Project Assistant(Energy & Environment) job at Lutheran World Federation
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Vacancy title:
Project Assistant(Energy & Environment)

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Lutheran World Federation

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, December 30 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 18 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Project planning and Implementation
• Identify and supervise beneficiaries for support in environment and energy interventions
• Work with local artisan groups and RWCs/LCs and block leaders to select beneficiaries for support in clean energy technologies.
• Conduct community mobilization campaigns to increase uptake of briquettes and other alternative energy technologies.
• Mobilize and create community awareness sessions to dispense the benefits, costs, and utilization of briquettes.
• Support marketing initiatives of local entrepreneurship with necessary skills in marketing briquettes.
• Participate in the production and documentation of best practices for the organisation.
• Supervise and support incentive works, and nursery operators for the effective implementation of field activities.
• Ensure that all project activities are implemented and achieved based on and according to the plan and within the agreed project period.

Reporting and documentation
• Lead documentation of project progress including weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports, lessons learnt and interest stories.
• Regularly and timely communicate to the supervisor on project progress, highlighting successes, delays, risks, challenges, irregulates and opportunities encountered during work.
• Ensure that all the stakeholders (OPM, RWCs, UNHCR and block leaders) in their location are aware, and where possible participate in the project activities.
• Coordinate and respond to cases and community awareness.
• Actively participate and represent the organisation at the field coordination meetings.

Financial management / Budget Monitoring & Control
• In liaison with the Sub Program manager develop accurate annual budget, budget revision for the project according to the standards of the donors.
• Participate in the development of accurate annual budgets and budget revisions for the project/programme according to standards of the donor;
• Keep track of all project/programme budget and ensure that project/programme activities are within assigned budgets.
• In liaison with the Project Accountant and SPM develop budget tracking tools and monitoring
• Ensure the financial implications of plans are fully considered and reflected in the annual budget
• In liaison with the SPM, review financial reports track expenditures and provide feedback to the Project Accountant
• Ensure 100% implementation of the planned project activities on a monthly basis and that budgets are not under and over spent.

Coordination and collaboration
• Coordinate and collaborate with the environment working groups, and local environmental authorities and community members on all assessments. Share assessment findings with the livelihoods/ environment working groups, and community members.
• Collaborate and coordinate closely with all other members of the emergency response team and link development with emergency response activities Other
• Performing any other official duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Sub Program Manager

Qualifications, Skills and Experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in Environment science, natural resources Forestry or degree in related field.
• Knowledge of project monitoring and evaluation is an added advantage.
• At least 2 years’ experience in environment, energy interventions in humanitarian or development context.
• Experience in market-based approaches in energy and environment programming, proven knowledge, and experience in developing and implementing community mobilization projects.

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Good interpersonal and excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent English language
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. Female candidates possessing the above requirements are encouraged to apply. LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, December 30 2024
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 18-12-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-12-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 18-12-2066
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