Program Manager – Filter Distribution (Uganda)

(Based in Kyenjojo, Western Uganda)

SPOUTS of Water Limited

Who we are

SPOUTS of Water LTD is a for-profit social business that manufactures and sells the Purifaaya™ ceramic water filters and distributes rocket stove technology. SPOUTS was created in Uganda in 2014 with the simple idea that ceramic water filters could be made and sold locally, providing an amazingly effective product through a sustainable business model. SPOUTS is currently the largest ceramic water filter manufacturer in Africa.

Since SPOUTS sold its first Purifaaya in 2015, it has distributed 130,000+ filters to East Africa providing over 650,000 end-users with long-term access to safe drinking water. SPOUTS is a rapidly-growing organization with over 500 employees across Uganda and Rwanda. The next step is to expand its operations throughout East, West and Southern Africa.

The Filter Carbon Manager is responsible for Responsible for field and operational... activities within filter-carbon programs in Western Uganda. You will be tasked with developing and implementing strategies to help the filters-carbon program achieve its goals.

Job Title

Program Manager – Filter Distribution (Uganda)

Location

Western Region (Kyenjojo)

Reports To

Reports to Global Strategic Programs Director

Special Conditions

Some travel will be required between the SPOUTS head office, the factory in Kampala and the region of duty in response to the demands of the program

Job Type

Full-time

Start Date

1st Week of May 2023

Duties and responsibilities:
• Strategic planning and decision-making
• Maintain and implement strategies covering filter distributions to support the growth and sustainability of the project.
• Overall management of filter-carbon programs field and operations activities in Uganda.
• Budgeting
• Own and manage the budget for filter-carbon programs.
• Focus on resource utilization, allocation, and accountability across the programs.
• Prepare consistent accountability for all the disbursements.
• Operational
• Plan, monitor and supervise water filter distribution across Uganda.
• Ensure the preparation of accurate distribution and field expenses reports, analyze trends and results in relation to goals, and present them to the management team.
• Undertake employee management in order to deliver quality performance outcomes across the field staff in Uganda.
• Liaise with the SPOUTS Operations team for all inventory management, logistics, and clearance activities.
• Help build positive relations within the team and with external stakeholders, particularly local government partners

Qualifications and Experience:
• 3- 5 years Project management experience.
• Field work experience required, preferably in Western region of Uganda.
• High level of competence in spoken languages in the Western Region of Uganda.
• The candidate is preferably a resident of Western Uganda.
• Experience working in a commercial/business setting preferred, especially an environment with target-based work (i.e., Regional field sales)
• Strong networks with local stakeholders, especially local government.
• Experience in a last-mile-distribution environment preferred.
• Leadership abilities; able to manage a field staff in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in budgeting, bookkeeping, and reporting.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and efficient.
• Bachelor of Science in Project Management, Business Administration or any other related fields.

Interested in applying for this role?

We will review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to every individual application we receive. If you do not receive an invitation for an interview from us within 3 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful
Kyenjojo Uganda

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