Project Coordinator Career Job at Sightsavers

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Job Title: Project Coordinator
Organisation: Sightsavers
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Job Ref: MN 1162
Our client Sightsavers is an international organization which works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in the developing world. In Uganda, Sightsavers currently operates in Busoga, Bunyoro and Karamoia sub-regions. With financial assistance of the European Union, Sightsavers in partnership with Uganda National Association of the Blind (UNAB) and the National Union for Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) are seeking to recruit competent persons to fill the following vacancies for a new project that aims at increasing the employability and employment of youth with disabilities in the districts of Masindi, Hoima, Kiryandogo and Bulisa.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Overall delivery of the project results in the targeted districts.
  • Ensure that project partners are supported to deliver high quality project deliverables on timely basis.
  • Promote shared learning and collaboration between partners by facilitating partner networks and meetings
  • Support partner and ensure that all project documentation and reports are made available in a timely and accessible way.
  • Coordinate joint advocacy work as outlined in the project document.
  • Assist project partners in the preparation of activity plans, budgets and forecasts.
  • Monitor expenditure of project financial resources and ensure that partners manage and utilise project assets as per Sightsavers’ and EU policies.
  • Participate in all PR activities within Uganda, represent the project at various forums, meetings and advocate for the project aims and objectives and attend to visitors to and from the projects and partners.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
  • Degree in relevant field (Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Education).
  • Minimum of 3 years working experience, ideally in an NGO environment managing a community based project.
  • Skills in project planning and management.
  • Knowledge of disability programming would be an added advantage.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with and develop capacity of partners to implement programmes.
  • Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills with good command of written English language.
  • Good IT skills in Microsoft office
  • Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports
How to apply:
Sightsavers is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disability are encouraged to apply.
Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number.
Disclose your CURRENT and EXPECTED monthly salary plus benefits. Send to:
Executive Selection Division,
Manpower Services (U) Ltd,
3rd Floor, Social Security House,
Plot 4. Jinja Road,
P.O. Box 29696, Kampala.
Email: manpower@africaonline.co.ug
Closing Date: 23rd September 2012
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