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Job Title:   Response Innovation Lab
Coordinator

Organisation: Save
the Children International

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Save the Children
International is an international relief organization that was established in
the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better
education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing
emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

About Project:

Joining Forces to
End Violence Against Children is a global collaboration between 6 leading child
rights organisations – ChildFund, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS
Children’s Villages, Terre des Hommes and World Vision.  In Uganda Joining Forces focuses on ending
violence against children and ensuring children’s voices are amplified as
agents of change.

Job Summary:   The
Response Innovation Lab Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the
Response Innovation Lab Manager in developing and running operations for the
Response Innovation Lab in Uganda, with a focus on stakeholder engagement and
management, event coordination, reporting and logistics. The incumbent will
provide support in building the country wide humanitarian innovation ecosystem
as well as with all operational and administrative tasks necessary to support
the development of the Lab.

In the event of a
major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside
the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

The Response
Innovation Lab (RIL), is a global collaboration that serves as a support center
for stakeholders to learn and adapt global and local solutions, innovations,
best practices to more effectively meet the needs of the populations affected
by crises, including refugees and host communities. In Uganda, it is hosted by
one of its founding members, Save the Children International. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the Save the Children Response Innovation Lab Coordinator
employment vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s degree in International
development, business administration, communications or related studies

·       
3-5
years’ experience in an incubator, a start-up advisory, social enterprise,
innovation space, project management, I/NGO or entrepreneurial experience

·       
A team
player and self-starter with good networking skills and project management
skills

·       
Eagerness
to build partnerships and projects outside of traditional humanitarian field

·       
Basic
understanding of digital innovations and new technology

·       
Good
analytical and problem-solving skills

·       
Capable
of working independently and with demonstrated experience engaging a wide range
of stakeholders

·       
Excellent
communication skill and able to synthetize information from various sources

·       
Proficiency
in written and spoken English

·       
Good
oral/written and interpersonal skills

·       
Confident
communication and documentation skills; ability to represent the lab to a
variety of stakeholders in a range of forums

·       
Able to
work on a cross-cultural environment with multi-national staff.

·       
A
commitment to humanitarian and Response Innovation Lab principles and values

·       
Good
knowledge of Microsoft office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, word, etc.)

Desirable

·       
Experience
working with and managing Innovation projects

·       
Good
understanding of innovation and the issues and challenges around it

·       
Experience
working in the private sector and with start-ups

·       
Familiar
with new technology-based innovation and innovative approaches/methodologies,
and entrepreneurship skills

·       
Able to
produce high quality reports/papers.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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Deadline:  16^th July 2020

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