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Job Title:    District Coordinator (4 Job
Placements)

Organisation: Agency for Cooperation in Research and
Development-Uganda (ACORD-U)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to:
OVC Manager

About US:

ACORD-U (Agency for
Cooperation in Research and Development – Uganda) is an indigenous Non
Governmental Organization (NGO) working for social justice and development.
ACORD has been working in Uganda since 1979 with operations in over 25
districts across Uganda. The ACORD-U works in conjunction with people who have
been denied their basic rights, helping to better understand, to challenge, and
to change the situation in which they find themselves.

About USAID ICYD Project:

The Agency for
Cooperation in Research and Development-Uganda (ACORD-U), received grants from
USAID, to implement the “Integrated Children and Youth Development (ICYD)
Activity” in Central and Western Uganda (Mityana, Gomba, Luwero, Kyenjojo and
Kakumiro Districts)

Job Summary:  The District Coordinator will provide
technical oversight, operational coordination and management including;
planning, implementation, capacity enhancement, monitoring/evaluation and
reporting and work with district and subcounty OVC structures to coordinate OVC
services.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and
Social Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Community
Development, Education or any other related field.

·       
A
postgraduate training in project planning and management will be an added
advantage.

·       
At least
four years of recent experience in designing, implementing and managing OVC
programs in HIV setting in a fast paced project.

·       
Familiar
with OVC programming in Uganda.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV
and cover letter with 2 work related referees and a table showing your past 3
year salary history to: Human Resource Officer, Agency for Cooperation in
Research & Development, P.O Box 280 Kampala, Uganda by email:
hr@acorduganda.org or Hand deliver to Plot 1272, Block 15, Nsambya, Ggaba Road
or ACORD Mbarara Field Offices.

Deadline: 26th November, 2020.

NB: ACORD
Uganda is an equal opportunities employer that doesn’t discriminate on any
basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, thus, if you do not hear
from us by 4th December 2020 you are not considered. Female candidates are
encouraged to apply.

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