NGO Career Jobs – Project Officer at African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (AC TV)

Job Title:   Project Officer
Organisation: African Centre for Treatment and
Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (AC TV)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Programme Manager – ACTV
About ACTV:
A tripartite
partnership comprising ACTV, IMLU and CVT is implementing a Human Rights
Project that aims to Strengthen and Enhance Torture Prevention, Rehabilitation
and Accountability in the East African Region with support of the European
Union represented by the European Commission. The partnership is seeking to
recruit a dynamic, energetic and result oriented individual to oversee the
implementation of the Project.

Job Summary:  The Project Officer will be responsible for
project implementation, information management and support the Monitoring and
Financial Management in accordance with the stipulated guidelines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Be
    responsible for the overall project coordination and implementation of the
    project in compliance with EU project implementation guidelines
  • Review
    and advice on effectiveness of MOUs with other partners on the EU project.
  • Offer
    support in the audit of EU project activities
  • Support
    Monitoring and Evaluation of EU Project activities
  • Co-ordinate
    and Prepare timely and cost effective operational plans and budgets.
  • Offer
    support the budget planning processes to ensure that project funds are
    expended according to laid down procedures
  • Ensure
    timely submission of quality narrative Project reports.
  • Submit
    quarterly updates of lessons learned and best practices to Partners and
    Stakeholders.

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant must possess Post Graduate Qualifications in Project Planning
    and Management or Monitoring and Evaluation.
  • S/he
    should also possess a University Degree in Social Sciences, Development
    Studies or field related to Human Rights
  • A
    minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work
    experience in Programme management, Monitoring and Evaluation in
    Development Programs preferably with local and/or international NGOs and/or
    non-profit organizations
  • Good
    understanding of development and humanitarian needs and issues in areas of
    human rights and torture.
  • Excellent
    interpersonal communication skills to build rapport with staff, partners,
    government officials and development partners.
Core Values
(Required
):
Team Work, Integrity, Professionalism and Compassion.
Functional
Competencies (Required):
Superior organizational skills and ability to
multi-task on a constant basis, Ability to work under pressure, meeting
deadlines in a fast paced fluid environment, Creative and flexible with good
problem solving skills, Dynamic, proactive self-starter able to work
independently and Effective cross-cultural communication skills

How to Apply:
All candidates interested in the above vacancy should send their Cover letter
or Application and Resume / CV to:
The Chief Executive Officer,
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (AC TV)
Plot No.113, Owen Road,
Off Tufnell Drive-Kamwokya
P. O. Box 6108, Kampala-Uganda
Telephone: +256 312 263918/+256 312 263620
E -mail:actv@actvuganda.org and
ceo@actvuganda.org
Cellphone: +256-712-200641
NB: Females are encouraged to apply
Deadline: 
13th December, 2013

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