War Child Project Coordinator Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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War Child Project Coordinator Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

War Child Uganda looking for “Project Coordinator”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before March 20, 2024.

War Child International is a network of three independent non-governmental organisations: War Child UK, War Child Holland, and War Child Canada, each legally, operationally, and financially independent but sharing a common brand identity and mission to support children and young people affected by armed conflict and war. They work with parents, caregivers, community members, NGOs, governments, corporations, and other partners worldwide to ensure children have access to protection as well as education and psychosocial support. War Child has its work rooted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The War Child has published a job vacancy announcement on March 09, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Project Coordinator to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

War Child Job Vacancy 2024

Purpose

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a locally led protection project response aimed at providing support and assistance to refugees and new arrivals in Northern and West Nile locations of Uganda through building capacity of national partners and supporting them to implement the project within quality and on time. This role requires strong coordination, coaching and mentoring skills, project management expertise, and a deep understanding of protection issues affecting refugees and new arrivals.

Position in Organization:

Industries: Financial
Contract time: Full Time
Publish date: 06/03/2024
Project Coordinator (PC)-1 Position
Based in: One of the project field offices in West Nile, with regular travel to other project locations.
Reports to: Programme Implementation Manager
Updated: March 2024

Qualification:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as international development, social work, humanitarian assistance, or a related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in project coordination, preferably in protection programming or refugee response.
Strong understanding of protection principles, SGBV, Child Protection and MHPSS , approaches.
Proven experience in coaching, mentoring of local partners and also in project planning, budget management, and monitoring and evaluation.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Fluency in English; knowledge of other languages spoken in Uganda is an asset.
Commitment to humanitarian values, including impartiality, neutrality, and respect for diversity.

Skills and Competencies

Strong social and communication skills for team management as well as for liaising with external stakeholders and partners.
Facilitation skills
Fluency in English, and preferably able to speak in one of the local refugee languages
Problem solving skills, able to deal independently with field work related issues
Results oriented
Strong computer, report writing and documentation skills