Program Coordinator Non-profit Jobs - Empower a Child

Organisation: Empower a Child

Duty Station: Luwero, Uganda

Reports to: Community Development Coordinator

Empower

a Child is an international not-for-profit faith-based organization operating

in East Africa with headquarters in the United States of America. Our focus is to empower lives of

people in Uganda and Kenya to overcome poverty through education, vocational

training and entrepreneurship, character, spiritual and health development.

Job Summary: The Program Coordinator will train Zirobwe women

financial and business skills and oversee their projects in a loving, Christian

manner, and with a clear vision for the future. The incumbent will mentor and train

women in other valuable skills and knowledge, including but not limited to

health and wellness, Christ centered bible study, Christian mentoring, and ESL

(English as a Second Language). The jobholder will receive and process USA

craft orders and endure that they are consulted and informed on ongoing   progress.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Mentor and train

project beneficiaries in a way that facilitates a high performance classless

culture of learning and development, trust and integrity

• Seek understanding with and unified
  
  leadership alongside the women leadership team


• Provide Christian leadership to the women and
  
  to the community


• Provide a good example of good stewardship
  
  with time, resources and privilege for the staff, employees, and women’s
  
  groups


• Serve as an active advocate for the Women
  
  Empowerment Project, promoting the vision, mission and goals of the
  
  organization amongst the community at all times to ensure the organization
  
  maintains a positive public standing

• Create a contract of service for the women
  
  entering the program with a clear set of expectations and a timeline for
  
  transition and exit plan


• Create local marketing strategies for the
  
  program products and grow it to client base to support a 10-30 million
  
  shillings /year business turn over in the next 2 years.


• Teach the women about household budgets and
  
  teach them how to manage household expenses, including education, health
  
  care, and wellness issues


• Create in-house sustainable business programs
  
  where the women can work together to earn wages and save, money to
  
  re-invest as they so choose.


• Manage local databases for the program, enter
  
  data into the database, including but not limited to USA craft Orders,
  
  attendance and local sale for farming and sewing group.


• Create and organize written records of all
  
  programming


• Communicate regularly with the local program
  
  supervisor regarding on orders, output, planning, programs, and women in
  
  need of additional support both verbally and through written reports


• Generate empowerment reports as requested and
  
  them to supervisor


• Assist with other empower a child Programs as
  
  needed giving first priority to the Women Empowerment


• Meet with women’s groups regularly to
  
  maintain strong and healthy relationships within the communities the Women
  
  Empowerment Project runs and actively seek needs and opportunities for
  
  empowerment, ministry and wellness programming


• Research and provide information to the
  
  women’s groups about resources available for rural  women living in Uganda

3. Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Plan and coordinate 4 annual M&E
  
  activities


• Assist in inputting data into M&E
  
  database as needed

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
  
  in Business, or related fields


• A minimum of three years’ experience in a
  
  similar position serving  low income
  
  earners


• One year of experience managing a team.


• Previous exposure and experience serving low
  
  income communities or demonstrated interest in issues affecting low income
  
  communities.


• Training in micro-finance or ability to
  
  independently get extra training in Micro- finance 


• Previous experience working in a
  
  cross-cultural development context (ideally within an African nation)
  
  including management of people and resources desired


• Strong knowledge of computer software
  
  (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and conferencing


• Professional experience in statistics and
  
  Excel data management and manipulation is desired


• Excellent communication skills, both oral and
  
  written.


• Excellent organizational skills and the
  
  ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.


• Proven ability to work individually in a
  
  self-directed manner and as part of a team, coordinating efforts with
  
  program staff and other development staff.


• Demonstrated planning, program development
  
  and problem-solving skills.


• Knowledge of local community services and
  
  resources available for enterprising women


• Keen eye for detail


• Ready to relocate to Zirobwe Luwero 

How to Apply: 

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application

letters enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of academic transcripts and

certificates, a passport size photograph and details of two professional

references (must have been your immediate supervisors), one spiritual reference

senior pastor of your church  plus a one

page personal testimony showing your walk with Christ. Please send to:

P.O

Box 33273, Kampala, Uganda

Email applications to: benon@empower-a-child.org

Physically

drop off your application at the gate, Empower A Child offices in Ntinda

Sempagala Zone-Ntinda-Kisazi Road.  Turn

off from Apex House

Contact

Benon for more information on 0700906797

Deadline: Friday, 8th April 2016 by 5pm