Assistant to Program Director - no experience needed

Activity description

Do you want to contribute to the activities of Ugandan NGO in rural settings of Nebbi district? Do you want to see and help with the management of Humanitarian project while being the right hand of the local directors? You will closely collaborate with leader of Ugandan branch of EMOTER in Nebbi town and runs the operations in West Nile area of Uganda. West Nile region and especially its rural parts is considered as one of the regions of Uganda that faces the highest levels of poverty. As a result, these rural communities suffer from practically no access to basic healthcare and preventive services, poor education and high joblessness level due to almost no opportunities for skills development and capacity building. These are the main areas of EMOTER’s operations. You will help local director to coordinate daily activities operations, support the organization with preparation materials on social media platforms and simple administrative tasks such as assisting in developing and impleme

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will stay in our house for volunteers which works like guest house with shared accommodation and equipped kitchen. You will receive pocket money – you can either buy local food which is cheap or you can cook in the kitchen. Visa, flight tickets, travel insurance, mandatory and some highly recommended immunizations and antimalarials prevention are covered. We will arrange transport between Entebbe airport and Kampala and then transport between Kampala and Nebbi by car. Our office is not very far from the quest house and volunteers usually just walk there. We can also provide travel allowanc

Training during the activity

At start you will get app. 4 days on-arrival training from UPA organisation in Kampala about culture, safety, country and its history in order to deep dive more in local settings and minimize cultural difference. In Nebbi you will also get training about your position from local staff of EMOTER.

Participant profile

English proficiency oral and written. User of MS Office, Respect for diversity. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Experience with Canva, social media or similar position is an advantage but not necessary. We don’t require any strong expertise or experience – tasks are not complicated and we will show you everything step by step. You can pick to go for 3 months or 6 months. Latest date to come for 3-months volunteering is 1.10.2024. Latest date to come for 6-months volunteering is 1.7.2024

Activity dates

A total of 12 week(s) during the period 01/05/2024 to 31/07/2024

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Activity location

Karla IV. 1351, 66501 Rosice Uganda

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Türkiye

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

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Deadline for applications

No application deadline

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