Jolly Kemigabo

• Works closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Oversee operations and provid corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
• Monitor office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
• Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
• Formed strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive business development.
• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.

• Provided strategic leadership to Christian Aid’s work in and on the country, responsible for the performance of the programme against the country strategy, and ensuring the country programme and staff contribute to and are supported by Christian Aid corporate strategies.
• Managed, developed and empowered staff working for Christian Aid and in-country to take responsibility within a devolved and decentralized region or continent, working within the corporate framework, agreed annual plans, budgets and defined delegations of authority.
• Be the senior representative of Christian Aid in-country and develop and promote the country and programme profile within the region or continent and across the wider organization.
• Contribute to the strategic direction and representation of the region or continent, to proactively engage in networks and learning groups and to review and evaluate other programmes and grants across the region or continent as required.
• Liaise with functional leaders/stakeholders/Government for the particular country such as development policy, advocacy, and fundraising.
• Work across the organization to promote understanding and awareness of the country and Christian Aid’s programme and to encourage and support both independent and collaborative ways of working and internal and external networking.

ü Be accountable for the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian Aid’s programmes; responsible for overall management of programme to ensure strategy and annual plan objectives are met through quality programmes and partnerships and a sustainable funding base.

ü Direct line management responsibility for staff within a framework of delegation and empowered working.

ü Responsible for overall financial management, including budget setting, monitoring and expenditure reporting for all sources of funding (restricted and unrestricted).

ü Develop and oversee MRG’s Africa regional programmes.

ü Ensure co-ordination within the team and with other departments at MRG- Africa office and resolve scheduling, budget, quality, planning and evaluation of problems as they occur.

ü Manage regional office project budgets and report on variances against budgets and proposals.

ü Together with the team lead on designing new work, designing consultation processes, needs analysis and researching situations on the ground, drafting proposals and budgets for MRG’s Council and for donors.

ü Manage and support Africa Office staff, ensure delivery of projects on schedule, ensure quality control of proposals, processes, events, publications and evaluation.

ü Support staff in evaluating work and producing reports for internal reviews, donors and for MRG’s Council.

• ü As part of MRG’s management team, contribute to the running of the organization as a whole, including contributing to strategic reviews, budgets, financial management and reporting, evaluations, developing and implementing policies.
• ü Feed into the development of MRG’s policy on minority and indigenous issues, including by ensuring partners’ experiences and concerns are reflected in MRG’s policy making.
• ü Lead for the regional officer on partnership issues and ensure that MRG’s relations with partners are as positive and effective as possible.
• ü Assess and monitor priorities for MRG in African countries not covered by current Africa Office staff, recommending and managing ways to address these issues.
• ü Be responsible for personnel matters for all Africa – Office staff including recruitment and induction of new staff, supervision, support and appraisals.
• ü Ensure that all programmes activities and scripts include and are sensitive to gender, multiple discrimination and equality issues and that MRG’s policies in this regard are implemented throughout all work in the region.

• Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
• Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
• Developed and maintained relationships with external partners to facilitate program operations.
• Collaborated with other program coordinators to achieve consistency in program objectives and services.
• Kept program-related data accurate, up-to-date and easily accessible for accessibility.
• Analyzed program data by tracking and reporting program outcomes to identify areas of improvement.
• Tracked and reported expenses accurately to manage program budgets.
• Organized and managed program development from conception through successful execution.
• Provided technical support to staff with necessary resources to carry out duties successfully.
• Motivated and directed staff to align operations with organizational mission using appropriate training initiatives and presentations.

• Disseminated KRC principles and implementation of Participatory, Action Learning Sustainable Systems – an empowering approach to monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment.
• Monitored Youth and Women income generating activities funded by different donors
• Was responsible for liquidation and proper custody of program area funds, property and activities and
• Prepared quarterly and annual work plans and budgets for the program area’s activities for integration into the organizational work plan.