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JOB DETAILS:
Peer Mentors – Based in Kampala (Only Female)

Reporting to: Project Coordinator.

Work hours: Volunteer

No of Vacancies: 11.

Deadline: 07 th October 2022.

About TMF: Trailblazers Mentoring Foundation (TMF) is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) in Uganda founded by two former child mothers who turned their negative experiences into a positive action. TMF programs draw lessons from real life experiences to challenge and inspire adolescent girls and young women to embrace responsibility for their education, health and development of their community. The Organization’s mandate is to provide holistic programs that address critical needs of adolescents especially girls and young women while putting greater emphasis on ending teenage pregnancy, child marriages and empowering girls and young women to complete school and rise to their full potential.

Project Overview.
• GEG project will run for 4 years in Kampala specifically in 21 KCCA schools. Our target participants are the vulnerable adolescent girls who are currently participating in mentorship, this project focuses on ensuring that all girls transition safely into adult hood, receive education and training and are empowered to achieve their goals. It does so by supporting in school girls living in Kampala, proving avenues to Empower girls through the existing peer mentors, engaging them through education, training and referrals to support, services and enabling them to pursue a better opportunity for their future through a small cash transfer. This is the first social protection programme in Uganda directly targeting the children.

Job Overview
• The peer mentor of the Girls empowering girls (GEG) programmes is responsible for the day-to-day planning, Mentoring, and monitoring of activities under GEG specifically focusing of ensuring all adolescent girls are being mentored and supported through referral to services and any available fora. The Peer mentors, school administrators, parents and service providers to ensure coordination and integrated support to adolescent girls.

Duties and Responsibilities Project Implementation and sustainability.
• Building a relationship of stability and trust with appointed Mentees;
• Providing one-on-one mentoring to Mentees;
• Facilitating group mentor sessions;
• Connecting digitally with Mentees, fellow Peer Mentors and their Lead Mentor;
• Supporting fellow Peer Mentors;
• Monitoring and reporting on the progress of Mentees as per the guidelines and submit the
• Peer Mentor tracking sheet every month to the Lead Mentor during the Lead-to-Peer
• Mentor sessions;
• Participating in the Lead-to-Peer Mentor sessions;
• Referring girls to essential services (health, education, protection) and support girls with
• the uptake of these services;
• Supporting programme monitoring efforts by submitting the Peer Mentor trackers monthly;
• Asking Mentees frequently if they feel comfortable with the appointed caregivers and are receiving their cash transfers.
• Supporting the Lead Mentors with conducting the quarterly sessions for caregivers, community members, teachers and boys.
• Supporting programme mobilisation, sensitisation, identification registration and enrolment activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• A university graduate preferably in social works or higher level of education and below 30 years of Age.
• At least one year’ experience working with vulnerable communities and adolescent girls.
• Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent computer skills.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable
• Team player, Self-motivator, able to work with limited supervision.
• Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated.
• Demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

JOB DETAILS:

M&E Assistant

WHO WE ARE:
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an INGO promoting adult education and community development among refugees since 1997 as an operational partner to UNHCR and OPM and implementing partner to WFP. FRC is here by seeking qualified and hardworking Ugandans.

Project Financial Literacy Training for refugee youth
Contract type Short Term
Contract Duration 3 to 4 months, preferable start 1st November 2022
Reports To MEAL Specialist

Purpose of the Role:
The M&E Assistant will work hand in hand with the MEAL Specialist to develop and review tools, ensure that data gathered accurately supports reporting on project progress and facilitating reports writing. She/he will provide to field teams technical advice on data collection and related matters.
M&E Assistant trains field level Data Assistants on data collection tools and directly supervises them across the project implementation sites and works closely with Team Leaders.

Qualifications and Competencies:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation/ Project Management/ Statistics.
• At least 2 years’ relevant experience in a similar position
• Working in a refugee context is an added advantage although not a strict requirement.
• Ability to prioritise demanding workload and to work under minimal supervision
• Good communication, feedback, and interpersonal and supervisory skills.
• Able to work with multi-cultural environment.
• Good computing skills; Word, Microsoft Office, M & E tools such as Kobo toolbox.

JOB DETAILS:
Team Leader

WHO WE ARE:
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an INGO promoting adult education and community development among refugees since 1997 as an operational partner to UNHCR and OPM and implementing partner to WFP. FRC is here by seeking qualified and hardworking Ugandans.

Project Financial Literacy Training for refugee youth
Contract type Short Term
Contract Duration 3 to 4 months, preferable start date 1st November 2022
Reports To Project Manager

Job purpose:
Team Leader will coordinate and plan financial literacy training implementation, assist in training of voluntary FLT Trainers, ensure quality data collection and reporting, provide guidance to field staff.
She/he will carry out regular visits to settlements to meet partners, other stakeholders, and project field teams. This position requires excellent organisational and networking skills.

Qualifications and Competencies:
• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management and Planning, Development Studies, Community Development, Business or Livelihood, or other relevant field, combined with strong experience on training adults and monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• At least 2 years’ relevant experience at middle management level.
• Experience in working with and coordination with multiple partners.
• Working in a refugee context is an added advantage although not a strict requirement.
• Ability to prioritise demanding workload and to work under minimal supervision.
• Good communication, feedback, and interpersonal and supervisory skills.
• Assertive and able to question unclear transactions, willingness to solve difficult situations.
• Able to work with multi-cultural environment.
• Good computing skills; Word, Microsoft Office, and M & E tools such as Kobo toolbox.

JOB DETAILS:
Key Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to)
1. Coordinate Marrieds Cells
• Mobilise and encourage married people to join cells and interact with other couples to build, strong, and happy marriages.
• Equip and empower married cell leaders and coordinators with the necessary relational, counselling, mentoring and leadership skills to effectively meet the needs of the couples in the cells.
• In liaison with the Team leader prepare monthly marrieds cell agenda.
• Support Campus pastors to facilitate specialised events for married at their Campus.
• Organize and facilitate specialised platforms to support Parents, Young couples and couples in crisis. Plan for special events and platforms that will motivate and inspire married couples to stay happy in love and connected to God e.g., Couples Dinners, Retreats, Marriage Encounter etc
• Provide quarterly evaluation feedback to Team leader on presenting needs and challenges that need to be addressed.
• Submit monthly reports to the Team leader on matters handled ie individuals and couples counselled and work plan implementation.

2. Counselling Support
• Provide Biblical and timely counselling services to married couples, couples intending to wed, family members and individuals.
• Co-ordinate and maintain a sufficient team of marriage counsellor volunteers to provide counselling services online or in-person to all individuals.
• Work in collaboration with the Team leader and Campuses marrieds coordinators to plan for training of materials cell leaders, counsellors and marriage mentors.
• Support the efficient and timely running of the premarital counselling classes and updating materials used in the classes.
• Stay UpToDate with counselling good practices, procedures, emerging trends and ensure that professional standards are adhered to.

3. Leadership, Development and Training
• In Liaison with the Team leader, design strategic interventions to enable effective counselling support to families in the congregation.
• Support the Team leader to setup family programs that train and inspire the married couples to build strong and healthy families in the way of the Lord.
• Obtain and develop relevant Marriage enrichment resources that will inspire and prepare married couples to build strong families and encourage the singles to wholesome living.
• Obtain and develop programs that equip parents with effective parenting skills so they can raise God fearing children and leaders of tomorrow.
• Facilitate in-house staff counselling training for specific areas as need arises.
• Participate in the preparation of the department's budget as per set guidelines.
• Ensure that all raised issues are addressed in a professional and timely manner in accordance with Watoto Ministries and procedures.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work, Community Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Psychology, or any related field from a recognized and legitimate institution.
• A master's in counselling is an added advantage, especially in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. A minimum of three years' working in experience in a supervisory role in a reputable organization is needed and Computer literacy is needed.
• A Born-Again Christian, who is legally wedded in Church for 5 years or more and passionate about Family and Marriage.
• Membership with the Uganda Counselling Association is mandatory.
• Ability to work at high standard and provide consistent excellent service at all times.
• Leadership skills and ability to effectively work with a team and inspire them to achieve desired goals and maximum.
• A team player, result oriented, self-motivated, able to work with minimum supervision.

JOB DETAILS:
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Back ground
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Purpose of the position:
To effectively manage Area Program Registered Children (RC), Sponsorship Operations, community engagement, participation and protection within acceptable partnership standards, in a manner that contributes to sustained improved child wellbeing.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Management of Sponsorship Performance and Quality Assurance in accordance to WVI partnership standards
• Manage all sponsorship operations and reporting using sponsorship Horizon.
• Ensure Registered Children Monitoring Status (CMS) is maintained within partnership standards.
• Ensure quality Sponsorship Operation Indicators (SOIs) are implemented and maintained within partnership standard of 95%
• Ensure every RC records within Horizon and files are well Updated, managed and stored securely respectively.
• Facilitate timely processing and Management of all Correspondences (Christmas cards, Sponsor letters, Annual Progressive Report, introductory letters, Support Office Queries, Gift Notifications…) within partnership standard of 95%.
• Mobilize and support RC families to adequately prepare for and manage sponsor visits.
• Ensure that Sponsorship 2.0 Media Contents (Photos and Video’s) are delivered according to the Partnership requirements and standards.
• Facilitate Children, Volunteers and stakeholders Sponsorship Basic Training and Sponsorship initiatives.
• Ensure 102% supply and Management of planned number of Registered Children in line with Support Office.
• Hold monthly / quarterly meetings with Community Volunteers Association and guardians/parents and child protection committees to address findings from monitoring.
• Implementation of Field Level Sponsorship initiatives & Innovations
• Ensuring adherence and compliance of sponsorship volunteers to child and adult safe guarding
• Area Program Registered Children Monitoring maintained within or above 95%
• AP Sponsorship Operation Indicators maintained within or above 95%
• AP Community level volunteers structure to deliver and implement Sponsorship operations developed
• AP Sponsorship 2.0 Media Contents child and community contents delivered within partnership standards
• AP RC Management maintained within 98%-102%
• Monthly Community Level Guardians and structures meetings
• Quarterly Guardian meetings
• Volunteers trained in C&A Safe guarding policy and signed acknowledgement forms filed at cluster office.
Sponsorship Planning , Implementation and Reporting
• Work with Project Officer 1s (PO1s) to develop integrated Annual Sponsorship Operational Plans and facilitate implementation, monitoring while reporting and integrating 100% RCs participation.
• Facilitate implementation, monitoring and reporting of Community Engagement and Sponsorship (CESP) planned activities.
• Mobilize and facilitate periodical community engagements of stakeholders (RC guardians, RCs and COVAs) focusing on child wellbeing.
• Facilitate Community Volunteers Associations and partners in monitoring of Community engagement and Sponsorship activities.
• Mobilize and facilitate active participation of children and their communities in planning, monitoring and implementation of community development initiatives.
• Facilitate RC participation within the CDPC and update and Report every RC participation and benefit in accordance to the partnership standards
• Support the collection, documentation & Reporting of RC impact and success stories.
• 100% sponsorship Budget utilized based on the DIP and Cashflow
• Annual Sponsorship Operations plan(quality AOP prepared)
• CESP implementation plan
• Periodical community engagements of stakeholders Sessions
• Effective capacity and Facilitation of the COVAs
• CDPCs Establishment within the APs
• RC Participation plans and activities for the RCs
• RC participation trucking , Documentation and Reflection within the Aps
• Budget managed within -+10%
Community engagement and Sponsorship education
• Conduct Community sensitizations, capacity building sessions on World Vision Sponsorship Model through Community Volunteer Associations (RC guardians, community leaders and other established community groups and stakeholders )
• Lead and Support formation and Training of the Registered Children committees in the respective CPDC for their Wellbeing. .
• Support and facilitate the children committees to plan and hold meetings at all levels (School, parish and sub county) on a regular basis
• Conduct periodical community engagement with other technical project officers and advocacy sessions and case management based on the Child Wellbeing and sponsorship in programming
• Mobilize communities to participate in planned annual children care and protection events.
• Communities Sensitized on Sponsorship
• Establishment of CDPC Leaders and Centers
• Participation and voice and Advocacy on RC protection
• Monthly planning meetings for COVAs
• Minutes of children on file
Strengthening Field operating model through Community Volunteer Associations
• Support the formation, mentoring and functionality of the Community Volunteers Associations for implementation & Monitoring of Sponsorship operations deliverables and planned activities.
• Building capacities of the Community Volunteers, adult RCs and Children committees to manage Sponsorship operations and Media.
• Support COVAs to mobilize, empower and monitor RC households to participate and benefit from the Technical programs within the APs development
• Facilitate and mentor Community Volunteer Associations to support CESP activity implementation and Monitor the wellbeing of children wellbeing (to go on Community engagement)
• Established and functional COVAs with MOUs and Coordinators to impalement Sponsorship operations
• COVAs capacity to implement Sponsorship operations built through Training and mentoring
Community Led Care, Child Protection , Child Participation and Voice
• Lead and Facilitate the establishment and functionality of Child Participation and Development centers for RCs within established APs institutions like schools , Faith Based institutions ,learning centers and Health centers
• Support and Facilitate Periodical RC Child wellbeing engagements within Child Participation and Development Center based planned Technical Project Activities focusing on the child wellbeing.
• Manage and follow up case managements and report any incidents in line with child protection as per policy and guidelines.
• Conduct Periodical Community Sensitization on Child Protection, children’s rights and responsibilities.
• Capacity building and mentorship of CDPC facilitators on different age appropriate life skills to able to train children within the centres.
• Established Child Protection and Structures
• Capacity of CDPC facilitators to train and sensitize RCs enhanced
• Follow up on cases within the CDPCs

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Minimum of a Diploma in Social Work or any other relevant discipline.
• Computer literate
• Writing and reporting skills
• Ability to communicate in applicable local language(s)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in community work and engagement with Sponsorship agencies
• Networking and influencing skills
• Partnership and Collaboration Skills

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
• Community Mobilization and Engagements
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Motorcycle riding skills