Job Title: Senior Officer, Child Protection
Organisation: Save the
Children International
Children International
Duty Station: 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 240
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.
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 240
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 will be responsible for the direct supervision of Child Protection
activities, providing ongoing, implementation, monitoring & evaluation and
reporting in regard to the execution of the Emergency activities in the Refugee
settlement centre within the vulnerable communities targeted by Save the
Children. The incumbent is specifically
oriented towards Child Protection Emergency response in the context of the
refugee crisis in the refugee settlement and special attention will be made of
Child Protection sector in other core sectors of the organisation such as nutrition,
health, education and WASH.
Officer will be responsible for the direct supervision of Child Protection
activities, providing ongoing, implementation, monitoring & evaluation and
reporting in regard to the execution of the Emergency activities in the Refugee
settlement centre within the vulnerable communities targeted by Save the
Children. The incumbent is specifically
oriented towards Child Protection Emergency response in the context of the
refugee crisis in the refugee settlement and special attention will be made of
Child Protection sector in other core sectors of the organisation such as nutrition,
health, education and WASH.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the
Children Senior Officer, Child Protection job placement should hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities or a relevant discipline. - A minimum of three years progressive
experience in programme development and management with INGOs with
specific emphasis on Child Protection programming. - Ability to speak local language in
Kiryandongo and directly interact with target group will be 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. - 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 travel and work in
hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send a copy of
their updated CVs with a cover letter (attached as one document) indicating
three referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors to:
[email protected]
their updated CVs with a cover letter (attached as one document) indicating
three referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors to:
[email protected]
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: 3rd March
2017
2017
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