- Please note that this is an unpaid intern position*
START DATE: As soon as possible
DURATION: Minimum duration 2
months, maximum 1 year
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Uganda Project Coordinator
works in conjunction with N.E.W. Foundation and a Micro finance institution,
Seeds’ two project partners in Uganda. S/he will be responsible for supporting
the partners in the development of their project/business, training partners in
business best practices and technology utilization, managing aspects of the
projects related to financial records and reporting, and researching
partnership expansion possibilities. This position offers the opportunity to
develop project management, field research, and training skills, and it
requires a highly motivated, flexible self-starter who can successfully work
cross-culturally.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
a. Project Management and
Training:
i. N.E.W Foundation, first
project: development of an income-generating activity (a tailoring business)
with a women’s community group, thanks to a microfinance loan:
- support the project development:
coordinating/supervising the tailoring space construction works, the
tailoring training and, most importantly, the set-up of the tailoring
business - provide capacity building on business management,
provide advice on the organization of the production and other services
and on the repayment of the micro-finance loan that they will use to
purchase the sewing machines and other materials
ii. N.E.W Foundation, second
project: development of Village Savings and Loans Association groups (community
based micro-finance approach):
- support the project development: supervise the quality
of the local coordinator’s work, measure the social impact of the
developed microfinance groups, evaluate options of program’s growth - provide capacity building on records keeping and
financial management of the project
iii. Microfinance Institution,
third project: support of (a) Microfinance institution(s) (Credit Cooperative):
- provide capacity building for the MFI staff (financial
management, clients’ protection principles, loan recovery management, IT
tools development, etc), - conduct an informal audit related to all
departments/sections of the MFI - conduct a study on the social impact of the work of the
MFI and support the MFI in the implementation of best practices in that
field, - other needs depending on the MFI needs of the moment and
the availability and background of the volunteer
b. Research
i. Project expansion: Explore
feasibility of new business possibilities, growing existing tailoring business,
expanding projects to surrounding villages
ii. Potential new partnerships:
explore and identify new potential partners within the microfinance local
organizations
iii. Demographic and geographic
data: Collect data about the region such as population, district map, and other
useful indicators
c. Other activities as
required
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • English
fluency • Ability to work independently and to be proactive • Strong interpersonal
and written communication skills • Ability to identify needs and priorities and
respond accordingly • Capacity to work successfully across cultures •
Willingness to live in basic living conditions • Some education in and/or
experience with project management
Please submit your CV and cover
letter/motivation letter to hr@seeds-ngo.org
