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Job Title:
Project Officer – ELA Program
Employer:
BRAC Uganda
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Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Administrative jobs
Number of Positions:
4
Deadline:
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
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Project Officer – ELA Program Jobs – BRAC Uganda | Apply Now
Kampala, Uganda
BRAC Uganda is a leading development organization committed to improving the quality of life for people living in poverty, particularly through its focus on education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and social justice. With a stellar reputation for its innovative approaches and impactful programs, BRAC Uganda has been recognized as a pioneer in providing scalable and sustainable development solutions that empower vulnerable communities.
The organization fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture where employees are encouraged to grow professionally and contribute to meaningful change. BRAC Uganda offers a range of job opportunities and flexible work arrangements, promoting a healthy work-life balance while supporting personal and career growth.
Established as a branch of the global BRAC network, which began in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC Uganda has expanded its operations over the years, providing services across various regions of Uganda and becoming a trusted partner for local communities and development stakeholders. The organization’s business model focuses on creating self-sustaining social enterprises, driving impact through education, microfinance, healthcare, and social development. With a significant presence and extensive reach across Uganda, BRAC’s programs touch millions of lives annually.
Core values of integrity, innovation, empowerment, and social inclusion guide its operations, ensuring that the needs of the underserved are met with dignity and respect. The organization is also deeply committed to corporate social responsibility, investing in programs that address environmental sustainability, community development, and social welfare. For more information, visit their website at www.brac.net.
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Full-time
Deadline:
31 Jul 2024
Project Officer – ELA Program Jobs – BRAC Uganda
BRAC Uganda
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
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.
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Take leadership during the implementation the project activities.
Participate in regular coordination meetings with all the actors in the district, the sub counties and parish levels
Support in developing and implementing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project work plans, project activities and budgets in line with the approved ELA plus project proposal, work plans and budgets.
Collaborate with service providers to ensure referrals to other services such as psychosocial support, mental health, and family planning and livelihoods interventions.
Assist with project risk management in the implementation of the project to minimize their occurrence and possible effects on the project in line with BRAC Risk Management policy and project risk mitigation measures.
Support effective project budget utilisation, management and monitoring for activities directly implemented and ensure project performance target on monthly and quarterly basis are achieved.
Support timely accountability for funds used to implement project in line with BRAC accounting policies and procedures and donor requirements.
Mobilise target community members, children, youth, women, families and key stakeholders from the Sub County and district level to participate ELA plus project activities.
Organise and directly facilitate trainings sessions and other capacity building initiatives for support committee members, mentors, youth groups, parents/ caregivers and male partners.
Support the establishment and strengthening of ELA plus project groups or safe spaces for empowerment of vulnerable girls
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.
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University degree or equivalent in Social Works, Psychology, Gender, Development studies, Adult and Community Education, Business administration related degree desired a postgraduate diploma in project planning and management is added advantage
At least 2 to 4 years work experience in implementing Protection programs, preferable social protection, Gender, human rights work or legal assistance, in humanitarian or development settings
Prior experience providing services to children, adolescents, youth and young women at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence, providing gender-sensitive and youth-friendly counselling services, and/or developing/implementing referral pathways
Previous experience working with a team in a cross-cultural setting
Persons with disabilities and women are encouraged to apply.
APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
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.
