Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 12 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
PROJECT BACKGROUND:
The USAID Feed the Future Uganda Water and Food Systems (WFS) Activity is a five-year activity (2023-2028) implemented by the Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI Global ELC) as a lead partner with funding from USAID Feed the Future in partnership with Catholic Relief Services, Stantec, Market Share Associates, and the International Water Management Institute. The Activity aims to inclusively and equitably improve food and water security in the Kyoga Basin in northeastern Uganda, specifically three watersheds - Lokok, Awoja, and Lokere, by empowering individuals and communities to mitigate and adapt to shocks and stressors in order to improve livelihoods, maintain nutrition and health wellbeing, address drivers of conflict, and reduce reliance on humanitarian assistance.
The activity aims therefore to achieve results under the following development objectives: 1. Improve water supply and integrated water resource management.
2. Increase equitable access to sanitation and hygiene services for households and schools.
3. Improved agriculture-based livelihoods.
4. Increased consumption of nutritious foods among women and children.
5. Expanded access to financial resources for women, men, youth, indigenous people, and marginalized groups.
6. Improve local capacity to manage shocks and stressors.

The Operations Officer will provide a direct support to the Operations Manager in ensuring day-to-day office management and administration with high level of efficiency. S/he will collaborate and seek technical guidance from the Operations Manager and the Programs team to ensure the project needs are taken into account throughout the execution of the daily operational roles in the Catchment area/office. S/he will directly support in office procurement, office management, administration, logistics and fleet management for the Catchment office/region.

Job Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, logistics and procurement, or any related field.
• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience in general office operations management with a good blend of procurement, logistics, administration, or related area.
• Prior experience in USAID project operations management is desired. Professional proficiency in English is required, and proficiency in local languages is preferred.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Job Application Link: https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/btyybnwdiv/index


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