Eastern Archdiocesan Development Network (EADEN) has a Job Vacancy for Area Manager

Job title: Area Manager (1 position)

Eastern Archdiocesan Development Network (EADEN) is a capacity building organization founded by the Catholic Arch Diocese of Tororo, the Diocese of Jinja and community representatives in the geographical coverage of the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo. The organization aims at reducing poverty among marginalized subsistence farmers by increasing their capacity to overcome social economic development challenges that include health, food and income security. The organization currently works in partnership with Caritas Denmark, to ; empower communities in Eastern Uganda move from the state of subsistence individual farming, to organized groups/associations that are able to engage in specialized production alongside influencing policy change for increased sustainable production and market access.
EADEN is inviting applications from suitable \ qualified Ugandans to fill the following positions: j

Job status: Full time
Location: Tororo Reports to: Executive Director Purpose: To plan, direct and implement the Tororo area activities while ensuring effective
functioning of the organisation's operations and systems
Duties and Responsibilities
• S/he is the head and accounting officer for the area office
• Implementation of community development activities especially in agricultural practices !
• Conduct community mobilisation and sensitisation activities to ensure adequate community participation in programme activities
• Coordinate and ensure timely implementation if sustainable programme activities
• Assist the community in participatory community development processes and drawing of village development activity plans
• Write and submit monthly reports to the Executive Director and other stakeholders
• Contribute to fundraising and donor reporting
• Developing strategies for improving community development activities mostly in agriculture
• Leading and supervising the area team while ensuring effective community participation and outreach
• Any other duties that may be assigned


Job requirement

Minimum Qualifications
• Degree in Social sciences, development studies or agriculture
• 3 years working experience in livelihood programs
• 2 years management experience
• 3 years experience in managing donor funded projects
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products-Word, Excel and Outlook
Skills and Attributes
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural society/ community
• Good attitude towards community work
• Concern for standards alongside problem solving, Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Strategic thinking, Results orientation, Concern for impact
• Relationship building, planning & organisation, Management/administrative, interpersonal skills

Added Advantage
• Experience in fundraising and donor reporting
• Training and experience in project planning and management


How to apply

Interested competent candidates should submit a cover letter with copies of relevant academic documents not latter than Tuesday 9th August 2011.
Applications should be sent to the address below,

The Executive Director,
EADEN, P.O. Box 337 Iganga
They should be hand delivered to plot 24 Lubas Road (Off Kaliro Road), Iganga or sent by email to eadenuganda@gmail.com