USAID NGO Jobs – Deputy Chief of Party/Advocacy and Partnership Specialist at Save the Children

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Organisation: Save the
Children

Project: Uganda Advocacy for
Better Health
Duty Station: Kampala,
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 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 170 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.


About Project:
Save the Children seeks applications from suitably qualified and
experienced individuals for an upcoming project that will strengthen and
improve the quality and availability of services in public health facilities in
select provinces within Uganda. The proposed positions are contingent on Save
the Children being awarded the Cooperative agreement for this five year USAID-funded
project Uganda Advocacy for Better Health.

Job Summary: The Deputy Chief
of Party/Advocacy and Partnership Specialist will provide overall leadership to
the project, transform the quality and delivery of advocacy interventions. S/he
shall have depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, a solid
professional reputation, interpersonal skills and professional relationships to
fulfill the requirements of the program description.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant should hold a Masters’
    degree or higher and a minimum of 10 years of experience in development
    working with on issues of advocacy and community empowerment;
  • Proven experience of capacity
    strengthening & advisory work, as well as facilitation, mentoring
    & coaching skills:
  • Demonstrated track record of leading,
    designing and delivering influencing, campaigning and advocacy programs
    shall be essential;
  • Experience interacting with host country
    government agencies including local governments. development partners, and
    civil society organizations including community based organizations is
    essential
  • Demonstrated understanding and knowledge
    of advocacy, decentralization in the Uganda context, Uganda’s
    sociopolitical economy, health and education sectors;
  • Ability to be a motivator and leader of
    change, drawing on excellent communication skills to drive transformation.
    it is desirable that S/he has well developed abilities to motivate and
    persuade at high levels (for organizational change);
  • Experience in developing effective
    communication and advocacy strategies is desirable; Excellent judgment,
    conceptual and analytical thinking ability is essential;
  • Proven experience in partnership building
    and networking at various levels;
  • Ability to address rights (women,
    children, youth and other vulnerable groups) in the design/delivery of
    influencing work shall be essential.
How to Apply:
All suitable candidates should send their application letters with a
detailed CV indicating three 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, Kiira 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. Save the Children is an equal opportunity
employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to
apply.




Deadline: 16th August 2013



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