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• Conduct the initial project visits for prospective visits
• Complete the preliminary assessment report identifying key priorities of community members
• Create the recommendations and content for discussion with team for project selection
• Conduct the full community assessment and populate necessary data for design and load into Dropbox including;
• Stakeholder Assessment
• Risk and Issues document
• Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
• Logframe
• Workplan
•  Budget
• Project Viability Models and additional plans
• Document key contact information of (LC3, LC1, CDO, and specific individuals)
• Community mapping and needs prioritization
• Conduct Household income surveys and village data surveys for Design and M&E Team
• Complete photographs and sharing for data repository
• Create 5 year plan community vision document
• Conduct project review with the RPS, OM, NPO, and peer review for approval

Implementation and Facilitation:

• On-going Management of Workplan and Budget
• Selection of contractors and bids for sign-off by RPS
• Management of infrastructure programs
• Completion of training and facilitation programs
• Implementation of programming
• Implement community management and training
•  Monitor performance of programs and maintenance
•  Identification of risks and issues
•  Conduct on-going interviews of leadership and community on performance, participation, and perceptions
• Track and review on-going financial reports and progress

Project Management and Expense Reporting: Project management reporting at weekly and monthly intervals:
Weekly Activities:

• Report weekly plan of activities and key deliverables to RPS every Friday for coming week
• Debrief with RPS on progress on specific tasks on Wednesday, and every Friday full project report (covering deliverables, key issues and risks, key activities in village)
• Identify key issues and risks for projects during project reporting
• Prepare Kisoro office accountability and ensure bi-weekly (by 14th and 28th) submission to head office of records and receipts.

KEY OUTPUTS: Weekly Report and Status Updates
Monthly Activities

• Create forecasted monthly plan of activities as related to the project workplan on 3rd week of month
•  Provide RPS and with planned trips schedule, key activities to implement, key deliverables on 3rd week of month
•  Support the Programs Director as requested on project specific activities
•  Complete the preliminary assessments and data collection of progress for a project pipeline and on-going operation

KEY OUTPUTS: Monthly Forecast of Activities (Trips, Deliverables, Activities), Monthly Actuals Report, Preliminary Assessments and project specific activities.
Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Project Officers support the M&E team in data collection, reporting and analysis providing feedback and commendations to RPS, and the programs team.
•  Quarterly and Annual Activities
• Collect Monitoring and Evaluation data for M&E team on a regular and timely basis

KEY OUTPUTS: Project Monitoring and Evaluation Data Reporting


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
Raising The Village is seeking a professional with 3 to 5+ years of work experience in community development programs, and a demonstrated long-term passion for community development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• University Degree in Business, Economics, Community Development, or related fields
•  Fluent in local languages (Lufumbira/Lukiga)
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Computer skills
•  Project management at a village level experience
• Energetic and physically able to hike on high terrain, ability to travel 80% of time
•  Self-starter

Preferred Skills: 

• Organizes workload effectively while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines
• Accurately completes multiple tasks while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions,
• available resources and multiple reporting relationships.
• Strong training & facilitation skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written English, and team player