Project Assistant

Under the overall supervision of the ECTAD Country team leader and the direct supervision of the VPP Project Country Coordinator and in close collaboration with the global M&E officer the incumbent will perform the following duties:  

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Support the country coordinator to ensure project activities are timely implemented including workplan monitoring, reporting and formulation.
• Take minutes of important meetings, proofread documentation, and prepare draft invitation letters and agendas in accordance with FAO guidelines.
• Support in the development of communications products, including PPTs, social media and other visibility products to be shared with the communications unit.
• Support the organization and delivery of virtual and face-to-face events as well as in-field missions in line with FAO rules and regulations and in close cooperation and under the guidance of FAO Uganda’s operational and administrative personnel.
• Liaise with workshop attendees with respect to travel and data re-imbursements.
• Facilitate easy collection and organised storage of data emanating from VPP training institutions, VPPs, third party organisations and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure project archives are regularly updated on sharepoint including workshop attendance lists, VPP, mentor and trainer, National Advisory Committee and Multi-stakeholder platform members contact database.
• Update project monitoring database with regards to trainee, mentor, and trainer attendance of workshops.
• Conduct in person and telephone surveys with VPPs to collect data for baseline and post-training livelihoods framework assessment to assess training impact.
• Support liaison with partners and relevant stakeholders; and
• Undertake other related duties and duty missions when required.

Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in management, rural development, social sciences or equivalent.
• At least one years of relevant experience assisting project implementation.
• At least one year of experience in data collection, management, and reporting
• Working knowledge of English (Level C).
• National of Uganda.

Selection criteria

• Good knowledge of FAO or united national operations procedures is desirable.Competent in using Excel, formatting in Word, and archiving in SharePoint.
  Experiences in supporting delivery of trainings in the animal health sector.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Source:  https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2401073