4 Fresher A’ Level Youth Field Assistant USAID Project Jobs – Action for Community Development (ACODEV)
Job Title: Youth Field Assistant (4 Fresher Job Opportunities)
Organization: Action for Community Development (ACODEV)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Youth Project Officer
About US:
Action for Community Development (ACODEV) is a regional NGO that was founded in 2003 and runs Integrated Community Development Programs in Public Health, Human Rights, OVC support, Livelihood and Grassroots Capacity Development programs including sub-granting for small grassroots organizations in East and now Southern Africa region.
About USAID SOCY Project:
With funding from USAID, ACODEV, in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as the Prime, is implementing a 5-year consortium Program: Sustainable Outcomes for Children and Youth (SOCY).
Job Summary: The Youth Field Assistant will support youth economic, social and livelihoods programming for ACODEV in the respective Sub County under the USAID/SOCY project. She/he will assist project implementation by working directly with community youth groups, coordinating various youth project activities and events in support of ACODEV’ work to serve the poor and vulnerable youth in Kibaale district.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Mobilisation of youth to participate in the program:
- Carry out re-verification of youth from enrolled households and recruit those who meet the stipulated program criteria of age, and vulnerability into the youth program activities
- Seek consent from care givers and assent from adult youth before recruitment into the program
- Mobilise youth into groups to provide platforms for training
Training & retention of youth beneficiaries
- Undergo ToTs to grow knowledge & skills on the program curriculum as required
- Deliver the program curriculum and training sessions as per the manual, adhering to the guidelines and standards. (AflaTEEN, Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness)
- Identify Key skill gaps within the youth relative to the local economic opportunities and provide feedback to supervisor on training requirements/ needs
- Track attendance and report on attrition or other challenges regularly to the area supervisor
- Endeavour to follow up & support youth participants who face various challenges such as gender related problems, psychosocial related issues, poor attendance, drop outs etc.
Aftercare support & Reporting:
- Follow up on the youth after the training to track their progress
- Actively participate in regular team meetings to track implementation progress and share relevant field data (e.g. attendance lists, feedback forms etc)
- Capture and share success stories of the youth with supervisors
- Collect relevant data for monitoring and evaluation purposes
- Facilitate the mentoring of rural youth entrepreneurs to execute their business plans i.e. starting up and expanding their businesses
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Youth Field Assistant USAID Project jobs must hold an A’ level certificate
- Experience in community development
- Ability to motivate and influence youth
- Ability to conduct trainings
- Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills a must;
- Proven ability and experience working independently will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit a letter of application together with curriculum vitae and the Biota Form, download here, addressed to;
The Executive Director
ACODEV
Plot 98/99 Masoli 600m off Gayaza Rd,
Close to Namirembe Hill High school.
The application should address how the candidate’s background/experience relates to the specific duties of the position applied for. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Applicants should therefore clearly indicate their contact telephone number(s) and/or email address for easy contact.
Applications should be sent via email only to the following email address;
recruitment@acodevuganda.org
NB: Please send your application letter, CV & biodata form only. Academic documents are not required at this stage.
Deadline: Friday 29th June 2018
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