• To develop and lead the implementation of the SACU strategic plans, accountable to the SACU Board and in liaison with staff, partners, government and the Group Executive as appropriate.
• Manage the offices and staff in accordance with the needs of the programme, including organisational policies, systems and procedures in line with SAC’s vision, mission, values and organisational strategic plan.
• Develop and maintain on an annual basis, a rolling strategic plan and budget.
• Ensure the SAC information management systems are properly used by the organization and implementing partners and to manage the organisation’s efforts and resources
• systematically for expected results/impacts, learning and accountability.
• Actively monitor and report to the Group office on all SACU performance and financial matters, and on a quarterly basis to the SACU Board.
• To be proactive in the promotion of approaches to fundraising and collaborations which ensure all staff take opportunities for networking, monitoring, evaluation and reporting which increase the programme’s fundraising prospects.
• Ensure that SACU and its partners develop a learning culture, document best practices and draw lessons, integrating them into organisational and programme management.
• Ensure that farmers’ and partners’ needs are accurately assessed and met where appropriate.
• Conduct any other tasks assigned by the Group Executive.

• Offer Christian leadership, spiritual vision and direction within the organisation.
• Set standards of Christian leadership and lead by example.
• Take lead and participate in regular prayers.

• Steer and manage the SACU Senior Management Team, and through them the rest of the SACU staff, ensuring decisions are followed through.
• If appropriate, to manage consultants who provide expertise on functions not covered by the staff.
• Delegate appropriately to staff, putting in place agreed goals and measures for how achievement of these will be implemented, measured and monitored.
• Mentor, support and equip staff to help them achieve their goals.

• Ensure effective financial and resource management including preparation of annual budget and accounts.
• Ensure that the financial policies and procedures are in line with relevant statutory provisions, with generally accepted accounting standards and with SAC’s established financial procedures.
• Ensure SACU has an appropriate strategy for generating and raising funds to finance its approved strategic plans.
• Ensure funds are managed to achieve value for money and in a transparent manner which can be explained to donors and supporters.

• Achievement of approved strategic objectives against agreed indicators.
• Identification and acquisition of sufficient funding for the implementation of the agreed programme objectives.
• Maintenance of expenditure within the approved budget and management of restricted grant funding.
• Timely delivery to the Group office on an ongoing, monthly, quarterly, six-monthly and annual basis as appropriate of the following Programme reports, Financial reports and Summaries of projects reports

• Ensure that the organisation formulates and implements appropriate human resource policies and procedures in conjunction with the Group office.
• Ensure the human resource policies and procedures are in line with relevant statutory provisions.
• Make sure that all staff are motivated, empowered and equipped to do their work.
• Representing and networking
• Represent SAC to other organisations, government, partners and donors within Uganda and more widely in the region.
• Actively network with other organisations for purposes of advantageous collaboration, best practices and information sharing.
• Technically support appropriate lobbying and advocacy activities.

• The applicant should hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of five years’ leadership experience in a senior management position
• Skills and experience in participatory strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Past exposure and experience of motivating a multi-disciplinary team
• Prior experience of promoting accountability and stewardship of resources
• Skills and experience of budgeting
• Excellent track record of income generation (e.g. project proposal development, submission for funding, and grants contract management)
• Past exposure and experience and success in working sensitively and collaboratively with other stakeholders (e.g. community, government, other NGOs, religious organisations)
• Possession of a Relevant Master’s degree and/or MBA will be an added advantage
• Past exposure and experience of working in an international NGO
• Significant experience of working at grassroots level in rural development
• Prior experience of working in livestock, agricultural extension and/or social development projects
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Possess the ability to understand financial information and to provide direction and oversight to the finance manager
• Strong numeracy
• Networking and representing skills
• Fundraising and negotiating skills
• Desirable
• Fluency in spoken and written Luganda and Swahili
• Strong monitoring and evaluation skills
• Strategic leadership skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to provide active Christian spiritual leadership and ensure our Christian values are integrated into the country programme
• Report writing skills
• Understanding of IT applications
• Personal qualities
• Essential
• Proactive and visionary leadership style
• Willingness and commitment to share information and promote transparency
• Results orientated
• Complete-finisher
• Flexible
• Ability and willingness to travel in Africa and occasionally to the UK
• Commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities

• A completed Send a Cow Application Form, Download here
• A competed Equal Opportunities form, Download here
• A copy of your three most recent/relevant qualifications
• Details of  ‘three key achievements’, outlined according to instructions
• Confirmation of eligibility to work in Uganda

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