A’ level Fresher Jobs – Cash Transfer Assistant at Save the Children International

Organisation: Save the
Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Cash Transfer
Officer
About US:
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 270
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 Cash
Transfer Assistant will support cash transfer projects in the refugee
settlement. The CT Assistant will mobilise and support community engagement
aspects of the project, as well as beneficiary identification and selection
processes. The CT Assistant will support and monitor cash transfers, including
support to orientation of grant beneficiaries on cash transfer mechanism
through training sessions. The incumbent will also take a lead role in
supporting monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities
(MEAL) including post-distribution monitoring, and providing support and
accountability for project beneficiaries.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the
    Children Cash Transfer Assistant job placement should hold a School
    leaver’s certificate (A’ Level)
  • Previous experience of training
    communities and teams.
  • Previous exposure and experience in
    implementing NGO projects, ideally in livelihoods e.g. public works/ cash
    for work projects; agricultural support; home based skills development or
    income generation projects
  • Prior exposure and experience 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.
  • Willingness to travel and work in
    hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Computer literacy and excellent
    documentation skills are a must.
  • 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.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a copy of
their updated CVs with cover letters (attached as one document) indicating
three referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors via E-mail only
to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
NB:
  • Testimonials/certificates should not be
    attached to applications.
  • Hand delivered applications will not be
    accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 26th May 2017 by
Midnight
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