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Job Title:  Social Movements Inspirator (Fresher NGO Jobs)   

Organisation: ActionAid

Duty Station: Arua supporting Imvepi, Uganda

Reports to: Field Program Coordinator with Matrix reporting to the Project coordinator – SPAII

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 Social Movements Inspirator will support young women, young people, communities, and their organizations at local and national level to build resilience, engage public officials and instructions to respect civil liberties and be accountable for provision of quality a timely social service.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coach and mentor staff in different analytical packages aimed at holding governments to account, and seeking improvements in the quality, equity, and gender-responsiveness of public services and other forms of social injustice.
• Train different community groups on the basics of advocacy, communication, and campaign.
• Train and mentor community groups on identification of issues, planning and advocating for the issues.
• Train and coach, the different communities on post campaign evaluation – counting success, citing failures, and flagging out opportunities for next level engagements.
• Conduct training and capacity building drives on Movement Building and Social Accountability.
• Convene monthly mentorship and coaching sessions with community groups to support learning acquired to trigger action and practice.
• Support youth and social movement structures in the process of documenting evidence.
• Support youth and social movement structures on best practices of engaging political and technical leadership.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a University Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, or equivalent from a recognized institution; a post graduate qualification in any of the above disciplines will be an added advantage.
• At least 1-2 years of relevant working experience from a recognized institution, preferably an NGO

Competencies:

• Experience in conducting digital campaigns, preferably in a development context
• Knowledge of and experience in developing effective campaigns
• Experience working with Youth and women groups
• Ability to provide capacity building and support to people with diverse backgrounds and different degrees of digital expertise
• Experience in working with diversified groups in rural and peri-urban set ups, must be knowledgeable in Human Rights based approach to programming and participatory tools.
• Knowledge and experience in documentation and capturing learning Planning and Budgeting skills;
• 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 work in community setting.

How to Apply:

Applications (Cover letter, CV, and certified academic documents as ONE DOCUMENT) sent by email to Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org clearly addressed to: The Finance and Operations Manager, ActionAid Uganda, Plot number 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Opposite Kampala International University P.O Box 676 Kampala

Deadline: 10^th May 2024 by 5:00 pm

Note:

• We will respond to ONLY shortlisted candidates.
• Whilst all applications will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified WOMEN are especially encouraged to apply.

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