Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 07 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the role:
Restless Development Uganda is seeking to recruit One (1) talented individual as a Programme Finance Officer for the SHESOARs Programme. Sexual and reproductive Health and Economic empowerment (SHE) Supporting Out-of school Adolescent girls’ Rights and Skills (SOARS) is a seven year programme launched in 2022 funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC).Restless Development in partnership with CARE International in Uganda is implementing the SHE SOARS project in three countries; Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia. The project aims to increase the enjoyment of health-related rights on the part of extremely vulnerable and marginalized women and girls, particularly out-of-school adolescent girls between 10 and 19 years of age.

KEY PRIORITIES
Programme Preparation and delivery (35%)
Supported by the Assistant Programme Coordinator;
• Participate in the planning and implementation of the SHE SOARS programme components.
• Plan and deliver a comprehensive community sensitization programme on SRHR and harmful gender norms that affect young people’s ability to ensure their SRHR rights in the target communities
• Take responsibility for volunteer safety and welfare, through training volunteers in Safety and welfare, risk assessment, management and reporting.
• Support in following up the District leaders in addressing existing capacity gaps on gender/youth responsive and inclusive planning, budgeting, data for decision making and SRH supportive supervision, and development of appropriate training manuals
• Support in all training preparations for volunteers.
• Develop activity and monthly reports
• Plan and Support IGD mentors of West Nile project districts to conduct IGD dialogues at household levels Ensuring that at least each Household is visited on a weekly basis.
• Plan and support SAA facilitators of West Nile project districts to conduct SAA dialogues at community level ensuring that each SAA facilitator conducts 2 groups that are met at least twice a month.
• Conduct BCC outreaches to reach out to adolescent girls and boys at least 70 per outreach session. One BCC outreach should be conducted per month.
• Participate in development and continuous improvement of volunteer activities and events innovatively.

Partnership Development Management (15%)
• Ensure that key staff of the project areas of Terego, Madi Okollo and Arua city have a clear understanding of the SHE SOARS programme.
• Support and monitor the work of the Social Analysis and Action (SAA) Facilitators, VHTs and Intergenerational Dialogue Mentors in West Nile to ensure it is being done well.
• Work with research teams to ensure the effective sharing of research findings with key stakeholders
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports to the leaderships of Arua, Terego and Madi Okollo and ensure all records are update
• Represent Restless Development Uganda at meetings with government and NGO partners as required
• Identify and establish relationships with different stakeholders including; community leaders, and health centres, and ensure a good working relationship is maintained.

Volunteer Management, support and welfare 5%
• Ensure that volunteers and their team leaders understand and adhere to the code of conduct.
• Report all volunteer and team leader incidents in line with Restless Development health & safety policies and procedures.
• lead support and welfare meetings with team leaders, and researchers
• Ensure proper documentation and filing of payments, registration forms from West Nile and Liaise with the Finance and Administration team for proper accountability.
• Work with the APC and the PCs to support programme audits and ensure the necessary requests from the donors are quickly prioritized.

Financial Planning and Management (25%)
Work closely with the Programme Officers and Finance unit to:
• Provide logistical support to field based teams based in West Nile.
• Ensure SHE SOARS finance compliance requirements at a field level.
• Ensure that the SHE SOARS activities in West Nile are implemented in line with the project work plan and budget.
• Ensure that financial management is undertaken according to Restless Development policy and procedures.
• Work closely with the Finance team to ensure audit compliance on a quarterly basis.
• Support programme supplier review and asset management at a regional level.
• Support vehicle and motorcycle compliance requirements such as field scheduling, efficiency reporting.
• Support programme and finance unit during project audits as required from time to time
• Monitor field payments and West Nile in West Nile
• Working closely with the APC, support in ensuring that all finance related documents from West Nile are complete before they are submitted to the finance department for further management.

Other (10%)
• Other duties as required, sometimes requiring working on weekends and holidays for which time off in lieu can be taken.



Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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