Bukomero Development Foundation Job Vacancy for Executive Director

Bukomero Development Foundation
Working in Partnership with One World Foundation Africa

JOB TITLE Executive Director
EMPLOYER Bukomero Development Foundation

LOCATION Bukomero Trading Centre

ACCOUNTABLE TO Management Committee

SALARY Negotiable

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Three Years Contract

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:
We are relatively a small but a fast growing organisation. We are looking for highly
enthusiastic hands on and an extremely disciplined manager to help with the
development of our work and shaping the growth of our organisation. As the Executive
Director, you will be the Chief Officer of the organisation with responsibilities of
implementing the policies set by the Board of Directors, leading on the delivery of our
annual goals and objectives, fundraising, financial management, program and
administrative management of the organisation. Guidance and direction is to be
provided by the Chairman of the Management Committee or any other person
designated by the management committee.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may
be assigned.
1. Responsible for overall leadership of staff in the development and implementation of
short and long range plans and policies and other activities.
2. Responsible for the financial management of the organisation, including the
development and implementation of the annual budget assisted by the Deputy
Executive Director (Finance and Administration).

3. Responsible for the development, implementation, and accomplishment of the
annual work plan of the organisation as approved by the Board of Directors.
4. Responsible for recruiting and sustaining working partnership both at the local,
district and national level. Such organisations may include, but not exclusively,
organizations like UNASO, TASO, Uganda AIDS Commission and other partner
agencies.
5. Responsible for ensuring that the local people are involved in the planning and
delivery of all activities of the organisation and monitoring evidence of their
involvement.
6. Responsible for fundraising, writing grant applications to donors, liaising with partner
agencies on fundraising, and growing local income to ensure sustainability of all
activities of the organisation.
7. Responsible for providing information, advice, and counsel to the Chairman of the
Board, Board Committees, and the Board of Directors in the creation of policies,
programs, and strategic direction of the organisation.
8. Responsible for support of all activities associated with the Board of Directors,
including staffing for all Board and Committee meetings, meeting schedules,
locations, development of agenda, and meeting materials.
9. Responsible for administration of overall operation of the organisation, including:
reviewing and evaluating the results of program activities, ensuring that continuing
contractual obligations are being fulfilled; allocating resources for greater program
effectiveness and efficiency; developing organizational and administrative policies
and program objectives for Board consideration.
10.Responsible for supervision of all assigned staff, including interviewing,
recommending for hiring and training of employees, planning, assigning and directing
of work, appraising performance, rewarding performance, addressing complaints,
resolving problems and enforcing employee discipline.
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
A successful candidate would have to be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily, extremely disciplined, hardworking and strongly result driven as success in
post will be measured by results. The requirements listed below are representative of the
knowledge, skill, and/or ability required as a minimum.

1. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Attainment of graduate management
qualification or other equivalent advanced degree in a related field and five years of
increasingly responsible management experience, at least three of which shall have
been in a supervisory capacity.

2. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business
periodicals, professional journals, financial reports, legal documents, technical
procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence,
and procedure manuals; efficiently respond to questions from membership, staff and
members of the community; communicate effectively in both written and oral form;
and, effectively present information to membership, top management, public group,
and/or board of directors.
3. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and
draw valid conclusions; exhibit independent judgment in the development,
implementation and evaluation of plans, procedures and policies; and interpret an
extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal
with several abstract and concrete variables.
4. OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the principles and
techniques of research, grant applications and grant administration, contract
administration and negotiation, community mobilisation, fiscal and organizational
management, principles and practices of marketing and public relations.
5. ABILITY TO PLAN: direct and coordinate activities; negotiate and administer
contracts; work with health care providers, commercial vendors, government
agencies, community groups and other organizations as necessary; communicate
effectively in both written and oral forms; exhibit independent judgment in the
development, implementation and evaluation of plans, procedures and policies.
6. Other attributes
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a passionate commitment to our
work and will need to be extremely disciplined, trustworthy, efficient, self motivated
and target driven, ambitious, extremely creative and resourceful and an excellent
relationship builder.

7. Relocation
It is an essential requirement of this post that the successful candidate must relocate
to the area before taking up the position or within 30 days of being offered the
appointment. The role will involve a lot of work outside the normal working hours
including over the weekends.

Applications are invited from all candidates without discrimination. However, we
would be delighted to hear from female candidates and people living with or
affected by HIV/AIDS, particularly people from Kiboga district. To apply please
complete our application form and send it as per instructions by the 1st July 2011.
CVs will not be considered.

Get application form here
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