Send a Cow Social Extension Worker Jobs in Uganda

Overall Responsibility and Job Purpose

The Social Extension Worker will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery of the project, relationships with Farmer Groups, liaison with Project Partners and District Authorities, and oversight and information to enable management of budgets, plans and donor contracts.

The Social Extension Worker should have a good overview of the breadth of the Send a Cow Programme, but will have a prime responsibility for the Gender and Social Development aspects of the project.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Conduct beneficiary training for purposes of group development in gender and social development.

Provide technical support during farm visits to ensure compliance to gender and social development standards.

Ensure that the project beneficiaries, community and partners have a clear understanding of social inclusion and disability mainstreaming.

Liaison with group executives to ensure group registration and signing of MOUs between the group and SACU.

Provide mentoring and coaching of peer farmer trainers and group executives on leadership and disability mainstreaming.

Participate in group and staff meetings and reporting.

Developing quarterly and annual work plans and budgets.

Provide counselling and guidance to project beneficiaries.

Identify key service providers for support and referral of people with disabilities.

Develop monthly, quarterly, annual reports and project progress reports.

Participate in community needs assessment for proposal writing.

Prepare groups for self-governance and sustainability after project graduation.

Maintain appropriate networks and collaboration with other development agencies and local government at Sub County and district.

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

Degree in Social Works & Social Administration/ Development studies/ Social Sciences or any related field.
OR

Diploma in Social Works & Social Administration/ Development studies/ Social Sciences or any related field

with 5 years’ experience.

Experience

• Rich field and community development work experience

• Knowledge in extension services delivery

• Experience of monitoring and managing budgets and work plans

• Knowledge of environmental good practice

Experience in NGO work.

Experience in research and development

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to encourage and enable the rural poor, working within their communities

• Ability to deliver training programmes

• Ability to build high quality group dynamics

• Ability to manage conflict and deal positively with setbacks

• Numerate

• Good communication skills

• Report writing skills

• Basic Excel and Database skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Good networking skills.

• Able to work well with government and other development partners

• Motor bike riding skills with a valid riding permit

• Good computer skills.

• Knowledge of the language of the community

Personal Qualities

Have empathy with Send a Cow’s Christian foundation and core values

• An initiator and self driven

• A team builder and developer

• A good eye for detail

• A team player. Flexible.

• Understands the importance of confidentiality

Understand the importance of confidentiality

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Send a Cow Social Extension Worker Jobs in Uganda

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