The M&E Manager will be responsible for the project’s monitoring & evaluation and learning needs. The M&E Manager will also be responsible for developing a Monitoring & Evaluation plan, helping determine performance and impact indicators and targets, and providing support to proposal development for M&E components. The job and requires a high level of independence and leadership.

Provide... technical support in design and development of the project’s M&E plan.
Develop project monitoring plan (PMP) of the initiatives in line with project logical framework approach
Support project staff in defining SMART objectives and key performance indicators. more

The Project Accountant will provide financial management for the field-based expenditures and reporting for this project. He / She will ensure complete accuracy of all finance transactions related to the project.

Transaction processing and quality assurance
Enter all transactions relating to projects onto the finance system in a timely manner
Create controls and processes, aligned to UCF’s... policies and guidelines
Prepare and review monthly transactions listing for completeness and assurance and post required adjustments in a timely fashion.
Undertake cash counts and reconcile all project balance sheet accounts every month
Ensure all transactions are supported by adequate documentation, approval and that documentation is filed and retained in a suitable way
Provide technical support to Project Manager to prepare required budgets for UCF & project internal planning and budgeting process
Support annual audit process more

The UCF Procurement Officer role is a full-time Kampala-based position for the project entitled “Supporting New and Existing Community Conservancies, Adjacent Parks and Forests in the Kidepo Turkana Landscape of Uganda and Kenya.” This three-year project is funded by the EU’s NaturAfrica programme for biodiversity and livelihoods in Africa, which was launched in 2021 to support large-scale,... inter-regional conservation approaches focussed on the Key Landscapes for Conservation and Development (KLCD.)

Develop sourcing strategies aligned with UCF’s project portfolio.
Prepare plans for purchasing equipment, services, and supplies.
Develop and implement procurement strategies and policies.
Prepare budgets, cost analyses, and procurement reports.
Scheduling regular maintenance on all vehicles
Coordinate and manage organisation’s drivers to ensure strict adherence to schedules and UCF’s vehicle policies
Provide reports to management on budgeting, schedules, maintenance and fleet progress
Product / service evaluation and supplier performance:
Review, compare, analyse and approve products and services for procurement.
Prepare bidding and solicitation documents for required procurements
Evaluate and select suppliers based on quality, cost and reliability.
Draft service level agreements for suppliers and continuously evaluate their performance against set standards.
Ensure supply chain risk is addressed when planning procurements and work with budget holders to help mitigate risk contractually and through supplier relationships. more