Team Leader Job at Alight

Team Leader Job


Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: Attractive

Job Deadline: 15 April 2025

Number of Jobs: 01

Hiring Entity: Alight


Alight

Location:  In Uganda

Job Details:

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Program Management & Oversight:

  • Overall responsible for ensuring all commitments (traditional/ nontraditional) for the site are managed as per agreed grant documents/ plans.
  • Provide leadership guidance to protection manager for effective and efficient implementation / completion of protection programs.
  • Ensure that protection manager has developed and following site level implementation plans and overseeing implementation of work plans for accountability against commitments.
  • Ensure protection manager has developed and adheres to budget planning, spending and procurement plans to ensure timely and cost-effective implementation.
  • Lead site level monthly review meetings to track the performance of the programs, follow up on agreed corrective actions.
  • Track ITT and provide guidance to Protection Managers if things are not on track;
  • Lead activities/ engagements at site level (internally) to refresh and continue conversations on Alight values – yellow book

Coordination and Advocacy:

  • Lead/ coordinate all donor related missions to ensure Alight gets to represent its work effectively
  • Ensure Alight actively participates in all elements of site-level coordination (e.g. OPM, UNHCR, Inter-Agency Working Groups) and ensure Alight teams are consulting coordination structures as projects are implemented;
  • Maintain an open dialogue with all relevant sectorial and inter-agency actors operating in refugee settlements;
  • As a leader develop and maintain strong working relationship with all stakeholders-including Refugee Welfare Councils community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies and CBOs;
  • Ensure information from the coordination meetings is timely shared by teams along with quick responses to issues identified;
  • Develop and maintain constructive, positive and respectful relationships with key government, OPM and other stakeholders.

Monitoring & Evaluation:

  • In collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator, ensure relevant monitoring of all program activities and all indicators needed for advocacy and strategic planning;
  • Periodically conduct on-site spot checks of activities implemented, and ensure with protection manager that proper documentation of activities is maintained for reporting and lessons-learned purposes;
  • Ensure that activities to be implemented are shared with relevant stakeholders for the purpose of collaboration, building relationships, and developing joint activities that make best use of available capacities;
  • Participate, as needed, in donor and other stakeholder M&E visits, assuring that Alight is well-represented and sharing project progress as per agreements.

Financial Management and Oversight:

  • Oversee application of project funds in collaboration with the Programme Coordinator and the Protection Manager, ensuring proper budgeting of activities to be implemented and advance notification of potential shortfalls / bottlenecks in budgets that require evaluation;
  • Track BVA and provide guidance to Protection Managers if spending is not on track;
  • Safeguard and adhere to Alight’s internal controls and financial procedures;
  • Liaise with Country Finance Coordinator to ensure monthly financial projections and corresponding cash requests are processed in a timely manner;
  • Verify weekly cash counts.

Operations:

  • With support from the Supply Chain, Core Relief Items, and Logistics Manager maintain oversight of operational systems – inclusive of Security Management;
  • Supervise the field-based operations staff to ensure that activities receive adequate logistical support. These include fleet management, procurement, asset and warehouse management;
  • Ensure that organizational policies and procedures pertaining to the above are strictly adhered to;
  • Serve as Security Focal Point for the area.


Human Resource Management:

  • With support from the Human Resources Coordinator maintain the integrity and oversight of HR systems and processes;
  • Safeguard the policy environment defined by the Staff Handbook;
  • Provide leadership and support to ensure staff well-being and capacity building / learning;
  • Promote stress management by providing regular opportunities for staff debriefing; encourage and foster team building initiatives.
  • Provide objective feedback to staff performance evaluations as per staff job descriptions regarding performance, expectations and areas for growth and professional development;
  • Develop staff capacity building plans in coordination with sector leads and the Programme Coordinator;
  • Ensure all staff timesheets are completed accurately by the end of each month.
  • Encourage staff to provide feedback and establish mechanism to receive and address complaints and grievances from staff.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Development, Social Sciences, or related field;
  • A minimum of 4 years’ program management experience in protection or similar area with displaced populations, or in post conflict settings;
  • Excellent experience in leading and managing emergency response project(s) addressing Protection and Livelihoods needs of refugees;
  • Good knowledge of international humanitarian best practices, including IASC GBV Guidelines, SPHERE Standards, UNHCR Protection Handbook recommendations, and other relevant foundational documentation;
  • Knowledge on SASA! approach is an asset;
  • Excellent work experience in training facilitation, mentoring and capacity development;
  • Diplomacy and assertiveness, with the ability to confront and discuss sensitive issues with respect;
  • Strong coordination skills with proven ability to work across multiple technical areas simultaneously, supporting and mentoring multiple staff members;
  • Ability to write quality reports and concept notes;
  • Professional fluency in spoken and written English;
  • Flexibility and willingness to work early mornings / late nights as required;
  • Sense of humour, and ability to lead by example;
  • Good computer skills (Microsoft Office, Email, etc.).

Application procedure

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Posting Date: 2025-04-08

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