5 Fresher Assistant Program Officer UWEP Jobs – Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)

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Organisation: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
(MGLSD)
Project Name: Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP)
Duty Station:  Central, Northern,
Western, Eastern and Karamoja, Uganda
Reports to:  Programme
Officer
About US:
The
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is implementing the
Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), an initiative of the Government
of Uganda that is aimed at improving access to financial services by women
entrepreneurs and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value
addition and marketing of their products and services. The Programme will be
implemented under three components namely; Capacity and Skills Development, Women
Enterprise Fund for projects and Institutional Support.
Job Summary: The Assistant Program Officer  will oversee UWEP at the Regional level with
key stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Programme
Implementation:
  • Provide administrative support to the
    programme activities.
  • Make follow-up on corrective recommendations
    made, in order to ensure that there are effected on time.
  • Verify women group application files.
  • Build and maintain stakeholder relations
  • Offer support in reviewing the District
    annual work plans on UWEP activities.
  • Support handling of specific complaints
    raised within the region
2. Performance Management
and Reporting:
  • Provide relevant information and
    documentation on UWEP to the programme officer.
  • Prepare and submit activity and programme-based
    reports.
  • Develop annual and Quarterly project work
    plans.
  • Offer support in carrying out monitoring
    field visits and support supervision.
  • Assist in organizing and coordinating
    Meetings, Workshops and other events planned by the Programme
  • Initiate and conduct research relevant to the
    mandate of the Programme
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the
    Program Officer.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Assistant Program
    Officer job placement should preferably be a Ugandan who holds an Honours
    Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Statistics/ Economics/
    Development studies or relate field from a recognized University.
  • One (1) year of relevant work experience
    in administration and management of development programmes.
  • Familiarity with log frame approach in
    planning, monitoring and evaluation.
  • Competencies: Computer Literacy, Report writing,
    Team work, Planning, Organising and coordinating, networking, Good
    interpersonal and Communication skills, Ethics and integrity.
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send hand deliver their
applications to:
The
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry
of Gender, Labour & Social Developments,
Plot
2, Simbamanyo House, George Street,
P.O.
Box 7136, Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 27th May 2016 by 3:00pm

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