(CLOSED) Project Officer – Income Generation and Job Creation (2 positions)

Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD) is a non-profit and an indigenous NGO registered as a Limited Liability (by Guarantee) under Registrar of Companies – in year 2000; and also registered in November 2000 with Uganda Non-Governmental Organizations Board as S.5914/3432 according to the NGOs Statute of 1989.
CEFORD in partnership with Stromme Foundation Uganda is implementing the Building Empowered and Resilient Community by Strengthening Livelihoods, Inclusion, Education and Food Security (BELIEF) project in Yumbe district targeting host and refugees with funding from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The BELIEF project is a five-year project 2024-2028, with a goal to promote social change, sustainable development and resilience through access to inclusive quality education, increased income, and job creation targeting 81 Youth in 2024 and 58 Community Managed Saving Groups will be selected and supported up to 2028.

In order to realize the project goal and objectives, the project seeks to recruit two Project Officers to spearhead project implementation. CEFORD therefore invites application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following Position;

Location: Yumbe
Reports to: Project Coordinator

Job Summary:
The Project Officer shall be responsible for Implementing initiatives to boost income generation, job creation, and access to green jobs by members of vulnerable households.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Project Management

Lead planning, resource allocation, and delivery of activities within the budget and scope.
Maintain effective communication with stakeholders, manage risks, and monitor progress to ensure that the project stays on track and achieves the intended objectives.
Represent the partner organization and the Stromme Foundation with district, settlement, and other authorities.
Enforce compliance with all provisions of the partnership agreement signed between Stromme Foundation and CEFORD within the intervention area.

2. Coordinate Income generation initiatives.

Coordinate identification, selection, and verification of members of vulnerable households for community enrollment managed saving groups in collaboration with the relevant refuge settlement authorities, local leaders, and community development officers.
Coordinate the recruitment of Community-Based facilitators/mobilizers/trainers following relevant laws governing informal saving groups and Stromme Foundation’s program manual for community-managed saving groups.
Coordinate relevant training for the community-based facilitators in collaboration with the Stromme Foundation Income generation and job creation specialists.
Monitor and supervise the CBFs to deliver the training package to CMSG members.
Facilitate linkages of CMSG members to formal financial services and other development programs
Supervise the community-based facilitators.
Organize community-based facilitators’ monthly review meetings.
Prepare activity, monthly, and quarterly reports.
Enforce compliance with all safeguarding, safety, and health procedures at all activities of community-managed saving groups, community campaigns, and other project activities.
Mainstream all Stromme Foundation crosscutting issues (Gender, Disability Inclusion, Climate) in income generation and job creation interventions.

3. Coordinate green skilling and Jobs’ creation.

Coordinate market surveys to identify viable green jobs.
Coordinate the selection and enrollment of youth and bonga graduates into community-based technical and vocational training programs.
Coordinate the selection of local artisans for training participants in green skills.
Deliver relevant training and orientation of local artisans following the relevant training materials.
Supervise local artisans to deliver technical and vocational training in line with industry standards.
Coordinate the assessment of trainees’ competencies and skill sets in collaboration with the Stromme Foundation’s Income generation and job creation specialist.
Coordinate internships, apprenticeships, job placements, and other linkages for graduates.

4. Stakeholders Engagement, Networking and Collaboration

Mobilize and coordinate appropriate stakeholders’ participation in project Interventions.
Represent Stromme Foundation and Kulika Uganda in sector working group meetings in the settlements and other platforms as delegated by the Project manager.
Work with the Project Manager to foster good working relations and new networks and collaborators in the project area to support project implementation.
Coordinate community advocacy campaigns for beneficiaries as appropriate.

5. Documentation, monitoring, and reporting

Maintain an up-to-date database of CMSG and green skills participants.
Compile activity and periodic reports in appropriate formats.
Participate in annual and quarterly review meetings for animators to reflect on the project objective and overall progress and create spaces and opportunities for action-learning.
Participate in all project data collection processes such as assessments, routine monitoring, and evaluations.
Participate in Data Quality Assurance activities in collaboration with the Stromme Foundation
Document participants’ stories of change, and success stories to demonstrate project outcomes and impact.

Personal Specifications

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agribusiness, microfinance, entrepreneurship, rural development, business management, business, and vocational education,
3 years of work experience in implementing Climate-smart agriculture, village savings and loans groups, savings and credit organizations, microfinance, and vocational skilling.
Fluency in the language of the intervention area
Good knowledge of government community development programs.
Basic monitoring and Evaluation skills.
Experience in working with refugee and host communities.
Strong networking, interpersonal, and communication skills
Excellent report writing and presentation skills are a must.
Ability to ride Motorcycle and Valid riding permit is a MUST.

How to Apply:

Application letters accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and photocopies of relevant academic documents like transcripts, certificates, testimonials and contacts and email addresses of 3 referees including day telephone numbers, should be addressed to:

The Executive Director – CEFORD
P.O. Box 303
Arua.

Hard copy applications can be delivered to CEFORD Offices in Arua, Yumbe, Paidha, Moyo and Adjumani.
Electronic application having all the required documents combined as one pdf file should be emailed with the subject clearly marked “Position Applied for-Name of Applicant” to recruitment@ceford.or.ug All applications should reach the above address not later than Thursday 9th May 2024 by 4:00PM. Late submission of applications and those not in one pdf file will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please submit Once, either hard copy or soft copy NOT BOTH.

NOTE: Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply