Job Title: Project Officer
Organization: VSO
Duty Station: Hoima, Uganda
Salary Range: UGX 40,000,000
p.a.
p.a.
Reports to: Programme
Manager Livelihoods (PM-L)
Manager Livelihoods (PM-L)
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.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Project Support:
·
The Project Officers will support/lead
implementation of SCOPE field based activities in geographical location to
ensure: all activities are implemented according to agreed annual, quarterly
and monthly work plans and budgets working closely with SCOPE VSO volunteers,
VSO staff and partners; EC project delivers against timeframes and project output
and outcome targets/objectives
The Project Officers will support/lead
implementation of SCOPE field based activities in geographical location to
ensure: all activities are implemented according to agreed annual, quarterly
and monthly work plans and budgets working closely with SCOPE VSO volunteers,
VSO staff and partners; EC project delivers against timeframes and project output
and outcome targets/objectives
·
Input into development of SCOPE annual work plan
and budget. With the PM-L, develop and monitor quarterly and monthly work plans
and budgets for geographical location.
Input into development of SCOPE annual work plan
and budget. With the PM-L, develop and monitor quarterly and monthly work plans
and budgets for geographical location.
·
Provide weekly updates on project progress to
PM-L and (volunteers, staff, partners) highlighting any deviations against
plans and budgets with solutions to overcome.
Provide weekly updates on project progress to
PM-L and (volunteers, staff, partners) highlighting any deviations against
plans and budgets with solutions to overcome.
·
Actively participate in SCOPE monthly Grants
Management Meetings (GMM) and quarterly project review meetings
Actively participate in SCOPE monthly Grants
Management Meetings (GMM) and quarterly project review meetings
Partnerships:
·
Build and strengthen partnerships with and
between SCOPE partners and volunteers to ensure delivery of project objectives
while ensuring application of VSO people first principles in the partnership
Build and strengthen partnerships with and
between SCOPE partners and volunteers to ensure delivery of project objectives
while ensuring application of VSO people first principles in the partnership
·
Carry out support supervision visits and on job
coaching to SCOPE partners and volunteers within geographical location to
ensure quality standards and mitigate risks
Carry out support supervision visits and on job
coaching to SCOPE partners and volunteers within geographical location to
ensure quality standards and mitigate risks
·
Coordinate and work closely with SCOPE VSO
volunteers and staff in ensuring delivery of project objectives
Coordinate and work closely with SCOPE VSO
volunteers and staff in ensuring delivery of project objectives
·
Identify, maintain and strengthen relationships
with key stakeholders in geographical location to support project start up;
strengthen project impact and sustainability
Identify, maintain and strengthen relationships
with key stakeholders in geographical location to support project start up;
strengthen project impact and sustainability
·
Represent VSO at events and meetings as
appropriate.
Represent VSO at events and meetings as
appropriate.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
·
Compile and submit activity and monthly reports
to PM-L with emphasis on lessons learnt, good practices, success stories and
achievements of project outcome and output targets as well as deviations and
risk
Compile and submit activity and monthly reports
to PM-L with emphasis on lessons learnt, good practices, success stories and
achievements of project outcome and output targets as well as deviations and
risk
·
Support delivery of SCOPE communications plan
including documentation of areas of good practice and case studies for
publicity, visibility and replication
Support delivery of SCOPE communications plan
including documentation of areas of good practice and case studies for
publicity, visibility and replication
·
Support partners in geographical location with
compiling monthly reports
Support partners in geographical location with
compiling monthly reports
·
Ensure all project documentation and reports are
up-to-date as per VSO guidelines and donor requirements for location
Ensure all project documentation and reports are
up-to-date as per VSO guidelines and donor requirements for location
·
Input into donor reports as needed
Input into donor reports as needed
Logistics and Administration:
·
Support and organise project meetings,
activities and events according to work plans and in line with VSO policies and
procedures.
Support and organise project meetings,
activities and events according to work plans and in line with VSO policies and
procedures.
·
With SCOPE Sub Grants Officer, the incumbent
will support partners to actualise procurement and financial policies and
ensure compliance with VSO and donor requirements
With SCOPE Sub Grants Officer, the incumbent
will support partners to actualise procurement and financial policies and
ensure compliance with VSO and donor requirements
Grant Management: Support in monthly monitoring of expenditure
against budgets and activities against work plans communicating any areas of
variance to PM-L with suggested corrective actions; Input into quarterly budget
reforecasts
against budgets and activities against work plans communicating any areas of
variance to PM-L with suggested corrective actions; Input into quarterly budget
reforecasts
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should preferably old a
Bachelor’s degree in Development studies, Business Administration or other
equivalent experience
The ideal candidate should preferably old a
Bachelor’s degree in Development studies, Business Administration or other
equivalent experience
·
At least three years of relevant experience of
implementing youth livelihood, projects with a particular focus on vocational
training and enterprise development
At least three years of relevant experience of
implementing youth livelihood, projects with a particular focus on vocational
training and enterprise development
·
Previous exposure and experience in financial
management, including budgeting, monitoring and managing expenditure
Previous exposure and experience in financial
management, including budgeting, monitoring and managing expenditure
·
Ability to do simple M&E measurements and
analysis
Ability to do simple M&E measurements and
analysis
·
Oral and written fluency in English, with
confidence in communicating to a wide range of audiences
Oral and written fluency in English, with
confidence in communicating to a wide range of audiences
·
Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft
packages
Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft
packages
·
Self-motivated, ability to use own initiative,
flexibility with ability to coach and motive others
Self-motivated, ability to use own initiative,
flexibility with ability to coach and motive others
·
Experience of working with and understanding the
challenges faced by young people in rural Uganda.
Experience of working with and understanding the
challenges faced by young people in rural Uganda.
·
Ability to ride a motorcycle with valid license
Ability to ride a motorcycle with valid license
·
Practical experience gained within a volunteering
NGO context is desired
Practical experience gained within a volunteering
NGO context is desired
·
Previous exposure and experience of working with
international volunteers is an advantage
Previous exposure and experience of working with
international volunteers is an advantage
·
Previous experience of working with Vocational
Training Institutions.
Previous experience of working with Vocational
Training Institutions.
·
Prior experience within oil and gas industry and
or trades
Prior experience within oil and gas industry and
or trades
·
Fluent in local language of Hoima
Fluent in local language of Hoima
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