Job Title: Project Coordinator-Youth Employment and Local Governance Project
VSO
Job Description
VSO is an international development agency that works through volunteer professionals to fight global poverty and disadvantage. The Project Coordinator will undertake all aspects of managing the Greg Dyke project, including activity planning and implementation. Support the design and delivery of monitoring and evaluation systems following.
The job entails: -Project Coordination
Coordinate all aspects of a project, including activity planning and implementation.
Support the design and delivery of monitoring and evaluation systems following.
Complete reports as required, complying with VSO and external donor standards and timelines.
Partnership development and maintenance
Support the deputy country director to negotiate and nurture partnerships and actively build and support networks.
Support the assessment of organisations and agencies as VSO partners.
Work with partners to ensure high quality placement documentation and pursue effective selection and placement arrangements.
Conduct regular visits to partners and volunteers to support the working partnerships.
Volunteer Support
Support volunteers, responding to needs as appropriate and liaising with programme team members to ensure issues are effectively addressed.
Assess volunteers’ professional development needs and deliver support required, such as workshops, exchanges, trainings.
Support volunteers to identify clear linkages between their work and higher-level objectives of the country programme.
Business Development and Fundraising
Support the deputy country director to identify funding opportunities and develop project concepts, proposals and budgets in accordance with VSO’s guidelines and procedures.
Finance and Resource Management
Manage projects within the agreed budget and monitor all budgets, liaising with the finance and admin team.
Qualification and Experience: – Degree-holder with at least three years experience in development work two of which is at project management level.
VSO values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Closing date: Friday 20th January 2012
How to Apply
For application pack please contact VSO Uganda, Plot 2727 Muyenga Road, P. O. Box 2831 Kampala, Uganda (Opposite Tank-hill Parade) or Tel 0414 268 984/269655/267008 0312 264 595 or E-mail vsouga@vsoint.org for a softcopy of the application pack. Only applicants
