Job Title: Project Officer –
Community Development
Community Development
Organisation: Share
An Opportunity (SAO)- Uganda
An Opportunity (SAO)- Uganda
Duty Station: Kolir,
Bukedea District, Uganda
Bukedea District, Uganda
Reports to: Project
Coordinator
Coordinator
About SAO:
Share An
Opportunity (SAO)- Uganda is a Christian non-government, non-profit
organisation established in 1991.It exists to facilitate local communities in
their endeavours to attain a holistic self-sustainable development. SAO
implements integrated programs for child development and makes every effort to
reach all vulnerable children in its operational areas located in Eastern and
Central Uganda.
Opportunity (SAO)- Uganda is a Christian non-government, non-profit
organisation established in 1991.It exists to facilitate local communities in
their endeavours to attain a holistic self-sustainable development. SAO
implements integrated programs for child development and makes every effort to
reach all vulnerable children in its operational areas located in Eastern and
Central Uganda.
Job Summary: The
Project Officer – Community Development will primarily facilitate planning,
implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of project activities
in the operation area through application of approaches in livelihood,
micro-finance and credit to achieve objectives and goals of the project for
sustained community development
Project Officer – Community Development will primarily facilitate planning,
implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of project activities
in the operation area through application of approaches in livelihood,
micro-finance and credit to achieve objectives and goals of the project for
sustained community development
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Project Planning and
Development:
Development:
- Offer support and guide research and learning
studies such as Participatory learning and evaluation, outcome studies. - Facilitate the development of Annual and Phase
work plans according to donor requirements. - Develop concept papers and proposals for
resource mobilization. - Prepare timely periodic work plans and budgets
(with the support of the Project coordinator) for the sector assigned and
other related activities in liaison with other section heads, to ensure
appropriate utilization of project resources;
2. Mobilization of Communities,
Local Organizations and Institutions for Project Development and Implementation
Local Organizations and Institutions for Project Development and Implementation
- Mobilize community participation in
programme/project planning, development, implementation and monitoring. - Mobilize local government institutions and
technical staff in the planning and implementation of project activities.
3. Build project level
partnerships, networks and coalitions with civil society organizations and
lower local government institutions:
partnerships, networks and coalitions with civil society organizations and
lower local government institutions:
- Facilitate networking with lower local
government institutions and other development partners within the project
area in planning and implementation of development programmes. - Identify and nurture local partnerships with
grassroots civil society organizations, Churches and sub county
government. - Build and facilitate the capacity and growth of
community and grassroots organizations. - Facilitate growth of strong grassroots
movements on specific advocacy issues.
4. Child/Family Partner Administration:
- Offer support and facilitate Community
Ambassador Model (CAM) in registered households. - Monitor performance of CAM families in
responding to partner correspondence and Child and family well being. - Facilitate correspondences between CAM families
and supporters on a periodic basis.
5. Child Protection and
Participation:
Participation:
- Facilitate community response, documentation
and referral of child protection issues in the community. - Ensure adherence at organizational child
protection policy, guidelines and protocols. - Facilitate the participation of children in the
project cycle; integrate child participation in project activities.
6. Proper and efficient
management and use of ADP finance and assets:
management and use of ADP finance and assets:
- Project financial and asset resources are
managed and used in line with policy guidelines. - Offer accurate and timely variances
explanations on ADP over and under expenditures
7. Monitoring and track progress
of programme implementation:
of programme implementation:
- Organize review, reflection and learning forum
for Project staff, community, local organizations and government. - Carry out regular visits within the project
area to all beneficiary sites where funding, materials, inputs, and
equipment are utilized in this sector’s activities, to supervise
activities of the child monitor’s, verify existing beneficiary caseloads,
check on project needs, problems, and progress, ascertain how project
inputs are being utilized, assess if delivery of material support to
project beneficiaries is achieved, and advise accordingly; - Develop monitoring tools in consultation with M
& E officer to check and report on the quality of the SHGs, project
activities and supervise community facilitators. - Documentation and sharing of programme learning
and change stories.
8. Documentation and Reporting:
- Produce ADP quality and timely reports to keep
track of progress of planned activities within the area of operation. - Produce timely and quality bi-annual and annual
reports.
9. Self Help Groups
- Facilitate formation and monitoring of groups
through the SHGs approach is implemented in the project areas as per the
SHG manual and other recommended guidelines. - Ensure a functional linkage between SHGs and
youth groups for adoption of possible practices from the SHG approach by
the youths. - Coordinate mobilization of activities of the
SHGs, CLAs and Federation using the Rights Based Approach (RBA), to enable
them identify, assess, and analyze viable activities geared towards
self-reliance; - Facilitate training needs assessment amongst
SHGs, CLAs, CFs and Federation and ensure role transfer at different
levels during project implementation. - Receive and assess proposals and ideas from
SHGs, CBOs and recommend viable self-help initiatives to the Project
coordinator for appropriate action. - Build capacity of SHGs to save and invest in
groups for household and individual income - Perform any other roles and responsibilities as
assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a University degree
and/or a Development Studies, Social sciences, Child Development and Ministry
or any relevant field. - The candidate should possess at least 3 years’
experience working with communities in development. - Demonstrated experience with a Child Agency.
- Good working knowledge and understanding of key
community development approaches in economic and social development,
Health, Group savings, Child Sponsorship, Child Protection and Advocacy - Possess the ability to work with minimal
supervision. - Good Networking and advocacy skills
- Be a mature Christian and active in church
activities. - Ability to ride a motor cycle is an added
advantage.
Language Proficiency: Knowledge of the Iteso
language is preferred.
language is preferred.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and
supporting documents including copies of academic qualifications, curriculum
vitae (CV) indicating names plus telephone contacts of three professional
referees and Pastor/Church leader’s recommendation should be posted or hand
delivered to:
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and
supporting documents including copies of academic qualifications, curriculum
vitae (CV) indicating names plus telephone contacts of three professional
referees and Pastor/Church leader’s recommendation should be posted or hand
delivered to:
HR &
Administration Officer,
Administration Officer,
Share An
Opportunity Uganda,
Opportunity Uganda,
Plot 1448,
Kitala Zone, Kanyanya, Gayaza RD
Kitala Zone, Kanyanya, Gayaza RD
P.O. Box
23408, Kampala Uganda.
23408, Kampala Uganda.
Deadline: Friday 7th February 2014.
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