Uganda: Senior Officer Strengthening Capacity to Care (SC2C)
About Us Help Login / Register HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersTopicsOrganizationsJobsTraining Print10 Nov 2014Senior Officer Strengthening Capacity to Care (SC2C)JobfromSave the Children—Closing date: 14 Nov 2014
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the operations.
Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Manager SC2C, the person is responsible for supporting the teams in strengthening LG systems to scale-up delivery of comprehensive and quality services to vulnerable children and their caregivers. S/he will conduct SC2C Program support activities including supporting the District Community Based Services departments in 14 districts. S/he will with the Program Manager and the Technical Team and support the implementation of Program related to OVC in each of 14 the districts in Central Zone. The post holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;
Minimum of degree in management, public health, international relations/ development, or a related field;Minimum of 3 years relevant experience working with NGOs especially implementing OVC programs; skills in leadership and supervision;Familiarity with USAID regulations and policies;Must be willing to extensively travel to the field.General specifications applicable to all positions;
Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition,Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added advantage.Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diversebackgrounds and culturesAbility to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coachingExcellent time management and planning capacity.Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.How to apply:Please refer to the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection criteria by visiting our website: www.savethechildren.ug
Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot 68/70, Kira Road
P O Box 12018
Kampala
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Important to note:
Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.The closing date for receiving applications is 14 November 2014. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Job ID: #716301 Training categories: ManagementMonitoring and Evaluation Country: Uganda City: Kampala with 70% of travel to the field Organization: Save the Children Theme: CoordinationEducation Job years of experience: 3-5 years Job type: Job How to apply HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersTopicsOrganizationsJobsTraining About Us Help ReliefWeb Informing humanitarians worldwide. A service provided by 
ReliefWeb has been the leading online source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since 1996.Learn more about ReliefWeb
Find what you’re looking for with ReliefWeb’s new filters and advanced searchAs you've probably noticed, we've just made some changes to ReliefWeb’s design and usability. These changes are designed to help you more easily navigate through ReliefWeb and are based on the...
Visit the blog Connect With ReliefWebReceive news about us Related Sites 
Submit Content Share information through ReliefWeb to better inform humanitarians worldwide.
How to submit content Tools API - Real-time data stream to power next-generation apps. Location Maps - Country maps for your reports and presentations. Humanitarian Icons - Ready-to-use symbols and icons. Free download. RSS - Subscribe to information finely tuned to your needs. Support & Feedback Forum - Get answers and help us improve ReliefWeb.
0 comments:
Post a Comment