Regional Manager at Village Enterprise

Key Result Areas
1. Operations Implementation Management
2. Project Implementation Management
3. Cross-functional Team Coordination
4. Human Resources and Administration
5. Financial Oversight and Control
6. Assist other Functional Teams
7. Safeguarding

Operations Implementation Management
• Work with Country Director and VP of Africa Operations to create annual field implementation plan
• Ensure tasks listed in field implementation plan are being met
• Update Wrike Project management tool upon completion of tasks.
• Meet with Country Director on a quarterly basis to review goals for respective region
• Responsible for identifying areas that are getting too saturated and identifying new regions
• Coordinate with Field Associates to identify timing and scheduling of disbursements
• Identify appropriate mechanisms for disbursing cash grants to BOs for business start-up.
• Prepare and submit timely monthly and quarterly reports on project activities, outputs and results as per the project work plan and monitoring plan.
• Accountable for the performance of the Field Associates and Business Mentors in the region
• Project Implementation Management
• RM position may be designated as a Project Manager for a specific project.
• Work closely with team members of the Partnership Management unit to deliver on milestones.
• Use Project Management Launch plan to execute tasks assigned to the Project Manager
• Coordinate with relevant partners on the assigned project.
• Work closely with E&S Lead to support the integration of MSD in VE graduation program
• Cross-functional Team Coordination
• Work closely with functional teams to ensure smooth implementation of field implementation plan
• Coordinate with M&E and Programs team to draw up field training schedules for each cycle incorporating M&E activities.
• Collaborate with F&A team to calculate stipends for field team
Human Resources and Administration
• Work closely with Human Resources Coordinator (HRC) to ensure adequately staffing of the field team.
• Lead in the recruitment process of Business Mentors and Field Associates.
• Work closely with the HRC, provides annual reviews to field staff that include a written performance appraisal, and ensure that objectives identified in these reviews are achieved in a timely manner

Financial Oversight and Control
• Participate in budget reviews on a quarterly basis
• Review weekly planned expenses
• Approve office expenditures that are not more than $500
• Work closely with F&A in weekly withdrawal of funds from Bank.
• Provide reporting to the F&A team on disbursements and any grants that go unfunded
• Assist with other Functional Teams
• Support the Country Director, F&A, M&E, and Programs teams as needed
• Represent Village Enterprise at conferences, events and at the government level when needed
• Assist with roll-out of new activities, processes and procedures from functional teams
• Safeguarding: “Safeguarding at VE is everyone’s responsibility”
• Continuously sensitize program participants about possible risks of child abuse, sexual/financial exploitation, prevention and response mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with VE’s safeguarding policies and Code of Conduct in all programs, operations and practices.
• Report any incident of child or adult safeguarding in program operations for appropriate action and follow up.
Living Our Values
Ubuntu: We serve people living in extreme poverty with respect, empathy, and dignity regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, or education level, and value our common humanity.
Passion: We believe passionately in our mission and the ability of people living in extreme poverty to improve their lives.
Integrity: We operate with the highest levels of integrity and trustworthiness.
Innovation: We value innovation as a means to reduce poverty and treat new ideas, new technologies, and new partners as opportunities to grow our impact.
Sustainability: We are committed to ensuring that our businesses and our organization are sustainable in the long-term.

Qualifications:
• University degree or equivalent in development, program management, international development or other relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of three years working experience in management of development programs for an international organization.
• Ability to effectively manage and coordinate a diverse set of partners that include government and development agencies.

Key competencies:
• Deep experience supporting those in extreme poverty through microenterprises, savings groups, linkage and financial linkages, familiarity with poverty graduation approach
• Excellent capacity building, team building/management, and coordination skills. An ability to delegate responsibilities effectively and coach and mentor staff.
• An ability to work in challenging and changing environments, and to see through challenges to find solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to exercise diplomacy and tact as demonstrated in previous roles that required communication with a broad and diverse set of partners.
• Experience in dealing with a diverse group of stakeholders representing government, external partners, and others.
• Outstanding communication skills both in writing in person and other forms.
• Computer literate and proficient
• Fluency in English is a must. Ability to speak/understand languages spoken in West Nile region is an added advantage.

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