Uganda: Senior Officer Fertility Awareness and Community Transformation (FACT) Project (1 Position); Kampala
EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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.
Senior Officer Fertility Awareness and Community Transformation (FACT) Project (1 Position); Kampala
Job Purpose:
The Senior Officer – FACT contributes 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.
Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;
Minimum of 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;Experience in gender programming and previous experience in family planning or SRH programming is an advantage;Postgraduate training in Reproductive Health and Gender related field, Population Studies, Development studies, Social Sciences or Management is an added advantage;Minimum of 3 years working experience in community based family planning or sexual reproductive health programs, related programming in Uganda (preferably with an International NGO);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 diverse backgrounds 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.Application information;
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
Plot68/70, 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 5th December 2014. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
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