USAID NGO Jobs – Chief of Party at Save the Children

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Job Title:  Chief of Party
Organisation: Save the
Children

Project: Uganda Advocacy for
Better Health
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda  
About Save the Children:
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 170 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for
their rights. We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more
than 100 million children around the world.


About Project:
Save the Children seeks applications from suitably qualified and
experienced individuals for an upcoming project that will strengthen and
improve the quality and availability of services in public health facilitIes in
select provinces within Uganda. The proposed positions are contingent on Save
the Children being awarded the Cooperative agreement for this five year USAID-funded
project Uganda Advocacy for Better Health .

Job Summary: The Chief of Party
will give strategic leadership and oversight to the project S/he shall have
depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, a solid professional
reputation, interpersonal skills and professional relationships In fulfill the
requirements of the program description
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant should possess a Masters’
    degree or higher and a minimum of 10 years of experience in development
    working with local governments, civil society and communities, –
  • Experience interacting with host country
    government agencies including local governments, development partners, and
    civil society organizations including community based organizations is
    essential.
  • Demonstrated understanding and knowledge
    of decentralization in the Uganda context, Uganda’s sociopolitical
    economy, advocacy, health and education sectors;
  • Demonstrated team player with visionary
    leadership;
  • Excellent managerial and operational
    experience, preferably In managing large donor projects involving
    coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Uganda or
    the region;
  • Past workingexperience of working with USG
    supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a
    senior level is an advantage;
  •  Experience in developing program
    work-plans, budgets, managing implementation, stay and short-term
    technical assistance.



How to Apply:
All suitable candidates should send their application letters with a
detailed CV indicating three 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 on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org




NB:  Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to
applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore encouraged to
apply at the earliest opportunity. Save the Children is an equal opportunity
employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to
apply.




Deadline: 16th August 2013



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