Position title: District Project Coordinator
Description
TPO Uganda is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that has been delivering services to vulnerable communities in Uganda since 1994. TPO Uganda has been committed to empowering communities affected by armed conflict and other natural and manmade disasters to meet the protection needs, psychosocial, mental health wellbeing and to improve livelihoods. TPO Uganda has over the years grown into a respectable national NGO with a demonstrable track record in over 55 districts as at January 2023. TPO is currently operating in the regions of Acholi, Lango, Teso, Karamoja, sub regions, Rwenzori, Southwest, West Nile, and central region. The organisation works with both in the Humanitarian and in the development settings (refugee hosting and non-refugee hosting) districts in Uganda
The District Project Coordinator will be responsible for providing overall leadership and project management support for KCHS activities in Kasese. She/he will be responsible for coordinating, networking, supervising social workers, and ensuring service delivery at the household level by Para social workers is on course and representing the project, compiling work plans and reports among others.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
- A postgraduate qualification in project management is MUST
- Masters degree in related field is an added advantage.
- At least 3 years of consistent experience in a technical advisory/ support role with a large-scale NGO.
- Must have worked in local government systems
- Demonstrate good experience managing private/public partnerships.
- Understanding of local government planning and service delivery systems
- Awareness and familiarity with government policies and strategies on OVe.
- Demonstrable training skills, development of training materials, and capacity building of community- based organizations including local governments
- Demonstrate good report writing skills, Documentation and Record keeping
- Experience in planning and implementing quality improvement activities
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and negotiation skills. Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
- Ability to maintain performance expectations and strong working relationships in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically & and physically stressful environments
- Experience with and enthusiasm for on-the-job training.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet) required.
- Desire to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Contacts
How to apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees and a table showing your past 3years salary history: Human Resources Manager, TPO Uganda, P.O Box 21646 Kampala, Uganda, email: jobs@tpoug.org Plot 652, Block 257, Wamala Close, Munyonyo (Attached as one document of 2MBS)
✓ Deadline: September 15, 2023.
More Information
- Salary Offer 300000 - 5000000 USD 300000 - 5000000 Month
- Address Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
