Job Title: Project Assistant
Organisation: Oxfam
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Resilient
Livelihoods Thematic Manager
Livelihoods Thematic Manager
About Oxfam:
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked
together in more than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty
and injustice. To achieve this, we support local projects in developing
countries, we lobby governments and companies to take into account the
interests of the poorest people and we campaign to involve citizens in our
work. We implement our programs by working with local NGO partners and civil
society organizations and engaging with private sector and governments. Oxfam
employs over 6,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our
program is anchored on three broad themes deliberately focused on Women’s
Rights: Resilient Livelihoods, Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian
Preparedness and Response.
together in more than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty
and injustice. To achieve this, we support local projects in developing
countries, we lobby governments and companies to take into account the
interests of the poorest people and we campaign to involve citizens in our
work. We implement our programs by working with local NGO partners and civil
society organizations and engaging with private sector and governments. Oxfam
employs over 6,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our
program is anchored on three broad themes deliberately focused on Women’s
Rights: Resilient Livelihoods, Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian
Preparedness and Response.
About DataLab Project:
DataLab is a new Oxfam innovation program designed to enable more
effective usage of existing data and to prototype new data services as minimal
viable products (MVP’s) to test the propositions for Oxfam as protector and
enabler of digital civic space of citizens in countries worldwide. Oxfam is a
knowledge-driven organization and processing data into actual information feeds
the evidence base of our theories of change. This project is about adding the
power of prediction that is linked to the analyses of large amount of data into
our work on knowledge development, but also about storing data effectively and
efficiently, broadening the digital civic space of citizens and shaping related
policies around that.
effective usage of existing data and to prototype new data services as minimal
viable products (MVP’s) to test the propositions for Oxfam as protector and
enabler of digital civic space of citizens in countries worldwide. Oxfam is a
knowledge-driven organization and processing data into actual information feeds
the evidence base of our theories of change. This project is about adding the
power of prediction that is linked to the analyses of large amount of data into
our work on knowledge development, but also about storing data effectively and
efficiently, broadening the digital civic space of citizens and shaping related
policies around that.
Job Summary: The Project
Assistant will play a support role in all activities managed by the project
coordinator of the DataLab Project.
Assistant will play a support role in all activities managed by the project
coordinator of the DataLab Project.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the activities that are
part of each sprint - Responsible for internal communication
with country office members - Tasked with desk research and data input
required during data analysing sprint - Responsible for logistics external event
(local work sessions) - Responsible for research and making
contact with relevant stakeholders for data sources.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Oxfam Project
Assistant job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Information
Technology. - Familiarity with project implementation
- Good in administration and systematic way
of working - Good social skills, networker
- Affinity with new product
development/innovation - Excellent command of English
- High affinity with data projects and
services - Event organising and coordination
desirable
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications in writing, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae (Not
exceeding 2MB) to the HR and Admin Coordinator at
[email protected].
applications in writing, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae (Not
exceeding 2MB) to the HR and Admin Coordinator at
[email protected].
Deadline: 15th May
2017
2017
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