Senior Officer, Capacity Building NGO Jobs – Save the Children International

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Job Title:           Senior Officer, Capacity Building
Organisation: Save the
Children International
Duty Station: Fort Portal,
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.
Job Summary: The Senior
Officer Maternal and New-born and Child Health Capacity Building is primarily
responsible for leading and coordinating all project MNCH facility-based
capacity building activities in their district of location including; offsite
and onsite training; onsite mentorship, quality improvement, documentation and
tracking of capacity building activities in collaboration with the district
health team leadership and the project monitoring evaluation, accountability
and learning officer. The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when
necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis and to
coordinate district level activities on behalf of the MNCH program manager.





Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the
    Children Senior Officer, Capacity Building job placement should hold a
    Bachelor’s degree in medicine or health related subject or higher diploma
    in either midwifery or nursing or equivalent accrued working experience.
  • Possession of a Postgraduate training in
    public health, health systems strengthening, Reproductive Health and
    Gender, is an added advantage;
  • At least five years of related experience
    in MNCH related programming in Uganda (preferably with an International
    NGO);
  • Skills and experience in training and
    mentorship of health facility based health workers 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.
  • 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.
Deadline: 11th August
2017

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