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Job Title:        Field
Operations Officer

Organization: Basic
Needs UK in Uganda (BNUU)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to:
Program Manager

About US:

Basic Needs UK in
Uganda (BNUU) is a National Organization committed to supporting access to
quality Mental Health Services in Uganda through in service training of health
workers, research, advocacy and raising awareness about mental health issues in
communities. With funding from Comic Relief through Network for Africa, BNUU is
implementing a 3 years community mental health and development project in Agago
District to strengthen mental health service delivery in the District.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• To organise and facilitate activities between BasicNeeds, partners
  and the User groups.
• Organise and facilitate activities with various stakeholders working
  at sub county and district level.
• To support user groups in local level
  advocacy initiatives at sub county and District level.
• To animate community level meetings with
  people with mental illness.
• To facilitate the formation of Self Help
  Groups owned and managed by stabilised poor People with Mental Disorders
  and their carers.
• Animate Community awareness raising
  meetings and train SHGs to do the same.
• Lead in the development of programme IEC
  materials in consultation with the Programme Manager.
• To organise and facilitate stakeholder
  related workshops and meetings for and with partners working at sub county
  and district level.
• To ensure all project activities are
  well documented and saved on the server and in hard copy.
• To comply with all BasicNeeds policies
  and procedures as detailed in the various management bulletins and policy
  documents.
• To ensure cordial relations with all
  partners and stakeholders in the field of mental health and development.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in community
  development, social work or any related degree
• At least two years of relevant working, capacity building and
  partnerships experience (thematic area/change management, team leadership)
• Active knowledge of English and Acholi languages (verbally and
  written)
• Knowledge of and experience in partnerships practices; and capacity
  building initiatives and participatory techniques.
• Proven management capacity
• Broad knowledge of and insight into theories relevant to development
  in the field of structural poverty alleviation

How to Apply:

All candidates
should submit an updated CV and cover letter only to the Program Manager on
email: basicneedsug@gmail.com or
deliver in BNUU office located at St Bakhita Vocational Training Center,
Kalongo Town Council.

Deadline: 25^th September 2019 by 5:00pm

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