Job Title: Project
Officer – YELG Project
Officer – YELG Project
Organisation: VSO International
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Salary: 45,000,000 per
annum
annum
About VSO:
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing
countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills,
build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change
lives and make the world a fairer place.
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing
countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills,
build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change
lives and make the world a fairer place.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer will primarily offer effective and efficient management of the YELG
livelihoods project
Officer will primarily offer effective and efficient management of the YELG
livelihoods project
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
1. Project Development, Delivery, Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Oversee the implementation of all aspects
of the project, including detailed work planning, implementation and
monitoring. - Develop annual, quarterly and monthly work
plans to deliver on the project objectives, so that the YELG groups are
economically sustainable. - Monitor progress against targets, and
provide appropriate and timely updates to key stakeholders, including the
Programme Manager, Deputy Country Director, and Country Director. - Responsible for budget planning and
monitoring of finances, ensuring VSO’s financial and procurement
requirements are adhered to by the project. - Develop specifications for procurement of
external services or MOU with partner organisations which deliver on the
project objectives. - Compile and maintain a risks and issues
log at project level. - Maintain project management templates,
produce guidance and support documents. - Take responsibility to identify areas of
good practice for sharing - Also, ensuring linkages and referral
systems are in place.
2. Logistics and Administration:
- Support and organise key project meetings
and events. - Maintain records – set up and maintain
project files, establishing document control procedures. Maintain quality register, other
registers and logs as necessary.
3. Grant Management: Support in the effective monitoring of
donor grant allocated to project, ensuring appropriate reporting in place.
donor grant allocated to project, ensuring appropriate reporting in place.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation: Ensure project documentation is
collected and maintained in such a way to assist donor reporting and the
M&E requirements of the programme
collected and maintained in such a way to assist donor reporting and the
M&E requirements of the programme
5. Project Development, Delivery, Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Oversee implementation of all aspects of
the project, including detailed work planning, implementation and
monitoring. - Develop annual, quarterly and monthly work
plans to deliver on the project objectives, so that the YELG groups are
economically sustainable. - Monitor progress against targets, and
provide appropriate and timely updates to key stakeholders, including the
Programme Manager, Deputy Country Director, and Country Director. - Responsible for budget planning and
monitoring of finances, ensuring VSO’s financial and procurement
requirements are adhered to by the project. - Develop specifications for procurement of
external services or MOU with partner organisations which deliver on the
project objectives. - Compile and maintain a risks and issues
log at project level. - Maintain project management templates,
produce guidance and support documents.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s
degree in social studies, development, business administration or
agriculture with at least 2 years work experience - Good facilitation skills
- Past exposure and experience of working
with grassroots community organizations and facilitating them to develop
their own solutions. - Skills and experience in delivering
relevant soft skills (Group dynamics, and enterprise / business support)
Working with young people: Experience of working with, and
understanding the challenges faced by young people in northern Uganda.
understanding the challenges faced by young people in northern Uganda.
Livelihoods Projects: Understanding approaches to delivering on
sustainable livelihoods and experience of delivering livelihoods projects.
sustainable livelihoods and experience of delivering livelihoods projects.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to
Apply by visiting the web link below.
Apply by visiting the web link below.
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