Project Coordinator in Post-conflict Peace-building, Grassroots Reconciliation Group in Northern Uganda – Apply by December 31st
The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) seeks a Project Coordinator to head the office in Northern Uganda, Gulu. GRG works on innovative peace-building and livelihood projects for the reintegration of former child soldiers and combatants. We are looking for a person with visionary ideas and someone who can take the lead in making the organization grow. The Project Coordinator will have the overall responsibility for implementation of programs in rural communities, as well as financial management, fundraising, and coordination with development partners and the local government.
Duties will include the following:
- Managing the office with 3-4 other permanent staff and 2-3 international and local volunteers.
- Managing livelihood, peace-building, and micro-finance projects in 10-20 rural communities in northern Uganda, entailing weekly field visits. The job will be about 50% office-based and 50% field-based.
- Financial management, budgets, and cost control.
- Regular outreach to other NGO partners, foundations, and other donors.
- Setting up GRG projects in new locations.
- Providing input for the GRG’s “Soldier No More: Now What?” fundraising campaign through innovative multi-media support, including blogging, video uploads, etc.
- Documenting GRG projects through reports on projects in each location, as well as individual-focused stories.
- Working on fundraising proposals.
- Monitoring and evaluation of progress in GRG beneficiary groups in communities.
The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) helps former child soldiers in war-torn northern Uganda reclaim their future through locally designed projects with the twin aims of reconciliation and small-scale development. Building directly on a previous 3-year USAID reconciliation program, GRG projects bring together former combatants of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and local community members living in displacement camps in project groups of approximately 40 persons each. Together, the two groups build relationships and work hand-in-hand on projects that they design themselves, such as communal farming, brick-making, and counseling. By supporting these projects, GRG encourages the long-term social and economic rehabilitation of the war-weary people of northern Uganda. Registered as a 501c3 non-profit organization in 2007, GRG currently works in 8 communities with over 400 project participants with a small staff and budget. Since we started, GRG has helped start over 300 new businesses for participants and send over 700 of their children to school through school fees.
Requirements: We are looking for a person with at least 2-3 years of experience with project management in a developing country (preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa), preferably with a background in conflict resolution and international development.
Key competencies:
- High degree of self-motivation and proven ability to work independently
- Project management skills, particularly on international development and peace-building projects
- Good cross-cultural communication skills
- Good writing skills
- Knowledge of sustainable development issues and conflict resolution
- Grassroots community mobilization experience a plus.
- Knowledge of northern Uganda a plus.
- Knowledge of multi-media, including web design, blogging, etc
- Excellent networker
- Proven fundraising experience, in particular on grants.
We offer a two year contract with initial salary of $1000 per month, along with health insurance. The Project Coordinator will be expected to cover their own transport costs to the office in Gulu.
Deadline for applications: December 31st
Start date: February 2012
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