Job Title: Community
Development Officer
Organisation: Hunger
Free World
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to:
Senior Programs Manager
About US:
Hunger Free World is
an international non-profit organization whose objective is to create a world
free of hunger. Being able to access adequate food in order to sustain a
healthy body and mind is the most fundamental human right. HFW aims to make
this “Right to Food” a reality for all.
Job Summary: The Community Development Officer will be
responsible for managing Community Development Programs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Program
Implementation – 60%
- Monitor and operationalize aggregated farm input fund for Hunger
Free cooperatives (MOFA project or as shall be directed by project manager
from time to time). - Build capacity of cooperative members to save and improve on their
share(s) as individuals and as cooperative institution. - Keenly monitor operation and maintenance schedules of the Hunger
Free coop machineries such as maize mill, tractor (MOFA project or as
shall be directed by project manager). - Assist your supervisor to monitor management of restricted shock
absorbing operational support fund and make reports on its usage. - Assist Senior Programmes Manager to make reports on decisions made
on retained earnings and monitor its management - Assist Senior Programmes Manager to reconcile the accounts records
(yellow cards) with quick books data entries. - Receive loan applications from the cooperative members and site
visit them to inspect their physical residents. - Sign loan agreements as witnesses which bind the borrower to the HFZ
cooperative society. - Draft loan payment schedules and entering weekly HFZ transactions in
quick books for each HFZ cooperative. - Monitor ongoing and implemented HFZ cooperative projects
- Prepare monthly, Quarterly, and Annual program reports,
- Contribute and participating in the mid-term and term evaluation of
the cooperatives documenting all information related to project successes
and best practices, creating a bank of pictures, videos, and most
significant change stories on the project, and documenting and reporting
initial market assessment findings, - Participate in regular market research, market monitoring, market
trends and market information feedback for various commodities, especially
beans and maize..
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in Community
Development, Development Studies, Business Studies, or related fields, - Four years of experience working in the community development
sector, - Ability to construct, interpret, critique budgets and track
expenditure, - Demonstrate ability to foster partnerships with community and/or
Government agencies/organizations and groups, - Knowledge of community development, empowerment and mentoring
approaches Research, monitoring and evaluation skills, - Experience with small business financing, market analysis and market
research, - Good oral and written communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send an updated resume, cover
letter, three (3) professional references via email to [email protected]. Please
include “Community Development Officer Candidate” in the subject line of your
email.
Deadline: 21st June 2019
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