Fresher Programme Assistant – Youth (International Citizens Service – ICS) NGO Jobs – VSO

Organization: VSO
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Programme
Coordinator – Youth
   
About VSO:
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing
countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills,
build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change
lives and make the world a fairer place.
Job Summary: The Programme
Assistant-Youth will oversee the implementation of project activities in
assigned projects, locations by working closely with colleagues (volunteers
& staff) and partners
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:   
Project Implementation:
  • Develop and execute project activity
    implementation plans; monitor, review and act to manage challenges to
    activity implementation;
  • Prepare activity progress reports;
    document good practices and case stories; maintain evidence-based data in
    the project for quality reporting. 
Budget:
  • Work with project team including Volunteer
    Team Leaders and PC-Youth to prepare monthly project activities budgets
    e.g. for ICS programme.
  • Process payments for planned ICS project
    activities. Receive accountabilities, proof check and submit to PC-Youth
    and finance dept. for approval. Keep well documented records of movement of
    funds (Bank records etc.) both soft and hard copies.
  • Keenly monitor funds movement in the field
    and take preventive actions as needed for fund protection.  
Volunteer Support:
  • Ensure open and constructive
    communications between volunteers and staff for quality volunteer
    performance.
  • Ensure policy and rules adherence by
    volunteers throughout their placement.
  • Maintain a log of volunteers’ issues and
    support addressing them ASAP.
  • Work closely with the logistics and HR
    teams in Kampala and support with needed work permit documents.  
Logistics:
  • Ensure all logistical requirements for
    volunteers and projects are in place and provide on time support.
  • Provide timely operations support during
    trainings, workshops and other events when required. Proactively engage
    with the operations team to address any logistics issues in project
    activity delivery.
  • Support HR team in managing immigration
    requirements for volunteers.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:  
  • The applicant should preferably hold a
    degree in a relevant field
  • Project Implementation:
    Experience of co-ordinating, planning and reporting project implementation.
  • Self-organising Skills: Good
    time management; strong organisational ability; self-motivated, ability to
    use own initiative; flexibility; sound judgement and the confidence to
    take independent action as required;
  • Communication – Ability to
    build productive working relationships. 
    Excellent interpersonal skills, working effectively with others,
    listening, understanding and achieving appropriate results.
  • Information Technology and Numeracy
    -Demonstrably numerate; confident, experienced and accurate when dealing
    with financial and other performance information.
  • Proficient knowledge and experience of
    standard Microsoft Office software and internet.
  • Desirable: Fluency in English
    language; confidence in public speaking; experience of working with and in
    a volunteering programme; able to undertake extensive travel as required
    on the job.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to
apply online by clicking on the web link below.
Deadline: 26th May,
2017
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