Program Manager II

• PositionProgram Manager II
• CompanyCatholic Relief Services (CRS)
• LocationKampala, Uganda
• Job TypeFull Time
• CategoryNGO, Health, Management
• IndustryInternational humanitarian and development programming
• DepartmentProgramming
• Deadline6 November 2026 at 5:00pm

Catholic Relief Services says it has provided lifesaving assistance for more than 80 years, working with local partners to help families and communities around the world. Its official site describes programming in more than 90 countries.

CRS’s health programming includes global health and social services intended to improve access to care, strengthen local health systems and support families in vulnerable communities.

The Program Manager II reports to the Head of Programming and leads the anticipated five-year project supporting the sustainability and resilience of faith-based health services through stronger institutional capacity, community health financing, governance and locally led solutions.

The position is contingent on a successful award. It is open to Ugandan nationals only and requires willingness and ability to travel up to 40%.

• Lead and manage project activities through start-up, implementation, monitoring, learning and close-out.
• Work with partner leadership and technical teams to support partner-led implementation and address challenges.
• Maintain relationships with faith-based health institutions, church structures, government, private-sector actors and other stakeholders.
• Lead community-health-financing and other innovative approaches that promote sustainable access and community ownership.
• Identify strategic partnerships and support local partners’ influence, credibility, sustainability and leadership.
• Serve as the primary stakeholder contact for communication, coordination, joint planning and shared decision-making.
• Support project, business-development and proposal-development efforts in health-systems strengthening and institutional capacity.
• Manage partnerships using CRS principles and support Partnership Capacity Strengthening priorities.
• Coordinate financial and material resources for project needs.
• Supervise, coach and mentor project staff.
• Represent CRS in technical working groups, forums, learning events and coordination meetings.
• Ensure timely technical, financial and donor reports and document lessons and achievements.
• Integrate safeguarding, accountability, gender, localization and locally led development across activities and partnerships.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, social sciences, development studies, health-related management or a relevant related field.
• A master’s degree in public health, health-systems management, health-services administration, development studies, social sciences, business administration or a related field is preferred.

Work Experience

• At least five years of relevant field-based project-management experience.
• Preferably at least three years managing complex health, development or health-systems-strengthening programmes in a leadership or management role.
• Experience managing moderately complex projects.
• Experience with an international NGO and partnership with local organisations is an advantage.

Additional Requirements

• Position open to Ugandan nationals only.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 40%.
• Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the anticipated project.

Technical Skills

• MEAL skills and experience.
• Project grants management, project design and proposal writing.
• MS Windows, Office packages, web conferencing and information-management systems.
• Partner engagement, technical accompaniment and capacity strengthening.
• Technical, financial and donor reporting.

Soft Skills

• Staff management and learning-environment leadership.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Relationship management, presentation and facilitation.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• CRS agency competencies including personal accountability, integrity, trust, collaboration and openness to learning.

The advert does not state employee benefits. It describes an anticipated five-year project and a full-time Kampala role; recruitment is contingent on the project award.

• Lead a five-year anticipated health-systems-strengthening project.
• Work with faith-based health institutions, government and local partners.
• Shape community-health-financing and locally led approaches.
• Manage planning, implementation, learning, reporting and adaptive management.
• Represent CRS in national and sub-national technical and coordination forums.

Apply electronically through the CRS Oracle application page linked from the CRS ReliefWeb advert: https://eipn.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/3002982/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share

• Demonstrate at least five years of field-based project management and complex programme leadership.
• Show health-systems, community-health-financing or institutional-capacity experience where applicable.
• Give examples of partner-led implementation, capacity strengthening and stakeholder coordination.
• Highlight donor reporting, grants management, MEAL and proposal-writing experience.
• Confirm Ugandan-national eligibility and ability to travel up to 40%.
• Submit no later than 5:00pm on 6 November 2026.