Country Director, Uganda African Prisons Project

African Prisons Project (APP) is an innovative charity founded to improve access to healthcare, education, justice and community reintegration for prisoners in Africa. APP works to establish a new model for imprisonment in Africa, based on a respect for human rights and prisons as places of positive transformation. APP’s work is built on three pillars: infrastructure development; formal and informal education, which ranges from functional adult literacy to helping prisoners and prisons staff study for law degrees by correspondence with British universities; and community sensitisation. As our charity continues to grow and to offer more support to prisoners and their families in Africa, we are looking to appoint a Country Director, based in Uganda to oversee all aspects of the running of APP in Uganda; from budget and resource; to project planning and management.

This person will be the on-the-ground figure head for APP in Uganda. Able to deal with and represent APP to all the charity comes into contact with, from prisoners, ex-inmates, prison staff and other government officials, to potential donors, staff and volunteers. This person will be responsible for development of the strategy with the Director General, and will have ownership of the implementation of the APP strategy and responsibility for all the resources, budget, processes, supplier relationships, all aspects of project planning & management, and administration in Uganda, overseeing a team of 21 people, including supervisory roles over all heads of department based in the region. This person will work closely with the overall APP Director General, and report to them regularly.

APP’s current projects focus on:

• The continuation of and development of a scholarship programme for inmates, ex-inmates and prison staff to study for a LLB or Diploma in the Common Law via correspondence with the University of London.

• The development of model infrastructure, such as a container library and container clinic.

• The development of training of trainers’ materials in the areas of healthcare, education, access to justice and community reintegration.

• Advocacy through creative work including art, drama and music projects.

Applications will be welcomed from candidates who have previously worked in public sector organisations, who have preferably gained experience within prisons, charities or government. You will need to demonstrate a strong ability to communicate with a wide audience range and have strong organisational skills. You will have experience of managing and leading teams of varying levels of experience and from diverse backgrounds, experience for Africa. You will be analytical and strategic, able to understand data and see the big picture. You will be passionate about the rehabilitation of prisoners and sympathetic to APP's ethos.

This is an excellent opportunity to transfer your skills to a rewarding role where you can make an impact. If you are successful in this role you will be helping to change prison sentences in Uganda into a time of positive transformation and break the cycle of crime.

This is a full time role, based in Uganda and will be remunerated in Ugandan Shillings. The salary is dependent upon experience and the remuneration package is competitive. For more information and details of how to apply please contact emmahumphrey@africanprisons.org. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 1st May at 5pm