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Job Title: Project
Facilitator
Facilitator
Organisation: Plan International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Project Title: Partnership
for Empowerment of Vulnerable Girls and Women in Urban Slums of Kampala City
for Empowerment of Vulnerable Girls and Women in Urban Slums of Kampala City
Reports to: Project Coordinator
About Plan:
Founded 75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and
largest child centered development organizations in the world. We work in 50
developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child
rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a
world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that
respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious,
political or governmental affiliations.
largest child centered development organizations in the world. We work in 50
developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child
rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a
world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that
respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious,
political or governmental affiliations.
About Project:
Plan Uganda in partnership with Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL)
has received funding from Comic Relief to implement a three-year project
–Partnership for Empowerment of Vulnerable Women & Girls in the Urban Slums
of Kampala City. The project aims at
has received funding from Comic Relief to implement a three-year project
–Partnership for Empowerment of Vulnerable Women & Girls in the Urban Slums
of Kampala City. The project aims at
- Supporting vulnerable girls/young women to
gain employable vocational skills; - Increased access to integrated HIV/
- Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights
(SRHR) information, services and support; and - Increasing access to integrated early
childhood care and development among children of the vulnerable girls and
women in the urban slums.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assemble target communities, families and
key stakeholders at in the Urban Slums to participate in the integrated
Early Childhood Care and Development initiatives, including health,
nutrition care, psychosocial stimulation and early school readiness; - Proactively participate in project
planning, review and feedback sessions at all levels of project
implementation with relevant stakeholders; - Organize and directly facilitate
trainings, mentoring sessions and other capacity building initiatives for
Lead caregivers, ECCD caregivers and other relevant stakeholders. - Prepare and manage annual project outlines
and budgets; - Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly
narrative progress reports; - Offer support the Project Coordinator in
facilitating establishment and strengthening of ECCD networks with
relevant government line departments and other stakeholders with in the
Urban Program Area; - Participate in regular collection of data
and documentation of significant changes and lessons with support from the
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator and the Project
Coordinator; and Promote children rights and ensure that child protection
measures are in place and functional in all project-related activities - Perform any other relevant job tasks and
duties as required by protocol.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- The applicant should possess a bachelor’s degree
in Development Studies, Education, Social Science, Social Work or Public Health; - A minimum of two years’ experience
implementing integrated ECCD interventions including, childhood nutrition
care, psycho-social support, child-centered pedagogy & child friendly
school environment, especially in an NGO setting. - Prior experience of program implementation
in an urban slum setting is an added advantage - Excellent knowledge and understanding of
current trends and developments in HIV/AIDS and OVC programs as well as in
ECCD; - Working knowledge and experience in use of
participatory approaches and rights based programming; - Prior experience in working in with
community support systems including the Village Health Teams (VHT) and
other Community resource persons; - Excellent facilitation and training
skills; - Excellent interpersonal relationship
building and community mobilization skills; - Excellent communication skills both oral
and written including report writing; - Good working knowledge of Microsoft office
programs including MS Excel, MS Word and Microsoft Power Point and other
systems applications; and - Possess the ability to communicate and
facilitate a meeting in the local language(s) spoken in the project area
is prerequisite.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their letters
of application, together with detailed and updated CVs, contact telephone
numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three
references plus salary history to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan
Uganda.
of application, together with detailed and updated CVs, contact telephone
numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three
references plus salary history to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan
Uganda.
Email: uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org
Plan is an equal opportunity employer and qualified female candidates
are encouraged to apply.
are encouraged to apply.
NB: Only soft copies of application will be
considered and please indicate the position in the Subject line. Only
Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
considered and please indicate the position in the Subject line. Only
Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
As a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure
that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization
further has a child protection policy that every staff is required to sign.
Potential candidates will be required to provide information confirming whether
or not they have ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization
further has a child protection policy that every staff is required to sign.
Potential candidates will be required to provide information confirming whether
or not they have ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
Deadline: 31st January, 2014.
NB:
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by 28th
February, 2014
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by 28th
February, 2014
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