3 Senior Officer, Livelihoods – Emergency NGO Job Vacancies – Save the Children International

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Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Fort Portal and Adjumani, 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, Livelihoods – Emergency plays
a focal role in forming and strengthening young farmers groups’ knowledge,
skills and practices in agribusiness using Participatory Agricultural
Enterprise/Enabling Rural Innovations approach. The incumbent will be responsible
for linking youth to actors in agricultural value chains: inputs, production,
processing, marketing and transportation of agricultural products. The
jobholder will also liaise with District Production Offices and Local Partners
to offer both agronomic extension services and market opportunities for young
farmers. The incumbent will get involved in supporting the formation and
development of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) for youth groups
and promoting linkages with microcredit institutions for more comprehensive
Business Development Services (BDS), including support to access business and
agro value chain loan services. In addition, the persons builds capacity of
resource persons -Community Based Trainers (CBTs) to train and offer technical
assistance to the VSLA groups on VSLA methodology, savings and loan management
and coaching and mentoring. The jobholder also 
supports youth led market assessment to identify opportunities, develop
business plans and support the implementation of the youth business plans.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
    Senior Officer, Livelihoods – Emergency job vacancy should hold a bachelor’s
    degree or higher in Agriculture, Business Development studies or other
    relevant discipline. A Postgraduate training/Advanced degree in the
    related field, Social sciences/social works, or Management is an added
    advantage.
  • Past exposure and experience in livelihood
    and youth programming is preferred.
  • At least three years of relevant working
    experience in a similar position in an NGO. Experience working with agricultural
    and livelihoods programs especially in Value Chain Development and Rural
    Financial Methodologies including Village Savings and Loan Associations
  • 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.
  • Proven ability to speak local language and directly
    interact with target group will be an added advantage
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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