Program Coordinator Job Opportunity at Empower a Child

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Mentor and train project beneficiaries in a way that facilitates a high performance classless culture of learning and development, trust and integrity

• Seek understanding with and unified leadership alongside the women leadership team
• Provide Christian leadership to the women and to the community
• Provide a good example of good stewardship with time, resources and privilege for the staff, employees, and women’s groups
• Serve as an active advocate for the Women Empowerment Project, promoting the vision, mission and goals of the organization amongst the community at all times to ensure the organization maintains a positive public standing

2. Administration

• Create a contract of service for the women entering the program with a clear set of expectations and a timeline for transition and exit plan
• Create local marketing strategies for the program products and grow it to client base to support a 10-30 million shillings /year business turn over in the next 2 years.
• Teach the women about household budgets and teach them how to manage household expenses, including education, health care, and wellness issues
• Create in-house sustainable business programs where the women can work together to earn wages and save, money to re-invest as they so choose.
• Manage local databases for the program, enter data into the database, including but not limited to USA craft Orders, attendance and local sale for farming and sewing group.
• Create and organize written records of all programming

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, or related fields
• A minimum of three years’ experience in a similar position serving  low income earners
• One year of experience managing a team.
• Previous exposure and experience serving low income communities or demonstrated interest in issues affecting low income communities.
• Training in micro-finance or ability to independently get extra training in Micro- finance 
• Previous experience working in a cross-cultural development context (ideally within an African nation) including management of people and resources desired
• Strong knowledge of computer software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and conferencing
• Professional experience in statistics and Excel data management and manipulation is desired
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ready to relocate to Zirobwe Luwero 

How to Apply: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application letters enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, a passport size photograph and details of two professional references (must have been your immediate supervisors), one spiritual reference senior pastor of your church  plus a one page personal testimony showing your walk with Christ. Please send to:

The Administrator,

Empower A Child,

P.O Box 33273, Kampala, Uganda

Or

Email applications to: benon@empower-a-child.org

Physically drop off your application at the gate, Empower A Child offices in Ntinda Sempagala Zone-Ntinda-Kisazi Road.  Turn off from Apex House

Contact Benon for more information on 0700906797

Deadline: Friday, 8th April 2016