Planning, Development and Rehabilitation (PDR) Jobs at Church of the Province of Uganda (COU)

Job Title: Coordinator -Planning, Development and Rehabilitation (PDR)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Responsibilities:

•    Offering  technical  guidance  and  support to the  Provincial  Church  organs  in the  planning ,  implementation  ,  monitoring  and  evaluation  of  programs
•    Building  capacities  of Province  , Dioceses and  other  Church  organs  in;
•    Mobilizing  resources  for their  own   development
•    Designing  short  ,  midterm  and long-term  development  plans
•    Promotion  of external  and internal  contacts  with  Partners  and well  wishers  of  CoU

Experience
•    At least  a Masters  degree  in a n  Social  –Economic  Development  or  related  discipline  .
•    Should  have  experience  of working  in a similar  job at  senior  management   level  preferably  in  NGO/FBO  setting for at least  3-5  years.

How to apply:

Applications  along  with  most  recent  CVs  with  three  references  , copies of relevant  academic  testimonials , recommendation  letter  from  Parish  Priest , and  a day time  contact  should  be submitted to:
The Provincial Secretary,
The Church of the Province of Uganda,
P. O. Box 14123,
Kampala-Uganda

Application Deadline: 25th Oct 2013

Employee Relations Specialist Jobs in Uganda at Centenary Bank

Job Title: Employee Relations Specialist


Responsibilities:

• Develop, monitor and implement all industrial and employee relations initiatives in the Bank in line with Bank policy, Government of Uganda and international employment laws and regulations.
• Periodically review existing employment laws and regulations to enable enhancement of the Human Resource policies and procedures, and ensure consistency and alignment of the policies with the employment laws and regulations.
• Periodically review and implement appropriate terms and conditions of employment for all employees in compliance with employment laws and regulations, and in liaison with line management and HR business partners.
• Develop proactive measures to mitigate and resolve disputes, grievances and devise dispute resolution strategies for the Bank in coordination with the legal team, Line Managers and HR business partners.
• Support line management in resolution of payroll, performance appraisal, medical insurance, disciplinary and all other issues pertaining employees in line with Bank policy, employment laws and regulations.
• Coordinate, monitor and ensure appropriate implementation of sound staff provident, benefits and pension schemes i.e. NSSF & Terminal Benefits in line with HR Policy and the Bank policies.
• Ensure that the Bank observes an appropriate Occupational Health and Safety environment in line with the OSHA requirements.
• Champion a conducive employee engagement work environment.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Honours degree in Human Resource Management, Social Sciences or Organization Psychology.
• At least 3 years experience as an HR generalist, with experience in employee relations.
• Strong negotiation and coordination skills in a diverse environment.
• Ability to work at an operational level.
• Ability to assess potential problems and make sound judgments around issues that may have an adverse effect on the business from an ER perspective.
• Strong people management skills, gained through managing and developing teams.
• A high level of emotional intelligence; excellent interpersonal skills; and
• wide understanding of people issues.
• Competent computer skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Demonstrable negotiation skills.

How to apply:

All interested persons who fully meet the above specifications are invited to apply. Download the application for employment form from www.centenarybank.co.ug,  fill it in and enclose a detailed CV, certified copies of all academic transcripts, certificates and testimonials, indicating daytime telephone contact, postal and email address, of both applicant and three competent referees to:
General Manager Human Resources
Centenary Bank
P.O. Box 1892,
Kampala.

Application Deadline: 25th Sept 2013

Social Media Executive Jobs in Uganda at Mukwano Group of Companies

Job Title: Social Media Executive (Ref: MIUL/05/09/SME/SALES/2013)

Duties:

• Effectively managesocial media activities of the Group thorugh website update, design and layout; update of Facebook, Twitter,
• You Tube and other social media platforms;
• Develop brand and industry related stories, news items and tips from internal and external sources.

Qualifications and Experiences:
• Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication, Marketing, Information Technology or any other related field;
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in managing and developing various social media platforms.

How to Apply:

Applications with copies of academic credentials, testimonials and a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating contact details of three (3) referees should be sent by post / hand delivered to:
The Human Resource Department
Mukwano Group of Companies
P. O. Box 2671, Kampala, Uganda.

Applications can also be sent to recruitment@mukwano.com.

Application Deadline: 27th Sept 2013

Family Tracing Officer Jobs Vacancy at Invisible Children in Uganda

Job Title: Family Tracing Officer

Duties:

• Provide  content  for  FM  stations  across  the  region by gathering  defection  messages  from  family   members of current  LRA members  across  northern  Uganda
• Take  photos of  returnees safely at home  with their  families  for use on  Invisible  Children  defection  fliers and for  external   communications by  IC HQ  or  other  IC  offices .
• Provide  family  tracing  support  for key  individuals  within  the  LRA;  establish  a relationship with  needed  stakeholders  and  utilize  them  for defection messaging content

Qualifications
• The  candidate should have  a Bachelor’s  degree  in Social  Sciences  or in  communications  related  disciplines.
• Excellent  communications  and  analytical  skills  are  essential
• At least  minimum  of  3 years  experience  in  similar  assignments
• Fluency  in Luo  is relevant  to the  assignment .

How to apply:

All interested  candidates  should  submit their  application letters  , a detailed  CV  and  a  one-page  motivation letter to;
Regional HR and Admin. Manager  -Invisible
Children Regional Office
Kampala Office; Plot 24 Bazarabusa Rise,
Bugolobi Kampala
Gulu Office: Plot 101 Acholi Road  , Pece Gulu

Application Deadline: 20th Sept 2013

Community Mobilization Officer Job Vacancy in Uganda at Community Health Alliance Uganda

Job Title:  Community  Mobilization  Officer


Qualifications:

• Masters  Degree  in Community  Development  , Social  Work  and Social  Administration , or  Social  Sciences  .
• Competency  and skills  in community engagement , SRHR  and  gender  .
• Training  in Advocacy
• At least  3 years  in a  similar   position

Skills:

• Public relations  skills
• Advocacy  skills
• Excellent Communication  Skills
• Good  Interpersonal  Skills
• Integrity

How to apply

All candidates  for the  above  post  should submit applications  with  detailed  curriculum vitae, copies of academic  certificates name and address  of three referees  and a day time   contact telephone  number to the international  HIV/AIDS  Alliance  offices addressed  to;
The Executive  Director,
Community  Health  Alliance  ,
Plot 19,
Kawalya  Kaggwa  Close , Kololo
P. O. Box  40333,
Kampala

Application Deadline: 20th Sept 2013

Field Officer at Development Initiatives International (DII)

Job Title:  Field Officer


Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborates  with the  partiners ,  market  management ,  community  structures , and  the liaison  officers  to ensure  smooth  implementation  of  project  activities  and  timely   feedback  on  project   activities and  timely  feedback on  project  progress
• Spreadsheets, the   process  of  delivery  of intervention services  through  such  activities  as training  , sensitization , mobilization, mapping  for  HCT  outreaches  plus  referral  and  follow  up of  clients
• Writes  quality  and timely  activity , monthly  and half annual  reports  for  activities  implemented.

Qualifications and Experiences:

• A minimum  of a  Bachelors  Degree  in Social  Work  and Social  Administration , Development  studies  ,Social Sciences  or  any  other  related  field .
• Strong  administration  and management  skills  and  ability  to  work with  minimum  supervision .
• Should  have good  interpersonal  and communication  skills
• Good  Computer  skills  , particularly  MS Word , Excel and  PowerPoint.
• Ability  to speak  and   read  the local language in the  location of interest will be an  added advantage

How to apply
All candidates  should  send  their  hand  written  applications  including  an  up-dated CV, telephone contact  , e-mail  address  and names  and  contact   of three  professional  referees  to  the
Executive Director,
Development Initiatives International,
P. O. Box 72446
Clock Tower, Kampala


Application Deadline: 13th Sept 2013

Senior Technical Officer at FHI 360

Job Title: Senior Technical Officer ,Capacity  Strengthening


Duties:

• Based  on the  CS  plan  , develop  work plans  , strategies  and  activities  for  CS  interventions
• Provide  CS  support to  CHC  staff  , IPS,  sub-grantees  and  GOU counterparts
• Work  closely  with  DCOP  to implement  all activities  to strengthen  the national  BCC  working  group
• Support  implementation  of  strategies  for  coordination  and  collaboration

Qualification and Experiences, Skills:

• A  master’s  degree  in communication , education, public health , social sciences  or related field , with  7-10  years  of experience  in designing , implementing  and monitoring  health  communication  and/or capacity strengthening  programs .
• Demonstrated  experience  and experience  and expertise  in capacity strengthening , Demonstrated  experience   in developing health  communication  training  modules  and facilitating  adult  learning
• Experience  in working  with donors , implementing partiners  and  GOU counterparts  on CS  issues .
• Relevant computer  software  skills  (including , at a minimum , the standard  applications in MS Office

How to apply:

All candidates should submit a cover letter, CV/resume including salary requirements to;
The Human Resource,
FHI 360 Plot 15 Kitante Close ,
P. O.Box 5768  
Kampala, Uganda

FHI 360   has a competitive compensation package

Application Deadline: 20th Sept 2013

M&E officer Jobs Vacancy at Institute for Social Transformation (IST) in Uganda

Job Title: M&E officer

The Institute for Social Transformation (IST) is a non- profit organization established in Uganda in 2006 to promote use of the Training for Transformation (TfT) methodology in English speaking countries of Eastern Africa. To this effect it is implementing projects aimed at building the capacity of partner organisations in gender mainstreaming, transformative learning and collective action towards their own progress.
The Institute seeks the expertise of a consultant to incorporate an M&E component in its projects.
The M&E officer will be answerable to the Executive Director, with the majority of tasks to be undertaken in collaboration with the IST programme staff and the partner organisations.

Key Responsibilities:
Assessing the existing M&E needs and processes of IST
Work with IST staff on designing and developing the M&E system including developing appropriate indicators and tools for data collection for the current projects to enable IST use the information for decision making.
Ensure that performance questions, information needs, indicators and related targets, methods, sampling procedure and reporting formats and procedures are part of the M& E system. Ensure that these supplement and link to the existing M&E processes of partner organisations.
Work closely with IST training teams to identify how they do their own M&E and how this can be linked to project M&E in ways that are safe and appropriate.
Conduct monitoring and evaluation of programmes
Prepare reports on M&E findings, as required, working closely with IST staff.
In collaboration with the accountant, provide the Executive Director with management information that she/he may require
Ensure that monitoring data are discussed with relevant IST staff and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action.
 Build the capacity of IST in M&E data collection, analysis, interpretation and use for decision making.
Support IST staff in entering and analyzing project data, ensure quality preparation.
Document good practices/ case studies

Requirement:
Minimum of Master’s degree by coursework & research, community development or social studies from a recognized University.
Up to date on theory and research in radical approaches to learning, gender equality and leadership
A minimum of four (4) years working experience in monitoring and evaluation work using statistical and participatory approaches
 Proven high level writing skills in report writing
Demonstrated ability to use computer assisted software for data collection and analysis
Excellent presentation skills.
Unquestionable integrity, self-motivation, team player, highly versatile, high-level interpersonal and good communications skills and capability to work under tight deadlines in a competitive environment.

Experience: 4

How to apply:

Applications should be submitted to: isocialtransformation32@gmail.com

Deadline: Not later than 28th February 2013

Jobs at Uganda Christian University Mukono

Lecturer – Social Work (3 positions)

UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY – Posted by The Uganda Jobs – Mukono, Central Region, Uganda
Job Description

Job Title: Lecturer – Social Work (3 positions)
Salary: CU6
Reports to: Head of Department Social Work and Social Administration
Division: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs)
Closing date: 17th February 2012

Job Purpose:

This is a full time position where the suitable candidate must be able to teach at least two of the following subjects:

Development and Social Work, Social Work Theory and Practice, Elements of Social Work Intervention, Introduction to Social Work, Introduction to Social Work Administration, Social Work Research Methods, Social Work and Chronic Illness, Social Work and Mental Illness.

Qualifications and experience

   1. Hold a Master of Social Work degree from a recognized institute of higher learning.
   2. A good Social Work honours degree.
   3. Should have at least 3 years’ experience in teaching and supervising research for either undergraduates or postgraduate students in an institution of higher learning.
   4. Membership to professional associations, societies or bodies.
   5. Ability to use Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) to support teaching and learning.
   6. Must be a committed Christian.

Main duties and Responsibilities

   1.

      Teaching normal workload of between 18 to 21 hours per semester.
   2.

      Prepare course outlines for all courses taught according to the University format.
   3.

      Prepare assessment tools and marking guides accordingly.
   4.

      Teaching and assessment of students in accordance with the University’s curriculum.
   5.

      Expected to be present for all lectures.
   6.

      Maintenance of regular office hours for attending to students’ questions.
   7.

      Participation in regular academic and administrative meetings.
   8.

      To chair and participate on ad-hoc or volunteer committees from time to time.
   9.

      Supervising students on placements – internships, research papers and projects.
  10.

      Advising students on academic issues.
  11.

      Should be willing to uphold the University’s instruments of Christian identity.
  12.

      Any other official duties as may be assigned by the Head of Department.

How to Apply

Application method:
Send an application letter together with updated Curriculum Vitae and three references.
Attach copies of academic and professional certificates and transcripts

To:
The Human Resource Manager
Uganda Christian University
Pilkington Building
P. O. Box 4, Mukono
Email: akatabaazi@ucu.ac.ug

Deadline: 5:00p.m. Friday, 17th February 2012
Only short listed candidates will be contacted