Documentation

The Technical
Advisor – Documentation will support grantees to extract learning, share and
use it to improve practice in programs for prevention of violence against
children. The Technical Advisor will ensure that all project documents are of
excellent technical quality and contribute significantly to national, regional
and global learning.

Responsibilities:

• The
  Technical Advisor will develop a learning strategy with each grantee and
  across grantees which gives more concentration to grantees’ role in
  learning process and evaluates the impact of using learning to improve
  practice.
• Set
  cross-grantee learning strategy
• Help
  grantees document learning for first convening, and synthesise findings
  for large audience convening
• Help
  grantees build learning on first convening outputs
• Support
  the import of knowledge about social norms, prevention, resilience,
  community-based protection systems to the grantees; and the expert of
  lessons learned to wider stakeholders
• The
  Technical Advisor will report to the Executive Director of the client
  organisation and will be expected to network and share learning with
  grantees as well as the Project Advisory Committee.

Qualifications
and experience:

• A
  Master’s degree in Mass Communication and a degree/post graduate diploma
  in child rights or any relevant field.
• At
  least 5 years’ experience in a similar role with a bi-lateral, multi
  -lateral organisation, Government or NGO.
• The Technical
  Advisor must be knowledgeable about current research on violence against
  children and should be skilled in applying the research findings to
  learning about a variety of VAC conditions.
• Excellent
  writing/editing skills with the ability to present complex information in
  a succinct and compelling manner.
• Good
  working knowledge of print layout/design and web design
• Excellent
  interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Good
  understanding of the East African and global Child Rights context.
• Experience
  in using storytelling in knowledge management
• Ability
  to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Ability
  to work as part of a team and in partnership with other stakeholders
• Ability
  to work independently
• Fluency
  in English, both verbal and written

Conditions
of employment:

• The
  successful applicant will be offered a three-year contract, but working
  50% per year and will be subject to a 2-month probationary period and a
  performance assessment.
• The
  candidate will be based at the client’s office in Kampala.