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Job Title:   Area Coordinator – ELA Program

Organisation: BRAC Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

BRAC Uganda has grown to become one of the largest non-governmental development organisations in the country since its launch in Uganda in 2006. It acts as a catalyst, creating a multitude of opportunities for people living in poverty to realise their potential to transform their own lives. BRAC Uganda specialises in taking up an idea, testing it, perfecting it and then scaling it up rapidly in a cost-efficient manner without compromising quality. We implement six programmes in thematic areas of Health, Education, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents, and Financial Inclusion.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides technical guidance and leadership during ELA plus implementation of project activities under GPECM and Spotlight
• Support in developing and implementing project work plans and budget lines with the approved project work plans and budget.
• Support tracking, monitoring, evaluation and documentation of project outputs, outcomes, impact or results and work with other implementation partners and project staff to develop work plans
• Network, coordinate and collaborate with other project implementing partners include Government stakeholders.
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Support timely accountability for funds used to implement project in line with BRAC accounting policies and procedures and donor requirements.
• Initiate regular, participatory assessments/feedback surveys with client communities.

Safeguarding Roles:

• Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, SWASA, Development studies, or any relevant field with wide demonstrated relevant experience. Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and management is an added advantage, minimum of three to five years of experience in doing the related in managing social protection projects Youth projects, Gender projects and livelihood projects.
• Experience working with youth and adolescent and good experience with different aspects of project management including; development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, supervisory experience.

How to Apply:

All interested candidates should send their application letters, CV and academic documents as one document by email to bimcf.uganda@brac.net The subject must be the name of the position applied for strictly when submitting. Only complete applications will be accepted, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 31st July 2024

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REQUIRED SKILLS: communication skills, leadership skills, organisational skills, interpersonal skills, project management skills

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree

WORK HOURS: 8am-5pm

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 36

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