7 Senior Officer, ALP NGO Career Opportunities – Save the Children International

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Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Kiryandongo, Arua, Adjumani & Bundibugyo,
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, ALP will be responsible for
ensuring that children/youth with low literacy, numeracy and life skills enroll
for and complete the Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) offered in the
districts of operations.  The jobholder
will also be responsible for training ALP facilitators, establish ALP learning
centres and linkages with District Education offices for technical support,
monitoring and supervision of the ALP interventions in the project area. In
addition, the job holder  promotes access
to  youth centred Comprehensive Sexuality
Education (CSE) to deprived youth, train and strengthen the capacity of Peer
Educators to successfully deliver youth centred sexuality Education in youth
groups and within local communities. The incumbent will be responsible for
strengthening cooperation between children/young people and SRH health service
providers to jointly improve the delivery of services to deprived
children/youth. S/he  also  empowers deprived youth to serve as
productive, democratic citizens and positive advocates for change and promote
their engagement in community, district planning and decision making processes.
The jobholder is also responsible for working with the partner and providing
technical support to the partner staff. The incumbent will be responsible for
monitoring project interventions and following up implementation of the
accountability framework.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
    Senior Officer, ALP job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree or
    higher in Education preferably in Teacher education. Additional
    qualifications in Teacher Education is an added advantage.
  • A minimum of three years of progressive working
    experience in planning and implementing Education programmes with INGOs
    with at least two years of teaching experience in primary schools or as a
    Tutor in Primary Teachers’ College.
  • Previous exposure and experience of 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.
  • 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.
  • Willingness to be based in the field and to
    travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous
    conditions.
  • Ability to speak the 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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