Youth Empowerment and Skills Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Kampala, Uganda
Job Description
Professional competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Professional competencies for this position:
- At least 3 years’ experience in youth programming and development work, training facilitation, or community engagement.
- Experience working in urban displacement or refugee contexts
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- A self-starter, organized and highly motivated person
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Interactive Media, or other digital tools and Technologies.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
Desirable:
- Experience supporting or working with young people at a tutor/instructor/mentor level.
- Familiarity with design thinking, innovation, and creativity.
- Working knowledge of a local language, Luganda, Kiswahili, Arabic or French
- Behavioral Competencies
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environments
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Analyzing and solving problems
Behavioral competencies
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environment
What we offer
- Duty station: Kampala Country Office
- Contract: national contract, 6 months (extension possible, dependent on funding)
- Travel: Frequent travel to the project sites
- Salary/benefits: grade 5 on NRC’s national salary scale.
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
