4 Fresher Project Assistant – Cash Transfer Job Opportunities – LWF World Service (LWF)

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Job Title:   Project Assistant – Cash Transfer (4 Fresher Job Positions)

Organisation: LWF World Service (LWF)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: Project Officer – Cash Transfer

 

About US:

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Uganda is part of the LWF World Service and we are currently supporting Congolese and South-Sudanese refugees living in settlements in the districts of Kamwenge, Adjumani, Moyo, Kyangwali and Lamwo respectively.

 

Job Summary:  Under the guidance of the livelihoods officer, the project Assistant- Livelihoods/cash transfer supports the implementation of the livelihood component in Rwamwanja and Palabek Refugee Settlements.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Implementation and planning

  • Work with project officer and M&E team in identification, assessment, and verification of household beneficiaries.
  • Supporting Identification, mobilization, and sensitization of vulnerable households eligible for multipurpose cash grant intervention.
  • Responsible for building the capacity of the cash grant beneficiaries in Income Generating Activities and social protection activities

Representation:

  • In consultation with the Project Officer, liaise with and provide technical support to the relevant local authorities, community leaders, civil society/NGOs, collaborating/implementing partners, and other stakeholders where appropriate to ensure proper coordination of project activities, promotion of inter-agency cooperation, and smooth implementation of the transition plan.

Field Monitoring & Control.

  • Regularly conduct monitoring of the household beneficiaries and report the success and challenges regarding the utilization of the multipurpose cash grant.
  • Collecting and tabulating on a regular basis field data on project activities carried out and regular visiting of project sites.
  • Conducting routine monitoring to ascertain the performance of the cash grant beneficiaries and consistency of membership in order to update the database.

Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

  • Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual work plans that guide implementation according to the project design.
  • Participate in the production and documentation of best practices for the organization.
  • Supervises and supports incentive workers for the effective implementation of field activities.
  • Supports and guides post-distribution monitoring, survey, and tabulating data on the performance of the project beneficiaries as required by the project.

Team management

  • Promoting active participation of community structure and incentive workers, beneficiaries, and intermediaries in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Project activities as required.
  • Supervise, monitor, and support incentive workers for the effective implementation of field activities and observe the LWF code of conduct and core rules.
  • Ensuring active participation of beneficiaries in programming as part of project implementation.
  • Other:
  • Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Supervisor





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s/Diploma relevant to the position field from a recognized institution;
  • One year of experience working in livelihoods or income generating projects preferably with an NGO in a refugee/IDP setting;
  • Proven practical experience in non-agriculture livelihood interventions, especially cash-based programming;
  • Previous experience in implementing cash based programmes;
  • Demonstrated Community development skills;
  • Experience of implementing livelihood projects e.g. social protection; cash for work projects; home based skills development or income generation projects;
  • Good problem Solving, Decision Making, interpersonal, Communication and negotiation skills;
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines; Good team work with good communication skills;
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, to remain flexible to a changing environment, and to make decisions independently.
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal; Information Technology (MS Office, Internet);

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 3rd May 2022

 

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