District Project Officer NGO Career Jobs – Action Africa Help International (AAH)

Job Title:      District Project Officer
Organisation: Action Africa
Help International (AAH)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Programme Area
Manager
About US:
In 1996, Action Africa Help International (AAIN) became Aktion Africa
Hilfe e. V (AAH) and was registered in Munich, Germany from where our founders
in 2003 moved the organisation’s headquarters to Kenya. AAH-I now works with
refugees, host communities and other marginalized and vulnerable groups in
Kenya, Uganda, Somalia and South Sudan, where it operates across a range of
sectors that seek to bridge relief to development.
Job Summary: The District
Project Officer will coordinate Hoima District technical support to Kyangwali
Refugee Settlement in line with the approved project annual work plans in
respect to AAH-U programme implementation procedures, policies and guidelines.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent will design, implement and
    monitor of all project work plans activities in Kyangwali refugee
    settlement in collaboration with Sector Heads and District stakeholders.
  • Keenly monitor the collection and
    dissemination of regular analytical and critical reports including
    proposals for improvements in the operation and the scope of project
    activities;
  • Monitor and report on the progress of the
    operations and indicators, and contribute to processes to measure, learn
    from and improve impact in line with donor, AAH and district local
    government guidelines.
  • Prepare correspondences, agenda, minutes,
    event programs, bulletins, success stories, for the purpose of
    communicating information and/or creating documentation in compliance with
    established stakeholder and AAH Uganda guidelines.
  • Supports the District line departments on
    the maintenance of project records including accountabilities and ensure
    that reports required by UNHCR are accurate and provided as scheduled;
  • Prepare and submit reports to demonstrate
    a clear and concise understanding of project progress towards
    implementation;
  • Perform any other related duties as required
    and assigned by the Supervisor.
     
Key Result Areas:
  • Designed,
    implemented and monitored of all project work plans and activities.
  • Compiling
    correspondences, agenda, minutes, event programs, bulletins, success
    stories.
     
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the District
    Project Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social
    work and Social Administration, Development studies, Education, Community
    Psychology or a related field from a recognized institution of higher
    learning.
  • Possession of a post graduate training in
    Project Planning and Management or Monitoring and Evaluation
  • At least three years’ experience in
    Project Planning, Coordination and Reporting.
  • Broad knowledge and experience in working
    with local governments and community based organizations.
  • Good networking abilities
  • Supervisory and monitoring skills
  • Good report writing skills
  • Computer literacy skills with proficiency
    in Ms word, Ms excel Ms Power point and internet usage and web
    technologies.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and
    suitable to work in a fast-paced environment
  • High degree of professionalism
  • Conceptual and analytic thinking
  • Initiative, self-motivated
  • Good team player able to work alongside
    refugee communities and other Implementing Partners in the spirit of
    partnership
  • Proactive, supportive and accommodative
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are strongly
encouraged to submit their applications (together with an updated CV) with at
least three suitable referees with their telephone contacts, a letter from an
Area local Council Representative and address them to;
Senior Human Resource & Administration Officer,
Action Africa Help Uganda;
Plot 72 Ntinda Road, P O Box 10501, Kampala, Uganda.
Applications can be hand delivered to the district offices and the
nearest Action Africa Help Offices
E-mail to:
recruitug@actionafricahelp.org. (Please indicate the role  you are applying for in the subject line of
your application.)
Deadline: 19th May 2017
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