Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 15 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
To facilitate communities for community development, and specifically, to empower adolescent mothers to realize their dreams for education, family planning, healthy relationships and sustainable livelihoods

Duties and Responsibilities
• Co-organize ASHR Gatherings for Y Gardeners in Kasese District and adjacent sub-counties together with 1,000 Women's Gardens team
• Provide primary leadership for programming and facilitating ASHR Gatherings for YM Gardeners in consultation with 1,000 Women's Gardens team
• Provide guidance for selection of Young Mother Volunteers (YIMVS), and continual mentorship and follow-up with YMS.
• Participate as needed in the research component of ASRH Gatherings for YM Gardeners to assess the impacts of the initiative on young mothers
• Provide back-up to the RCRA data officer for entering and analyzing data gathered by YMVs as well as Model Gardener Volunteers (MOV)
• Participate as needed in 1,000 Women's Gardens impact assessment research.
• development trainings organized for the communities by RCRA
• Prepare progress reports, and other reports as required by the organization
• Promote project through stories, articles, website and other PR activities ensure implementation of RCRA and donor visibility strategy
• Assist with donor visits, provides services of a guide during donor visits and events
• Actively participate in the weekly zoom meetings with the 1,000 Women's Gardens team.

Requirements: Education, Skills and Experience
• An honors degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Health, Gender Studies, Social Work or Social Administration and Management Science from a recognized university or institution
• Experience working with adolescent mothers. •Expertise in adolescent reproductive health
• Three years working experience with communities for development activities
• Experience in working with government and non-govemment organizations;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (M5 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, plus Google Docs Sheets Fluency in English
• Experience facilitating community meetings,
• Knowledge of local language is required (Rukonzo, Rutoro),

Key Competences
Good time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and conceptual skills for promotion of economic and social development,
• Ability to construct, interpret, critique budgets and track expenditures,
• Demonstrated ability to foster partnerships with community and or government agencies/organizations and groups,

Note:
• RCRA is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture
• Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Suitably qualified Ugandans should submit
• An application letter
• A curriculum Vitae/Resume
• Copies of academic Transcripts
• Copies of National ID
• Names, contact numbers and addresses of three (3) professional references
To:
The Executive Director-RCRA Uganda.
P.O. BOX 24321 Kampala,
Or
E-mail Address:reragrora-uganda.org  


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