Community Development Officer Job at Finnish refugee council (FRC) - Career Opportunity in Uganda
Vacancy title:
Community Development Officer
Jobs at:
Finnish refugee council (FRC)
Deadline of this Job:
9th February, 2017 by 3 pm.
Duty Station:
Nakivale Refugee Settlement
Job details:
FRC is an NGO promoting adult education and community development among refugees since 1997 operational partner to OPM and UNHCR. FRC seeks to employ Ugandans for:
Community Development Officer - Adult Education; at Nakivale Refugee Settlement, lsingiro. This position is for year 2017 with a possibility to continue year at a time.
Main duties and responsibilities
- To plan, design and conduct trainings and materials related to literacy in local languages and English for adults.
- To arrange and promote practical exercises, activities and hands-on projects for adult learners in order to enhance functionality of the training courses.
- Identify, formulate and initiate relevant methods, models and practices for adult training.
- To sensitize and motivate volunteer instructors, adult learners, youth groups and other project beneficiary groups, and provide professional mentoring and support to them.
Academic Qualifications and competencies
- Bachelor degree on Adult Education I Pedagogy or Community Development with strong experience on adult education and literacy.
- Strong experience on training, material development, participatory assessments.
- At least 2 years professional work experience with communities.
Job application procedure
Send Application by 9th February, 2017 by 3 pm. to frcugandaadmin@refugeecouncil.fi
Submit: Application letter, which includes your salary expectation, and max. 5-page CV, incl. contacts to 3 professional reference persons, and your language skills.
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