5 Fresher Program Assistant Job Vacancies – National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU)

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Job Title:   Program Assistant (5 Fresher Job Vacancies)   

Organisation: National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU) is an indigenous women –led Disabled Peoples Organization. It is an umbrella Organization that was formed in 1999 with the overall purpose of bringing together all categories of girls and women with disabilities including the physically, sensory, and mentally impaired women.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The Program Assistant will be responsible for day-to-day implementation of all activities in a timely manner.
  • Mobilize and form groups of women with disabilities and their households to benefit from the project activities.
  • Collect data, document, and report on women with disabilities.
  • Train communities, caregivers, and households of women with disabilities in rights.
  • Coordinate with Government and other stakeholders to address issues of women with disabilities.
  • Link groups of women with disabilities to benefit from government and partner programs available in the region.
  • Work closely with the districts and other partners to deliver quality interventions towards realization of rights of women with disabilities.
  • Prepare timely activity, progress, and financial reports to the immediate supervisor.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The Program Assistant must possess a Diploma in the following fields: Development Studies, Social Work and Administration, Social Sciences, Adult and Community Psychology, Gender and Community Development Disability studies and other related Humanities from Reputable Institutions. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
  • Two to three years of working experience in project management and implementation, report writing, monitoring and evaluation and resource mobilization.
  • Knowledgeable in gender and disability rights.
  • Experienced in working with persons with disabilities especially women with disabilities.
  • Able to deliver results effectively with minimum supervision, ability, and willingness to learn.
  • Able to document results, lessons, and best practices out of interventions.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Must have good community mobilization skills.
  • Must have a good track record in financial management, accountability, and reporting.
  • Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should submit their CVs with 3 referees, motivational letter with position and location being applied for clearly indicated in the subject line of the email to nuwodurecruitment@gmail.com.

 

Address your applications to the, Chairperson, Personnel Committee, National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda, P.O. Box 24891, Kampala, Uganda

 

OR hand deliver to, National Council for Persons with Disabilities, P.O. Box 26080, Plot 199, Block 232, Kireka (Kireka Rehabilitation Centre) on Namugongo road.

 

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. NUWODU has a zero-tolerance policy towards exploitation in all its forms, discrimination, harm, and abuse. We expect all our staff, interns and volunteers, and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abuse to abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

 

Deadline: 7th July 2023 by 5:00pm

 

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