Save the Children International NGO Jobs - Project Coordinator - Keep IT Real ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: 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 and has been implementing programs for over

90 years. 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 Project

Coordinator – Keep IT Real takes overall responsibility for the implementation,

monitoring and evaluation and reporting on the Project. The incumbent will

support the Senior Officers and Local Project Implementing partners to deliver

project outputs in a timely manner, while maintaining close consultation with

the Line Manager. In addition; the project coordinator will execute Save the

Children’s specific contribution to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is;

1) Catalyse rapid access to information by focusing on knowledge, attitudes and

skills at scale in rural and urban 

areas; 2) Uptake of teaching materials through innovations, such as user

friendly materials to complement curricular activities,  e-learning for Teachers and a web-based

platform for social media and confidential youth  discourse; 3) Action and sustainability

through evidence generated by targeted operations research and routine

monitoring and evaluation; 4) Youth-inclusive policy development process and

defining of programming priorities, so the voices of trained youth advocates

are clearly heard, appreciated and listened to, leading to policy reform so all

children and young people have access to CSE through schools and community

based structures; 5) Coordination so all key actors involved in providing CSE

to young people (from the school level, health service level and community

based organizations) are unified in best practices and use age-disaggregated

messages that tackle the social determinants of sexual and reproductive health,

such as power and gender norms; 6) 

Improved connections to health services through youth-led health service

mapping and facilitated visits to health centers to accelerate young people’s

self-efficacy and ability to access SRH services. The Coordinator may also be

called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of

humanitarian crisis.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The applicants for the Save the Children Keep IT

Real project Coordinator must hold a bachelor’s degree in Health related field,

Demography or Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field or

equivalent accrued working experience, with skills and experience in Adolescent

Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS programming, Gender Based Violence and

Norming is a distinct advantage

·        
Possession of a Postgraduate training in Health

related field, Demography, Population Studies or Management is an added

advantage.

·        
At least four years of relevant working experience

with at least 2 years at middle management level in an international NGO.

·        
Past exposure and 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.

·        
Ability to establish and maintain conducive

collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.

·        
Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills

are a must.

·        
Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach

areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.

·        
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.

·        
Exceptional 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.

All suitably qualified

candidates are encouraged to send their application letters with detailed CVs

indicating three referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors

submitted to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

addressed to:

The Director of Human Resources

& Administration,

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  considered during the shortlisting process.

Deadline: 31^st July 2015.