52 O’ Level Jobs – Volunteer Field Agents DINU – Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Title: Volunteer Field Agent DINU (52 No Experience Paid Job Opportunities)

Organization: Catholic Relief Services

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Field Assistants

About US:

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-profit organization which implements the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

About DINU Project:

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is part of the Consortium led by CARE Denmark including, Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC), Dynamic Agro-Pastoral Development Organisation (DADO) and SORUDA which was awarded to implement a three-year Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU) program. The DINU, a Government of Uganda Program with support from European Union is designed to increase food security, improve maternal and child nutrition and enhance household income in the Karamoja Sub-region, and Katakwi District. It will be executed in ten (11) districts of Abim, Kotido, Karenga, Kaabong, Moroto, Amudat, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, Napak, Kitgum and Katakwi. CRS will specifically implement in the five (5) South Karamoja districts of Moroto, Amudat, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk and Napak.

Job Summary:  CRS DINU Program seeks to recruit and train 52 volunteer field agents from within the communities of Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, Amudat, Moroto and Napak to support in the implementation of DINU program field/community level activities by working directly with the Field Assistant, local community structures and community members in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work to serve the poor and vulnerable.. The volunteers will work with farmer households to address gender barriers to women’s equitable access to and control over household financial resources using CARE’s “Household Dialogues for Financial Empowerment of Women” methodology. Through a series of dialogues facilitated by the volunteers, household members will learn to analyse and challenge gender roles and power dynamics – leading to a change in how household financial resources and productive assets are used. The volunteers will be trained and supported with training materials and guidelines tailored to meet the capacity gaps of the beneficiaries.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• The volunteers will support the DINU Program in community mobilization for the project interventions.
• Ensure the formation, training and performance of Y/VSLAs.
• Will support in the mobilization and monitoring of farmer groups, Community Animal Health workers, VHT members, MCGs, Lead Mothers, and facilitate establishment of VSLA groups.
• Conduct support supervision and coaching on management and savings and credit transaction handling.
• Assess and support in identification of VSLA groups ready for linkages with banks for credit and other agro-processors, input and produce buyers.
• Promote gender mainstreaming within the farmer groups.
• Provide feedback from our project community structures in relation to the Project interventions.
• Compile data provided at the community level as per project requirements and contribute to the preparation of reports.
• Coordinate communication and facilitate information sharing among the beneficiaries at the community level to assist in strengthening the community interest,
• Support in translation, in case of trainings at the field level, that may be conducted by CRS or district technical staff that are not knowledgeable in the local language.
• Implementation period, location and numbers per district.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a certificate in the field of Agriculture livelihoods or Nutrition or a Uganda Certificate of Education with experience in implementing livelihoods.
• One to two years of work experience in community-based development work, ideally in the field of Agriculture, Village Savings and loaning associations for an NGO or CBO.
• Ability to communicate to communities and local leaders.
• Experience in writing basic reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication/written skills in English
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in Pokot or Nga karimojong are a MUST

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff and volunteers): These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff and volunteers to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship
• Partnerships
• Accountability

How to Apply:

All candidates should Email a cover letter and CV only to ug_recruitment@crs.org. Large files and/or scans of documents will lead to rejection of your application, in the subject

line of the email, copy and paste – VOLUNTEERFIELDAGENTS. All applications that do not contain this exact subject line will be rejected and not read.

NB: Only selected candidates will be notified

Deadline: 19^th October 2020