Project Director NGO Jobs – Compassion International
Organization: Compassion International
Duty Station: Uganda
About Compassion Project:
Masindi Miracle Centre Churches are Christ centered Pentecostal churches committed to fulfilling the great commission as mandated by our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:16-20. This is done in a holistic approach of ministering love to the hurting world which includes also Child development ministry.
Job Summary: The Project Director is the team leader of the project staff. He /she is expected to offer knowledge, guidance and technical skills to children, project committee, parents, fellow project workers and church leadership in areas of spiritual development, project planning and budgeting, comprehensive healthcare, social and skits development, and academic advancement. He /she is to ensure that all programmatic, financial, health and sponsor service aspects of the project are managed efficiency and effectively. She/he will be an active minister in the local church where she/he is posted.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and is a strong Christian witness who demonstrates a courteous. Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of the Church, and also faithfully upholds child ministry in prayer.
- Working within one’s influence, serves as an advocate for children and their caregivers who live in poverty and are not able to speak out for themselves.
- Directs the day to day running of the activities of the project for effective implementation of the program.
- Assists the Overseer in implementing the standards of the partnership agreement as the lead technical staff within the partnership.
- Maintains books of accounts including cashbooks, voucher registers, posts entries to various accounts.
- Prepares and submits reports to the church leadership and Compassion as a means to monitor and evaluate the program.
- Uses his or her vast experience to challenge. motivate and encourage the church to think of other ways of mobilizing resources that can provide sound teaming opportunities for children in all areas of child development in order to prevent creating a dependency syndrome.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Degree in Development Studies. Social Work. Education, Child Development and Children’s Ministry, Business Studies. Social Sciences. Community Psychology and Theology.
- Must be a mature born-again Christian with a sound testimony.
- Must have good interpersonal skills, a team builder and willing to take initiative.
- Customer service orientation.
- Working ability to apply and adapt established accounting procedures to a variety of accounting transactions, problems and situations.
- Good written communication skills and strong verbal communication skits. Intermediate English ability is preferred.
- Skills in Project planning and management will be an added advantage.
- Formal training in counselling and child development will be an added advantage.
- Previous supervisory experience desired.
- Ability to team and is innovative
- Computer skills and knowledge in Basic accounting are a must.
- Age: 30-40 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit or hand deliver their hand written applications with Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of their academic documents, recommendation from their Pastors and church Leaders; at Masindi Miracle Church offices.
Applications should be addressed to;
The Senior Pastor, Masindi Miracle Centre Church,
- O. Box 82, Masindi, Uganda.
Email to: msdmiraclecentre@yahoo.com, msdmiraclecentre@yahoo.com
Deadline: 15th February 2019
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