Save the Children International NGO Jobs - Senior Officer Fertility Awareness and Community Transformation (FACT) Project
Organisation: Save the Children International 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.Job Summary: The Senior Officer – FACT will actively contribute to Save the Children’s capacity to implement the FACT project as a means of improving fertility awareness and access to fertility awareness methods using existing program SCI platforms in Northern Uganda and Karamoja region. S/he is responsible for ensuring proper coordination of FACT activities with those of existing program platforms used for implementation of the FACT project; coordinating and providing guidance on mobilization activities to ensure effective participation in FACT activities of communities within selected program platforms; supporting the training of facility and community based providers about fertility awareness, fertility awareness based family planning methods and other family planning methods; leading on monitoring and documentation of project activities and contributing to writing of project reports. The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The ideal candidate for the Save the Children Senior Officer FACT Project career placement a bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in either midwifery or medicine field or equivalent accrued working experience, with skills and experience in community delivery of family planning methods or sexual reproductive health; Past experience in gender programming and previous experience in family planning or SRH programming is an advantage;Possession of a Postgraduate training in Reproductive Health and Gender related field, Population Studies, Development studies, Social Sciences or Management is an added advantage; At least three years working experience in community based family planning or sexual reproductive health programs, related programming in Uganda (preferably with an International NGO);Past 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.Excellent analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.Possess the 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.Highly computer literate and possess excellent documentation skills.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 diverse backgrounds and culturesAbility to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.Excellent 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.Must be willing to extensively travel to the field.All interested candidates should submit their applications with cover letters and a detailed CVs indicating three professional 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, Kiira Road, P.O Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda Or via email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.orgSave the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.NB: Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.Deadline: Friday, 5th December 2014
0 comments:
Post a Comment