Basic Summary:
Oversee and work closely with the Invisible Children Uganda team to implement the product-designs of the MEND Program in northern Uganda.
Requirements:
- 2+ years experience working in production management, project management, or other related field
- International experience is required to apply, as is a Bachelor’s degree
- A Master’s degree is a plus, but your experience and commitment to excellence are the biggest determining factors
- International driving permit and ability to drive a manual vehicle and motorcycle
- Prior experience working on LRA issues preferred
- Applicants must be flexible, open-minded, and positive, have excellent interpersonal communication skills and be able to adapt to living and working in a cross-cultural environment
Duties and Responsibilities: - Implement product-designs by some of the world’s top industry leaders who are personally involved in the current expansion of this program
- Ensure that the facility and equipment are functioning at full capacity for all employees
- Oversee the sourcing of raw materials in a timely and cost-effective manner
- Identify and prioritize new suppliers in Africa
- Implement production timelines in coordination with psychosocial program
- Improve accuracy and consistency of production inputs and outputs
- Oversee international shipping: import and export
- Ensure use of all production equipment, material and supplies are controlled through software platform “Glovia”
- Complete monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Manage and account for the Uganda budget dedicated to Mend, income and expenses
- Shape and implement a comprehensive M&E strategy and oversee the gathering of baseline and comparative data where applicable
- Coordinate with Monitoring and Evaluations department to ensure quantitative reports are completed
Position Details:
This is a salaried position, based in the town of Gulu in northern Uganda. Benefits provided include: paid time off, community housing, cleaning services, in-country health care and emergency evacuation insurance. The ideal start date is June 1, 2011 but the date is flexible.
What is MEND?
MEND is a subdivision of Invisible Children, designed to seam a personal connection between products and their makers, while repairing the lives of women in distressed regions of the world. In this program, women produce handbags in a sewn product facility in northern Uganda, and each bag features the name of the woman who made it.
The women employed in our program are formerly abducted child soldiers. Those lucky enough to escape are ostracized due to their affiliation with the rebels. They often lack education and are taught sewing as a part of their brief rehabilitation, although opportunities for employment are sparse due to the war.
MEND offers these women a chance for stability and a means to support the children, siblings, and community members who depend upon them. For more information, go to www.invisiblechildren.com/mend
Go to www.invisiblechildren.com/jobs for more information and to apply online. For questions, please contact jobs@invisiblechildren.com.
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