Organisation: BRAC
International
International
Project Name:
Empowerment & Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) Program
Empowerment & Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) Program
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
About US:
BRAC International
is one of the world’s largest Non-Governmental Development Organizations,
working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation
Programs, is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization implements
integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture,
Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and Microfinance.
is one of the world’s largest Non-Governmental Development Organizations,
working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty alleviation
Programs, is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization implements
integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture,
Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and Microfinance.
About ELA Program:
The BRAC Empowerment
& Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) Program for adolescents is designed to
socially and economically empower teenage girls through providing safe spaces
for them to socialize and receive mentoring, life skills and financial
literacy.
& Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) Program for adolescents is designed to
socially and economically empower teenage girls through providing safe spaces
for them to socialize and receive mentoring, life skills and financial
literacy.
Job Summary: The Project Assistants with join the End Child
Marriage project.
Marriage project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
The jobholder
will survey select adolescents and open clubs
The jobholder
will survey select adolescents and open clubs
·
Regular
club supervision, timely attendance of mentors and adolescents
Regular
club supervision, timely attendance of mentors and adolescents
·
Support the
District Coordinators to conduct community meetings, workshops and monthly
refreshers meetings
Support the
District Coordinators to conduct community meetings, workshops and monthly
refreshers meetings
·
Organize
and conduct parents meetings, mother’s forums and health forums both at branch
level and club level
Organize
and conduct parents meetings, mother’s forums and health forums both at branch
level and club level
·
Send
club members for respective trainings
Send
club members for respective trainings
·
Identify
available market for product made by the Project beneficiaries
Identify
available market for product made by the Project beneficiaries
·
Identifying
potential adolescents rights promoters and searching for club house
Identifying
potential adolescents rights promoters and searching for club house
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
ideal candidate must hold a Diploma in Development Studies, Social Sciences,
gender studies or any other related subject.
The
ideal candidate must hold a Diploma in Development Studies, Social Sciences,
gender studies or any other related subject.
·
One year
of experience in community work preferably with adolescents and young people
One year
of experience in community work preferably with adolescents and young people
·
Should
have knowledge on Sexual Reproductive health, Gender Based violence and Sexual
violence Against Children
Should
have knowledge on Sexual Reproductive health, Gender Based violence and Sexual
violence Against Children
·
Basic
training skills Knowledge on life skills & Financial literacy
Basic
training skills Knowledge on life skills & Financial literacy
·
Strong
communication, interpersonal and mobilization skills
Strong
communication, interpersonal and mobilization skills
·
Excellent
problem solving and decision making skills
Excellent
problem solving and decision making skills
·
Good
organization and ability to work in a team setting
Good
organization and ability to work in a team setting
·
Ability
to interact with young people in a nurturing, compassionate & sincere
manner
Ability
to interact with young people in a nurturing, compassionate & sincere
manner
·
Must be
fluent in the local language
Must be
fluent in the local language
·
Females
are encouraged to apply
Females
are encouraged to apply
How to Apply:
Applicants for
Project Assistant position should send their applications, updated CVs and academic documents by hand delivery to the BRAC
Country office.
Project Assistant position should send their applications, updated CVs and academic documents by hand delivery to the BRAC
Country office.
Plot No 90, Busingiri
Zone, off Entebbe Road, Nyanama, Kampala, Uganda
Zone, off Entebbe Road, Nyanama, Kampala, Uganda
The subject must be
the name of the position applied for strictly.
the name of the position applied for strictly.
All applications
should be addressed to:
should be addressed to:
The Manager, HR
& Training,
& Training,
BRAC Uganda,
P.O. Box 31817,
Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: Monday 31st December, 2018
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