8 Senior Officer, Education Careers at Save the Children

Organisation: Save the Children
Duty Station: Nakasongola (1), Gulu (1) and Moroto
(6), 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 world over. Save the Children envisions
a Uganda in which every child attains right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate lasting changes 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 areas of Child Protection, Child Right Governance,
Education, Health, Nutrition, Livelihoods & Food Security 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. Save the children boosts a staff capacity of over 200 in Uganda
presently. We save children’s lives and fight for their rights to make them
fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more than 100 million children
around the world.
Job Summary: The Senior Officer, Education will be responsible
for providing ongoing capacity support and coordination of the project partners
with project planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation and
reporting. The officer is responsible for execution of the project interventions
both directly and working closely with implementing partners. The Senior
Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team
in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess a Degree in Humanities or a relevant discipline.
  • Additional
    or post graduate qualification in Early Childhood Care and Development,
    and Basic Education is an added advantage
  • A
    minimum of three 3 years progressive experience in programme development
    and management with INGOs.
  • 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.
  • 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 skills
  • 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:
All those
desiring to work with this international NGO, Save the Children, should send
their application letters with detailed CV indicating three professional 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,
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.
Candidates are
therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. We work with
children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the
right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify
yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our
commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children
are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be
required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding
Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
Deadline: 6th December 2013

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