Jobs in Oxfam Uganda- Project Officer Livelihoods

Job Title: Project Officer Livelihoods

National Contract: Fixed term- 2 years

Location: Kotido



Duties and responsibilities:

- Build the capacity of Pastoral and Agro-pastoral communities and mobilize them to able to manage and sustain planned livelihoods initiatives.

- Plan implement and monitor selected livelihoods micro-project activities among marginalized pastoral communities.

- Lead on the management of assigned Oxfam partners, carry out regular monitoring visits and report on implementation of projects against plans, as per the OGB Partnership Policy.

- Expected to contribute directly to the delivery of high quality services to beneficiaries and to the organizational and institutional development of partner organizations so that they become increasingly sustainable and independent.



Qualifications and experience:

- A University Degree in the relevant field, with a bias to development or agro-economics, and demonstrable experience in implementing agro-pastoral livelihoods intervention.

- Good working knowledge and experience of working with partners

- Excellent understanding of the concepts and practices of participatory development approaches, organizational development and demonstrable community development skills.

- Ability to work well with government officials, partners, CBOs and other organizations in pastoral locations.

- Excellent training and facilitation experience and a thorough understanding of gender issues and gender mainstreaming.

- Ability to and willingness to work in a harsh and remote environment.



Application procedure:

Submit your application and CV in English detailing your experience for the post and include the daytime telephone contacts to;



kampalajobs@oxfam.org.uk

The subject of your email should be the title of the job you are applying for.

Please don’t send your academic credentials with your application, only CVs.


Deadline: 15th February, 2011