Building a Permanent free School for Vulnerable Children in Uganda.

Organizational Context

NEW GENERATION FOR CHANGE is dedicated to restoring hope and providing essential support, including education, spiritual guidance, and basic needs, to disadvantaged children, youth, and communities in Northern Uganda. The organization aims to offer education, health, sanitation, nutrition, and vocational training, alongside psycho-social support for vulnerable children and youth. They also advocate for the rights of children and youth, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS, and promote income-generating activities for caretakers.

Job Purpose

The assignment's purpose is to enhance Purewish Foundation Uganda's capacity in identifying funding prospects, crafting high-quality proposals, and professionally communicating its mission. The volunteer will build a pipeline of institutional partners by providing technical support in proposal and concept note development, donor research, resource mobilization strategy, donor mapping, grant tracking, organizational communications, project presentations, and graphic design. The role focuses on the technical aspects of resource mobilization, not direct fundraising from individuals or organizations.

Responsibilities

Purewish Foundation Uganda (PFU) currently provides free education to 120 vulnerable children in rented premises and plans to expand to over 350 children. To ensure long-term sustainability and growth, PFU aims to purchase land and establish a permanent school campus. This initiative will reduce reliance on rented facilities, enable infrastructure investment, and create opportunities for sustainable income generation to support operations, learning materials, and teacher salaries. The volunteer will support this vision by researching and identifying relevant funding opportunities and potential partners, developing a database of donors, and creating high-quality concept notes and funding proposals. Key tasks include developing compelling project narratives, outlining project goals, objectives, activities, results, sustainability plans, and budgets for land acquisition and school construction. The volunteer will also create donor-ready communication materials, including summaries, profiles, presentations, fact sheets, graphics, and infographics, to showcase the project's vision and impact. Additionally, the volunteer will assist in developing a resource mobilization strategy, tracking funding calls, and providing recommendations for strengthening PFU's institutional capacity.

Work Experience

Experience in resource mobilization, partnership development, proposal writing, concept note development, or grant support is required. Desirable experience includes work in education, community development, humanitarian aid, supporting NGOs or community-based organizations, fundraising strategy support (non-solicitation), partnership building, communications, marketing, project planning, and experience with vulnerable children or underserved communities.

Skills

Core skills include resource mobilization, partnership development, proposal writing, concept note development, grant support, strong written and verbal communication, advocacy, networking, stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking, problem-solving, research, information analysis, presentation development, and proficiency in MS Office and Google Workspace. Personal qualities such as passion for education and vulnerable children, commitment to volunteerism, collaboration, organization, time management, attention to detail, accountability, creativity, and initiative are also valued.

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