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USAID ChildFund International Project Jobs – Senior Social Worker
Job Title: Senior Social
Worker
Worker
Organisation: ChildFund
International
International
Project Name: USAID
Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project
Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project
Manager
Manager
About ChildFund:
For over seventy years
globally, ChildFund provides help to deprived, excluded and vulnerable children
to have the capacity to improve their lives and opportunity to become young
adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their
communities. We promote societies whose individuals and institutions
participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children.
globally, ChildFund provides help to deprived, excluded and vulnerable children
to have the capacity to improve their lives and opportunity to become young
adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their
communities. We promote societies whose individuals and institutions
participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children.
About USAID Project:
Child Fund Uganda has won an
award on the Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children, this
project is a 3-year period (36 months) Project implemented by a consortium of
partners namely; ChildFund International, TPO Uganda, Child’s I Foundation and
Retrak. The key goals of the project are to strengthen national child
protection systems in order to prevent unnecessary family separation and enable
children outside of families to be placed in family or family based care.
award on the Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children, this
project is a 3-year period (36 months) Project implemented by a consortium of
partners namely; ChildFund International, TPO Uganda, Child’s I Foundation and
Retrak. The key goals of the project are to strengthen national child
protection systems in order to prevent unnecessary family separation and enable
children outside of families to be placed in family or family based care.
Job Summary: The Senior
Social Worker will technically support in managing and supervising project
staff to ensure effective implementation of activities and will play a key role
in providing technical assistance to the partner’s project staff to achieve the
project objectives. The incumbent will work closely with the partners and the
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to implement the Project.
Social Worker will technically support in managing and supervising project
staff to ensure effective implementation of activities and will play a key role
in providing technical assistance to the partner’s project staff to achieve the
project objectives. The incumbent will work closely with the partners and the
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to implement the Project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offer
supervision to social workers in the project planning and timely
implementation and performance of all project activities, ensuring that
outputs are accomplished and delivered according to the agreed work plans; - Provide
technical guidance and support for implementation of policies, programmes
and plans for resettlement, Alternative care and protection of vulnerable
children in compliance with relevant legislation and contractual
requirements; - Develop
training materials and capacity building to social welfare front line
workers, CSO partners, Children institutions ,care givers and community
members and other service providers on child care and protection; - Offer
technical support supervision to the project staff, children Institutions,
CSOs and relevant project partners; - Offer
technical guidance and facilitate tracing and resettling of children and
ensure adherence to procedures concerning fostering and adopting children
as well as in probation service issues. - Build
and maintain the growth of a strong and sustainable collaboration,
networking and partnerships for effective project implementation at
district, national and regional level; - Manage
the documentation of all project activities, tasks, achievements and
success stories; - Conduct
house hold and child vulnerability assessments, monitor and evaluate
project activities, interventions, impact and implemented sustainability
measures; - Actively
coordinate timely and quality production and submission of narratives and
financial reports according to donor agreements - Render
support in planning and tracking expenses against approved budgets and
review financial reporting for approval prior to submission to donors and
ensures timely financial reporting to donors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicants should hold a Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration
or relevant field. Possession of a Post graduate Diploma in Social Justice
or Project Planning and Management will be an added advantage. - A
minimum of five years’ work experience at senior managerial level in a big
donor funded organizations, NGOs, or government sector. - Working
knowledge of child development, Policy on Vulnerable and Orphan Children,
UN convention on the Rights of a Child. - Strong
understanding of USAID rules and regulations governing USG funded programs - Excellent
financial management skills - Strategic
information management skills - Strong
coaching, facilitation and conceptual skills. - At
least three (3) years in a supervisory role. - Demonstrable
aptitude in teamwork. - Possess
the ability to take fast decisions. - Excellent
interpersonal Skills. - Good
people management skills.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates
should send their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic
and professional papers and names of three professional referees with their
Email/ daytime telephone contacts to: The National Director, ChildFund
International, P.O. Box 3342, Kampala, Uganda Email: hr@uganda.childfund.org OR
Hand deliver to ChildFund National Office located on Plot 71/72 Namirembe Road
P.O. Box 3341, Kampala NOTE: While we appreciate every response to this advert,
only short listed candidates will be contacted. ChildFund is an equal
opportunity employer.
should send their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic
and professional papers and names of three professional referees with their
Email/ daytime telephone contacts to: The National Director, ChildFund
International, P.O. Box 3342, Kampala, Uganda Email: hr@uganda.childfund.org OR
Hand deliver to ChildFund National Office located on Plot 71/72 Namirembe Road
P.O. Box 3341, Kampala NOTE: While we appreciate every response to this advert,
only short listed candidates will be contacted. ChildFund is an equal
opportunity employer.
Deadline: 5th December, 2014 by 2PM
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