Job Title: Program & Grants Volunteer (PlayMatters) – IRC Uganda Jobs 2022
Organization: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
International Rescue Committee (IRC) Profile
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities that support them, as well as with those who remain within their homes and communities. At-work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. IRC reaches over a million children annually with education and child protection programs in 25 countries around the world.
PlayMatters is a US $100M investment, led by the IRC, which aims to reimagine childhood for 800,000 children across Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania through play-based learning. Now in its second year, the project is re-defining education and cultivate a generation of lifelong learners. PlayMatters is inspired by LEGO Foundation’s call to challenge the status quo and offer children the quality education they deserve. PlayMatters is being delivered by a diverse consortium with a track record of thinking and delivering differently. We bring three distinct characteristics:
1.OUTCOMES. Everything we do is fueled by the social, emotional, cognitive, physical, creative and resilience outcomes we seek. We know learning happens when children are at the center and teachers, parents and the system surrounding them embrace children’s agency and have not only skills and resources, but the motivation to drive change.
2.RESEARCH AND LEARNING. Effective delivery requires both rigor and a big heart. With LEGO Foundation, PlayMatters will generate scientific evidence that can transform our understanding of play and learning for refugees in East Africa and around the world.
3.THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. The LEGO Foundation Humanitarian Initiative offers an opportunity to deliver and comes with the responsibility to lead. Our consortium’s members have a record of mobilizing others. More information on PlayMatters can be found here: https://www.playmatters.org
Job Summary:
As part of the IRC’s PlayMatters Regional Project Team (RPT), the Kampala-based Program & Grants Volunteer is responsible for assisting in both grants management, materials development, and maintaining institutional memory for the project. The Grants, Partnerships, & Coordination Department acts as both an external liaison to donors and partners, and an internal liaison between fields, country, and HQ-level staff, as well as between various departments (Programs, Logistics, Finance, and HR).
Furthermore, the Programs & Grants Volunteer- PlayMatters is asked to assist other program staff as needed in a variety of tasks, such as developing key communication materials and project tracker, to attending and documenting key coordination meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for persons interested in learning about humanitarian assistance, education programming, and grants and project management. This position reports to the Senior Regional Project & Partnerships Coordinator- PlayMatters.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Grants Management: Assist Grants, Partnership & Coordination Department in ensuring compliance with donor regulations; Maintain accurate records of grants files in both hard and soft copy; Maintain grants management tools.
- Proposal Development: Under guidance of Senior Project & Partnerships Coordinator- PlayMatters, assist in proposal writing and review as requested.
- Report Review: Send timely reminders to field teams to ensure adherence to reporting schedules; Assist in direct review as requested.
- Grants Monitoring: Coordinate project review meetings, budget vs. actual meetings, etc.; Take minutes and follow-up on action points for such meetings.
- Publications: Lead drafting of bi-weekly internal newsletter; Update and create fact sheets as needed; support in the development of the Project’s Annual Report; Work with Regional Communications Team to generate and edit relevant project materials.
- Special Project: Design and implement a project that both matches your interests and provides a needed service within the PlayMatters RPT.
- Collaboration: Promote constructive, collegial teamwork between programming staff and operational support staff in execution of project.
- Leadership Support: Support RPT SMT with coordination and administration as necessary, including setting up, developing agendas, documenting, and distributing/following up on action points for key discussions.
- Donor Support: Support drafting donor communications, such as responding to requests for information, and assist with coordinating donor visits.
- Information/Resources: Research and be informed about programmatic issues, as well as security and political developments in the region. Support in ensuring donor and RPT remains up to date on any developments which may impact implementation.
- Ad-hoc: Assist in any other tasks requested by RPT staff.
Minimum Qualifications for IRC Uganda Jobs 2022
- Bachelor’s degree, experience in program and grants management at an international NGO or similar organization is a plus.
- Demonstrated strong writing and revision skills (both in terms of content structuring and copy-editing).
- Demonstrated strong computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Outlook, Internet (browsers and Skype), PDF manipulation
- Positive, helpful attitude and willingness to learn new skills is essential. Must be excellent coordinator and great teammate; this role collaborates across department and ability to influence colleagues, often without line management.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment and complete work independently, while developing positive relationships with locally and remote based staff
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Self-directed, able to independently set priorities and solve problems with minimal guidance.
How To Apply for IRC Uganda Jobs 2022
All interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit their applications through the link below.
Deadline: 21st July 2022
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