Community Capacity Strengthening Coordinator Non-profit Job Careers – Save the Children International

Organisation: Save
the Children International
Duty Station: Wakiso,
Uganda
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 300 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 Community
Capacity Strengthening Coordinator is mainly responsible for developing and
ensuring effective implementation of the sponsorship CM strategy to achieve
intended program results. S/he will closely monitor and use program data to
refine and improve the CM strategy in close collaboration with other SCI
programmes and implementing partners. S/he will train and support implementing
partners, including programme officer, SMC/PTAs in schools, Community
mobilisation teams at sub-county and local government officials in community
mobilization. S/he will work in close collaboration all the other sponsorship
programme staff and local government structures in education, health and
Agriculture S/he will assure the leadership for the CM component.



Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    applicant for the Save the Children Community Capacity Strengthening
    Coordinator job placement should hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in
    education and related discipline. Post graduate training in either
    partnerships, Monitoring and evaluation, community Systems Strengthening,
    will be of added advantage.
  • Four
    years of progressive experience in planning and implementation of
    community strengthening of partnership programmes.
  • Ability
    to speak the local language Luganda fluently is a strong requirement.
  • Ability
    to ride a motorcycle (Honda XL 125).
  • The
    candidate must be having a valid riding permit and willing to ride a
    motorcycle and a good understanding of PPP.
  • Broad
    knowledge and understanding of Save the Children working principles and
    approaches
  • Demonstrable
    financial, planning and budget management skills a MUST.
  • Excellent
    planning, coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize
    a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and
    responsibilities
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 23rd February 2018
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