Vacancy title:
Programme Assistant

Jobs at:
OSIEA

Deadline of this Job:
24th February 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:

JOB TITLE: PROGRAMME ASSISTANT — LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT REPORTING TO: DIRECTOR- LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

Overall job purpose The Program Assistant will provide administrative and program support to the Learning and Assessment program.

Key Responsibilities

• Logistic Support: Provide logistic support to assigned program staff. This includes; travel, drafting of correspondences and minutes taking.
  
• Meetings: Assist in preparation of meetings, conferences and seminars. Take a lead in planning for staff retreats, and when assigned, assist in organizing the regional Board meetings.
  
• Finance: Track program spending, process bills, monthly credit card reports, and reimbursement requests.
  
• Learning : Assist and be a catalyst in ensuring organizational learning: shared learning and engagement between programs, through designing content and facilitating regular all-staff trainings and reflection retreats
  
• Evaluation: Assist programs in achieving their ambitions towards evaluation of their work.
  
• Program Support: Take part in visits of partners and assist in preparing debriefing documents.
  
• Achievement: Assist in identifying exemplary practices to be celebrated in order to enhance the mission of the organization

Person specifications

• Basic degree in a relevant field.
  
• Three - four years' work experience in a similar field.
  
• Proven commitment, passion and personal convictions to the protection of human rights
  
• Keen about continuous learning for self, and for organization
  
• Substantive knowledge of learning and assessment in the Eastern Africa context.
  
• Extraordinary initiative, creativity and capacity to think strategically.
  
• High energy, inquisitive, with ability to multitask and good planning
  
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a diverse array of people.
  
• Excellent documentation skills.
  
• Team spirit and respectful working and decision-making style.
  
• Integrity, high degree of emotional intelligence, diplomacy and professionalism will be essential.
  
• Willingness to travel as needed

Job application procedure
Suitably qualified candidates should mail their resumes and cover letters to jobs@osiea.org by 24th February 2017