Job Title: Project Field Officer – Business and Human Rights (4 Job Opportunities)
Organisation: Enabel
Duty Station: Kampala, Hoima, Fort Portal and Jinja, Uganda
Salary: UGX 84,000,000 – UGX 96,000,000 /=
About US:
Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements the Belgian governmental cooperation. The agency also implements actions for other national and international donors. With its Belgian and international partners, Enabel provides solutions to address urgent global challenges: Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Social and Economic Inequalities and Global Citizenship. With 1,800 staff, Enabel manages about 150 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.
Job Summary: Enabel in Uganda is seeking to recruit dynamic and competent individuals to fill the position of Project Field Officer – Business and Human Rights based in our project offices in Hoima, Kampala, Jinja and Fort Portal.
The Project Field Officer will coordinate and follow up Business and Human rights field activities in their respective locations i.e. Hoima, Kampala, Jinja and Fort Portal
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Joining Enabel as a Project Field Officer, you will be directly reporting to the Business and Human Rights Expert and you will perform the following key tasks;
- You identify, prioritise and monitor Business and Human Rights project activities to ensure a participatory, adapted and consistent choice of activities and their realisation within the set execution deadline.
- Facilitate communication and close collaboration between various actors/stakeholders concerned at the local/community level (such as populations/organisations of beneficiaries, technical services, local administrations, and providers).
- Participate in technical meetings, provisional technical and final acceptance of the commitments.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration or any other related Humanities.
- At least five years of experience implementing activities for a development project/programme.
- Proven experience in Business and Human Rights initiatives
- Prior experience in related sectors, including digital rights, child labour, land-based investments, and labour rights.
- Experience in working with government departments, community work, and the private sector is an important asset
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
- Motorbike licence is an asset
- You commit to the vision, mission and values of Enabel (www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).
We offer you
- An exciting and varied learning experience in an international environment and warm team.
- A 39-month contract or you are included in the recruitment reserve for a period of 3 years.
- You are based in Hoima, Kampala, Jinja and Fort Portalwith frequent travel to the Field
- A salary package comprising an Annual gross salary between UGX 84,000,000 and UGX 96,000,000 that is commensurate with experience and in accordance with our salary scales, medical insurance and a 13th-month paid in December.
How to Apply:
All candidates should submit their applications online at the link below with an updated CV (maximum 3 pages)
Deadline: 1st March 2024