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Position Title: Organisation
Development/Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Organisation: VSO
international
Location: Lira,
Uganda
Background
Information
VSO is an international development charity fighting poverty
through volunteers.
Through secure livelihoods, VSO aims to ensure poor and
marginalised people are able to access their right to a sustainable livelihood.
This is particularly important in the context of Northern Uganda as the
majority of youth either missed out on or had their formal education severely
disrupted as a consequence of the conflict. The Youth Development Programme
(YDP) seeks the support of volunteers to aid implementation and build capacity
of NUYDC (Northern Uganda Youth Development Centre) and local Vocational
Training Institutes (VTI's). The Centre was established as part of the Peace
Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP) and reports directly to the Office of
the Prime Minister.
What does the role
involve?
Working with the Youth Development Programme of Uganda
you'll build the capacity of NUYDC (Northern Uganda Youth Development Centre)
and local Vocational Training Institutes (VTI's). To do this you will:
·
carry out a general organizational assessment of
the VTI's to determine their current and future needs
·
support the development of Monitoring and
Evaluation systems for VTI's participating in the DFID funded Youth Development
Programme (YDP) within the Langi sub-region
·
based on the organisational assessment and in
agreement with the individual VTI's, build the capacity of the VTI's on
financial management, data capturing, reporting and human resource development
·
support VTI staff to implement the development
plans, and to report to the program coordinators (NUYDC) on YDP programme and
finance related issues
·
highlight examples of good practice and share
lessons learned amongst colleagues, other VTI's within the sub-region and
throughout NUYDC's network of learning providers and with NUYDC.
Skills,
qualifications and experience required
·
You'll have a relevant degree and at least 3
years experience in monitoring and evaluation, programme management or another
organisational development role.
·
Data analysis, reporting and programme
management/implementation skills are essential, as well as strength in one or a
combination of the following areas: management, finance, M&E,
organisational development.
·
You'll be a self-starter with good communication
skills and experience of working with low capacity teams.
·
You must be able to ride a motorbike or willing
to learn and staff development / people management skills would be an
advantage.
·
You must be a team player and understand the
challenges involved in working in a different environment.
·
And the rest You'll be based in the small, but
busy town of Lira, Northern Uganda.
Lira has basic services such as markets, hotels and banking
institutions. We'll ask you to commit 24 months to make a sustainable
contribution to our development goals. In return, we'll provide you with
training before your placement and a local living allowance, return flights,
accommodation, insurance and more.
When you return to your home country, we'll support you to
resettle.
Closing Date:
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
How to apply:
To find out more about volunteering with VSO visit www.vsointernational.org/volunteer and
please use reference U0605/0010/0001 in your application. On average it takes a
minimum of 4 months to go through the application process, so apply now for
departure in 2013.
