Qualification:
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Project Background
The purpose of the USAID Learning Activity (ULA) is to further strengthen USAID/Uganda performance and improve the performance of its implementing partners, with a focus on collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA), in order to enhance the impact and sustainability of USAID-supported contributions to Uganda’s development. The ULA will achieve this through three objectives:
Position Background
We envision that with the support of project management specialists for each of the five USAID/Uganda projects respective project management teams (PMTs) will be empowered to proactively integrate USAID learning cycle processes into a cohesive project management approach which leads toward collaboration, learning, and adaptation (CLA) for improved development results. Further, the project management specialists will support USAID/Uganda in monitoring the work of implementing partners.
We anticipate hiring five project management specialists, one assigned to each of the five USAID projects:
Each project management specialist will be responsible for overall support to their respective assigned project(s). S/he must support the USAID project management team and project managers/coordinators to facilitate cohesive project management through the use of collaboration, learning, and adaptation. S/he must support the USAID PMT to track project progress toward its project purpose. S/he must support USAID PMT informed decision making with appropriate knowledge collection and dissemination within the project. S/he will track the overall project theory of change over the life of the project, monitor assumptions, and advise the PMT on opportunities and challenges related to USAID’s achievement of key project outcomes. S/he will facilitate internal and external collaboration with the project and other USAID projects, as well as with external project partners and stakeholders. S/he will provide overall project support and advisory services which enable USAID PMTs to manage the project effectively and cohesively, catalyzing continuous improvement, and galvanizing demonstrated project impact. S/he will work collaboratively within a team of project management specialists on the USAID Learning Activity, led by a Senior Project Support Manager.