Job Title: Project Coordinator
The International Rescue Committee IRC begun working in Uganda in 1998 in response to the devastation wrought by rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army in the north of the country.
Responsibilities
• Establish and maintain systems for project operations;
• Ensure that all cooperative agreement deadlines are met and that targets are achieved;
• Maintain working relationships with project stakeholders, including USDOL and government counterparts
• Engage in coalition building and public -private partnerships promotion;
Qualifications
• Master’s Degree or higher in development studies, economics, livelihoods, education or related fields
• Experience in a leadership role implementing complex youth livelihoods development projects in East Africa.
• Minimum of five years experience in project management, supervision, administration, and implementation of cooperative agreement and/or contract requirements
• Knowledge of exploitive child labor issues, and experience in the development of transitional, formal and/or non-formal vocational education and training of young people removed from exploitive child labor and/or victims of the worst forms of child labor
• Experience managing USDQL- funded projects is preferred.
How to apply
To apply , send CV and cover letter clearly indicating the position applied for to
The Human Resource and Administration Coordinator,
International Rescue Committee
P. O. Box 24672 Kampala OR
Deadline: 09 /08 /2013
