The Uganda Village Project is excited to open applications for two volunteers to join our Board of Directors -- the
Assistant Director of the Board and the
Marketing & Communications Chair. Read below for details!
ABOUT THE UGANDA VILLAGE PROJECT
Our Vision
We envision a future in which all Ugandan communities will have the means to effectively create and implement their own health and development solutions.
Our Mission
To facilitate community health and well-being in rural Uganda through improved access, education, and prevention.
We strive to uphold this mission in the following ways:
- Working on project development in collaboration with our local non-governmental and governmental partners in Iganga District, as well as the communities involved in the projects
- Advocating for community health and development through networking inside and outside the district, and supporting efforts on the ground by local partners
- Focusing on understanding the epidemiology and etiology of public health problems in Iganga in order to inform and support direct service projects
- Sustainable public health and development programs that have real impact in communities
- Culturally-appropriate project design
- Interdisciplinary long and short term volunteer teams of professionals and students which seek to support on the ground efforts of Uganda Village Project and its partners
- Learning about and experiencing the culture and daily lives of the Ugandan people
- In-depth planning, development, and evaluation to ensure outcomes are achieved
Our Goals
Our goals reflect each of our areas of focus: healthcare, clean water, orphan support, and capacity building.
- Expand awareness regarding HIV/AIDS among at-risk populations in Iganga District
- Increase availability of sustainable clean water solutions for communities who are currently lacking them
- Improve the living conditions of HIV orphans in Iganga District
- Create opportunity for pre-professional and professional students and other skilled volunteers from resource-rich countries to visit a resource-limited country and get hands-on clinical experience and exposure to issues in public health/tropical medicine
- Support provision of healthcare and preventive health education to underserved populations in Iganga
- Continue to build an effective public health NGO that assists local governmental and non-governmental partners in achieving sustainable programming goals using international resources
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR -
Estimated time commitment 8-12 hours/week
- Assist Director with responding to e-mail inquiries regarding the organization, maintain and respond to all e-mails received at the organizational account;
- Organize annual and monthly meetings of officers, and attending such meetings whenever possible. Leading the meeting in the absence of the Director;
- Leadership of officers in coordination with Director to delegate tasks and ensure that tasks are successfully accomplished;
- Help officers to accomplish tasks by looking for and brainstorming opportunities for organizational growth, raising awareness/publicity , achieving fundraising goals, strengthening donor and alumni relations;
- Assist in website development and helping to update web communication mechanisms such as Twitter, Facebook, and our blog regularly;
- Act as co-admin for e-mail lists and online groups;
- Edit organizational materials such as manuals, brochures, and reports;
- Respond to weekly reports and urgent notices sent from Uganda-based staff and weighing in on decisions and discussions on the officers' email list;
- Assist Director with organizational human resources management as needed.
- Raise or donate at least $1000 towards UVP’s work in Uganda
- Participate in monthly executive board member meetings;
- Participate in the annual executive board member meeting.
MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR –
Estimated time commitment 4 hours/week
- Maintain general documents used by the organization;
- Build on current organizational memory processes such as project area manuals, orientation manuals, administrative documents;
- Actively pursue ways to increase publicity for the organization through online and print media and other means;
- Respond to queries from outside individuals such as journalists who request information from us;
- Creating and updating all publicity materials (press releases, pamphlets, program summary sheets, etc.) for donors, volunteers, and partner organizations;
- Collaborating with in-country staff on e-newsletters to members of our contact list to share UVP's current work and progress;
- Update the organizational blog and social media with publicity announcements, including weekly posts on the blog, Twitter, and Facebook page;
- Raise or donate at least $1000 towards UVP’s work in Uganda
- Participate in monthly executive board member meetings;
- Participate in the annual executive board member meeting.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your resume, a brief cover letter, and a short list of references to director@ugandavillageproject.org to apply. Further questions are welcomed.
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