning, and harmonization
of activities across partners.
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Oversee rollout of the communication strategy, ensuring visibility,
brand alignment, and technical messaging.
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Guide production of quarterly
reports, knowledge briefs, policy notes, and donor communications
referencing communications plan.
Monitoring, Evaluation,
Learning & Reporting
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Support implementation of the MEL framework at
regional level, ensuring accurate data collection and reporting.
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Monitor outputs, outcomes, and impact indicators,
ensuring data quality and integrity.
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Produce timely regional reports (weekly, monthly,
quarterly) in line with Leadership and donor requirements.
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Facilitate quarterly
learning reviews and adaptive planning cycles at regional levels.
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Document lessons learned, success stories, and
emerging best practices
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Support development of scalable best practices, tools, and technical
guidance notes.
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Represent YEELD
in technical
learning forums, learning alliances, and sector-wide discussions.
Financial
Management & Compliance
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Collaborate with the
finance and operations teams to develop and review annual program budgets,
ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
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Manage and monitor regional budgets, ensuring
efficient and compliant use of resources and adherence to fincial controls.
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Track expenditures and ensure alignment with
approved budgets and donor requirements.
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Provide quarterly
financial performance input during program reviews and recommend adjustments
to improve cost-efficiency.
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Support partner financial oversight, including
reviewing reports and ensuring accountability.
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Ensure compliance with procurement, financial,
safeguarding, and operational policies.
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Ensure timely reallocation of resources in line with emerging
implementation realities and donor-approved protocols.
Team
Leadership & Supervision
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Provide day-to-day
technical leadership to regional and thematic leads, fostering collaboration
and accountability.
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Supervise and support regional project staff,
consultants, and field teams.
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Set performance objectives, provide mentorship, track
KPIs, and conduct monthly performance reviews.
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Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and
high-performing team environment.
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Ensure staff wellbeing and adherence to
organizational values.
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Promote a learning culture through cross-team exchanges, innovation
showcases, and professional development.
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Maintain performance dashboards and recommend structural or capacity
adjustments where needed.
Stakeholder
Engagement & Representation
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Represent YEELD at regional stakeholder forums,
coordination meetings, and relevant platforms.
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Build and maintain relationships with district local
governments, technical agencies, and community leaders.
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Support engagement with national-level stakeholders
as required.
Risk Management &
Adaptive Programming
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Identify implementation risks and develop mitigation
measures.
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Provide timely updates to the Project Director on
emerging issues.
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Support adaptive management by providing field-level
insights to inform programme adjustments.
Safeguarding
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Ensure safeguarding policies and practices are
implemented at regional level.
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Promote safe, inclusive, and respectful engagement
with programme participants.
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Report and respond to safeguarding concerns in line
with organizational procedures
Other
Duties
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Ensure compliance with Ripple Effect policies and
relevant legislation.
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Contribute to programme learning, reviews, and
audits.
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Perform other duties as reasonably assigned by the
Project Director.
Other
duties
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Effective and timely delivery of YEELD programme
activities at regional level.
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Achievement of regional targets related to youth
employment, inclusion, and livestock productivity.
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Strong coordination and performance of implementing
partners.
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High-quality, accurate, and timely reporting aligned
with donor requirements.
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Efficient and compliant management of regional
project resources.
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Strengthened relationships with regional
stakeholders and government actors.
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Documented lessons, innovations, and success stories
from the field.
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Safeguarding standards consistently upheld.
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