Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 29 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Baptist Union of Uganda (BUU) a faith based organization that brings together all Baptist Churches in Uganda has a strong partnership with Compassion International- Uganda in child ministry through sponsorship and home based care. BUU seeks to recruit competent persons to fill the position.

Position: Child Development Officer- Sponsor Donor Relations
Vacancies: 2
Station: Jamure Baptist Church Koboko and Palorinya Baptist Church Obongi

Core Duties & Responsibilities
• Serves as an advocate for children and their caregivers who live in poverty and are not able to speak out for themselves.
• Implements the day to day running of the project SDR activities for the achievement of the sponsor child relationship outcomes.
• Initiates annual plans and schedules for child correspondence, Child updates, Child departures, child registration and other Key Result Areas and coordinates their implementation in a timely manner.
• Coordinates all planned sponsor visits, ensures proper documentation and record keeping of all SDR related issues:
• Responsible for the social emotional development, this will involve acting as a resource person for life skills trainings and mobilizing opportunities for empowering caregivers in positive parenting activities, trainings, information, education and communication (IEC) to the project management; caregivers and children.
• Committing to a high level of financial stewardship through demonstrating proper funds usage, financial accountability and adhering to reporting requirements.
• Support in the generation of the annual PPBF (Partner Planning & Budgeting Form).
• Prepares and submits SDR related reports to the Project Director and church leadership as a means to monitor and evaluate issues to do with child/sponsor/donor relationships.

Requirement
• Must be a mature born again Christian with a sound testimony.
• Must have at least a degree in any of the following: Social work& social Administration, Social sciences, Development Studies, Education, Communication, records management and any related disciplines
• Written Communication and basic organizational skills are a must.
• Must have good interpersonal skills.
• Must have computer skills.
• Formal training in counseling and child development will be an added advantage.
• Age: 25-35

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please post your handwritten application together with a current copy of your curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic documents & National ID, three referees and a recommendation letter from your local church signed by your Pastor/Priest to the address below. You can also hand deliver to Baptist Inion of Uganda Office or email as one complete attached file to baptistunionbuu@gmail.com 

The National ICP coordinator
Baptist Union of Uganda, P.O. BOX 7508 KAMPALA - WANDEGEYA.
Deadline for applications is Friday, March 08 2024 before 5:00PM.

We appreciate all of you for your interest to serve with us but we wish to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further engagements. Address any arising question to Richard at 0775-338383/0756-940312

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