Vacancy title:
Project Director (2)

Jobs at:
Masindi - Kitara Diocese

Deadline of this Job:
5th march 2017

Duty Station:
Masindi, Uganda

Job details:
The Project Director is the team leader of the project staff. He /she is expected to offer knowledge, guidance and technical skills of children, project committee parents, fellow project workers and church leadership in areas of spiritual development, project planning and budgeting, comprehensive healthcare, social and skills development, and academic advancement. He /she is to ensure that all programmatic, financial, health and sponsor service aspects of the project are managed efficiently and effectively. She he shall be an active minister in the local church where she/he is posted.

Core Duties & Responsibilities.

• Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and is a strong Christian witness vino demonstrates a courteous, Christ-like attitude in eating with people within and outside of the Church, and also faithfully upholds child ministry in prayer
  
• Working within ones influence, serves as an advocate for children and their caregivers who live in Poverty and are not able to speak out for themselves. This includes being ill armed about issues affecting children and influencing others to greater involvement on their behalf
  
• Directs the day to day running of the activities of the project for effective program implementation.
  
• Assists the Overseer in implement the standards of the partnership agreement as the lead technical staff within the partnership.
  
• maintains books of accounts. Cashbooks, voucher registers, posts entries to various accounts. Compiling Project financial statements, including fund balance and existence summons, reconciliation sheets for specific accounts, bank reconciliation and budget reports
  
• Prepares and submits reports to the church leadership and Compassion as means to monitor and evaluate the program.
  
• Uses his or, her vast experience to challenge, motivate and encourage the church to think of other ways of mobilizing resources that can provide sound teaming opportunities for children in all areas of child development in order graven creating a dependency syndrome.
  
• Discharge such other duties as assigned by the Diocesan leadership and Compassion office.

Knowledge and skills required.

• Must be a mature born again Christian with a sound testimony. Age 30-40.
  
• Must have good interpersonal skills, a team builder and willing to take initiative.
  
• Experience and knowledge of HIV/AIDS intervention is desirable.
  
• Working ability to apply and adapt established accounting procedures to a variety of accounting transactions problems and situations
  
• Good written communication skills and strong verbal communication skills. Intermediate English ability is preferred and Customer service orientation.
  
• Skills in Project planning and management will be an added advantage.
  
• Previous supervisory experience desired. Ability to team and is innovative.
  

Qualifications
A minimum of Degree in Development studies, Social Work, Education, Child development and Children's Ministry, Business Studies, Social Sciences, Community Psychology and Theology. Computer skills and knowledge in Basic accounting are a must.

Job application procedure
Applications should be addressed to;

The Diocesan Secretary, Masindi - Kitara Diocese, P.O. BOX 515 'Masindi, Uganda.
The closing date for receiving application will be 5th march 2017 and only short listens candidates will be contacted.