Several Economic Strengthening Officer USAID Project Job Opportunities – Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)

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Job Title: Economic Strengthening Officers (Several Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)

Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Duty Station:  Tororo, Uganda

 

About US:

Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization registered with the Uganda NGO Board and is committed to improving the quality of life of orphans and other vulnerable children.

 

About USAID Project:

The USAID Orphans and Vulnerable Children North East Region (OVC North East) Activity is a five-year Activity to prevent new HIV infections and reduce vulnerability among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in selected districts of Uganda. The strategic objective supports Government of Uganda’s (GOU) multisector strategies and priorities for HIV mitigation and prevention, with an emphasis on minimizing negative impacts of HIV on OVC and AGYW, addressing social, behavioral and structural drivers of HIV, and improving access to comprehensive sexual reproductive health (SRH) services to prevent new infections. Subject to availability of funds, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to provide approximately $9,901,234 in total life of activity funding to implement this activity.

 

Job Summary: The Economic strengthening Officer will be responsible for linking beneficiaries to social protection programs such as Economic strengthening and welfare etc.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Providing leadership in developing innovative livelihood intervention that are consistent with OVC programming and PEPFAR priorities.
  • Leading the livelihoods needs assessments within USAID OVE NEA target groups and areas of operation.
  • Managing and ensuring the effective implementation of livelihood interventions across USAID OVE NEA through proper targeting and result oriented approaches.
  • Building the capacity of district project Assistants in managing and supporting livelihood interventions.
  • In charge of developing, disseminating and orienting staff on livelihood program management and monitoring tools.
  • Coordinating with project team to provide technical support in OVC household economic strengthening programming.
  • Putting in place VSLA/SILC MIS and updating it every quarter
  • Actively promoting best practices and a shared vision of quality assurance of monitoring and evaluation through an improved standard of OVC Household Economic Strengthening programming.
  • Ensuring the application of “Do no Harm Principles” in OVC Household Economic Strengthening programming while strengthening community mobilization strategies to reduce stigmatization.
  • Maintaining and avail appropriate technical resources.
  • Creating linkages with both the private sector and public sector for other livelihood opportunities for OVC.
  • Responsible for promoting and ensuring that the program makes optimal use of economic development models and frameworks to support vulnerable communities to improve their household incomes, and contribute to the wellbeing of children and, transformation of families and communities.
  • Making follow-ups to VSLA groups and linking them to financial institutions
  • Support OVC household in selecting, planning and management of IGA.
  • Following of CBTS activities in regard to income generation through provision of alternative skill and IGA start up kits and financial literacy
  • Strengthening internal (OVC funds )and external linkages for support to the project beneficiaries
  • Training of CBTs in financial literacy.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Entrepreneurship, International Development, Business Administration, community development, or related field.
  • Three years of experience SILC and financial literacy.
  • Experience in economic strengthening, and ability to support people to reduce their vulnerability
  • Excellent communication, team building and training skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in and outside the organization.

 

How to Apply:

All Qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

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We shall only respond to shortlisted candidates. All invitations for interviews will be done formally.

 

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