7 Skilling Field Officer
2025-05-08T04:19:25+00:00
Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)
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FULL_TIME
Nebbi, Pakwach, Zombo
Nebbi
00256
Uganda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Advertising & Marketing
2025-05-23T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
8
Job Summary
Responsible for community-level mobilization, and supporting vulnerable young women develop and nurture the life goals, skills, and connections they need to build sustainable businesses for dignified and fulfilling work opportunities.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Conduct stakeholder meetings to secure program buy-in and agree on project geographical reach.
- Participate in livelihood and market assessment including enterprise viability and barrier analysis to inform market-relevant skilling for young women.
- Mobilize and enroll young women into the program and facilitate the formation of YSLAs and support every YSLA to register with their local governments.
- Train YSLAs on the VSLA Plus methodology (i.e., VSLA, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy).
- Support all targeted young women to develop personal/family development plans.
- Facilitate YSLA members to select enterprise/trade/skills based on market assessment findings and life goals to guide training and skills development.
- Facilitate YSLA members identify peer trainers and skill them (with DIT certification) in their selected trades.
- Equip and support trained peer trainers to cascade technical skills training to their YSLA members.
- Place young women in non-agribusiness related trades on apprenticeship training with reputable artisans or private sector in their local areas while ensuring provision for care givers (babysitters, support for YPWD).
- Receive, distribute and account for basic start-up inputs provided to ensure that the young women transition into the world of work by starting their planned businesses where they will be self-employed.
- Train YSLA members in soft/life skills
- Conduct dialogue meetings bringing together young women, community leaders and relevant government departments to address issues that affect young women’s enterprise growth.
- Ensures gender and safeguarding and disability inclusion are mainstreamed in the program activities.
Management
- Develop monthly operational work plans
- Monitor the implementation of business plans and achievements of personal/family goals.
- Prepare reports on program activities, including success stories, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Participate and contribute to the PMEL framework of the project
- Participate in partner coordination meetings at subcounty level and lobby for local government support
- Maintain strong relationships with young people, parents, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders.
- Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
Person specifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Vocational Education, Entrepreneurship.
- At least 3 year’s experience in livelihoods and youth entrepreneurship related fields.
- Knowledge of farmer/producer groups, VSLA, and IGA-SPM is a MUST.
- Fluency in Alur or Jonam local language is a MUST.
- A valid motorcycle-riding permit is a MUST.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including youth, community leaders, and employers.
- Basic computer skill i.e., MS Office
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Familiarity with participatory and youth-centered methodologies.
- Knowledge of start and grow your business approaches.
- Knowledge of gender-sensitive approaches and inclusive programming.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and partners.
Roles & Responsibilities Conduct stakeholder meetings to secure program buy-in and agree on project geographical reach. Participate in livelihood and market assessment including enterprise viability and barrier analysis to inform market-relevant skilling for young women. Mobilize and enroll young women into the program and facilitate the formation of YSLAs and support every YSLA to register with their local governments. Train YSLAs on the VSLA Plus methodology (i.e., VSLA, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy). Support all targeted young women to develop personal/family development plans. Facilitate YSLA members to select enterprise/trade/skills based on market assessment findings and life goals to guide training and skills development. Facilitate YSLA members identify peer trainers and skill them (with DIT certification) in their selected trades. Equip and support trained peer trainers to cascade technical skills training to their YSLA members. Place young women in non-agribusiness related trades on apprenticeship training with reputable artisans or private sector in their local areas while ensuring provision for care givers (babysitters, support for YPWD). Receive, distribute and account for basic start-up inputs provided to ensure that the young women transition into the world of work by starting their planned businesses where they will be self-employed. Train YSLA members in soft/life skills Conduct dialogue meetings bringing together young women, community leaders and relevant government departments to address issues that affect young women’s enterprise growth. Ensures gender and safeguarding and disability inclusion are mainstreamed in the program activities. Management Develop monthly operational work plans Monitor the implementation of business plans and achievements of personal/family goals. Prepare reports on program activities, including success stories, challenges, and lessons learned. Participate and contribute to the PMEL framework of the project Participate in partner coordination meetings at subcounty level and lobby for local government support Maintain strong relationships with young people, parents, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders. Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
Person specifications: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Vocational Education, Entrepreneurship. At least 3 year’s experience in livelihoods and youth entrepreneurship related fields. Knowledge of farmer/producer groups, VSLA, and IGA-SPM is a MUST. Fluency in Alur or Jonam local language is a MUST. A valid motorcycle-riding permit is a MUST. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including youth, community leaders, and employers. Basic computer skill i.e., MS Office Ability to work independently with minimum supervision Familiarity with participatory and youth-centered methodologies. Knowledge of start and grow your business approaches. Knowledge of gender-sensitive approaches and inclusive programming. Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and partners.
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Vacancy title:
7 Skilling Field Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Advertising & Marketing]
Jobs at:
Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 23 2025
Duty Station:
Nebbi, Pakwach, Zombo | Nebbi | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 8 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job Summary
Responsible for community-level mobilization, and supporting vulnerable young women develop and nurture the life goals, skills, and connections they need to build sustainable businesses for dignified and fulfilling work opportunities.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Conduct stakeholder meetings to secure program buy-in and agree on project geographical reach.
- Participate in livelihood and market assessment including enterprise viability and barrier analysis to inform market-relevant skilling for young women.
- Mobilize and enroll young women into the program and facilitate the formation of YSLAs and support every YSLA to register with their local governments.
- Train YSLAs on the VSLA Plus methodology (i.e., VSLA, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy).
- Support all targeted young women to develop personal/family development plans.
- Facilitate YSLA members to select enterprise/trade/skills based on market assessment findings and life goals to guide training and skills development.
- Facilitate YSLA members identify peer trainers and skill them (with DIT certification) in their selected trades.
- Equip and support trained peer trainers to cascade technical skills training to their YSLA members.
- Place young women in non-agribusiness related trades on apprenticeship training with reputable artisans or private sector in their local areas while ensuring provision for care givers (babysitters, support for YPWD).
- Receive, distribute and account for basic start-up inputs provided to ensure that the young women transition into the world of work by starting their planned businesses where they will be self-employed.
- Train YSLA members in soft/life skills
- Conduct dialogue meetings bringing together young women, community leaders and relevant government departments to address issues that affect young women’s enterprise growth.
- Ensures gender and safeguarding and disability inclusion are mainstreamed in the program activities.
Management
- Develop monthly operational work plans
- Monitor the implementation of business plans and achievements of personal/family goals.
- Prepare reports on program activities, including success stories, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Participate and contribute to the PMEL framework of the project
- Participate in partner coordination meetings at subcounty level and lobby for local government support
- Maintain strong relationships with young people, parents, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders.
- Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
Person specifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Vocational Education, Entrepreneurship.
- At least 3 year’s experience in livelihoods and youth entrepreneurship related fields.
- Knowledge of farmer/producer groups, VSLA, and IGA-SPM is a MUST.
- Fluency in Alur or Jonam local language is a MUST.
- A valid motorcycle-riding permit is a MUST.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including youth, community leaders, and employers.
- Basic computer skill i.e., MS Office
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Familiarity with participatory and youth-centered methodologies.
- Knowledge of start and grow your business approaches.
- Knowledge of gender-sensitive approaches and inclusive programming.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and partners.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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