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Job Title: Project Director (9 Job
Placements)

Organisation: Compassion
International

Duty Station:  Uganda

About US:

Pentecostal Churches
of Uganda (PCU)-Apeitolim (Napak), Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) in
Amudat, & Matany, Ariamakot, Kokulonyo (Napak), Deliverance Churches of
Uganda (DC)-Lokales (Amudat near Kween), COU Akorikeya -Amudat, & Lotome
(Napak)-Karamoja Diocese, jointly invites suitable applicants for the ministry
opportunities at the Child & Youth Development Centers. Working in
partnership with Compassion International, the Diocese has a ministry of
nurturing poor Children, releasing them from poverty in Jesus name.

Job Summary:  The Project Director (PD) is the team leader
of the project staff. He/She is expected to offer knowledge, guidance and technical
skills to children, project committee, parents, fellow project workers and
church leadership in areas of spiritual development, project planning and
budgeting, comprehensive health care, social, skills development and academic
advancement.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Serve as
an advocate for children and their Care givers who live in poverty and are not
able to speak for themselves.

·       
Direct
the day to day running of the activities of the project for effective
implementation of the programme.

·       
Assist
the Overseer in implementing standards of the partnership agreement as the lead
technical staff within the partnership.

·       
Maintain
books of accounts and prepare project financial reports.

·       
Prepare
and submit reports to the church leadership and Compassion International to
monitor and evaluate the programme.

·       
Motivate
and encourage the church in mobilizing resources that can provide sound
learning opportunities for children in all areas of child development in order
to prevent creating a dependency syndrome.

·       
Discharge
such other duties as assigned by the appointing authority and Compassion
office.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a degree in Development studies, Social work, Education,
Child Development and Children’s Ministry, Business Studies, Social Sciences,
Community Psychology and Theology.

·       
Must be
a mature born-again Christian with a sound testimony willing to be an active
minister in the local church where he/she is posted.

·       
Must
have good interpersonal skills, a team builder and willing to take the
initiative.

·       
Must
have computer skills.

·       
Experience
and current knowledge of HIV/AIDS intervention is desirable.

·       
Customer
service orientation.

·       
Ability
to apply and adapt established accounting procedures to a variety of accounting
transactions, problems and situations.

·       
Good
written communication skills and strong verbal communication skills in English.
Ability to communicate in Ngakarimojong & Sabiny (for DC Lokales) is an
added advantage.

·       
Skills
in project planning and management will be an added advantage.

·       
Formal
training in counseling and Child Development will also be an added advantage.

·       
Previous
supervisory experience.

·       
Ability
to learn new things and innovate.

·       
Age: 25 – 40 years

How to Apply:

All candidates are
encouraged to send their hand written application indicating preferred place of
work with; recommendation letter from local Pastor/Reverend, copies of academic
documents, & C.V with 3 referees including their contacts should be addressed
& delivered to:

The Diocesan
Development Coordinator,

Church of Uganda,
Karamoja Diocese,

P.O.BOX 44, Moroto,
Uganda.

Located at St.
Philips, Moroto

Application through
emails should be sent to lomongin.joseph@gmail.com

and copy in
kotifrancis@gmail.com; olupotrobert@gmail.com

Deadline: 30^th June 2020

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