Assistant program officer Job at Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Assistant program officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries

Deadline of this Job:
21 April 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:

Job Description
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Working experience: At least three (3) years’ experience in a related field in a reputable organization
Duration of the contract: The contract is for 20 months.
Duty Station: Head Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Entebbe with frequent travel to the field. .

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist the Project Coordinator to ensure compliance with the Project Implementation Manual (PIM).
• Support the Project Coordinator to plan and execute project activities in a timely manner as planned in the PIM as well as regular Work Plans and Budgets (RWPB).
• Work under the Project Focal Person (PFP) to implement the project Components under the Ministry of Local Government
• Support the Project Focal Person to mobilize the Ministry of Local Government staff to implement project activities
• Submit monthly reports of the project activities in the respective Ministries to the project coordination Unit as will be required from time to time. These reports should be approved by the Project Focal Person in that Ministry
• Attend bi-monthly Project Coordination Unit meetings where sector activities are presented.
• Assist the Project Coordinator to organize human, financial and material resources to achieve the project objectives.
• Support the Project Coordinator to effectively manage, monitor and evaluate project tasks, processes, budgets for achievement of planned outputs.
• Support the Project Coordinator to ensure good coordination with; the Ministry of Local Government, with the aim of facilitating project implementation, support supervision and evaluation missions and implementing recommendations agreed between the missions, sectors and the PCU.
• Assist the Project Coordinator to manage the internal and external communication and knowledge sharing of project objectives, activities, outputs and impacts within the Ministry of Local Government
• Support the Project Coordinator to prepare and submit mandatory monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual activity and financial reports.
• Support the project Coordinator to monitor and evaluate the project and prepare monthly, quarterly and Annual Performance Reports.
• Support the Project Focal Point to submit annual and quarterly workplans to the Project Coordination unit
• Any other Project duties as allocated by the project focal point and the Project Coordinator from time to time


Competencies
• Demonstrate experience in either community development and research in in this area or related field.
• Ability to work with and coordinate the activities of a range of public and private agencies, at community, sub county and district levels
• Ability to coordinate at multi-sectoral level, district and community level
• Ability to competently operate various computer-based work-processing software, spreadsheets and internet
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing
• Ability to work independently, and produce accurate work in a timely manner
• Attention to detail


Qualifications and Experience:
• The candidate should hold an Honours Bachelor’s University degree in one of the following fields: Agricultural Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Project Management, Nutrition, Education, Health, Environmental Studies, Community Development, Commerce or related areas from a reputable university/institution. A good knowledge and understanding of the project area is an added advantage.
• The candidate should have at least three (3) years’ experience in a related field with a reputable organization


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
The short listing and selection of the Project staff shall be conducted in accordance with the World Bank’s guidelines; Selection and Empowerment of consultants (under IBRD loans and IDA Credits and Grants) World Bank borrowers (Jan 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”)
Sealed expression of interest (application letters, curriculum Vitae and copies of academic documents) should be delivered by hand to the address below not later than 21st April 2021 by 4pm.
Please indicate the position being applied for on top of the envelope.
All applicants MUST register their Names and sign the registration Form as confirmation of delivery of the application.
Applications should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries
P.O. Box 102,
Entebbe-UGANDA
Telephone: 0414-320 004/323990
Fax: 0414-321 255


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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 21 April 2021
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 07-04-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 07-04-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 07-04-2065
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