Fresher Livelihoods Assistant US NGO Jobs – ALIGHT

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Job Title:   Livelihoods Assistant (Fresher US NGO Jobs)   

Organisation: ALIGHT

Duty Station:  Nakivale, Uganda

Salary Scale:  UGX 1,000,000 – 1,100,000 (Gross P/Month)

 

About US:

ALIGHT, formerly the American Refugee Committee (ARC), is an international non-profit, non-sectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 40 years. In 2011, Alight helped nearly 2.5 million people get essential services to regain their health and take back control of their lives. Alight works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to communities of refugees and internally displaced persons in seven countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, including Iraq, Kosovo, and in the Darfur region of Sudan and is currently providing for emergency relief and recovery in Haiti. Alight provides shelter, clean water and sanitation, health care, skills training, microcredit education, protection to help survivors of war and natural disasters to rebuild their lives with dignity, health care, security and self-sufficiency.

 

Job Summary:  Alight is recruiting Livelihoods Assistant  for our programs in Uganda to be based at  Nakivale field office (1 position). You’re interested in joining us? Welcome, we’re happy you’re here! Reporting to the Livelihoods Officer, Livelihoods Assistant supports implementation of livelihoods sector activities, ensuring that livelihoods activities are conducted as planned.

 

A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.

 

A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with Livelihood Officer in identifying, assessing and guiding livelihood groups on group formation and record keeping.
  • Take lead in trainings of groups or community-based facilitators in good agronomic practices and financial literacy.
  • Carry out monitoring visits to verify information provided by Community Based Facilitators.
  • Work in close liaison with the Livelihoods Officer prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual work plans and reports.
  • Support M&E teams in data collection and updating group information and their achievements.
  • Manage and mentor Community Based Facilitators under his/ her supervision.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a University Degree in Agriculture, rural development or any other relevant field.
  • Two years of training experience in livelihoods.
  • Experience in writing good
  • Must be fluent in written and spoken English.
  • Motorbike riding experience and license desired.
  • Knowledge of Kiswahili, local language of the population and Kinyarwanda is an added advantage.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 31st January 2023 at 5:00pm

 

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