Assistant National Coordinator Non-profit Jobs – Kindernothilfe Germany
Job Title: Assistant National Coordinator
Organisation: Kindernothilfe Germany
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Help Group National Coordinator.
About Kindernothilfe:
Kindernothilfe Germany has been supporting the promotion of Self- help Groups Approach in Uganda through the host of the Self Help Groups National Coordination Office by PKF Uganda. The Self Help Group Approach is Right Based Approach, which views poverty as the denial of rights and poverty alleviation as a process of reclaiming one’s rights. Given the multi-dimensional nature of poverty, the Self Help Groups Approach puts equal emphasis on economic, social and political empowerment of the poorest of the poor. It offers a framework and guidance for establishing a ‘People’s Institution’ which provides an environment of trust and cooperation in which people come to realize that they are able to help themselves to achieve the economic, social and political empowerment.
Job Summary: The Assistant National Coordinator is primarily responsible for the Documentation and Compliance based in Kampala with frequent travels up country while reporting to the Self Help Group National Coordinator.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offers support in planning and budget for Coordination office, assessment and appraisal of partner project proposals and budgets with Self Help Group Component.
- Conduct monitoring and back stopping including assessment of Partner performance, community facilitators and strength of People’s Institutions
- Participates in production of numerous reports: Activity, quarterly, biannual and annual (narrative and financial), consolidation of reports from Promoting Organizations.
- Oversee the documentation of progress, processes and outcomes of SHGA in collaboration with the National Coordinator
- Act as the focal person in ensuring compliance at all levels in a collaborative effort with the National Coordinator
- Organize technical support workshops for promoting organizations and continuously appraise the needs promoting organizations and People’s institutions
- Offer support in the establishment of networks with similar organizations for resources and championing advocacy.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold a University Degree in Social work and Social Administration, Education, studies, Arts with bias in Literature and English or Social Sciences.
- A minimum of five experience of working in a community development and pro poor environment
- Previous exposure and experience in civil society work (grassroots and national with particular focus on Children, youth and women)
- Previous experience in use and application of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAS) tools
- Excellent writing skills and an ability to write creatively for different audiences in more than one languages.
- Strong conceptual ability and understanding of a Project cycle and its relationships with organizational wide programs.
- Result-oriented with proven record of accomplishment of meeting targets and deadlines.
- Previous experience in coordination, liaison and partnership management
- Keen and committed in protecting Children and vulnerable adults especially women from abuse and exploitation.
- Highly business-oriented with high desire to impart knowledge and foster learning.
- Demonstrable computer literacy skills at minimum Internet applications, power Pont MS word and Excel.
- The Candidate should be self-motivated; team player; creative; possess passion to alleviate poverty and bring about human development and the ability to perform to outstanding standards under minimum supervision and tight deadlines.
- The candidate must have excellent documentation and analytical skills.
- Keen attention to details as wells share ideas, add value to the existing work, proactive , with principles and easily interacts with people from all socioeconomic background.
- Other desirable attributes include empathy, accommodative, decisive, patience, knowledgeable, open minded and articulate.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified interested candidates are encouraged to send the following:
- Detailed and current CV of NOT more than 4 Pages
- Cover letter of 1 page demonstrating why you qualify
- Contact information for 3 referees and their day time telephone contacts.
Email to: Jethro.Bamutungire@Kindernothilfe.com
NB: Qualified individuals will be asked to submit their soft credentials after round one of short list.
Deadline: 12th June, 2017