Job Title: Programme Analyst (4 UN Jobs) Organisation: Food and Agriculture…
Fresher Project Officer Resilience and Livelihood NGO Jobs – World Vision International
Job Title: Project Officer 1 Resilience and
Livelihood
Organisation: World
Vision International
Reports to:
Child Sponsorship and Development Facilitator
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Project Officer 1 Resilience and
Livelihood – Gulu Cluster will implement field level Resilience and Livelihood
programmatic activities in line with targets and partnership standards in a
manner that contributes to sustained and improved child wellbeing.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project
implementation and reporting
- Provide expertise and technical assistance in agronomy and
agribusiness, climate smart agriculture, marketing, IGA, DRR and Natural
Resource Management. - Take lead in Resilience and Livelihood planning, budgeting,
implementation and monitoring of progress. - Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during
planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora. - Identify local level partners and support/ facilitate the partners
in the implementation of planned activities.
Community engagement
and advocacy
- Take overall lead in the coordination of field level activities
- Ensure Small holder farmers’ groups are mobilized, organized and
strengthened into strong business groups/cooperatives (rural producer
cooperatives, marketing cooperatives, Savings groups/Savings and Credit
Cooperatives) for bulk purchase of inputs, value addition, bulking and
collective marketing of produce - Develop the farmer’s capacity to improve production and productivity
of selected enterprises of desired quality by the market through
demonstrations to farmer’s - Establish and follow up demonstrations to facilitate production and
productivity among the farmers - Coordinate partners in implementation of agreed action plans.
- Ensure Integration of Resilience and Livelihood activities with
other internal and external programmes including that of governments. - Provide training and backstopping on gender to partners
- Build the capacity of farmers’ business groups/cooperatives to
collectively engage local leaders on identified issues. - Mobilize communities to participate in annual agricultural events –
such as agricultural shows, World Food Day
Management of
Resilience and Livelihood performance
- Each supported H/H must have Food Security Crop (in garden and/or
proper storage or evidence of cash to buy food at all times) - An income generating enterprise
- Practicing all Natural Resource Management technologies (water
harvesting, Soil & water conservation, agroforestry, woodlot, energy
saving stove, FMNR) - Practicing Nutrition SMART agriculture (OFSP, High iron beans,
kitchen garden, small livestock like) - Member of Saving Group
- Member of Cooperative (production, marketing, savings &credit)
- Visited by an extension worker/or have access to M-Omulimisa
- Successful case studies of R and L programmes/project documented and
Quarterly reports submitted. - WVU Visibility and collaboration with all partners and stakeholders
promoted - Operation Plans developed on quarterly basis
- Savings Group MIS Updated
Documentation,
Reporting and knowledge management
- Prepare high quality reports, both narrative and quantitative
information and reporting on relevant indicators and outcomes. Ensure that
all reports are delivered according to high quality standards and are
always submitted on time as per WVU standards. - Ensure Care givers of RCs are members of farmer business
groups/cooperatives and are accessing business developments services. - Participate in monthly / quarterly reflection meetings with Child
Monitors and guardians/parents and child protection committees to address
findings from monitoring. - Work with CDF to identify partners who will support the
implementation of the Resilience and Livelihood Technical Programme within
the Area Programme. - Take lead in documentation and sharing of Impact/success stories and
best practices to promote learning. - Organize quarterly review meetings for partners and communities at
the project sites to reflect on programmes/projects approaches, tools,
impact of interventions, best practices, exit and sustainability
strategies as well as create spaces and opportunities for action-learning
and debate
Child Protection
and Wellbeing
- Ensure a strict compliance to the WVU child safeguarding practices
with respect to the child protection policy, PSEA/code of conduct at all
times; monitoring and reporting on compliance to CP policy standards in
the project/project area. - Mobilization and facilitation of communities, local organizations,
local government and institutions to participate in Child protection
designs, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation including
reporting on child protection priorities in line with the Technical
Programme goal and objectives, Key Result Areas.. - Facilitate child protection policy dialogues and campaign
interventions by ensuring linkages and coherence in engagements within the
project and Area Programme (AP) and National level, in the context of
integrated ministry. - Work closely with the line supervisor(s) to ensure integration of
Peace & Child Protection interventions in the project including uptake
and effective roll out of CP project models and approaches - Facilitate effective and meaningful participation of children as
agents of change in all project interventions/processes in line with WV
Child Participation guidelines - Engage with project partners to assess and address the existing
child protection related issues in the community and ensure appropriate
and timely reporting/action is undertaken on CP incidents - Facilitate proper formation of Child protection working
teams/groups/committees in line with World Vision systems approach to
Child Protection. - Facilitate child protection advocacy campaigns and engagements at
community level to ensure policy implementation and change - Build multi-sectoral linkages and community based initiatives,
networks and coordination mechanisms in establishing and strengthening
child protection prevention, response and referral pathways to allow a
more efficient access to services for the MVC. - Build skills and capacity of communities, CPCs, Para-social workers
to work with other local duty-bearers & service providers to
understand and independently carry-out child protection actions to
effectively respond to child abuse cases in line with standard case
management procedures and principles - Organize and facilitate child protection related research activities
through focus group discussions and interviews, with the guidance of the
line supervisor(s)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the World Vision Project Officer 1 Resilience and
Livelihood job placement should preferably hold a diploma in agriculture
or agribusiness or any other relevant discipline. - At least two years’ experience in community work and engagement
Agricultural, Economic Development and Livelihood - Entrepreneurship, micro finance and strong agribusiness skills
- Computer literacy skills
- Good writing and reporting skills
- Networking and influencing skills
- Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
- Passion for children.
- Good track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and dependable
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational
diversities. - Computer literacy
- Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly
Chapel services.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal. Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 28th June 2019
For more of the
latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or
find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline