2 INGO Senior Officer, MNH Job Opportunities – Save the Children

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Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Wakiso, Uganda
About US:
Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and
has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been
implementing programs for over 90 years. 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 2014, we reached over 143
million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly
around the world.
Job Summary: The Senior Officer, MNH  plays a focal role in providing technical
support, coordination and supervision of all maternal health and HBB+ related
programming at the district and facility level. This includes leading the
coordination and implementation of project activities including district based
trainings/ refresher trainings, mentorship and supervision of trained
providers, with the programme coordinator and support the M&E lead in data
collection and reporting at the district level, and district level review
meetings to review program implementation, reflect on data collected at the
district level and ensure data is being used by providers to support program
decision. The jobholder may also be called upon as and when necessary to
provide support in humanitarian responses.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
    Senior Officer, MNH job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
    Nursing, Public Health or Clinical officer is preferred.
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in
    health/public health and or in a health/public health organization,
    including experience as a national level trainer/technical assistance
    provider in the area of RH/MCH with Government of Uganda or an
    International NGO.
  • Significant exposure and experience in
    facilitating training and in developing materials including mentorship and
    support supervision tools and providing institutional support and
    technical assistance to decentralization and or NGOs on issues related to
    RH/MNCH service provision;
  • Previous experience in RH/maternal newborn
    and child health programming including facility and community based health
    service improvement is essential;
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of
    Government policies on RH/MNCH issues and how to contribute to their
    development with political analysis skills, sensitivity and diplomacy.
  • Significant experience in research methods,
    data collection and analysis.
  • Prior exposure and experience working with
    the Local Government, and local partners with focus on improving the
    learning environments is 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.
  • Excellent analytical skills and strategic
    planning abilities.
  • Ability to establish and maintain conducive
    collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
  • Computer literacy and excellent documentation
    skills are a must.
  • Willingness to travel and work in
    hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • 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.
  • Exceptional 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 are encouraged to send their application letters
with detailed CVs indicating three referees, two of whom should have been
direct supervisors submitted to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
addressed to:
The
Director of Human Resources & Administration,
Save
the Children,
Plot
68/70, Kira Road,
Kampala.
Uganda.
NB:
  • Testimonials/certificates should not be
    attached to applications.
  • Hand delivered applications will not be
    accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 24th March 2016 by 5:00PM

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