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• Actively contributes to the appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of
  projects, including financial assessment of proposals;
• Critically studies and comments upon partners’ reports and field
  operations and reports to line manager
• Assists the Head of Office/TA in the preparation of fiche-ops, as
  appropriate;
• Assists with, participate in, and report on meetings, as
  appropriate;
• Advises on the operational capacity of implementing partners;
• Draft reports on the humanitarian situation, including any
  political, economic and security events relevant to the analysis of the
  humanitarian situation in the country/region;
• Produces and circulates information of common interest (humanitarian
  situation reports, background information, etc);
• Accompanies the TA on field visits, as requested and may act as an
  interpreter if necessary.
• Assists the HoO/TA in the event of an emergency response;
• Prepares maps, when appropriate;
• Provides back-stopping and surge support capacity in case of need.
• Pro-actively follows local or regional events that may impact on the
  humanitarian situation in the country/region;
• Appraises, monitors and evaluates projects and reports to the line
  manager.

• Maintains contacts with ECHO’s partners, advising the TA of any
  major issues arising;
• Ensures communications with ECHO’s partners, including establishing
  and maintaining a database of relevant organisations and personnel;
• Maintains contracts/grants database;

• Participates in meetings, as requested and appropriate;
• Liaises with local authorities and institutions, as delegated and
  appropriate;
• Assist with enhancing the visibility and communication of ECHO’s
  overall assistance.

• Provides reports and other ad-hoc documents as requested and to be
  verified and agreed by the HoO/TA;
• Respond to requests for information as delegated
• Prepares missions: agenda setting, contacts with partners,
  programming visits, meetings, etc;
• Undertakes any additional tasks as assigned by the TA, Head of
  Office/RSO and/or Headquarters.

• The ideal candidate for the European Commission’s Directorate
  General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
  (ECHO) Programme Assistant job must hold a relevant first level university
  degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Five years of relevant experience at national or international level
  in supporting programme/project operations., including at least 2 years of
  experience with an NGO’s, donor or national/international organisation;
• Good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system;
• Good knowledge of International NGOs, UN Aid agencies and Red Cross
  Movement;
• Good understanding of Humanitarian Aid principles, policies and
  Standards ;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages
  (MS Word, Excel, etc).
• Languages: An
  excellent knowledge of English (verbal & writing).  An excellent knowledge of Luganda
  (verbal).

• Drive for Results  – High
  level                                       
• Conduct in Service –  High
  level

• Working with others – High level
• Decision-making – Medium level
• Managing & Organising information –  Medium level
• Strategic thinking and planning – 
  Medium level
• Communication –  Medium level
• Organisational Awareness – 
  Medium level
• Adaptability & Flexibility – Medium level
• Leadership – Medium level

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