17 Community Based Volunteers job at Hunger Fighters Uganda

Job Purpose:

A Community Based Volunteer will play a crucial role in supporting HFU-GFA Livelihoods and Resilience project mission, by engaging with diverse community members and facilitating impactful programs. This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to meaningful social initiatives while fostering connections and promoting community well-being.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) e.g. supporting the groups from both refugees and host communities in post-harvest handling activities.
• Support target groups with technical skills in the livestock management e.g., disease diagnosis and control, treatment, guidance on feeds and many others
• Participate in the establishment/renovation of Vegetable nursery beds for groups at Asset creation sites, Community and FDPs demonstrations
• Support Mushroom farming and value chain activities
• Provide technical support and expertise in plumbing works i.e. installation of rain harvesting systems
• Support environmental conservation and protection activities
• Participate in the promotion of fish farming targeting selected groups as income generating activity and supporting farmers in managing of pond water quality.
• Support farmer groups in market linkages
• Support and give technical expertise in civil works on the selected enterprise structures
• Support and Strengthen Digitalization through digital and financial inclusion
• Participate in Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Participate in the Feedback mechanisms review sessions
• Participate in serving persons of concerns despite vulnerability, ethnicity, sex and age both in the refugee and host community
• Support in dissemination of Social Behavioral Change (SBC) and mindset change messages
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time by the supervisor

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: A diploma or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Economics, Agriculture, Environmental Science, or other relevant from a recognized institution.
• Experience: 3 years’ experience of working with community development projects, including contribution to the implementation of programmes, observance or assistance with policy discussions activities for an NGO, government institution, UN Agency.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent training and facilitation and community mobilization skills
• Knowledge of community mobilization and livelihood requirements
• Ability and willingness to work in the communities and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Solid understanding of the local context where the project's activities take place
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procedures are desirable

Note:

• HFU offers equal opportunities to both women and men.
• Solicitation will lead to automatic disqualification.

• Support good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) e.g. supporting the groups from both refugees and host communities in post-harvest handling activities.
• Support target groups with technical skills in the livestock management e.g., disease diagnosis and control, treatment, guidance on feeds and many others
• Participate in the establishment/renovation of Vegetable nursery beds for groups at Asset creation sites, Community and FDPs demonstrations
• Support Mushroom farming and value chain activities
• Provide technical support and expertise in plumbing works i.e. installation of rain harvesting systems
• Support environmental conservation and protection activities
• Participate in the promotion of fish farming targeting selected groups as income generating activity and supporting farmers in managing of pond water quality.
• Support farmer groups in market linkages
• Support and give technical expertise in civil works on the selected enterprise structures
• Support and Strengthen Digitalization through digital and financial inclusion
• Participate in Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Participate in the Feedback mechanisms review sessions
• Participate in serving persons of concerns despite vulnerability, ethnicity, sex and age both in the refugee and host community
• Support in dissemination of Social Behavioral Change (SBC) and mindset change messages
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time by the supervisor

• Excellent training and facilitation and community mobilization skills
• Knowledge of community mobilization and livelihood requirements
• Ability and willingness to work in the communities and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Solid understanding of the local context where the project's activities take place
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procedures are desirable

• A diploma or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Economics, Agriculture, Environmental Science, or other relevant from a recognized institution.
• 3 years’ experience of working with community development projects, including contribution to the implementation of programmes, observance or assistance with policy discussions activities for an NGO, government institution, UN Agency.