Language Requirements: You need to speak Luganda and Acholi (for your area), as well as any other native languages that are relevant Fluent in English

Travel: 90% of the time, travel is needed

About Raising The Village (RTV)

Raising The Village (RTV) is an organization that works to alleviate extreme poverty in communities that are the last to get help We work with villagers to come up with new, long-lasting ways to help families make more money and get the essential things they need, so that communities may get out of poverty for good

Summary of the Role

The Project Assistant works in the field and is in charge of putting RTV's methods for ending poverty into action This job requires a lot of community involvement, training, and monitoring to make sure that project activities are carried out well and in a way that lasts at the last mile

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Putting the project into action

• Hold meetings with partner villages to examine project designs and give comments on how to improve them and their finances
• Plan and help run training sessions on health, behavior change, WASH, Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs), agriculture, livestock management, and health outreach
• Use RTV's project methods to reach the main goal of raising household income and lowering extreme poverty, as outlined in approved plans
• Make lists of the items and services needed for the project and send them to the procurement team
• Check the quality and amount of goods/inputs before giving them to beneficiaries
• Make monthly visits to projects to check on their progress and help community groups and homes, making sure that the projects obey the rules and keep going
• Find any problems and hazards with the project and suggest ways to fix them and make things better
• Hold regular meetings with community leaders and members to talk about how the initiative is doing, how many people are taking part, and how people feel about it

2. Reporting and running things

• Make and keep up with detailed work plans for field activities
• Write accurate and timely field reports every week and help gather information for donor proposals and reports
• Go to weekly staff and cluster team meetings and take part in them to talk about progress, problems, and what needs to be done next
• Send in weekly financial requests, submissions, and accountabilities to the Senior Project Officer
• Take pictures of project activities and make sure they are shared for the data repository

3. Checking and Evaluating

• Give the Project Officer and program team regular comments and suggestions on how to make RTV's methods and work better
• Suggest activities that might need to be repeated, evaluated, or added to make sure that projects survive a long time and that people's lives in the community get better

Requirements and Experience

Academic Qualifications

Experience

Technical and Administrative Skills

• Good at training and helping adults learn
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Fluency in the native languages of the duty station (Luganda for Kassanda and Acholi for Amuru)
• Able to use Microsoft Office products like Word and Excel well
• A good grasp of the principles of community-based development
• Great at keeping things organized and able to handle shifting deadlines and priorities
• Can work alone and as part of a team
• The ability to think beyond the box and come up with creative solutions to problems
• A strong work ethic, the capacity to be flexible, and the ability to connect with people from different backgrounds
• Able to keep a positive attitude in a fast-paced and tough setting
• Full of energy and able to hike over tough terrain
• Willing and able to travel 90% of the time

How to Apply

Interested and qualified people can send in their applications through the RTV employment portal before August 30, 2025 To apply, go to and click here