FALSE: This advert for jobs at ActionAid Uganda is fake
A Facebook post advertising jobs at ActionAid Uganda is FAKE.
The advert claims that ActionAid Uganda is recruiting for various positions across all the districts in Uganda, including open positions for office secretary, technical support staff, clerical officer and accountant, security guards, trainer of trainees and interns, among others.
The advert urges interested candidates to send their applications to a Gmail account by 23 September 2021 and promises to email those shortlisted between 24 September and 2 October 2021.
However, the organisation has distanced itself from the job advert and warned that it is fake.
“Please be informed that the job advert making rounds on social media is fake. Kindly note that AAIU has not outsourced any recruitment support and all job ads from the organization are shared via print media, our official website and social media platforms,” ActionAid warned on its Twitter page.
According to ActionAid Uganda, all job ads for the organisation are shared via its official website and social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook, but no vacancies related to what has been advertised in the Facebook post have been shared on either of the platforms.
Additionally, the organisation has urged users to be cautious and report what they believe to be a fraudulent ActionAid recruitment person(s) or agency via email on Whistleblower.Uganda@actionaid.org or Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org.
PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook post advertising jobs at ActionAid Uganda and finds it to be FAKE.
This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms.
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This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Pius Enywaru and edited by PesaCheck Chief copy editor Rose Lukalo.
The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck managing editor Enock Nyariki.
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