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Job Title:   Project Liaison Assistant
(6 Job Vacancies)

Organisation: Village
Synergy

Duty Station:  Uganda

About US:

Village Synergy is a
youth-community focused, community needs and challenges–driven organization, as
well as optimizing equity in development and society. Village Synergy is
incorporated and legally registered as a national non-for-profit,
non-governmental organization with the Uganda NGO Bureau in 2011. Village
Synergy is fully operational with office space, governance and administrative
structure in place. 

About Project:

Integrated
Employment Services project is being implemented by Village Synergy a charity
organization registered and operating in Uganda since 2015 in partnership with
Lim Welo Investment Limited a profit making organization registered and
operating in Uganda since 2014. The project intends to increase access to
employment for the vulnerable population in the five districts; the project
period is 2 years with possibility of extension upon review.

Job Summary:  The Project Liaison Assistant will oversee and
support on aspects of the Integrated Employment Services (IES) project of the
Regional Office to ensure that project services are utilized and accomplished
in an effective, efficient and timely manner and in compliance with all legislative,
policy and procedural guidelines of IES project, as applicable.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Support
technical, administrative and financial implementation of the project
activities

·       
Liaise
with clients, government ministries and other local partners

·       
Coordinate
and support meetings, events, and workshops and development of awareness
materials and activities.

·       
Raise
awareness of project objectives and outputs

·       
Conduct
visits to project sites

·       
Liaise
with technical experts and to collect information to contribute to the production
of knowledge products.

·       
Address
obstacles that may affect project implementation

·       
Assist
in the preparation of work-plans and internal IES project reports

·       
Assist
in financial reporting of the project

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The applicant
must hold a diploma in a relevant field. A Bachelor’s Degree or A post-graduate
diploma in the related field is an advantage.

·       
At least
two years of experience in community engagement and representation

·       
An
ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences and cultures

·       
Fluent English
(verbal/written) with excellent communication and presentation skills

·       
Strong
numerical skills that can be or have been applied to financial management

·       
Proficient
in using office applications (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and other web-based
management systems

·       
Willingness
to maintain a balance between the operational demands and the strategic aspects
of the post

·       
Only
people permanently residing in the said districts are encouraged to apply (Nebbi,
Arua, Kitgum, Kotido and Lira Districts)

How to Apply:

For qualified
applicants may submit in their application, curriculum vitae and copies of
their experience and academic documents as a single document and or file to
email villsyn@villagesynergy.org or hand deliver your application to; Plot 1B,
Adyel Kasubi, Lira-Gulu Road, Near Adyel Primary sign post, submit in your
application to Human Resources Officer, P.O Box 507 Lira. Uganda

Deadline:  10^th July 2020 by
4:30 pm

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