World Vision Uganda Project Officer – Child Spiritual Nurture and Integrated WASH in Education Projects Jobs
World Vision Uganda Project Officer – Child Spiritual Nurture and Integrated WASH in Education Projects Jobs
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Back ground
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection.
World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.
Purpose of the position:
To implement all projects (Dreams & WASH) activities in a timely and efficient manner that meets World Vision Uganda, and donor requirements in line with the approved Theories of Change (ToC) and contributing to sustained and improved child well-being. In so doing, the role will contribute to achieving increased number of Primary school children who can read. In addition, have positive and peaceful relationships in their families and communities through spiritual nurturing
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project planning and implementation
Plan and coordinate all projects (Dreams & WASH) based activities in consultation with the project coordinator
Supervise and monitor ongoing school based project activities for both projects (Dreams & WASH projects).
Ensure quality in rolling out of project models ensuring:
Celebrating Families and Positive parenting
Channels of Hope Child Protection
Spiritual Nature (Dare to Discover)
Empowered World View (Adults and Children)
Track and manage activity budgets and ensure timely and cost effective projects (Dreams & WASH) implementation.
Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports for both Dreams & WASH projects.
Participate in project management meetings and reflection forums
Support and participate in district education Advocacy initiatives and WASH meetings.
Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed into the project implementation.
Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Project coordinator.
Technical support and training
Develop a project capacity building plan and mobilize participants for capacity building
Mobilization of and conducting trainings to build capacities on supporting enrolment, retention and completion
Provide mentoring and coaching to teachers and project participants to build local capacity for understanding and connecting with community linkages.
Identify technical experts to train district and community groups on the project models like:
Celebrating Families and Positive parenting
Channels of Hope Child Protection
Spiritual Nature (Dare to Discover)
Empowered World View (Adults and Children)
Liaise with the Project coordinator for technical support on capacity building.
Partnership and networking:
Work with churches and schools to enhance advocacy for child wellbeing by connecting churches to the work of World Vision Uganda in the area of child spiritual nurture.
Identify and build linkages,
relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation of the project at the District level.
Mobilization of community members for project activities
Participate and represent WVU in key technical working forums at district,
Point of contact for consultation on issues to do with project education programming in the district
Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and positive parenting for learning
Project Documentation, Learning and Reporting
Compile progress reports (Monthly, Quarterly, Semi Annual and Annual) for management decision making in line with the projects implementation plans and donor requirements.
Promote utilization of data/information from progress reports, baselines, evaluations and other assessments at projects level through reflection and learning forums such as quarterly review meetings and management meetings or conferences for project partners.
Documentation of projects learnings, projects most significant change stories, best practices etc. in profiling the projects performance to stakeholders
Project Monitoring & Evaluation
To work with the MEAL team to conduct data collection and process data on projects activities as specified in the detail program implementation plans.
Plan and conduct projects (Dreams & WASH) output and outcome level monitoring as per the MEAL plans and share through monitoring reports on progress of the project in line with the results framework.
Support the MEAL to perform quarterly data quality assessments to ensure validity, integrity, precision, reliability and timeliness of all performance data
Together with the MEAL team, Support the baseline assessment for the project.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
A Bachelor’s Degree in Education, social science or any related field
2 years’ practical experience in education programming, experience supporting girl child education
Able to ride the motorcycle is a MUST with a valid ridding permit
Experience at working with pastoral communities is desirable
Experience in education programming, experience supporting girl child education
Experience in working with teachers and school management committees
Good Training facilitation and coordination skills
Excellent monitoring documentation and evaluation skills
Experience in conducting school mapping and report writing
Strong report writing and communication skills
Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated
Capacity/potential in leadership, relationship management/networking, and coordination.
Good interpersonal skills, team player, facilitation skills and strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Proven conceptual & analytical skills, ability to take an evidence-based approach to programming
Spiritual maturity, interfaith knowledge and a biblical worldview – ability to articulate and model our Christian identity and mission in an inclusive way.
Ability to motivate, persuade, or convince others in order to achieve a desired outcomes or success?
Interpersonal skills such as the ability to motivate, persuade and or convince since most of the positions deliverables require delivering through others even when they are not the direct report/subordinates e.g. Technical Programme Officers and Area Programme Managers.
Ability to work with communities.
Willingness to stay upcountry.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; World Vision Uganda Project Officer – Child Spiritual Nurture and Integrated WASH in Education Projects Jobs
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