Team Leader, Reset Programme

International Rescue Committee Inc

Kampala, Uganda
10+ years humanitarian programme management
Multi-partner consortium leadership experience
Fcdo donor compliance and reporting
The role provides strategic leadership for the FCDO-funded ReSET programme aimed at making Uganda's refugee response sustainable and locally owned

Job Summary

  • The role provides strategic leadership for the FCDO-funded ReSET programme aimed at making Uganda's refugee response sustainable and locally owned.
  • The Team Leader serves as the primary accountability point to FCDO while managing a complex consortium of implementing partners across multiple sectors.
  • This position requires championing protection primacy, gender equality, and social inclusion while overseeing multi-million dollar budgets and diverse field operations.

Matching Summary

The role provides strategic leadership for the FCDO-funded ReSET programme aimed at making Uganda's refugee response sustainable and locally owned.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years humanitarian programme management
  • Multi-partner consortium leadership experience
  • FCDO donor compliance and reporting
  • Refugee response programming expertise
  • Cash-based assistance and livelihoods strategy
  • Protection and gender mainstreaming oversight

Nice-to-have

  • Uganda country context experience
  • Sub-Saharan Africa regional knowledge
  • Fluency in local languages
  • Adaptive management culture building
  • Policy engagement with government officials

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree in international development or related field
  • Minimum 10 years progressively responsible experience
  • At least 5 years in senior leadership roles
  • Proven experience managing large-scale multi-year programmes
  • Demonstrated financial management of complex budgets
  • Experience working in refugee response contexts

Work Rights

Not specified

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