Programme Assistant – Learning and Assessment Career Jobs – Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA)

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Organisation: The Open
Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA)
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director –
Learning and Assessment
About OSIEA:
The Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa OSIEA’s particular focus
will be on pastoralism, land tenure governance, food systems and market access,
governance and anti-corruption climate change and a fair investment framework.
The Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa promotes vibrant, tolerant
democracies in the region by awarding grants, developing programs, and bringing
together diverse civil society leaders and groups. The Open Society Initiative
for Eastern Africa (OSIEA) is implementing the health and rights program which
advances health rights in the region and current areas of focus include maternal
health, harm reduction, palliative care, access to medicines, and health rights
of marginalized populations.
Job Summary: The Programme
Assistant – Learning and Assessment will provide administrative and program
support to the Learning and Assessment program.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Logistics Support: Provide
    logistic support to assigned program staff. This includes; travel,
    drafting of correspondences and minutes taking.
  • Meetings: Assist in preparation
    of meetings, conferences and seminars. Take a lead in planning for staff
    retreats, and when assigned, assist in organizing the regional Board
    meetings.
  • Finance: Track program
    spending, process bills, monthly credit card reports, and reimbursement
    requests.
  • Learning: Assist and be a
    catalyst in ensuring organizational learning: shared learning and
    engagement between programs, through designing content and facilitating
    regular all-staff trainings and reflection retreats
  • Evaluation: Assist programs in
    achieving their ambitions towards evaluation of their work.
  • Program Support: Participate in
    visits of partners and assist in preparing debriefing documents.
  • Achievement: Provide support in
    identifying exemplary practices to be celebrated in order to enhance the
    mission of the organization
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should preferably hold
    a basic degree in a relevant field.
  • At least three to four years’ work
    experience in a similar field.
  • Proven commitment, passion and personal
    convictions to the protection of human rights
  • Keen about continuous learning for self,
    and for organization
  • Extensive knowledge of learning and
    assessment in the Eastern Africa context.
  • Extraordinary initiative, creativity and
    capacity to think strategically.
  • High energy, inquisitive, with ability to
    multitask and good planning
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate dearly
    and effectively with a diverse array of people.
  • Excellent documentation skills.
  • Team spirit and respectful working and
    decision-making style.
  • Integrity, high degree of emotional intelligence,
    diplomacy and professionalism will be essential.
  • Willingness to travel as needed
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their updated resumes and cover letters to jobs@osiea.org
Deadline: 24th February
2017

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