Job Title: Senior Officer MEAL, Keep it Real
Organisation: Save the
Children
Children
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager,
the Keep it Real
the Keep it Real
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 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 fulfill their
potential. In 2013, 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. 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 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 MEAL, Keep it Real will be responsible for monitoring, documentation,
and evaluation of the Keep it Real project for both central and Northern
region. The post holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the
emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Officer MEAL, Keep it Real will be responsible for monitoring, documentation,
and evaluation of the Keep it Real project for both central and Northern
region. The post holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the
emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate should possess a
bachelor’s degree in public Health, quantitative economics, Social
Science, or related field or equivalent accrued working experience, with
skills and experience in health, data management or Community Development,
is a distinct advantage - At least three years’ relevant working
experience on monitoring and evaluation, especially related to
youth-centred approaches to education or health that takes SRHR priorities
or gender as a point of departure; with at least 1 year at an
international NGO preferred. - Past experience with monitoring including
data collection, data cleaning, and data entry in SPSS or STATA, as well
as databases. - 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:
[email protected]
[email protected]
NB: Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications that are submitted online.
attached to applications that are submitted online.
Deadline: 5th September
2014.
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.
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