Job Title: Senior Officer, Keep It Real
Organisation: Save
the Children
the Children
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Keep
it Real Program Specialist North
it Real Program Specialist North
About Save:
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 inn
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 inn
ovative, 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 200
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfill their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
About Project:
The Keep it Real is a youth centered Sexuality education program that
aims to increase access to youth-centred CSE among young people in and out of
school from 10 to 24 years, improve the delivery of CSE through schools and
community groups, link young people with youth-friendly health services,
improve coordination of national and local actors on CSE and engage youth as
advocates and researchers on CSE.
aims to increase access to youth-centred CSE among young people in and out of
school from 10 to 24 years, improve the delivery of CSE through schools and
community groups, link young people with youth-friendly health services,
improve coordination of national and local actors on CSE and engage youth as
advocates and researchers on CSE.
Job Summary: The
Senior Officer, Keep it Real will be responsible for the realization and achievement
of SRHR strategic project objectives in SCI Uganda. The incumbent will
contribute to Save the Children’s capacity to implement the Comprehensive
Sexuality Education as a means of improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Health/ and Rights at the field level working closely with project implementing
partner Interventions at School/ Community Levels. The Senior Officer may be
called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Senior Officer, Keep it Real will be responsible for the realization and achievement
of SRHR strategic project objectives in SCI Uganda. The incumbent will
contribute to Save the Children’s capacity to implement the Comprehensive
Sexuality Education as a means of improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Health/ and Rights at the field level working closely with project implementing
partner Interventions at School/ Community Levels. The Senior Officer may be
called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should
preferably hold a good bachelor’s degree in a Health related field,
Demography or Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field or
equivalent accrued working experience, with skills and experience in Child
Health and Nutrition programming. - A minimum of three or
more years’ progressive experience in programme development in a related
field with INGOs. - Past exposure and
experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in
Health, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection program delivery. - Possess the ability to
speak local language (Luo) and directly interact with target group will be
an added advantage. - Past exposure and
experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in
Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child
Protection is an added advantage. - Possess 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. - Availability and
willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian
responses. 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. - Excellent 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 candidates who wish to join Save the Children
International NGO should send their application letters with detailed CVs
indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:
International NGO should send their application letters with detailed CVs
indicating three professional 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, Kira Road
P.O Box 12018,
Kampala, Uganda
Electronic copies can be sent via email to:
uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
NB: Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications that are submitted online.
attached to applications that are submitted online.
Deadline: 5th
September 2014.
September 2014.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.