4 Fresher Community Development Facilitator US NGO Jobs – Food for the Hungry (FH)

Job Title:    Community Development
Facilitators (4 Entry Level Job Positions)

Organisation: Food
for the Hungry (FH)

Duty Station: 
Uganda

Reports to: Program
Area Manager

About US:

Food for the Hungry
(FH) is a Christian international relief and development organization that has
been working in Uganda since 1989. FH’s primary goal is to respond to
development needs and complex humanitarian emergencies. FH is currently
operating programs in more than 26 countries and has national offices in the
UK, Canada, Switzerland, Korea, United States of America and Japan. In Uganda,
FH is operational in the communities of Pader, Kitgum, Lamwo, Agago, Kole,
Kween, Mbale, and Mukono Districts implementing programs in four main sectors
of Education; Food Security and livelihoods; Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk
Reduction; with the Head office located it Kampala.

Job Summary:  The Community Development Facilitators will plan
and implement Child Focused Community Transformation (CFCT) approach in the
sector activities of; Education, Health/Nutrition, Disaster Risk Reduction,
livelihoods, Environment, Child protection and biblical worldview) which are
designed to develop social skills of groups of children within a particular
community; including being involved in spiritual, intellectual, social, and
physical development of the children and the community as a whole.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Implementation of Educational program
    activities
  • Sponsor-child communication
  • Health and Nutrition related activities.
  • Livelihoods/Food Security related
    activities
  • Disaster Risk Reduction/ Management
    related activities
  • Gender and protection, environment &
    Biblical worldview related activities::

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The applicant for the Food for the
    Hungry (FH) Community Development Facilitator job must hold a Bachelor’s
    degree in Humanities, Education, Social Work, Health, Agriculture, or
    another approved field of study from a recognized university.
  • A higher diploma with Child development
    bias is an added advantage.
  • At least two years of practical field
    experience working with communities and children in holistic developmental
    practice and experience.
  • Proficiency in spoken and written
    English is essential.
  • Knowledge and application of the local
    languages (Lugisu, or Luganda) with a valid motorcycle riding permit,
    including the ability to ride and care for a motorcycle.

Start Date:
October 2019

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by mentioning the position applied
for in the subject line and submitting only electronic copies of not more than
2MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone numbers, copies
of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees,
addressed to:

The Human Resources
Manager,

Food for the Hungry
Uganda

Email to:
recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org

Deadline: 15th August 2019

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