Program Manager at Duma

TRAC FM is attracting a new Program Manager for our Kampala office. This job will put the successful candidate in a leadership position to manage and execute new and running TRAC FM programs in Uganda. It involves managing projects with our current NGO/CSO partners, keeping good relations with our radio partners, training new radio hosts and attracting new potential partners to set up new programs.

A special focus will be on our upcoming ‘Common Matters 2’ program. This 2-year program will cover a variety of thematic areas including Land rights, fair land compensation, disability rights and post-LRA transitional justice.

The position of Program Manager requires you to have a wide field of interest. Not only do you have to assist our CSO/NGO partners to come up with sharp, relevant, and clear poll-questions and advocacy strategies, you will also have to maintain friendly but professional relationships with the radio stations we work with. Helping stations improve their talk-shows and making sure listeners are engaged in meaningful debates is key to a successful campaign.

One of the most important aspects in the TRAC FM process is the strategic design of Advocacy Campaign Plans (ACPs). ACP’s are the blueprint for any TRAC FM advocacy campaign and cover mission statements, partnerships, key statistics of the thematic area and a lobbying strategy where collected data is effectively used to meaningfully impact the existing narrative within a certain issue. The strategy should be designed to reach the right decision makers and ultimately advance the campaign objective.

Responsibilities

• Developing strategic advocacy campaign designs with partner CSOs
• Keeping good, clear and strong relationships with our 20 radio partners
• Delivering and reporting on targets of running projects
• Attracting new partnerships in Uganda
• Working with local Ugandan staff (4 staff members)
• Attending events and making presentations
• Setting up program budgets and targets
• Overseeing graphic design of info-graphics and PR material
• Traveling across Uganda to give training and set up projects
• Keeping a strong online presence for the organization
• Reporting to and strategizing with HQ management

Job Requirements

• Academic degree (MA), preferably in a relevant field such as Business studies, Media studies, international relations, social sciences
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience
• Hardworking and self-motivated
• Experience/affinity with the African continent and it’s socio-political challenges.

The position as Program Manager is versatile and requires an all-round person how can combine strategic planning, team/partner management, innovative solutions, diligent reporting, general oversight and pro-active acquisition of new programs and proposals. We are looking for a candidate who:

• Has proven experience in program management
• Experience with project planning and M&E
• Experience with report and proposal writing
• Motivator and a good communicator
• Understanding of financial management
• Can build and effectively manage a team
• Able to follow-up and request for instructions from head-office
• Is talented and fluent in both speaking and writing in English
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit, looking for opportunities to expand TRAC FM’s scope
• Has an affinity with and experience in journalism, new media, and advocacy
• Is a digital native (good ICT skills- Social media, MS office, google drive etc)
• Has an affinity with graphic design (for infographics and reports)
• Finally, the Program Manager is expected to attract new partnerships, raise funds, write proposals and successfully participate in events and conferences. Good networking skills are a must.
• An established network in the (Ugandan) media and/or NGO sector are a plus.