Project Assistant- Gender and Energy

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Do you want to fight for equality? Tackling inequality at its roots, together with colleagues, our partner organizations and activists in more than 90 countries? To change the systems behind it, once and for all?

Oxfam Novib stands behind the people who stand up for equality. Together, we fight for a world where everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of gender, ethnicity or skin colour. A world where everyone feels safe; where income gaps are shrinking instead of growing, where climate change is tackled in a firmer and more honest way.
 

Equality is the common thread throughout our activities and projects, but also internally. We are aware that our team of colleagues can be even more diverse and that having a diverse team is the only way to see the world from a broad perspective. To obtain a multi-voiced team, we are therefore calling all persons to apply for this job.

Becoming part of Oxfam? Oxfam in Uganda is looking for a

Position title:                           Project Assistant- Gender and Energy

Deadline for applications:      October 3rd, 2024

Duty Station:                            Arua, Uganda

Type of appointment:              Fixed-term Contract

Work schedule:                       Full-time 40 hours per week

Reports to:                               Project Officer- Innovative Energy Solutions

Salary & Scale:                        E1

Contract duration:                  11 Months renewable

Start date:                                As soon as possible

Context

Oxfam in Uganda started work in the 1960s delivering development and humanitarian support as part of the Oxfam confederation, a global movement of people fighting to end inequality and injustice. Today, we continue to tackle the inequalities that make and keep people poor. We save and protect people’s lives in times of crisis. We work with people to build their resilience and rebuild their livelihoods. We enable vulnerable people’s voices to be heard and campaign for genuine, durable change.

Objective of the position

The Project Assistant- Gender and Energy will support the SUSTAINED project, and ensure that project goal, mission, and objectives are achieved with in the 11 months of the project implementation.

Job Responsibilities

• Works in close coordination with other SUSTAINED Project consortium team members and identifies and encourages synergies within SUSTAINED project to achieve an integrated approach that supports the overall project mission as far as practical.
• Ensure all project-based needs and requirements are shared with support services in a timely manner for ensuring effective and coordinated implementation.
• Support project lead to ensure timely delivery of quality quarterly and annual reporting to SUSTAINED project technical lead highlighting implementation status, challenges and key plans for the following months in an acceptable format or a format agreed/provided by the parties.
• Works towards ensuring that Refugees and vulnerable host communities, especially women and youth, in Uganda have increased access and utilization of clean, reliable, and affordable energy products and services, thus sustainably increasing their overall standard of living, health, and livelihoods. 
• Compile and submit quality progress reports, monthly, quarterly and end of project reports and submits them to programs for onward submission to the donor.
• Coordinate regular reviews and reflections on progress of the project at the districts and regional levels.
• Ensure project work plans are effectively implemented, monitored and progress reports shared including effective budget management.
• Contribute to the development of project related documents such as success stories and publications.
  Contribute to development and introduction of innovation to ensure Oxfam is continually incorporating best practice approaches in operations.
• Work with MEAL team to ensure robust Monitoring, Evaluation and accountability system is implemented across the SUSTAINED project in line with consortium members.

Other

• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here)
• Understanding of and commitment to equity, diversity, gender, child safety, and staff health and wellbeing principles.

Who are we looking for?

Of course, you have at least two (2) years’ experience working with vulnerable communities and familiarity with humanitarian programming and implementation. Minimum of Bachelors in gender and women studies, Natural Resource and Environment economics, Energy Economics, Environment Management, social sciences, or Development Studies, Law or any other relevant discipline. Experience in refugee/ community work and engagement climate change and livelihood is added advantage. You have a reasonable experience in clean energy solutions, productive use of energy, on-grid and off grid electricity systems, gender and feminism approaches, climate change mitigation, entrepreneurship, micro finance and strong agribusiness skills. You have a track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable Proactive personality, self-driven and strongly motivated. You have a demonstration of well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work and observe highest level of integrity. Position is field based near the refugee Settlements in Arua and requires ability and willingness to travel within the region up to 100% of the time. You must be ready to work in a multi-cultural environment and have the ability to maintain performance expectations in the diverse cultural context, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources. You possess the ability to work with different partners, local authorities, local organizations and NGOs, to develop and maintain positive relationships. You have the ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context.

Working at Oxfam Novib

• All our work is guided by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.
• At Oxfam Novib, we work according to the Feminist Principles - Oxfam Policy & Practice.
• Oxfam Novib is committed to offering you a motivating work environment at our offices in Kampala. We offer a two-year contract from the start with the possibility of extension based on funding and performance.
• Oxfam Novib offers an attractive and honest benefits package, including a year-end allowance and yearly pay increase. The salary range for this position is set in scale with a salary range between Grade E1 gross based on 40 hours a week.
• Oxfam Novib is based on the power of difference. That is why we aim to attract a diverse mix of talented people who share our standards, values and principles, and who are committed to preventing and eliminating any type of misconduct.
• We have an active policy against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any form of abuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This subject will be covered in our application and selection process.

Apply now!

• Do you believe that this is the job you are looking for? Then we would love to receive your application! Be aware that only applications received before the closing date (October 3rd, 2024) and submitted via our application portal will be taken into consideration.
• If you have questions regarding the position, please contact the Human Resource Office through +256 (0) 414-390-500
• At the time of a contract offer, Oxfam Novib will request valid references. Our candidates will be subject to appropriate screening checks, including criminal records and terrorism, financial checks or integrity screenings/references.
• Oxfam Novib reserves the right, to its sole discretion, not to make agreements regarding this job opening, make an agreement in a lower level, or make an agreement with an amended job description.

Acquisition on the occasion of this vacancy is not appreciated.