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Community Administrators
LiA Kireka (Kampala) and LiA Gulu
Announcement Date: 1 Feb 2008
Application deadline: 15 Feb
Anticipated starting date: 1 Mar
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Announcement:
Life in Africa Foundation supports community based
organizations in Kampala and Gulu through facilitating an active Ugandan
community presence in global grassroots action networks online. The organization is currently restructuring to
expand the delivery of webbed empowerment services to community based
organizations across the East Africa region.
In this context, Life
in Africa is hiring 2 Administrators to coordinate community program
planning, management and reporting at the newly independent Life in
Africa Community Based Organizations in Kampala-Kireka and Gulu.
Position Title:
Community Administrator
2 positions available: in Kampala-Kireka and in Gulu
Hours:
This is a full time salaried position that requires 38 hours per week
minimum on location at the Life in Africa Community Center
assigned.
Qualifications:
- 30 years old (younger applicants must have at least 2 years of active Life in Africa member/staff experience)
- S6 leaving certificate minimum + at least 2 years experience working in a fast-paced organizational environment.
- Fluent written and spoken english
- Internet literate, with additional computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet management.
- Must have good personal and
organizational skills, an ability to work unsupervised, and the ability
to lead, motivate and supervise a team.
- Verifiable personal and professional references
Responsibilities:
- Leads
the development, planning and implementation of a community developed
strategy for the Center to achieve operational sustainability through
making a positive impact on local community life.
- Chairs weekly staff meetings & monthly member meetings.
- Maintains organizational budget control.
- Develops job descriptions, hiring
processes, salary levels and supervise all CBO staff, including
payments and a staff evaluation process.
- Coordinates local and international volunteer assignments in cooperation with Life in Africa USA
- Coordinates creation and regular
maintenance of online and offline files with complete information
on member households and member family participation in CBO programs.
- Handles all operational expenses
and logistics to facilitate daily Center operations. Oversee all
security, maintenance and repairs needed to ensure smooth daily
operations at the CBO Center.
- Performs all banking duties for
the CBO. providing receipts, documentation and banking reports to the
Life in Africa Chief Accountant.
- Approves all program budget
expenditures upon request of program managers. Seek approval for
unplanned expenditures of program funds from the Life in Africa
Foundation, Director of Ugandan Communities.
- Manages the Center's adherance to
donor reporting requirements, including, but not limited to, team
narrative, photo and budget reports required by Life in Africa online.
- Submits Monthly Reports to Life in Africa Foundation and the CBO Governing Board including:
- Details of all operational expenditures
- An overview of Center activities and member participation during the month
- Activities planned for the coming month
- Staff meeting notes
- Membership meeting report
- Submits monthly financial activity reports including:
- local gallery inventory changes and sales
- local production of special orders
- program budget status, needs and changes
- any other financial activity as appropriate
- Collaborates with Life in Africa
Foundation, Life in Africa USA and other CBOs in the development of
standardized monthly reporting systems.
- Provides timely and accurate
information about the Center's activities to the CBO members and
governing board, Life in Africa Foundation, Life in Africa USA and
other partners/donors upon request.
Salary:
The
administrator is responsible for establishing salary levels according
to the operational budgets available. To ease the transition toward
each CBO's operational
sustainability, funding of shs600,000 per month for a Community
Administrator will be
provided by Life in Africa USA for a period
of 12 months.
Application Procedure:
Apply
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