Job Title: Project Officer (5 Job
Opportunities)
Opportunities)
Organisation: Raising
The Village (RTV)
The Village (RTV)
Duty Station: Rukungiri,
Kisoro and Kanungu, Uganda
Kisoro and Kanungu, Uganda
About US:
Raising The
Village International (RTV) is a Canadian non-profit organization focused
on ending extreme poverty by eliminating immediate barriers of scarcity,
nurturing income-generation activities and building local capacity, while
moving communities toward economic self-sufficiency. For more information,
please visit https://www.raisingthevillage.org
Village International (RTV) is a Canadian non-profit organization focused
on ending extreme poverty by eliminating immediate barriers of scarcity,
nurturing income-generation activities and building local capacity, while
moving communities toward economic self-sufficiency. For more information,
please visit https://www.raisingthevillage.org
Job Summary: The Project Officer works within a cluster
team and reports to a Team Lead. RTV Project Officers work to implement RTV
methodologies throughout the implementation and transition phase of a partner
village and cluster. They work in collaboration with various stakeholders,
including government officials, community members, suppliers amongst others.
team and reports to a Team Lead. RTV Project Officers work to implement RTV
methodologies throughout the implementation and transition phase of a partner
village and cluster. They work in collaboration with various stakeholders,
including government officials, community members, suppliers amongst others.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Management
and Expense Reporting
and Expense Reporting
- Report every Friday on completed and upcoming activities and key
deliverables to Team Lead - Debrief once a week with other staff regarding key issues, areas of
success and areas in need of improvement to brainstorm possible solutions
and next steps; - Identify
key issues and risks for projects during project reporting; - Complete weekly financial request and submissions to the finance
officer; - Prepare office accountability and ensure bi-weekly submission for
receipts to - Deputy/District Head
- Create forecasted monthly plan of activities as related to the
project workplan on the 3rd week of every month o Support the Programs
Director as requested on project specific activities
Monitoring and
Evaluation: Project Officers
support the Planning and Evaluation team in data collection, reporting and
analysis providing feedback and recommendations to the Deputy/District Head,
and the programs team.
Evaluation: Project Officers
support the Planning and Evaluation team in data collection, reporting and
analysis providing feedback and recommendations to the Deputy/District Head,
and the programs team.
Administration and
Coordination:
Coordination:
- Complete photographs and sharing for data repository
- Review and understand project designs and provide feedback where
required - Conduct project design review meetings with respective partner
villages and provide feedback as required to update project designs and
budgets prior to implementation; - Develop implementation and transition workplans
- Participate in staff meetings as required Implementation and
Facilitation: - On-going Management of Workplan and Budget
- Management of infrastructure programs
- Completion of training and facilitation programs
- Implementation of programming
- Implement community management and training
- Monitor performance of programs and maintenance
- Identification of risks and issues
- Conduct on-going interviews of leadership and community on
performance, participation, and perceptions - Track and review on-going financial reports and progress
Transition Role
- Establishing and maintaining the integrity of community project
- Ensure the outcome and adaptability of the activities introduced in
the community are continued - Implement transitional phase as per the workplan
- Support community members as required for adoption and compliance to
RTV’s projects and methodologies - Provide suggestions to management on potential activities that need
to be redone, reviewed or introduced to ensure sustainability of RTV
projects, methodologies and improvement in the lives of community members - Note: Other
requirements as might be required by their direct supervisor and/or
management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Raising The Village (RTV) Project Officer
job vacancy must hold a University Degree in Business, Economics,
Community Development, or related fields - Three years of work experience in community development programming,
and a demonstrated long-term passion for community development. - Organizes workload effectively while remaining aware of changing
priorities and competing deadlines - Accurately completes multiple tasks while taking into consideration
special assignments, frequent interruptions, available resources and
multiple reporting relationships - Strong training &facilitation skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written English,
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
- Project management at a village level experience
- Energetic and physically able to hike on high terrain, ability to
travel 80% of time - Able to work independently to accomplish tasks, but also as part of
a team to achieve mutual goals and objectives. - Able to think outside of the box to provide plausible solutions to
issues and challenges - Strong work ethic, flexible, and able to build relationships with
various stakeholders most notably colleagues, and community members. - Fluent in local languages where RTV works
How to Apply:
All qualified and
interested candidates should send a letter of application and curriculum vitae
including address, telephone contact and two references as one document to:
[email protected].
interested candidates should send a letter of application and curriculum vitae
including address, telephone contact and two references as one document to:
[email protected].
Please note:
·
Properly
formatted PDF or Word documents are preferred.
Properly
formatted PDF or Word documents are preferred.
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Indicate
the position you are applying for and the district you are interested to work
in in the subject line, for instance
“Name –Project officer – Rukungiri District”
Indicate
the position you are applying for and the district you are interested to work
in in the subject line, for instance
“Name –Project officer – Rukungiri District”
Deadline: 12th November 2018
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