Job Title: Project Manager, Adolescent Development
Organisation: Save the
Children International
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 300
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 300
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 Project Manager, Adolescent
Development is responsible for effectively and efficiently planning, management
and delivery of the Adolescent Development project components (includes both
Sponsorship and grant funded projects) within the Impact Area in ways that meet
both local and international Save the Children and respective donor
requirements and guidelines. Reports to Sponsorship Programme Manager while
working collaboratively with other staff for both Sponsorship core programmes
and operations, Sponsorship Technical Working Group, Central Region Area
support staff, CO Health Technical specialists particularly on ASRHR national
level engagements. The role requires one to attend frequent meetings which can
be online, taking actions and following through within the CO and the member
office staff responsible for supporting AD programming thus calling for a lot
of self-management and excellent coordination skills. The role oversees and
manages both sponsorship funded and non- sponsorship funded AD components supplementing
each other but as well supervising a number of staff.
Development is responsible for effectively and efficiently planning, management
and delivery of the Adolescent Development project components (includes both
Sponsorship and grant funded projects) within the Impact Area in ways that meet
both local and international Save the Children and respective donor
requirements and guidelines. Reports to Sponsorship Programme Manager while
working collaboratively with other staff for both Sponsorship core programmes
and operations, Sponsorship Technical Working Group, Central Region Area
support staff, CO Health Technical specialists particularly on ASRHR national
level engagements. The role requires one to attend frequent meetings which can
be online, taking actions and following through within the CO and the member
office staff responsible for supporting AD programming thus calling for a lot
of self-management and excellent coordination skills. The role oversees and
manages both sponsorship funded and non- sponsorship funded AD components supplementing
each other but as well supervising a number of staff.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the
Children Project Manager, Adolescent Development job placement should hold
a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a health related discipline. Post
graduate training in either public health, Health Systems Strengthening,
Community Health, Reproductive Health, Gender etc will be of added
advantage. - A minimum of five years of exposure and
experience in planning and implementation of school-based health programme
targeting Adolescents especially on ASRH. - 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 apply online by
clicking on the title link below.
clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 27th August
2017
2017
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