Participatory Community Development Officer(2 positions) Kyangwali (Hoima)) and Kyaka II (Kyegegwa) Refugee Settlements.

Title     Finish Refugee Council
Start Date     Jan 14, 2013
End Date     Jan 28, 2013
Job Information    

FRC is an NGO providing adult education and community development among refugees in Uganda since 1997 as an operational partner to OPM and UNHCR. FRC seeks to employ Ugandans for these positions:

Participatory Community Development Officer(2 positions) Kyangwali (Hoima)) and Kyaka II (Kyegegwa) Refugee Settlements.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Promote participatory development in adult learning and common interest groups.


• Provide professional mentorship, training and support to local facilitators and project staff

• Conduct participatory assessment with refugee groups on their training needs

• Develop participatory and community monitoring and assessment systems and planning.

• Supervise a small field office with 3 professional team members and refugee staff.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Community Development / Sociology / Adult Education.

• Strong experience on carrying out participatory assessments, planning and training.

• 3 years professional community development work experience.

Starting date: March 2013

Duration of appointment: Up to 31.12.2013 with possibility of one year extension at a time.

Application procedure: Application by 28.1.2013 inclusive with salary request and CV. Include in CV 3 reference persons –reference checks are carried out, and your competence on Swahili or French.

Do not send copies of certificates!!

Interviews in Kampala during February 2013.

Send to: Finnish Refugee Council,

P.O. Box 24526, Kampala.

frckampala@africaonline.co.ug