Uganda: Child Protection/Child Rights Advisor – (1) position) – Kampala - 2015

Organization: Save the Children

Country: Uganda

Closing date: 13 Feb 2015

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 2014, 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.

Child Protection/Child Rights Advisor – (1) position) – Kampala

Job Purpose:

The Child Protection (CP) and Child Rights Governance (CRG) Advisor takes overall responsibility for the strategic direction and coordination of Save the Children International’s work on CP and CRG and CRG policies and practices in the Uganda programme in line with Save the Children 2030 Strategic Ambition. As a senior member of Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) Department, the Senior Advisor of CP and CRG and CRG is responsible for leading and overseeing the development and delivery of high quality, innovative, cost effective programmes in CP and CRG and CRG across the full spectrum programming, resulting in immediate and lasting change for the most deprived children in Uganda.

Academic back ground and Experience;

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in child rights, social sciences or related field; training and experience in child protection and Child Rights Governance including in emergencies and project planning and management techniques, is of added advantage


• Minimum of eight years relevant technical experience including two years at senior level


• Knowledge of current regional and local debates on Child Rights Governance and child protection policies and practices


• Proven skills and experience in undertaking assessments and designing/writing quality technical proposals in the sector


• Proven experience in programme development, project cycle management and monitoring and evaluation related to the sector including writing up high quality project/donor reports


• Proven experience of developing and managing high quality, innovative and cost-effective technical Child Rights Governance and Child Protection projects in fragile and insecure environments, preferably in Uganda and/or Regional context and with International NGOs


• Proven experience and skills in advocacy and building work relationships with local/national governments and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors


• Solid experience and excellent skills in capacity building of systems, staff, partners and other actors related to Child Rights Governance and Child Protection


• Ability to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams

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 cultures.


• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.


• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.


• Excellent time management and planning capacity.


• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

How to apply:

Application information:

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. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.The closing date for receiving applications is 13^th February 2015. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.