Project Assistant Women and Girls Empowerment Project(WOGE)

The Eastern African Sub Regional support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI),  is a sub-regional civil society organisation made up of committed individuals, NGOs, coalitions and networks driven to transform gender relations globally and especially in the Eastern African sub-region. EASSI was formed in 1996 as a mechanism to follow up implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the sub-region. EASSI works in 8 countries, that is, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

With support from the Dutch Government, through the FLOW (Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women),EASSI in partnership with DSW is implementing a four year Women and Girls Empowerment project (WOGE) in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction by strengthening Women’s and Girls’ voices for economic self-reliance. 

EASSI intends to recruit a dynamic and self-driven person to fill the post of Project Assistant.

Job Title: Project Assistant

Reports to: Executive Director

Duty Station:Kabale district -Katuna EASSI Information and Resource Centre

Salary scale: Attractive

Contract Period: 2 years

General Description:

In collaboration with the Project Coordinator, the Project Assistant will ensure the effective planning, implementation, and monitoring of the ‘Women and Girls Empowerment Project (WOGE) in Kabale district. The Project Assistant will work closely with the local government and women leadership in Kabale district.

In particular the Project Assistant is responsible for the following tasks:

Section A: Coordinate WOGE activities in Kabale district (Uganda)

Ø  Mobilizing women and girls to participate in project activities

Ø  Identify training needs of women and girls

Ø  Conduct tailor made trainings for women and girls

Ø  In collaboration with the Project Coordinator organise exchange visits, trade fairs, and  exhibitions for women and girls

Ø  Facilitate women and groups to register their groups/businesses

Ø  Document success  stories

Ø  Monitor the progress of the project

Ø  Network and represent EASSI at various meetings and fora

Ø  Prepare monthly progress and accountability reports together with supporting documents

Ø  Participate in proposal writing

Section B: Manage Katuna Information and Resource Centre

Ø  Manage the Information and Resource centre at Katuna border point

Ø  Collate trade information on cross border trade and disseminate it to the women traders in timely manner

Ø  Attend to the trading needs of the women cross border traders & refer them to the relevant border and other government authorities for remedies

Ø  Maintain and update the resource centre register

Ø  Produce regular statistical reports on the functioning and use of the resource centre

Ø  Provide timely information to EASSI

Ø  Responsible for the security of all EASSI property in the resource centre

Ø  Collect & receive and cataloguing of materials for the resource centre

Ø  Recruit members for the Katuna and National Women Cross Border Trader’s Association

Ø  Support the activities of Katuna Women’s Cross border traders’ Association

Ø  Manage the business unit at the resource centre

Ø  Lobby for EASSI to become an agent for border transit (avail forms)

Ø  Carry out any other   duties as may be requested by your immediate supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

-          BA degree in social sciences, Gender studies or relevant development studies.

-          A minimum of 2years’ experience in working with non-profit organizationsin rural communities

-          Knowledge of women’s rights and gender equality issues at national, regional and international level is an added advantage.

-          Experience of working with women and youths groups in communities

-          Flexibility, problem solving with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.

-          Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English andknowledge of Swahili is an added advantage

-          Excellent use of IT technology (excel, Microsoft, power point, internetetc.)

Applications

Persons who fully meet the above specifications should submit in their applications, curriculum vitae together with copies of their academic transcripts and testimonials by Monday 15^th  July 2013, 5:00pm  to the address below:

 The Executive Director, EASSI

Plot 87; Bukoto – Ntinda Road,

P.O.BOX 24965, Kampala-Uganda

Email: eassi@eassi.org

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted