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Position Title:Uganda Project Coordinator (Intern)
Organization: Seeds
Duty Station: Uganda
Duration: Minimum duration 2 months, maximum 1 year
Training categories: Monitoring and Evaluation
Theme: Gender
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Uganda Project Coordinator works in conjunction with N.E.W. Foundation
and a Micro finance institution, Seeds' two project partners in Uganda.
S/he will be responsible for supporting the partners in the development of
their project/business, training partners in business best practices and
technology utilization, managing aspects of the projects related to financial
records and reporting, and researching partnership expansion possibilities.
This position offers the opportunity
to develop project management, field research, and training skills, and it
requires a highly motivated, flexible self-starter who can successfully work
cross-culturally.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
a. Project Management and Training:
i. N.E.W Foundation, first project: development of an income-generating activity (a
tailoring business) with a women's community group, thanks to a microfinance
loan:
support the project development:
coordinating/supervising the tailoring space construction works, the tailoring
training and, most importantly, the set-up of the tailoring business
provide capacity building on business
management, provide advice on the organization of the production and other
services and on the repayment of the micro-finance loan that they will use to
purchase the sewing machines and other materials
ii. N.E.W Foundation, second project: development of Village Savings and Loans
Association groups (community based micro-finance approach):
support the project development:
supervise the quality of the local coordinator's work, measure the social
impact of the developed microfinance groups, evaluate options of program's
growth
provide capacity building on
records keeping and financial management of the project
iii. Microfinance Institution, third project: support of
(a) Microfinance institution(s)
(Credit Cooperative):
·
provide capacity building for the
MFI staff (financial management, clients' protection principles, loan recovery
management, IT tools development, etc),
·
conduct an informal audit related
to all departments/sections of the MFI
·
conduct a study on the social
impact of the work of the MFI and support the MFI in the implementation of best
practices in that field,
·
other needs depending on the MFI
needs of the moment and the availability and background of the volunteer
b. Research
i. Project expansion: Explore feasibility of new business
possibilities, growing existing tailoring business, expanding projects to
surrounding villages
ii. Potential new partnerships: explore and identify new potential
partners within the microfinance local organizations
iii. Demographic and geographic data: Collect data about the region
such as population, district map, and other useful indicators
c. Other activities as required
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• English fluency
• Ability to work independently and to be proactive
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to identify needs and priorities and respond accordingly
• Capacity to work successfully across cultures
• Willingness to live in basic living conditions
• Some education in and/or
experience with project management
Mode of application:
Please submit your CV and cover letter/motivation letter to
hr@seeds-ngo.org
Job ID: #748606
