Deputy Manager, Planning

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Job TitleDeputy Manager, Planning

Department/GroupPlanning & Design

Reporting ToManager, Planning & Design

Years of Experience7yrs

LocationMbarara (with regional travel as required)

Travel Required80%

Job description

About Raising The Village

At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we’ve assembled a team of over 500+ passionate individuals in Uganda, Tanzania, DRC and Tanzania, alongside an additional 15+ professionals in North America. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact.

To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1,000,000 lives since 2012, and we’re poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 2 million individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fueled by the invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable change. Learn more about our impactful programs at www.raisingthevillage.org

Job Purpose

The Deputy Manager, Planning is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the day-to-day delivery of the Planning function across RTV’s countries of operation.

The role supports the Manager, Planning & Design in translating organizational strategy, country growth ambitions and program priorities into clear, practical and coordinated implementation plans. The position ensures that annual and multi-year planning processes are completed on time, supported by reliable data and aligned with operational capacity, financial resources, government requirements and organizational performance targets.

The Deputy Manager provides direct leadership to the Planning team, strengthens planning systems and processes, coordinates cross-departmental inputs and ensures that management receives timely, accurate and decision-ready information.

Key Responsibilities

• Annual and Multi-Year Planning

• Coordinate the development of annual, cycle-level and multi-year operational plans across RTV countries.
• Translate approved organizational reach and growth targets into country, district, cluster and implementation-cycle plans.
• Lead the development and analysis of planning scenarios, including base, medium and accelerated growth scenarios.
• Ensure plans clearly outline proposed reach, geographical coverage, implementation models, staffing requirements, timelines, costs and operational dependencies.
• Support the alignment of organizational planning cycles with government calendars, budgeting timelines and program implementation requirements.
• Track approved plans and ensure that significant changes are documented, assessed and escalated for decision-making.

• Expansion and Country Readiness Planning

• Coordinate feasibility assessments for entry into new countries, provinces, regions, districts and other geographical areas.
• Oversee the development of country and district readiness plans before expansion or launch.
• Ensure expansion plans assess key requirements relating to staffing, finance, logistics, office infrastructure, government engagement, legal compliance, systems, procurement, security and program delivery.
• Coordinate the identification of critical gaps, risks and dependencies that may affect implementation readiness.
• Support the development of realistic expansion timelines, including recruitment, onboarding, preliminary activities, program design and launch preparation.
• Ensure lessons from previous expansion processes are incorporated into future country and district planning.

• Cross-Functional Planning and Coordination

• Coordinate planning engagements with departmental heads and designated focal persons across Implementation, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Venn, Program Design, Partnerships, Legal, Communications, Venn and other relevant functions.
• Ensure all departments understand the planning assumptions, timelines, required inputs and key decision points.
• Consolidate departmental inputs into clear and integrated implementation plans.
• Track cross-departmental actions, dependencies, owners and timelines and escalate delays that may affect program delivery.
• Facilitate country planning and readiness meetings and ensure decisions and action points are properly documented and followed through.
• Maintain regular communication with country teams and departmental leadership throughout the planning process.

• Planning Analysis and Decision Support