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Administration and Program Assistant job at USAID-funded Orphans and Vulnerable Children North East Activity | Apply Now
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Kotido District, Uganda
Full Time
About the Organisation
The United States Agency for International Development is an independent agency of the United States government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance
Job Title
Administration and Program Assistant job at USAID-funded Orphans and Vulnerable Children North East Activity
USAID
Job Description
Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is seeking the services of a highly self-driven, motivated, and result-oriented Program and Administrative Assistant to support her USAID-funded Orphans and other Vulnerable Children, North East Activity (OVC-NEA) team. The successful candidate will support the District Program Officer by providing programmatic and administrative support to ensure the efficient implementation of program activities.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Key roles and responsibilities:
Planning and Implementation
Support program planning, implementing, and monitoring of OVC initiatives at community and facility level
Assist in developing and updating work plans, budgets and reports.
Assist in coordinating the OVC transition activities, events, and meetings
Coordinate the OVC beneficiary household graduation processes
Support case workers in developing and updating case plans
Support training and capacity-building initiatives for caseworkers (social worker/facility case workers/para-social worker)
Document Activity success stories, Lessons learnt and best practices
Monitoring and Evaluation
Collect, record, review and analyse OVC data for program beneficiaries
Monitor Activity progress and provide feedback to stakeholders
Generate reports for OVC Activity monitoring
Collaboration and coordination
Liaise with government agencies, NGOs, and stakeholders to foster linkages for OVC beneficiaries
Support communication between stakeholders, partners and beneficiaries
Participate in coordination meetings at district and lower level government levels.
Compile and share line lists of graduated OVC household beneficiaries with local government to facilitate linkages to other partners.
Administration
Manage and maintain OVC Activity case files and documents
Maintain inventory of Activity Assets and ensure effective management of Activity supplies, materials and other resources
Assist in budgeting, tracking finances, providing accountabilities and preparing reports;
Coordinate travel arrangements, fleet management, logistics and procurements
Provide reception and customer services
Assist in putting together funds requisitions, staff monthly reports, and any other supporting documents and submit them in a timely manner to the Finance office for review and payment.
Assist in fuel management.
Oversees the general cleanliness and functionality of the office.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Essential Qualifications
Minimum of a Diploma in Social Work and Social Administration, Development Studies, Adult and Community Education, Public Health or any other related field.
1 year experience in planning, implementing and monitoring OVC programs.
Skills and competencies
Computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel)
Motorcycle riding skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Cultural sensitivity and awareness
Analytical skills
Able to speak the local language – Ngakarimojong (a must).
Experience working with OVC preferably in an HIV care context.
How to Apply
Visit UWESO’s website (www.uweso.org),
Click on the link to fill in the online form. FORM LINK
Interested and qualified persons who wish to apply may e-mail their Cover letter and detailed CV with three referees, combined in a single pdf document (not more than 5MB) to jobs@uweso.org
Please include a breakdown of your salary history, encompassing basic salary and any additional benefits or allowances.
Deadline: 04th November 2024, 5 pm.
We shall only respond to shortlisted candidates. All invitations for interviews will be done formally.
Any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.