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Project Support Officer - National Office

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Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Full-time

Provide support to the Senior Programmes Director in the operational and administrative coordination of the Integrated Programmes Division

Areas of Responsibility: 

Support to IPD foras:

  • Development of Divisional calendars and follow through its implementation,
  • Manage logistics for strategic workshops and meetings,
  • Manage documentation process of events and information,
  • Report dissemination,
  • Follow through implementation of actions from divisional meetings timely.

Division work plan development and monitoring:

  • Compile the division annual operating Plan,
  • Monitor its implementation and continuously remind technical staff of the planned activities.

Support Internal and external communication

  • Handling correspondences
  • Collate information and report writing
  • Ensure that decisions are communicated to relevant staff and stakeholders,
  • Support Divisional Director on communicating key assignments as well as public engagements and other divisions,
  • Ensure communication continuity in absence of Divisional Director,
  • Work on outgoing correspondences, , information dissemination to zones and projects,
  • Handle and respond to Director’s email when out of station.

Planning and management of guests/visitors:

  • Develop and implement a plan to cultivate good organizational image and relations,
  • Update visitor calenders.
  • Develop visitors TORs and corresponding budgets,
  • Provide project briefs, organizational information to visitors, and advice on local customs, holidays and observations,
  • Manage processes on compliance on child protection,
  • Prepare and share visitor reports.

Collection of messages for monthly communication:

  • Liaise with regional programmes managers and division unit heads to collect key messages
  • Consolidate, synthesize and share with Divisional Director,
  • Draft key messages for Divisional staff on Divisional and policy positions

Report tracking and updates:

  • Compile monthly, quarterly and bi-annual divisional report for review by Divisional Director and submission to National Director;
  • Develop and update inventory of audit, track progress of implementation and update Division Director regularly;
  • Participate in division budget development,
  • Provide updates on monthly finance performance.

Program Management and back up:

  • Follow up mainly with the smaller grants at National Office and advise on the implementation, spending and reporting patterns;
  • Ensure uptake of project monitoring tools,
  • Make field support visits;
  • Monitor the DME processes, support the processes and report any lags for action;
  • Maintain the divisional dashboards ensuring that information is received and uploaded on time

Gift In Kind (GIK) Management:

  • Program Contact person for GIK,
  • Link the operations team to the existing GIK,
  • Review concepts for request, and follow up reporting on the same.

Emergence Response Liaison:

  • Support the HEA manager and the Response Manager in coordinating the needs of the response at the Head office.
  • Deal with correspondences to UNHCR and OPM,
  • Write letters seeking approvals, seeking meeting appointments,
  • Process field requests,
  • Coordinate all teams visiting the response especially external parties;
  • Provide oversight support through field visits
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree in development studies or related field.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Experience of not less than 3 years in administration and development work with an international NGO
  • Must demonstrate willingness to learn from others, train others and work as team member
  • Ability to communicate precisely and clearly both in written and verbal
  • Must also be computer literate with proven skills in spreadsheets and word processing
  • Networking and influencing skills
  • Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and dependable
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jan 26 2018
Active Until: 
Feb 26 2018
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit