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Raising The Village Uganda Contract Posted 2026-08-28

DistrictNot specifiedCityNot specifiedContractContractPosted2026-08-28Close dateNot specifiedExperience2 yearsSourceFuzu Uganda

project assistantcommunity developmentKakumiroUgandacontractfield workNGOproject implementationfacilitationmonitoring and evaluationinternshipProject Assistant

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Raising The Village is hiring Project Assistants for multiple districts in Uganda, including Kakumiro, to support community development and ultra-poverty eradication programs. The role involves project implementation, training facilitation, field reporting, and monitoring across areas such as financial literacy, agriculture, WASH, and village savings groups. A university degree and at least two years of relevant experience are required.

Multiple vacancies across Kakumiro, Kagadi, Kyegegwa, Rubanda and other districts
Contract role requiring about 80% travel
Requires a university degree and at least 2 years of community development experience
Strong English and relevant local language skills are required
Involves field implementation, training facilitation, reporting and monitoring

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Original source description

Kakumiro
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Uganda
Contract Type
Description
Job Title:
Project Assistant (Several vacancies)
Department/Group:
Implementation
Reporting To:
Project Officer
Years of

Experience

2+ Years

Travel Required:

80%

Languages:

Kibaale: Runyoro (Other Languages - Rukiga, Rutooro); Kagadi: Runyoro (Other Languages - Rutooro, Runyankore, Rukiga, Kinyarwanda); Kyegegwa: Rutooro (Other Languages - Rukiga, Runyankore); Rubanda: Rukiga/Runyankole (Other Language – Rutooro); Kakumiro: Runyoro (Other Language - Runyankore)

About Raising The Village

At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we’ve assembled a team of over 350+ passionate individuals in Uganda, Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania, alongside an additional 15+ professionals in North America. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact. To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1,000,000 lives since 2012, and we’re poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million individuals annually by 2027.

Roles and

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

RTV is committed to equal opportunities and diversity of perspective at the workplace.

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
Other

Requirements

as required by their direct supervisor and/or management
Required Qualifications
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

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