IGA Officer NGO Job Careers – Action Against Hunger

Job Title:      IGA Officer

Organization: Action Against Hunger

Duty Station: Uganda

Starting Gross Salary:
UGX 1,785,000 /=

About US:

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization
that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save
the lives of malnourished children. We ensure families can access clean water,
food, training, and health care. We enable entire communities to be free from
hunger. With more than 6,500 staff in over 45 countries, our programs reached
14.9 million people in 2015.

Job Summary:  The
IGA Officer will be supporting
implementation of the income generating activities in line with donor
requirements and Action Against Hunger programme Strategy.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Organize technical trainings on Income Generating activities.

·       
Monitor, follow up and regularly support each
IGA.

·       
Organize market linkages for IGAs.

·       
Organize best performing IGA beneficiaries in
groups to strengthen their capacity to interact with other actors of the value
chain.

·       
Prepare weekly and monthly individual work plans
of the IGA team and submit to the program manager for approval and
implementation.

·       
Organize material distribution to beneficiaries
for startup of the IGAs.

·       
Participate in beneficiary profiling,
beneficiary registration, and base line-end line assessments in liaison with
the PMU of the project through technical review and guidance on data collection
tools.

·       
Document and compile reports on project
activities including Monthly & Quarterly donor reports, internal reports
(Project Activity Reports (APRs) and activity reports (meetings, and any other
activity).

·       
Support the establishment of a database for all
project activities to regularly monitor and evaluate their activities.  

Gender Equality Commitments

·       
Foster an environment that supports values of
women and men, and equal access to information.

·       
Provide a work environment where women and men
must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.

·       
Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children
(boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion,
race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.

·       
Value and respect all cultures.  

Fiscal Responsibility

·       
Prepare monthly forecast, procurement requests
to submit to PM for approval and implementation III.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree
(honors) in economics, business, marketing, or any other relevant field.
Additionally, a diploma in related studies with at least 5 years’ practical
experience in a successful IGA related project shall be considered.

·       
You have previous work experience with a busy
multi-sectoral setting/programming and in a refugee setting.

·       
You have strong communication skills (written
and oral) in English.

·       
Ability to exercise sound judgment and make
decisions independently.

·       
Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with
stressful situations.

·       
Excellent reporting skills with good.

·       
Culturally sensitive.

·       
You are enthusiastically pursuing a career in
Program implementation

·       
Fluency in written and spoken Kiswahili

·       
You must be physically fit and reliable, able to
ride a motorcycle with valid riding permit.

·       
You have extensive knowledge in irrigation
system installation, maintenance and repair.

·       
Ability to lift 50lbs or more and
excavating/back filling necessary holes and trenches in a safe manner.

·       
Ability to interact professionally with all
customers, employees and those from external organizations.

·       
Ability to work efficiently with minimal
supervision.

·       
You have professional experience working with
irrigation system installation, maintenance and repair.

How to Apply:

All candidates should fill the application form online at
the link below.

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Deadline: 12th
December 2019

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