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• Take
  lead in child partner recruitment, collecting partner information and
  letter writing.
• Ensure
  safe and rewarding connections between communities and sponsors.
• Ensure
  implementation of appropriate child participation activities through which
  they can express their views.
• Conduct
  visits to partners to provide support, guidance and training of
  participation activities according to the plan, policies and procedures.
• Implement
  appropriate national and SAO policies and standards that guide programming
  in the early childhood care and development
• Coordinate
  and facilitate community mobilization efforts aimed at empowering parents,
  caregivers and communities to assume responsibility and care of their
  children.
• Develop
  and implement high quality ECCD/Education programmes focusing on the
  child’s total development aimed at enabling the child acquire appropriate
  competencies to grow, develop and function productively in society.
• Implement
  training and capacity building programmes aimed at equipping staff,
  parents and care givers with culturally sensitive child rearing skills that
  enhance child development.
• Design
  and implement collaborative researches and studies that focus on the
  problems associated with child partnerships and participation programs and
  to identify effective solutions and quality interventions to improve
  programme delivery.
• To
  represent SAO in meetings, conferences, workshops and other fora to
  articulate child related activities .
• Prepare
  position papers, quarterly progress reports and a review of annual
  activity achievement reports.

• The
  ideal candidate should preferably hold an honours degree in: Community
  Development, Social Sciences, SWASA, Development Studies or an equivalent
  from a recognised university. A Masters’ degree qualification is an added
  advantage
• Four
  years of proven working experience in community based work in Children
  related fields.
• Experience
  in handling sponsorship correspondence activities.
• A
  good knowledge of project cycle management and experience in project
  monitoring and evaluation.
• A
  good knowledge of Child rights and Uganda education sector policies.
• Excellent
  communication and presentation skills
• Good
  computer skills

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