Careers in Nonprofit Organisations – Project Director at Save the Children

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Job
Title:  Project Director
Organisation: Save the Children
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
 
Reports
to: Director of Program
Operations
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.



Job
Summary: The Project
Director  will be required to provide
technical support as project leader person for a proposed US Department of
Labor (USDOL) program to support Ugandan vulnerable youth ages 15 to 18, promoting
education and vocational training and decent work opportunities for those of
appropriate work age. The project will also seek to enhance livelihoods for
youth and their households, support civic engagement by youth, and encourage
youth to take on leadership roles within their communities.



Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • At
    least five years of experience in project management, supervision, administration,
    and implementation of cooperative agreement and/or contract requirements
    (including meeting deadlines, achieving targets, and overseeing the
    preparation and submission of required reports).
  • Establishes
    and maintains systems for project operations.
  • Maintains
    working relationships with all project stakeholders, and engages in
    coalition building and public-private partnerships
    promotion.
  • Past
    experience in a leadership role in implementing development projects.
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:
9th August 2013.



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