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Job
Title: Project Officer, Education
(SAGE)
Title: Project Officer, Education
(SAGE)
Organization: Save the Children
Duty
Station: Moroto, Uganda
Station: Moroto, Uganda
Reports
to: Manager Integrated
to: Manager Integrated
About
Us:
Us:
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 190
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.
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 190
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 Officer, Education (SAGE) will be responsible
for planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting of the formal and Non-Formal
Education NFE, ABEK and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Projects to promote
safe, supportive and enabling school and community environments for vulnerable
children in hard to reach communities of Uganda. The job holder may be called
upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Summary: The Project Officer, Education (SAGE) will be responsible
for planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting of the formal and Non-Formal
Education NFE, ABEK and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Projects to promote
safe, supportive and enabling school and community environments for vulnerable
children in hard to reach communities of Uganda. The job holder may be called
upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should possess a Degree in social Work, Social Administration,
Education, Development Studies, Adult Education or any other related
field, Additional qualification in a relevant field of study is an added
advantage - A
minimum of two years working experience in the related discipline in
Uganda (preferably with a NGO). - 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:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified
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:
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
Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot68/70, Kira 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.
should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.
Candidates are therefore
encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
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.
equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are
encouraged to apply.
Deadline:
4th October, 2013
4th October, 2013
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