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Project Assistant – Eastern (Several Vacancies)
DistrictMbaleCityNot specifiedContractType not specifiedPosted2026-08-28Close date2026-09-27Experience2 yearsSourceUgandan Jobline
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Raising The Village is hiring Project Assistants for Mbale, Uganda to support community development projects aimed at reducing extreme poverty. Duties include project implementation, training facilitation, field reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination with partner villages. Applications close 27 Sep.
- Role based in Mbale, Eastern Uganda
- Several vacancies available
- Deadline: 27 Sep
- Requires a university degree in a related field
- Minimum 2 years community development experience needed
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Project Assistant – Eastern (Several Vacancies) – Raising The Village
Raising The Village
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Closes 27 Sep
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Job Title:
Project Assistant – Eastern (Several Vacancies)
Organisation:
Raising The Village
Duty Station:
Mbale, Uganda
About Organisation:
Raising The Village International (RTV) is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on ending extreme poverty by eliminating immediate barriers of scarcity, nurturing income-generation activities and building local capacity, while moving communities toward economic self-sufficiency. Raising The Village is a fast-growing organization on an accelerated growth path. Our East Africa and North American teams work together to lift communities out of ultra-poverty in last-mile villages. We operate at the intersection of direct implementation and advanced data analytics to inform progress, decision-making, and impact.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities
- Project Implementation
- Conduct project design review meetings with respective partner villages and provide feedback as required to update project designs and budgets prior to implementation;
- Coordinate and co-facilitate training activities including but not limited to financial literacy and behavior and mindset change, water and health sanitation, village savings and loans associations, agriculture, livestock care and management and health outreaches, etc.
- Responsible to implement RTV’s project methodologies with the purpose of increasing household income and reducing extreme poverty as per project designs;
- Develop and submit list of required goods and services for project implementation to the procurement and logistics officer;
- Responsible to verify goods/inputs prior to distribution;
- Conduct project follow-up and provide support and guidance to community groups and individual households to ensure project compliance and continuation;
- Identify potential risks and issues and provide mitigation measures and recommendations for improvements;
- Conduct regular meetings with leadership and community members on performance, participation, and perceptions of RTV based projects
- Reporting and Administration
- Develop and manage work plans;
- Complete field reporting on a weekly basis and provide support with information sharing for donor reporting and proposal writing as might be required;
- Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings as well as cluster team meetings to highlight issues and success and outline next steps;
- Complete weekly financial request, submissions and accountabilities to the Project Manager.
- Take photographs and share them for data repository.
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Providing feedback and recommendations to the Project Officer and Project Manager, and the program team to improve RTV’s way of work;
- Provide suggestions to management on potential activities that need to be redone, reviewed or introduced to ensure sustainability of RTV projects, methodologies and improvement in the lives of community members.
- Note:
- Other
Requirements
- as required by their direct supervisor and/or management.
- Qualifications, Skills and
Experience
Deadline: 27th September 2026
- University Degree in Community Development, Project Management, Project Planning, Development, Development Studies and Social work, and social administration or related fields
- A minimum of 2 years of work
- in community development programs, project management, facilitation and leadership or related field
- Technical and Administrative Skills:
- Strong training & facilitation skills;
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written English;
- Fluent in local languages where RTV works;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs i.e. Word and Excel
- Understanding of Community Based Development Principles
- Organizes work effectively while remaining aware of changing priorities and deadlines;
- Able to work independently to accomplish tasks, but also as part of a team to achieve mutual goals and objectives;
- Able to think outside of the box to provide plausible solutions to issues and challenges;
- Strong work ethic, flexible, and able to build relationships with various stakeholders most notably colleagues, and community members;
- Able to keep a positive attitude in a fast-paced and challenging environment;
- Energetic and physically able to hike high terrain;
- Able to travel approximately 80% of time;
- How to Apply:
- All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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