Head of Department Mobilization Vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Head of Department Mobilization - Disaster Risk Reduction

Reporting to: Nakapiripirit Base Manager

Duty Station; Nakapiripirit (Uganda)

Duties and Responsibilities
•Manage ACTED's DRR Unit's daily tasks;
•Facilitate the group action
•planning process and identify the appropriate learning activities to be integrated;
•Establish the DRR Unit's work plans according to the projects schedules;
•Carry out ground working activities in preparation for the selection of beneficiaries and subsequent establishment of Community
•Disaster Management Committees (CDMC);
•Select CDMCs following criteria agreed by ACTED and the communities;
•Guide Pastoral Field Schools (PFS) and CDMCs to put in place and regularly update the appropriate records and reporting formats where necessary;
• Mentor the PFS/CDMC groups and build their managerial and entrepreneurial skills to enable them become self-reliant;
• Bi-weekly reporting
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Contract period: 6 months (eventually renewable)

Qualifications and Experience:
• Minimum Bachelor degree in community development, agriculture, production, or social sciences;
• At least 4 years practical work experience with (agro) pastoralists on animal health, production and/ or agriculture;
• Strong organizational, supervisory and writing skills;
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
• Highly motivated and with a desire to work with local communities;
• Pokot and/or Ngakarimojong language skills an added advantage;
• Ability to work in a complex environment, with short deadlines;
• Very good communication skills (both spoken and written) and ability to work closely with the community;
• Experience in Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction;
• Experience with income generative activities an added advantage;
• Be able to ride a motorbike and have a license.
Apply for this job

Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV and contact (telephone numbers), as well as a cover letter and three professional referees to one of the addresses below, not later than 7th September 2010.

ACTED Uganda, Recruitment Section
P.O BOX 37665
Kampala, Uganda.

Or
by email to kampala@actad.org or gulu.finance@acted.org

ACTED Nakapiripirit is recruiting 4 community mobilizers and one field cashier.

Interested persons should send their CV and application letters to the address below;

Nakapiripirit Field Office
Brossard House
Nakapiripirit
nakapiripirit@acted.org