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Job Title:    Programme Officer

Organization: ActionAid

Duty Station: Paliisa,
Uganda

Reports to: LRP
Cluster Coordinator

About US:

ActionAid is an international
Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America
and the Caribbean. ActionAid Uganda’s mission is to achieve social Justice,
gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people living in
extreme poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organizations,
activists, social movements and their supporters.

Job Summary:  The Programme Officer will implement
Programmes and work with Partners and other development actors to plan and
manage development interventions in accordance with the donor project
documents, Local Rights Strategic Plan and CSP. The employee is also
responsible for the successfully implementation of the Governance and Social
Accountability Project Advocacy and Campaigns agenda as in line with Project
and AAIU national and international strategies in the Paliisa Cluster.  Extended support to the WPC shelter shall be
the provision of overall logistical oversight to ensure functionality of the
Shelter.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The ideal
candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Laws, Social
Sciences, Human rights, SWSA, and sociology from a recognized institution.

·       
A
minimum of three years similar work experience in a reputable organization,
preferably an NGO.

·       
Must be
technically competent in at least one of the thematic areas of the 5th country
strategic paper

·       
Demonstrated
experience working with institutional donors like DGF, UN agencies, AAI
Affiliate countries.

·       
Demonstrated
experience in community participatory assessment and monitoring.

Skills, Abilities
and Competences

·       
Planning
and Budgeting skills

·       
Ability
to work under minimum supervision

·       
Ability
to interpret project grant reports and ensure compliance

·       
Transformative
leadership skills

·       
Ability
to conduct feminist  analysis

·       
Capacity
building skills

·       
Good
Communication and Interpersonal Skills

·       
Community
mobilization and facilitation skills 

·       
Team
player

·       
Confidence,
openness and willingness to learn

·       
Self-driven

·       
Ability
to ride motorcycle and work in community setting

·       
Ability
to establish critical working relationships

·       
Ability
to promote and safeguard AAU policies

·       
Ability
to work and live in the community

·       
Ability
to conduct power analysis

How to Apply:

Applications (Cover
letter, CV, and certified academic documents) should be STRICTLY sent by email
to Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org clearly addressed to The Director Human
Resource/Organizational Effectiveness, ActionAid Uganda, Plot number 2514/2515
Ggaba Road, Opposite Kampala International University P.O Box 676 Kampala.
Uganda. Due to large number of applications, we will respond to ONLY
shortlisted candidates for interviews.

Deadline: Monday 30th November 2020 by 4:00 PM

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