Job Title: VSLA Officer (3 Job Opportunities)
Organization: Uganda Women’s
Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)
Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)
Duty Station: Jinja and
Lira, Uganda
Lira, Uganda
Reports to: VSLA Technical
Coordinator
Coordinator
About US:
Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is a national
non-government organization which was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers
committed to providing relief aid to needy children left parentless by the
civil turbulence of the mid-1980’s and the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
non-government organization which was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers
committed to providing relief aid to needy children left parentless by the
civil turbulence of the mid-1980’s and the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
About Project:
Being a consortium partner on USAID’s BETTER OUTCOMES for Children and
Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda, UWESO is currently implementing an
Economic Strengthening component of BETTER OUTCOMES Project to reach out to
60,000 vulnerable households in 20 districts in Eastern and Northern, the USAID
funded Districts through Livelihoods and
other pathways over a five year period (2015-2020) .Village Savings and Loans
Association (VSLA) Methodology, Business Skills Training, Financial Literacy
Education and Bank Linkage are key interventions under the economic
strengthening component
Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda, UWESO is currently implementing an
Economic Strengthening component of BETTER OUTCOMES Project to reach out to
60,000 vulnerable households in 20 districts in Eastern and Northern, the USAID
funded Districts through Livelihoods and
other pathways over a five year period (2015-2020) .Village Savings and Loans
Association (VSLA) Methodology, Business Skills Training, Financial Literacy
Education and Bank Linkage are key interventions under the economic
strengthening component
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- In charge of mentoring and the supervision
of Community Based Trainers - Tasked with the mobilization and
sensitization of community groups - Mobilization and raising awareness with
local leadership, Civil society and Community - Training groups in the implementation of
Village Savings & Loans Association(VSLA) methodology - Gathering VSLA data & monitoring the
Village Saving and Loans Associations - Provide technical support to partner staff
on business development service . - Prepare periodic & operational Plans
- Prepare progress reports
- Participate in M& E
Functions-Documentation of Progress, Success stories, lessons learnt - Participate in Baseline Surveys, Impact
Assessment - Support all project economic strengthening
team. - Network with other Partners and Field
Staff - Perform any other assignment by UWESO
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an Honours
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics,
Business Administration - A minimum of two years of relevant
experience in Community Development, Rural Finance /VSLA Promotion,
Enterprise Development, Linkage Banking and OVC Programming - Computer literacy skills
- Training and supervisory skills
- Partnership Management
- Good team player with good people’s skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills - Ability and willingness to ride a
motorcycle (Valid permit required ) - Knowledge of the local socioeconomic environment
- Willingness to reside within the area of
jurisdiction after appointment - Knowledge of VSLA Methodology is an added
advantage - Age: Above 25 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their softcopy
applications with an application letter, CV (Max 3 pages) including names of
three professional referees, Copies of relevant academic documents, salary
history and a daytime telephone contact addressed to:
applications with an application letter, CV (Max 3 pages) including names of
three professional referees, Copies of relevant academic documents, salary
history and a daytime telephone contact addressed to:
Human Resource Officer,
Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans,
Plot 2 Tagore Crescent, Kamwokya,
P.O. Box 8419, Kampala. Uganda
Email to: [email protected]. (All email applications should be in a single
PDF file of maximum size – 5MB)
PDF file of maximum size – 5MB)
Deadline: 8th September, 2017 by 4:00pm
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