Organisation: Share
An Opportunity Uganda (SAO-U)
An Opportunity Uganda (SAO-U)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Share An Opportunity Uganda
(SAO – U) is a National Christian founded child focused NGO empowering
households and communities to fulfill their obligations in child care and
development and affiliated to Baptist Union of Uganda. Share An Opportunity –
Uganda’s key thematic areas are child health, Basic Education for OVC’s, Child
Advocacy, Enterprise Development and food security, and institutional development
for community based organisations while HIV/AIDS is mainstreamed in the
program.
(SAO – U) is a National Christian founded child focused NGO empowering
households and communities to fulfill their obligations in child care and
development and affiliated to Baptist Union of Uganda. Share An Opportunity –
Uganda’s key thematic areas are child health, Basic Education for OVC’s, Child
Advocacy, Enterprise Development and food security, and institutional development
for community based organisations while HIV/AIDS is mainstreamed in the
program.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer Child Partnerships & Connections will support SAO-U;s ts Project
areas in Kaberamaido District. The project officer will oversee programmes
aimed at child partner activities to enhance child participation in the
community. The officer should be able to speak the local community dialect
(Kumam)
Officer Child Partnerships & Connections will support SAO-U;s ts Project
areas in Kaberamaido District. The project officer will oversee programmes
aimed at child partner activities to enhance child participation in the
community. The officer should be able to speak the local community dialect
(Kumam)
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 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
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their applications with a letter from pastor
or reverend, an updated resume, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant
testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees addressed to
the Human Resources & Administration
Manager Share An Opportunity Uganda P.O. Box 23408, Kampala or hand deliver at
the Head office in Kitala Zone, Kanyanya. Uganda
interested candidates should send their applications with a letter from pastor
or reverend, an updated resume, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant
testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees addressed to
the Human Resources & Administration
Manager Share An Opportunity Uganda P.O. Box 23408, Kampala or hand deliver at
the Head office in Kitala Zone, Kanyanya. Uganda
Deadline: 4th May 2018 by 4:30pm
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