US Peace Corps Jobs – Volunteer Support Assistant

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Organisation:   Peace
Corps (PC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About PC:
Peace Corps (PC) is an agency of the United States Government, which
brings American volunteer development workers to assist Uganda in capacity
building and technical assistance activities in Health, Education and Community
Economic Development. There are about 160 Volunteers assigned to non-government
organizations, government entities, clinics, colleges and schools. Peace Corps
also aims to build cultural understanding between Americans and Ugandans. 
All positions require excellent command of English, both spoken and written; native
ability in spoken and written in at least one widely spoken Ugandan
language.  The positions require extensive travel.  

See http://www.uganda.peacecorps.gov/ for
more details.
Job Summary: The Volunteer
Support Assistant will be offering assistance and support to American Peace
Corps Volunteers for them to be effective, safe and secure. 
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintains Peace Corps systems and further
    develops new systems to respond, track  all Volunteer needs for safe
    and secure living, working and traveling,
  • Supports the program teams in new site and
    job development for Volunteers. This includes site identification, housing
    follow-up and verification, and assessment of safety and security
    concerns.
  • Assists trainees and Volunteers on safety
    and security policies and practices and supports Volunteers who have experienced
    a criminal action.  
  • Compiles data and writes reports for local
    and headquarters needs.
  • Monitors and supports the three Volunteer
    resource centers outside Kampala, updates internet-based resources.
  • Helps in the collection of PCV stories.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant should hold a Bachelor of
    Arts or Science in any field. 
  • Three or more years experience in a
    cross-cultural setting meeting the needs of international employees and/
    or customers through face-to-face and telephone, email interactions. 
  • One year with relevant non-profit
    organizations or private businesses.
Personal Competencies: Ability
to work independently with little supervision; good organization and time
management skills; Willingness to take the initiative; Teamwork skills, strong
service attitude; personal integrity; strong cross-cultural skills; strong
interpersonal skills
How to Apply:
All applications should be sent electronically.
Please attach a Word formatted letter of interest and resume and names and
contact information for three references to: applications@ug.peacecorps.gov. Also,
please clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line of the
cover email: “Feed The Future Coordinator”– and specify the preferred location:
“Kampala”, or “Mbarara” or “Gulu.”  All submitted documents become the
property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned.  You will be
contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified and invited for an interview. If
called for an interview, you will be expected to bring a reference letter from
your area Local Council (LC1). 
Deadline:   21st
August, 2013
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