The Project Officers will support day to day the implementation of all project activities and ensure timely delivery of project deliverables. S/he will also be responsible for planning implementation of activities under the guidance of the Project Coordinator.

Specific Duties include:
• Implementation
• Support organizing of project inception meetings for key stakeholders and implementing partners
• Work with coordinator and consultants to undertake rapid assessments in project sites to establish learning opportunities that may be emerging during COVID 19
• Support establishment of learning libraries and work with community librarians to identify caregivers to support the project
• Identify and select participants for various ongoing project trainings
• Support project actors to conduct quarterly and monthly stakeholder visits to promote COVID responsive learning practices for children
• Organise training on learning through play with a focus on Toy making for caregivers
• Facilitate implementation of the Community Action Cycle in target communities (including the formation and training of community mobilisation teams, issue prioritisation, and conducting social audits)
• Distribute and support communities to adapt learning materials and associated equipment including Yoto players
• Project Compliance
• Ensure that activity plans and budgets are developed/submitted to the Program Manager in time
• Draft activity reports to contribute to the quarterly and annual project reporting deliverables and flag challenges and other key concerns
• Support drafting of interest stories, lessons learnt and share with senior management team.
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Maintain good/efficient working relationship with partners including district authorities, other CSOs, targeted centres and other institutions.
• Support integration of Child Protection activities for other collaborating CSOs including orientation of staff on child safeguarding and other good practices
• Laisse with centre management committees to engage parents in the development and implementation of Centre Child friendly spaces
• Maintain effective networks with all partners local government and participates in district based forums for promoting learning
• Participate in project-wide level and district level regular work planning and review/reflection
• Organise, coordinate and conduct field visits for district, internal and external visitors including consultants interested in learning from AKF interventions.
• Perform other relevant duties as and when assigned by AKF

Minimum qualifications and experience
• A recognised degree in Education, gender, Social Sciences or similar fields with children and adult learning background.
• 3-5 years relevant experience of working on learning programs
• Familiar with TOT evidence-based models for facilitators and other community Change Agents/Resource Persons
• Experience mobilising stakeholders and respectfully working with them to develop action plans, monitor implementation, document and disseminate findings.
• Familiar working with Local Governments to promote education and gender advocacy
• Experience of working in multi-cultural and diverse teams including experience of working in Refugee Settlement context
• Evidence of understanding of and commitment to child protection and safeguarding as well as other vulnerable populations
• Fluent in one or more of the following three local languages: Kakwa, Lugbarati and Aringa’ti, will be an added advantage
• Ability to ride a motorcycle and possession of a valid riding permit will be an added advantage.