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Job Title:  Program Support Officer, Bursary

Organisation: Straight Talk Foundation (STF)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Program Specialist – Bursary

About US:

Straight Talk Foundation (STF) is a Ugandan health communications National Non Governmental Organisation that was founded in 1993 and operates nationally in Uganda. Its activities and interventions aim at improving the sexual reproductive health and wellbeing of young people for adoption of healthy behaviors in Uganda through advocacy, evidence driven communication and youth friendly service delivery. For the past 25 years it has been the leading provider of various social and behavior change communication programs to various stakeholders in Uganda. Its programs and interventions target young people as its primary audience, while significant adults in the lives of young people such as parents and teachers are targeted as a secondary audience.

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Program Specialist – Bursary, the Program Support Officer, Bursary will be responsible for planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting on project activities at the national level aimed at improving program Access to education, retention and completion post-secondary learning (universities and tertiary institutions) for the Bursary beneficiaries from Karamoja.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop annual and quarterly Bursary work plans and budgets.
• Coordinate all students in the higher institutions of learning to ensure they are well facilitated and supported to be retained in order to complete.
• Participate in the bursary program’s advocacy and networking platforms by creating awareness on the existing opportunities of the bursary program at tertiary and institution levels.
• Participate in the monitoring and support supervision of the Bursary beneficiaries at the university and tertiary institution in order to enhance retention of beneficiaries.
• Prepare and submit quality activity, monthly, quarterly and annual reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure proper documentation and knowledge management, as well as sharing best practices and lessons learned from project implementation within the organization and other program stakeholders.
• Coordination with internal teams to identity and develop stories that illustrate the impact of the bursary program to the lives of beneficiaries and communities.
• Support regular updates of the Bursary Database, including its usability by students at tertiary, university level, the embassy of Ireland and other stake holders.
• Ensure and maintain proper and systematic documentation for students at tertiary and university level with special attention on their institution student portal.
• Organize student feedback platforms and maintain a systematic follow up on upcoming issues with their respective institutions of learning.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should possess a good University degree in Social Sciences, Education, and Development Studies
• A minimum of five years relevant working experience, preferably with NGOs with good knowledge of database management
• Computer literacy skills – MS office applications, word, excel, PowerPoint, spread sheets.
• Strong documentation, reporting, facilitation, analytical and presentation skills.
• Awareness of good practices in relation to child safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

How to Apply:

All candidate should send a copy of their updated CVs with a cover letter (attached as one document) indicating 3 referees; one should be your direct supervisor and copies of academic documents to;

The Human Resource & Administration Manager,

Straight Talk Foundation,

Plot 4, Acacia Avenue, Kololo, P.O Box 22366 Kampala. Uganda

Email to:  career@straighttalkfoundation.org Please clearly indicate the position applied for in the subject line.

Interested applicants are advised to apply at the earliest opportunity. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NB: Straight Talk Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Straight Talk Foundation does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.

Deadline: 25^th February 2024

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