Requirements
Education
• University degree (Master’s preferred) in Land Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies, International Relations or other relevant field;
Professional experience
• At least 5 years of delivering high quality Land Rights related projects/programmes in similar contexts;
• Sound understanding of the Land Rights and land tenure landscape, including major trends and developments in the Land Rights sector, both on a national and global level.
• Strong record of accomplishment and (lead) writing experience in successful proposal development proposals to institutional donors and foundations, both standalone and in consortia.
• Strong reporting and writing skills;
• Experience working in consortia and with local partners; experience representing the organisation externally;
• Excellent spoken and written command of English
Skills
• Excellent facilitation, communication skills and writing ability;
• Innovative, creative, and enthusiastic;
• Provides regular feedback, acknowledges success and the need for improvement with Supervisees;
• Result oriented and possession of learning power.
• Good computer skills: Ms Excel and Ms Word;
• Self-motivator, able to take initiatives with limited supervision
Programme quality
• Provides high quality technical support to the implementation of ZOA Uganda’s Land Rights projects;
• Supports Land Rights projects throughout the project management cycle, including technical review of programmatic tasks;
• Contributes to the development and implementation of Land Rights Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) plans;
• Collaborates with ZOA International’s Sector Specialist Land Rights concerning quality standards and policy compliance, proposal reviews, learning, and funding opportunities;
Learning and capacity strengthening
• Builds capacity of Land Rights project staff on key project concepts and approaches;
• Builds capacity and ensures capacity strengthening of co-implementing partner(s) in line with identified needs;
Proposal development
• Leads or participates in the development of high-quality Land Rights project proposals;
Reporting
• Reviews donor reports in line with contractual obligations and technical standards;
Other activities
• Provides input to communication and visibility efforts, e.g. online, printed materials, ZOA’s international website;
• Supports the recruitment of project staff; when necessary, reviewing the job descriptions, participating in job interviews;
• Any other duty assigned by the Manager of Programme Quality or Country Director.