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• Provide support in the development curricula
  for community education and church empowerment programs;
• Mentor and teach church and community members
  and their leaders about the causes, costs and consequences of property
  grabbing;
• Teach faith-based leaders about the pursuit
  of justice for widows and orphans and strategies for engagement with
  relevant government authorities;
• Keenly mobilize participation in community
  education and church empowerment programs;
• Coordinate logistics for community education
  and church empowerment programs;
• Identify and train clergy and lay leaders to
  conduct documentation clinics (wills, marriage, land, etc.); and
• Lead, facilitate and coordinate documentation
  clinics for members of the community.

• Develop and implement strategies for
  mobilizing faith-based and communities at-large to seek justice;
• Network with church, para-church, political,
  and community leaders and inter-religious institutions to develop an
  awareness of property grabbing and its effect on widows and orphans;
• Manage special events (pastor’s conferences,
  justice and peace seminars, partner workshops, etc.);
• Build and strengthen working relationships
  with actors like Born Again Federation, Uganda Christian University,
  Interreligious Council of Uganda, Uganda Joint Christian Council and other
  potential partners in Uganda and the Western Church;
• Support IJM in advocacy efforts for positive
  change in the public justice system; and
• Engagement and support of faith-based
  parliamentarian groups.

• Supervise, mentor, and manage the efforts of
  the Church and Community Mobilization team, including Mobilizer and
  Fellow; and
• Develop team members’ talents and potential
  to engage with faith-based and community leaders to further the goals of
  IJM Uganda.

• Support and work closely with the training
  teams as they engage with police, local counsel members, and other
  sensitization efforts;
• Organize and support national and
  parliamentary organizations that are faith-based;
• Support System Reform Director in development
  of System Reform initiatives;
• Actively participate in IJM programs to
  develop professionalism and Christian formation;
• Assist in hosting guests, visitors, and
  volunteers; and
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

• The ideal candidate should hold a University
  degree in relevant field (theology, law, program management, social
  sciences, etc.);
• At least five years of professional
  experience in relevant field preferred;
• At least five years’ experience leading teams
  or organizations preferred;
• Community mobilization experience preferred;
• Proven ability to interact and work among
  various faith backgrounds including various Christian denominations;
• Excellent critical thinking, analysis, and
  oral and written communication skills;
• Fluency in English and Luganda, with
  excellent writing and speaking in both;
• Computer literate with proficiency in MS
  Word, Outlook, Access and Excel; and
• Mature Christian faith as defined by the
  Apostles’ Creed;
• Passionate commitment to IJM’s mission and
  values;
• Professional in demeanor, appearance, writing
  and oral communication;
• Works well under stress with a sustained
  positive attitude;
• Exceptionally high level of honesty and
  integrity;
• Intelligent, organized, creative and
  proactive problem solver; and
• Ability to cooperate effectively in a
  multi-cultural environment.
• Driver’s License preferred.

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