Organization Background

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world's leading crisis response agencies, providing life-saving assistance and supporting recovery and reconstruction for people affected by war and natural disasters. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.

The IRC was registered in Uganda in mid-1998 and implements rehabilitation activities in the sectors of Child and Youth Protection and development, Health, Economic recovery and Development and women protection and empowerment as well as contributing to the response to the Southern Sudanese Refugee situation. IRC Uganda has a head office in Kampala, field offices in Lamwo, Moroto, Kyaka and West Nile.

Job Overview/Summary:

The International Rescue Committee is seeking for Facilitators to work in Kampala on the second wave of the Re:BUiLD Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). The facilitators will support participant registration and intervention implementation that will commence in January 2024 and will target 4000+ eligible participants. Re:BUiLD, is a five-year, multi-stakeholder urban livelihoods program implemented in Kampala and Nairobi providing livelihood interventions to urban refugees and vulnerable host community members to enhance their economic self-reliance. The Facilitators will be part of the Re:BUiLD project team under the IRC for a fixed period of time.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Facilitators will be expected to perform the following roles (not limited to).

Client mobilization, recruitment, and registration.
Conduct client information sessions, onboarding, and monitoring.
Attending to RCT client’s inquiries.
Facilitating weekly client group sessions.
Business monitoring and verification and sharing of reports.
Translation and transcription as required by the research team.
Ensure compliance with organizational performance standards, code of conduct, and safeguarding policy.
Adhere to confidentiality procedures and policies when collecting, storing, and sharing data.
To perform other duties as assigned and agreed upon with the supervisor.
Qualifications

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Certificate or diploma, or final year undergraduate students in Social Sciences or Humanities.
Experience in community mobilization and facilitation. Data collection experience is an added advantage.
Experience working with vulnerable communities.
Strong communication and report-writing skills.
Flexible approach to the changing nature of work and ability to adapt to rapidly changing work demands and expectations.
Ability to work effectively both independently and within a multicultural team.
Computer skills, especially Ms. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Applicants able to communicate in Swahili, French, Oromo, Somali, Amharic, Arabic are encouraged to apply.
All applicants should have a URA TIN.
Willingness to work in any of the following neighborhoods: Makindye, Nakawa, Kawempe, Rubaga, Kampala Central.
Qualified urban refugees from all nationalities possessing a refugee ID are strongly encouraged to apply.