Project Assistant – Multiple Openings

About the role

Raising The Village is seeking energetic Project Assistants to support its community‑driven poverty‑reduction programmes across several districts in Uganda. You will work directly with partner villages, facilitating trainings, managing project inputs, and ensuring that interventions are delivered on time and to quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Participate in project design review meetings, provide feedback, and help update budgets before implementation.
• Co‑facilitate trainings on financial literacy, health‑sanitation, agriculture, livestock management, and other livelihood topics.
• Prepare procurement lists, verify goods and inputs, and coordinate distribution with logistics staff.
• Conduct regular follow‑up visits to households and community groups to monitor compliance and impact.
• Identify risks, propose mitigation measures, and report progress to project leadership.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years of experience in community development, project implementation or a related field.
• Willingness to travel up to 80 % of the time across Nakaseke, Rakai, Mityana and Mubende districts.
• Fluency in Luganda; additional knowledge of Runyankore/Rukiga, Kinyarwanda/Rufumbira or other local languages is an advantage.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a focus on empowering rural households.

Required skills

• Project design review and budgeting.
• Training facilitation and community outreach.
• Procurement coordination and goods verification.
• Risk identification and mitigation.

What we offer

• Opportunity to contribute to large‑scale poverty‑alleviation impact.
• Dynamic work environment within a fast‑growing international NGO.
• Professional development and exposure to innovative data‑driven development approaches.