Fresher Project Assistant, Donor Reporting and Communications Non-profit Careers – World Renew

Organisation: World
Renew
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Program
Consultant
About US:
As the Christian
Reformed Church in North America, we are called to express the good news of
God’s kingdom that transforms lives and communities. We seek to carry out this
calling individually and as congregations. And we join with each other through
regional assemblies (called classes) and denominational ministries, in the firm
belief that together we can do more.
Job Summary:  The Project Assistant, Donor Reporting and
Communications will work to ensure that various reports are drafted in a timely
manner and that the impact of interventions are effectively communicated to
World Renew’s constituents and donors. You will work closely with local
partners and the World Renew project teams, ensuring effective and inclusive
processes are put in place to develop reports. You will work with existing
M&E tools, systems and methods to improve the quality and timeliness of
World Renew reporting. The Project Assistant will report to the Program
Consultant in the East Africa Ministry Team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Travel to project locations to work alongside project teams in
    preparing reports
  • As requested, support the production of timely and accurate
    narrative reports
  • Work with project team cycle to ensure necessary information is
    being captured
  • Develop simplified reporting templates to assist in accurate and
    timely data capture
  • To assist with the design and planning of community resilience
    programming by supporting the information gathering and proposal writing
  • As identified, based on the skills set of the incumbent, strengthen
    the capacity of partner and World Renew staff through coaching and
    practical training on relevant technical skills (e.g. excel,
    presentations, IT, etc)
  • Write human interest stories for World Renew communications (and
    donor communication)
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in Development
    Studies, International Development, Community Development or another
    related discipline
  • A minimum of one year cross-cultural work experience in a
    development or disaster response environment including writing reports and
    communication material
  • Language: fluent
    in English and able to communicate proficiently both verbally and in
    writing. Working knowledge of French is required.
  • Able to respect and support the mission, vision and values of the
    CRCNA
  • Demonstrated commitment to promote a work environment that values
    diversity and equality, as well as have respectful relationships with
    others
  • Committed to working towards gender equality in all aspects of our
    programming, plans, policies and organizational structure
  • Exceptional writing abilities
  • Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a
    wide variety of cultural contexts
  • Ability to analyze information from various sources and in various
    forms and collate it into detailed but succinct and well written reports
  • Advanced computer skills with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Excellent organizational skills; demonstrated self-starting,
    planning and implementation skills, as well as an ability to successfully
    multitask and prioritize
  • Critical thinking skills, ability to analyze a situation to
    determine needs, brainstorm possibilities and/or create opportunities,
    problem solve and/or generate solutions, develop recommendations or make
    decisions
  • Highly effective team work skills with the ability to build good
    relations both internally and externally
  • Skills of persuasion, influence, negotiation, planning, reporting
    and analysis
  • Familiarity with the Christian Reformed Church and/or the Canadian
    Foodgrains Bank community is an asset
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 3rd October 2018
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