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Entry Level NGO Careers – Project Officer at African Prisons Project (APP)
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Job Title: Project Officer
Organization: African
Prisons Project (APP)
Prisons Project (APP)
Duty Station: Mubende, Uganda
Reports to: Access to
Justice Lead
Justice Lead
About APP:
The African Prisons Project
(APP) is a group of people passionately committed to improving access to
healthcare, education, justice and rehabilitation for prisoners in Africa. We
aim to restore the dignity of those we serve by helping to provide humane conditions
and services which help them to regain their dignity. We build and refurbish prison
medical and educational facilities to provide innovative services and work to change
the attitudes of the societies we serve when it comes to criminal justice issues.
(APP) is a group of people passionately committed to improving access to
healthcare, education, justice and rehabilitation for prisoners in Africa. We
aim to restore the dignity of those we serve by helping to provide humane conditions
and services which help them to regain their dignity. We build and refurbish prison
medical and educational facilities to provide innovative services and work to change
the attitudes of the societies we serve when it comes to criminal justice issues.
The organization is planning to
implement ‘The protection, respect and fulfilment of the rule of law, human
rights and equal access to justice for prisoners’ in Mubende district.
implement ‘The protection, respect and fulfilment of the rule of law, human
rights and equal access to justice for prisoners’ in Mubende district.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination,
implementation, execution, control and reporting of the project under the
direction of the Access to Justice Lead ensuring consistency with APP and the
Funder’s vision, strategy and goals.
Officer will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination,
implementation, execution, control and reporting of the project under the
direction of the Access to Justice Lead ensuring consistency with APP and the
Funder’s vision, strategy and goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managing
all project activities and be the main contact point in the field
Districts. - Ensuring
project activities and expenditures comply with the policies and
regulations of the African Prisons Project and the donor organisation. - Developing
and maintaining constructive dialogue, partnerships and networking with
district, national, regional and international stakeholders for strategic
collaboration to contribute to the project’s objectives and goals. - Enabling
and supporting the appropriate dissemination of accurate results and
findings to beneficiaries, partners and policy makers at various levels
and in close collaboration with other project staff. - Closely
monitoring project implementation by trained Prison Human Rights Advocates
and Prison Peer Educators. - Preparing,
organising, coordinating and attending communication, meetings and
interactions with key stakeholders and ensure transparent communication - Responsible
for monitoring and reporting any and all developments in areas of
operation that have a bearing on the results of the project. - Ensuring
close collaboration and coordination with cooperating partners to
guarantee smooth implementation of activities and achievement of results
as specified in grant agreements. - Preparing
and submitting monthly, quarterly and activity reports to the Programme
Lead. - Preparing
monthly and quarterly financial reports for submission to the African
Prisons Project and the donor. - Collecting
data and keeping records for monitoring and reporting purposes. - Working
as a Liaison between the African Prisons Project and the Officers in
Charge of the prisons within the project site(s). - Complying
with the Uganda Prisons Service rules and regulations in carrying out
their work. - Perform
any other duties as reasonably requested by the Programme Lead and other
project staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences
or background in law. - Extensive
experience in project planning, management and implementation. - Additional
qualification in project /programme management or equivalent will be an
added advantage. - Past
exposure and experience in field level project implementation. - Good
working knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of
project/programme management. - Extensive
knowledge of project /programme management techniques. - Proven
experience in people management. - Possess
the ability to adapt their knowledge and skills to the cultural
environment of the Uganda Prisons Service. - Problem
solving, analytical and statistical Skills. - Ability
to multi-task, prioritise and be effective under tight deadlines. - Excellent
verbal and written communication skills - Basic
skills and knowledge in financial and grants management - Basic
knowledge and skills in Monitoring and evaluation - Ability
to speak the local language will be an added advantage - critical
thinking and problem solving skills - organisational
and planning skills - Ability
to work with minimum supervision and make independent decisions in line
with the project objectives, African Prison Projects and donor
requirements - communication
skills - Ability
to influence influencing and lead - Ability
to work as part of a team - Excellent
negotiation skills - Computer
literacy skills i.e. Ability to apply Microsoft office applications that
include word, excel, access and PowerPoint - Ability
to monitor progress/quality and/or standards of grants implementation
against key criteria.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their cover letters and updated CVs to hr@africanprisons.org.
interested candidates should send their cover letters and updated CVs to hr@africanprisons.org.
NB: Please
note that the Job Title must be included in the email subject and CVs must be less
than 8 pages.
note that the Job Title must be included in the email subject and CVs must be less
than 8 pages.
Deadline: 28th October 2014 by 5PM
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