Job Title: Education Volunteer (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: ADRA Uganda
Project: PASSAGE
Duty Station: Amuru, Uganda
About US:
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a humanitarian non-governmental organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that demonstrates God’s love and compassion. The organization works with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible action.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Under the direction and supervision of the Project Coordinator carry out community mobilization and sensitization about the activities of the project activities in collaboration with the relevant OPM, UNHCR and Local Government leadership structures, Partner NGOs, and Community / Refugee leadership structures.
- Together with refugee and community leaders responsible for mobilizing the parents and children to join and study in in Child Friendly Spaces/ECDs
- Mobilize parents and facilitators to establish backyard gardens
- Be directly responsible for planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of project activities.
- Carry out continuous assessments of the child attendance, enrollment, retention, learning and performance in CFS/ECDS
- Mobilize and organize SMC/PTA capacity building training
- Conduct regular assessment of SMC/PTA participation in school activities.
- Conduct regular assessment of Gender / SGBV, Child Protection and related Human Rights situation and needs in assigned refugee settlement(s), document and report these needs to ADRA Uganda through your immediate supervisor and working with ADRA Uganda Programs department develop concepts/ proposals for suitable interventions to address the identified needs.
- Organize and conduct community awareness / sensitization campaigns on Child Protection; prevention of SGBV, and Gender Mainstreaming.
- Organize, train and carry out continuous capacity building for female and male local leaders and community influential persons to sensitize targeted beneficiaries on Child Protection, Children’s rights, Psychosocial Support, SGBV and where to report risk and how to access care.
- Follow up, compile and submit to ADRA Uganda Case stories and pictures and video clips that demonstrate project impact; and document and submit to ADRA Uganda best practices that have been realized during project implementation.
- Maintain well organized and up-to-date files containing comprehensive records of all activities of the project, as well as a file containing your work plans, activity reports, and any other relevant information relating to your work.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned or are incidental to this office.
Also Read: Community-Based Protection Assistant Job – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Education, or any related field
- At least two years of professional experience
- Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain service mapping and referral pathways
- Ability to generate high-quality reports to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
- Experience in planning, implementation, coordination and review of program interventions.
- Highly organized, conscious on time management, negotiation and communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of computer applications (MS Word, excel, PowerPoint and internet).
- Good interpersonal skills and unquestionable integrity.
NB: Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the religious leader of your local congregation.
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested candidates, should submit their applications online at the link below.
NB: Fill the form below and upload required documents in pdf ONLY.
Deadline: 25th January 2023.
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