Location: Adjumani (Uganda)
Contract: Temporary
Working day: Full time
Sector: NGOs and public sector
Vacancies: 1
Discipline: Other
Work modality: On site
Ayuda en Acción is an organization with an international presence that, from a global commitment, has been fighting against poverty, inequality, and exclusion since its birth in 1981. Our scope of action is developed in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and from 2013 also in Spain, in those territories and populations with greater vulnerability and less access to opportunities to exercise their rights with equality and equity. A non-denominational, non-partisan organization committed to the values that stem from respect for Human Rights and that believes in the need to generate changes that make social justice possible, by addressing the causes that generate inequality of opportunities, social exclusion, and poverty. Uganda country program is adopting a market systems approach to boost access to renewable energy for production and clean cooking amongst refugee and host communities in Adjumani district. Based on this premise, Ayuda en Accion (AeA) seeks to hire a well-grounded Program Assistant Energy and Marketing to be based in the Adjumani Regional Office in West Nile, Northern Uganda.
Objective:
The position holder is to implement all aspects of the market systems development component. She/he will be required to apply a wide variety of market development tools and approaches to catalyze innovative services and facilitate linkages between market actors in the assigned program area i.e., Renewable energy (Market Systems Development). The Program Assistant Energy and Market will work directly with the Senior Energy and Marketing Manager in collaboration with the Program manager and the other technical team, who will determine technical strategy.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Energy and Marketing Manager on a day-to-day basis, the position holder is to implement all aspects of the market systems development component in line with livelihood and energy. The Program Assistant Energy and Marketing will support the Market System, Agriculture and Renewable Energy aspects of the project and will work directly with the Senior Energy and Marketing Manager in collaboration with the Regional Program Manager.
Working closely with the support and supervision of the Senior Energy and Marketing Manager, this position will liaise with the other Ayuda en Accion interventions in the area involving planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and reporting.
Prepare program for the effective delivery of Market system, livelihood and energy activities.
Develop weekly and monthly workplans
Provide technical support to Program Assistants and community facilitators in all activities implemented by AeA in the District of operation.
Conduct field monitoring of interventions undertaken by AeA in the targeted districts of operation.
Compile monthly reports to highlighting progress, challenges, and advising on the way forward.
The Program Assistant Energy and Marketing will be the focal person for all coordination, partnership, and related activities with local-level private sector services providers and related stakeholders.
Liaise with local government officials, local NGOs and civil society organizations, and other notables to solicit their support, provision of context-based views and ownership of AeA programs.
Maintain close working relationships with development organizations, and local partners, including representing the program at local coordination meetings as assigned by the Regional Program Manager or the line supervisor.
Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in accordance with AeA codes of conduct.
Participate in District and other sectoral planning/coordination meetings to represent Ayuda en Accion in the area.
Closely work with District and OPM and other relevant national structures at District and settlement level to ensure compliance with the signed MoU between AeA and the OPM.
Work closely with the monitoring and evaluation staff to capture the required data for measuring output and impact of the program, and to ensure an accurate and timely flow of information from the field for entry into the database and for preparation of communication materials.
Prepare and submit timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports that will be indicative of program progress during implementation. Respond to queries when necessary.
Maintain proper filling system regarding market development activities of the program.
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Offer Conditions
In all selection processes we will take into account the criteria of NO discrimination based on sex, race, skin colour, religion, political ideas, social origin, sexual orientation, age, etc., providing a transparent and equal opportunity process for all candidates, as stated in our Code of Conduct. "Treating all people with respect and rejecting any kind of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, exploitation or any other action against Human Rights".
At Ayuda en Acción we have zero tolerance for behaviour related to sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, which is why, in accordance with our Child Protection Policy, we are committed to carrying out a series of checks prior to hiring by requesting information from previous employers through the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org) no the event that said employers are members of this platform. Therefore, by submitting this application, the job applicant accepts and authorises these checks to be carried out in order to continue in the selection process.
In addition, it will be compulsory to present the "Negative Certification of the Central Registry of Sex Offenders" prior to the incorporation.
