Charles Ongura

Strategic Leadership

1. Develop and implement the organization's strategic plan, vision, and mission.

2. Provides overall leadership and direction to the organization.

Organizational Management

1. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization.

2. Ensures effective management of human resources, finances, and assets.

Fundraising and Resource Development

1. Identify and pursue funding opportunities, develop grant proposals and reports.

2. Build relationship with donors, sponsors, and other stakeholders.

Community Engagement

1. Build and maintain relationships with community stakeholders, partners, and beneficiaries.

2. Represent Brighter one Uganda in local and national forums.

Program Development and Oversight

1. Oversee program development, implementation, and evaluation.

2. Ensures programs align with the organization's mission and strategic plan.

Financial Management

1. Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and reporting.

2. Ensure financial sustainability and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Human Resource Management

1. Oversee recruitment, training, and development of staff.

2. Ensures a positive and productive work environment.

Governance and Compliance

1. Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

2. Support the Board of Directors in governance and decision-making.

Representation and Advocacy

1. Represent Brighter one Uganda in local and national forums.

2. Advocates for the organization's mission and interests.

Risk Management

1. Identify and mitigate risks associated with organizational operations.

2. Develop and implement risk management strategies.

• The A/Program Manager is responsible for supporting and supervising the project team in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, to ensure that YGlobal Uganda Program reaches the set goal and outcomes
• He/she will have responsibility to coordinate and lead country processes to expand the program's budget and geographical coverage
• Follow up on administrative issues with relevant ministries/stakeholders to ensure that YGlobal as an organization, staff and assets are always complying with relevant local laws
• Furthermore, the A/Program Manager has the responsibility and mandate to execute specific project related duties and the authority to make the necessary decisions to carry out the tasks given this position
• Ensure that the overall program activities are consistent with YGlobal's mission, thematic areas and approaches
• Ensuring that YGlobal's holistic approach towards development draws synergies from all project components in a way that forms a value chain that transforms project participants towards a better living situation
• In close cooperation with project officers and volunteers, increase the quality in all aspects of the project such as the actual program, the financial reporting, narrative reports, etc
• Ensure quality reports are submitted to OPM, UNHCR, YGlobal and the funding partners
• Strengthen the capacities of the project officers and volunteers and ensure that they continuously develop their competence and capacity
• Promote teamwork and strengthen delivery as one across the project components
• Develop funding proposals to different funding agencies
• Networking with like-minded NGOs, and firms
• Create platforms for exchange and encourage partner organizations both locally and regionally to network more actively
• Carry on Y Global Budget monitoring and management

Responsible for supporting and providing advice to counsellors, project officers and volunteers working under YGlobal´s UNSCR 1325 programme in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement.

• Ensure that the needs of the project participants reaching out to counselors are adequately addressed.

• Improving referral mechanisms for the cases that need to be handled by other institutions.

• Consolidate and strengthen the psychosocial component of the program through proper management of cases.

• Ensure proper documentation and filling of the records and ensure confidentiality is upheld.

• Keep cases organized by improving and organizing files, monitoring calendars, meeting deadlines and documenting actions.

• Develop case management database making it possible to confirm status of each case at any required time.

Strengthen and develop the relationships with OPM, UNHCR, and the other funding/implementing partners.

• Attend and represent Y Global in relevant forums including cluster coordination meetings.

• Strengthen the capacities of the counsellors and volunteers and ensure that they continuously develop their competence and capacity.

Support the Project Manager and the office in Kiryandongo in developing correspondence on letters and memos addressed to the Y Global office in Kiryandongo.

Contribute to YGlobal’s comprehensive approach toward development and qualitative synergy between project components in a way that creates value.

• Work closely with other relevant institutions and departments of government that deal with land matters in order to optimize protection of Land Rights of the vulnerable and poor people
• Conduct Legal awareness on land laws and policies
• Hold Alternative dispute resolution (mediations) to the conflicting parties
• Organize mobile legal aid clinics, building the capacity of land administrative and management structures
• Provide legal advice to people on their Land Rights during community outreaches and those who report to seek for advice in office
• Provide information on women's Land Rights to the community, through radio talk shows and during community sensitizations
• Carryout community awareness on Land Rights
• Support local communities register and acquire documents for their land
• Refer intricate cases to other Legal Aid providers and courts of Laws
• Pass on information, educational materials (IEC) on Land Rights/policies/laws to clients and other stakeholders
• Systematically maintain proper records of client's visits to the Office for advice and mediation
• Write and submit reports on a routine basis, (weekly, monthly, quarterly reports)
• Perform any other function as shall be incidental to the above mentioned roles
• Conduct myself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring positive recognition to Mercy Corps and to avoid endangering the organization's mission

• Receive, register, Interview clients including children in conflict with the law, SGBV survivors and documenting such cases, refer such cases to court and have the perpetrators prosecuted
• Undertake legal research, investigation and fact finding operations to establish underlying causes of the legal disputes
• Carry out the day to day running and management of war child Canada legal help desk
• Support the clients (Children in conflict with the law) by escorting them to court, introducing them to court prosecutors and other staff
• Attend and fully participate in working groups meetings which include SGBV, SASA!, Child Protection and Legal Working group
• Provide leadership and supervision of war child Canada's legal assistants and including community volunteers in Pagirinya, Maaji 1 & 2 and Agojo Refugee settlements in Adjumani district
• Plan and organize Community sensitization and legal dialogues on protection and response to S/GBV issues
• Provide relevant legal information and advice to clients
• In consultation with senior legal officer, carry out assessment of legal issues (SBGV and other protection concerns, among children), and employ adequate legal interventions
• Collect the necessary legal evidence and draft legal documents
• In consultation with Senior legal officer, facilitate mediation among clients
• (For non-criminal cases)
• Refer clients to relevant actors when specific intervention not provided by war child Canada is required such as Health care
• Provide legal advice, counseling and referrals to clients whose claims fall outside war child Canada mandate
• Occasionally visit prisons and protection houses located in the areas of operation
• To act as a focal person or first contact point for receiving and reporting, case management of child safeguarding issues at the field or at war child Canada

• To advocate and uphold the rights of the vulnerable people (widows, orphans and elderly) in Teso region and Uganda as a whole through advocacy, Mediation and legal counseling
• Receive complaints from community members, Record, offer legal advice, and when deemed fit refer them to other legal aid service providers
• Carry out investigation, monitoring and assessment of land cases reported to LEMU Office, document the finding and generate reports on them
• Support the clients by escorting them to court, introducing them to court prosecutors and other staff
• Develop advocacy messages and disseminate to all stakeholders through radio talk shows and policy briefs
• Capacity building and training of clan leaders and other LEMU stakeholders at both regional and community level on customary tenure system, land management and other land related laws in the country
• Inform the secretariat on national level policy issues with lessons and information learned at the field level
• (Documenting Success stories)
• Plan, organize and facilitate workshops on Human/Land rights in Teso region
• Coordinating and monitoring LEMU's activities in Teso region
• Being a team leader, by providing leadership to other support staff Including Volunteers and Interns
• Planning and budgeting for LEMU's policy influencing Workshops in Teso region
• Carry out research on customary tenure document and disseminate results, ensure that LEMU's work is appropriately resourced and documented through regular reporting