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• Create effective programmatic communities
  of practice with key program managers, PCVLs and OPATS and OGHH/PEPFAR
  staff outside of Uganda that can assist in the broadcasting of PCV
  project-level success stories, lessons learned documents and best
  practices that can be replicable by PCVs in Uganda.
• Work closely with the DPT, PMs and
  Champions to keep abreast on the activities being conducted in Uganda at
  the host community level.
• Utilize social media platforms, video,
  audio and to promote best practices amongst the current PCV Uganda
  community and strategic partners such as PEPFAR, Grassroot Soccer, and
  STOMP Malaria.
• Use desktop publishing software to develop
  high quality, professional, useful Site Announcement sheets for each new
  and replacement site developed at Peace Corps Uganda in all sectors.
• Coordinate the community data gathering
  efforts by current PCVs who are going to be replaced so that the
  information can be fed into the Site Announcement sheets and other
  knowledge sharing platforms.
• The incumbent will utilize mapping
  software to ensure that all site locator forms are accurate and up-to-date
  for both programmatic and security purposes.
• Work closely with programmatic committees
  to ensure that best practices are being promoted to the general PCV
  audience through knowledge management and media platforms.

• Work in liaison with the DPT, PMs and
  Champions to identify PCVs in need of programmatic guidance and support,
  with a particular focus on integrating HIV/AIDS, Youth Development, and
  Gender.
• Troubleshoot collaborative opportunities
  between PCVs and partners to ensure that expectations of all sides of the
  arrangement (PCV, partner, PC Uganda, GOU) are being met.
• Use VIDA to track all relevant discussions
  with PCVs so that P&T staff members can be kept abreast of the PCV’s
  activities.
• Liaise with PCVs to identify potential
  partners in the field with whom we have overlapping goals and objectives,
  particularly in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Youth, and Gender.
• Manage Volunteer Exchange sector specific
  and cross-sector program requests on behalf of the P&T staff to ensure
  that the exchanges are meaningful training and collaborative
  opportunities.
• Initiate dialogue with PCVs to go into
  detail about their programmatic challenges at site, troubleshooting
  solutions with them on ways to navigate the challenges.

• Working under the direction of the Country
  Director (CD) and the DPT, serve as the lead coordinator on the
  development of meaningful work partnerships (in all sectors) between Peace
  Corps and international (and local) development partners.
• Coordinate with program staff on the
  promotion and stewardship of key partnerships at PC Uganda such as PEPFAR,
  Grassroots Soccer and STOMP Malaria
• Work closely with PCVs in the field in
  order to cultivate and scale up their own partnership development efforts,
  broadening the impact of these collaborations to a larger proportion of
  Volunteers as a result.
• Promote Peace Corps Uganda as a valuable
  resource for international development partners looking for grass-roots
  level information and support for their projects.
• Support the DPT in developing an outreach
  campaign to relevant partners with whom we have overlapping goals and
  objectives.
• Actively participate in exploratory
  meetings with current and potential partners, representing the
  collaboration from the PCVs perspective in the field.
• Manage the contact information of all
  active and potential partners of PC Uganda.
• Develop a district-level electronic map
  that identifies potential and actual partners’ zones of implementation to
  serve as a means of providing more collaborative opportunities for our
  PCVs in the field.
• Create an RPCV database for COS conference
  participation and other events needing RPCV support.
• Work with PCVs in the field to encourage
  them to experiment on collaborative opportunities with other development
  organizations sharing a geographic implementation zone with our PCVs.

• Participate in occasional IST events as a
  means of providing useful programmatic information on success stories,
  lessons learned and best practices that can be scaled up through the
  replication of efforts of other PCVs.
• Promote collaboration and partnership
  opportunities amongst the PCV population at training events, providing
  sufficient detail so that PCVs can buy into the mission and assume
  ownership for the collaborative opportunities to make it their own.
• Respond timely to additional assignments
  from the DPT and CD.

• The ideal candidate for the Unites States
  Peace Corps Programming and Partnerships Coordinator career opportunity
  must hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in
  developing programmatic partnerships, Volunteer support and management,
  use of media and knowledge management systems to support programs is
  desired.
• Excellent computer skills including word
  processing and spreadsheet programs;
• Ability to work independently with little
  supervision; good organization and time management skills; willingness to
  take the initiative; excellent teamwork skills, strong service attitude;
  personal integrity; strong cross-cultural skills; strong interpersonal
  skills, strong interest in Uganda’s development.
• Ability and willingness to travel
  extensively.
• Ability to work on a regular Monday
  through Friday schedule with evening and weekend hours when necessary.
• Ability to travel throughout Uganda as
  needed for implementation of the program and in line with the job.
• Excellent command of English, both spoken
  and written; native ability in spoken and written of at least one Ugandan
  language.
• Must be legally able to work in Uganda.
• Languages: Excellent written
  and verbal communication skills in English. 

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