Organization: Save the
Children International
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
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.
Job Summary: The Drivers will
support Save the Children by driving office vehicles, collecting and delivering
people, goods and documents on business safely and efficiently to their
destinations.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
- All candidates who wish to join Save the
Children as Drivers should have completed Ordinary level certificate of education - A minimum of five years of relevant
experience preferably in an International NGO with a DL and E classes’
license. - 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. - 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. - Possess the ability to intervene with
crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary. - Exceptional interpersonal and
communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching. - Excellent time management and planning
capacity. - The applicants must also be well-groomed,
neat and nice personality. - Ready to travel to the field from time to
time.
All candidates should send their application letters with detailed CVs
indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration,
E-mail to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
NB: 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.
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