Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator to Help Empower People in Rural Communities -- On-site in Kampala Uganda with Uganda Rural Development and Training Program (URDT) at Ashoka

Job description

This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Fellow

About The Affiliated Organization

The Uganda Rural Development and Training programme (URDT) was founded in 1987 by Ashoka Fellow Musheshe Mwalimu to address the missing link in development programmes: the merger of truly functional education and training with rural development interventions with the intent of empowering and energizing marginalized people living in rural communities. Since 1987, URDT has been working with the rural people to create for themselves prosperity, peace, health, happiness and freedom. Together with the population, URDT has evolved, applied, tested, and documented a rural development methodology based on the principles of the creative process, systems thinking and sustainable development. This enables individuals and villages/communities: i) to learn their needs and aspirations; ii) to identify locally available resources before looking for outside aid; iii) to experiment with approaches to education and development that directly enable the people to become the creators of the future they want. The URDT methodology recognises that people are the subject, rather than the object of development. It approaches people as repository of valuable knowledge and information that must be used to improve their livelihoods and social situation and as such permits genuine democratic participation of communities and in particular, women, youth and other vulnerable people. The methodology has demonstrated that more powerful results are achieved when people focus on “creating” and working towards a “desired outcome" rather than on "fixing problems”. The methodology is therefore suitable for rural development interventions, hence an appropriate model for replication.

Here's your chance to work with Uganda Rural Development and Training Program (URDT)!

Job Description

We are looking for a volunteer who could serve in the fundraising department as a coordinator. He/she will be responsible for coordinating the department, will research, draft, and submit proposals that help URDT to receive grant funding. Other tasks shall include responding to funders’ questions about a proposal, developing relationships with prospective donors, and documenting a grant’s impact at the conclusion of a project. Our goal is to ensure that the organization gets enough funds to run its ongoing and future programmes. Please let us know today if you can join our team!

Volunteer Logistics

• Estimated hours required per week: 40
• The estimated duration of the project is: Ongoing
• This position is On-site in Kampala Uganda
• The office can provide amenities to volunteers such as: Housing, Internet, Local travel expenses, Office space

Language Requirements

English

Desired Skills And Experience

• Research and Writing skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented
• Multitasking and organizational skills
• Grant writing and fundraising skills