(1
Position); Kampala

EXCITING CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES

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
200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children
seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from
suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the operations.

Senior Officer Fertility
Awareness and Community Transformation (FACT) Project (1 Position); Kampala

Job Purpose:

The Senior Officer –
FACT contributes to Save the Children’s capacity to implement the FACT project
as a means of improving fertility awareness and access to fertility awareness
methods using existing program SCI platforms in Northern Uganda and Karamoja
region. S/he is responsible for ensuring proper coordination of FACT activities
with those of existing program platforms used for implementation of the FACT
project; coordinating and providing guidance on mobilization activities to
ensure effective participation in FACT activities of communities within
selected program platforms; supporting the training of facility and community
based providers about fertility awareness, fertility awareness based family
planning methods and other family planning methods; leading on monitoring and
documentation of project activities and contributing to writing of project
reports. The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support
the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Academic back
ground, Experience & Person Specifications;

• Minimum
  of a bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in either midwifery or medicine
  field or equivalent accrued working experience, with skills and experience
  in community delivery of family planning methods or sexual reproductive
  health;
• Experience
  in gender programming and previous experience in family planning or SRH
  programming is an advantage;
• Postgraduate
  training in Reproductive Health and Gender related field, Population
  Studies, Development studies, Social Sciences or Management is an added
  advantage;
• Minimum
  of 3 years working experience in community based family planning or sexual
  reproductive health programs, related programming in Uganda (preferably
  with an International NGO);
• Must be
  willing to extensively travel to the field.

General
specifications applicable to all positions;

• 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.
• Strong
  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.
• Highly
  developed 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.

Application
information;

Please refer to
the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection criteria by visiting
our website:www.savethechildren.ug

Application letters
with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:

The Director
of Human Resources & Administration

Save the
Children

Plot68/70, Kira Road

P O Box
12018

Kampala

Or on email:uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to
note:

• Testimonials/certificates
  should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.
• The
  closing date for receiving applications is 5th December 2014.
  Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.