Job Title: Head of Social Development Department
Organisation: Revelation
Life
Life
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director
Monthly Salary: UGX
1,300,000 /=
1,300,000 /=
About Us:
Revelation Life is a non-profit organization founder in the United Kingdom (UK) that seeks the
transformation of families and whole communities through demonstrations of
practical love and supernatural power, which reveal the heart of God.
transformation of families and whole communities through demonstrations of
practical love and supernatural power, which reveal the heart of God.
Job Summary: The Head of
Social Development will;
Social Development will;
- Oversee and manage all social development
work and activities within Revelation Life. - Manage and co-ordinate all Social
Development Workers, meeting with them regularly. - Develop and co-ordinate the Social
Champions programme. - Co-ordinate social development training to
Communty Groups. - Contribute and advise on social
development activities at the Family Centre. - Work with team members to help families
see improvements in family and neighbourhood situations. - Ensure that the Social Development
Department is working efficiently and successfully, that objectives are
met and that the department is working within the Revelation Life values
and Ugandan law.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Work together with department, Heads of
Department and community members to set strategy and objectives for social
development work. - Co-ordinate training to Community Groups
on various social issues. - Co-ordinate the Social Champion programme
through co-ordinating: - Application
process: - Promotion of the Champion
programme in Community Groups and in the wider communities - Information for potential
Champions about the details of the programme - Assessment and agreement
meetings with potential Champions - Training:
- Writing and presenting
trainings to Champions with support from department - Managing the programme
teaching schedule with support from department - Monitoring:
- Monitoring and evaluating
interventions, supporting staff and Champions on relevant cases - Ensuring reporting is carried
out and done in a timely manner - Supervision:
- Ensuring that department
members oversee a certain number of Champions on a regular basis - Work with Social Development
Workers to regularly monitor and evaluate progress with intervention
cases. - Ensure that department
members are successfully co-ordinating with representatives from the
Community Development and Community Health departments. - Provide advice to Family
Centre team to develop strategy, assessments and objectives. - Build relationships with key
stakeholders relevant to social development work in designated
communities. - Actively seek relevant
training opportunities for all team members. - Network and work closely with
related organisations. - Help to set and take
responsibility for budgets for all social development work. - Oversee the development of
the Discipleship Programme. Build good social work practice within the
organisation, in line with Ugandan laws and policies. Conduct the
department in line with Ministry of Gender requirements and co-ordinate
Quarterly Reports.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate should possess a
qualification in social work or a related field - Prior experience/training in counselling
- Facilitative leadership and excellent
communication - Ability to manage a team well
- Ability to delegate tasks well
- Ability to plan and act strategically
- Experience and training in social
work/development - Good management, negotiation and people
skills - Good skills for dealing with stress
- Ability to deal with time urgent cases and
prioritise well - Ability to deal with difficult and
sensitive situations - Good record keeping and administration
skills - Good understanding of policies and
referral processes - Works well with agreed budgets
- Works well across departments
- A high level of integrity and maturity
- A passion for working with people through
social development - A strong, active relationship with the
Lord, which affects your everyday life - Committed, punctual and reliable
- As a member of the Revelation Life team,
you will be expected to do the following: - Be in full agreement with the vision & values of
Revelation Life - Be willing to serve Revelation Life and the people we work with,
seeking opportunities to exhibit love and honour - Attend team meetings and events as requested
- Agree to and abide by all Revelation Life policies
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to fill an application form, download here and send it via E-mail to [email protected]
Deadline: 1st March,
2017
2017
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