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Business Development and Training Coordinator NGO Jobs – Save the Children International
Organisation: Save the
Children International
Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Livelihoods
Project Manager
Project Manager
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.
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 Business
Development and Training (BDT) Coordinator will mainly be responsible for the
development of training materials suitable for refugees starting
micro-enterprises. Trainings will stimulate innovative business ideas with high
social impacts, providing training on long term business planning, basic
accounting and record keeping as well as training on savings and loans groups
operation. The BDT Coordinator will lead the provision of these trainings as
well as ongoing follow up of micro-enterprise start ups, to provide mentoring,
coaching and support as needed.
Development and Training (BDT) Coordinator will mainly be responsible for the
development of training materials suitable for refugees starting
micro-enterprises. Trainings will stimulate innovative business ideas with high
social impacts, providing training on long term business planning, basic
accounting and record keeping as well as training on savings and loans groups
operation. The BDT Coordinator will lead the provision of these trainings as
well as ongoing follow up of micro-enterprise start ups, to provide mentoring,
coaching and support as needed.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the
Children Business Development and Training Coordinator career opportunity
should hold a Master’s Degree in business, economics, or other related
field; - A minimum of five years of relevant
professional experience in developing training materials and delivering
training in microenterprise development, entrepreneurship, savings and
loans association, etc. - Specialized knowledge in microenterprise
development and training; - Knowledge of West Nile, Uganda, and
displacement (refugee) context preferred; and - Proficiency in English and local language.
- 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
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
Midnight
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