Job Title: Field Officer
Organization: Forum for
African Women Educationalists – Uganda Chapter (FAWEU)
African Women Educationalists – Uganda Chapter (FAWEU)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Coordinator-Western
Region
Region
About US:
The Forum for
African Women Educationalists – Uganda Chapter (FAWEU) was launched in February
1997 as part of a bigger network of 34 National Chapters across Africa with a
primary aim of addressing the gender disparities in education that were manifested
through low rates of access to education, retention, performance and completion
of girls starting from upper primary school through secondary up to higher
education levels. FAWE Uganda Chapter has received a three-year funding for a
new project that will address Violence against giris and women in and around
schools in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo, Ntoroko.
African Women Educationalists – Uganda Chapter (FAWEU) was launched in February
1997 as part of a bigger network of 34 National Chapters across Africa with a
primary aim of addressing the gender disparities in education that were manifested
through low rates of access to education, retention, performance and completion
of girls starting from upper primary school through secondary up to higher
education levels. FAWE Uganda Chapter has received a three-year funding for a
new project that will address Violence against giris and women in and around
schools in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo, Ntoroko.
Job Summary: The Field Officer will be responsible for carrying
out field activities in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo, and Ntoroko. The
Field Officer will work closely with the Coordinator-Western Region in the
implementation, planning, support supervision, and documentation of good
practices.
out field activities in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo, and Ntoroko. The
Field Officer will work closely with the Coordinator-Western Region in the
implementation, planning, support supervision, and documentation of good
practices.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Actively participate in the planning, budgeting,
implementation, support supervision, and reporting processes.
Actively participate in the planning, budgeting,
implementation, support supervision, and reporting processes.
·
Offer technical support to the schools in the
preparation of work plans and budgets, and progress reports.
Offer technical support to the schools in the
preparation of work plans and budgets, and progress reports.
·
Ensuring project quality delivery through providing
technical support to all stakeholders in and around schools in each of the
school communities.
Ensuring project quality delivery through providing
technical support to all stakeholders in and around schools in each of the
school communities.
·
Work in liaison with the already existing government
structures and other relevant civil societies.
Work in liaison with the already existing government
structures and other relevant civil societies.
·
Prepare and submit quality quarterly and annual
progressive reports.
Prepare and submit quality quarterly and annual
progressive reports.
·
Maintain high level of transparency and
accountability of all
Maintain high level of transparency and
accountability of all
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelors’ degree
in the relevant field preferably Social Work and Social Administration,
Development Studies, Education or any other related field.
The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelors’ degree
in the relevant field preferably Social Work and Social Administration,
Development Studies, Education or any other related field.
·
A minimum of two years’ experience working with an
NGO.
A minimum of two years’ experience working with an
NGO.
·
Working knowledge of the local language would be an
added advantage
Working knowledge of the local language would be an
added advantage
·
Strong/good team player.
Strong/good team player.
·
Computer literacy skills in Ms Word, excel and power
point
Computer literacy skills in Ms Word, excel and power
point
·
Excellent customer care skills.
Excellent customer care skills.
·
Highly reliable and dependable, and with ability to
work under pressure with minimal supervision.
Highly reliable and dependable, and with ability to
work under pressure with minimal supervision.
·
Dynamic, proactive, multitasking, and
result-oriented.
Dynamic, proactive, multitasking, and
result-oriented.
·
Excellent report writing and presentation skills
Excellent report writing and presentation skills
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should send their applications including
detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant academic and professional
documents to;
qualified and interested applicants should send their applications including
detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant academic and professional
documents to;
The Executive
Director,
Director,
FAWE Uganda
Chapter,
Chapter,
Plot 328 Magulu
Close,
Close,
P.O. Box 24117,
Kampala. Uganda
Kampala. Uganda
OR
Hand deliver to
their office on Plot 328, Magulu close in Bukoto
their office on Plot 328, Magulu close in Bukoto
Deadline: 6th November 2015 by 5:00 PM
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