Education, Youth & Adolescent Specialist NGO Job Careers – Food for the Hungry (FH/U)

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Job Title: Education, Youth & Adolescent Specialist

Organisation: Food for the Hungry (FH/U)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Program Director

 

About US:

Food for the Hungry (FH/U) is a Christian international relief and development organization that has been working in Uganda since 1989. FH is currently operating programs in Asia, Latin America and Africa with support offices in the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, United States of America and Japan. FH’s primary goal is to end all forms of poverty World-wide. In Uganda, FH is operational in the Districts of Adjumani, Kitgum, Lamwo, Kole, Kween, Mbale, Namutumba and Amudat Districts implementing programs in four main sectors of Education; Food Security and Livelihoods; Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk Reduction; with the Head office located in Kampala.

 

Job Summary: Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Program Director (PD), this role will be part of the Program Delivery Team. The EYA specialist will lead in making FH the partner of choice in Education, Youth and Adolescent programming in Uganda. Provide substantive and hands-on support to Area Programs (APs) and technical officers to implement the FH Y&A strategy. The incumbent will be the go to person for FH’s Community System for Accountability and Feedback (C-SAFE), Gender, diversity, Protection and inclusion strategic initiatives. Will ensure strong policy engagement, collaboration, private sector partnerships in the areas of Youth entrepreneurship, skills development, Adolescent, Sexual, Reproductive Health Rights (ASRHR), Y&A participation and engagement. Will also promote organizational growth and portfolio diversification and contribute to strategy development whilst positioning FH across all districts of operation in the EYA space.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Education, Youth & Adolescent (EYA) Program strategy implementation (20%)
  • Strategic partnerships development for business acquisition and growth (15%)
  • Program Quality and impact (25%)
  • C-SAFE, Gender, Protection and Inclusion (20%)


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Education development studies/social sciences, law, Entrepreneurship, Business studies.
  • Master’s degree in development studies/Social sciences, Education, Public health, Business Administration project management preferred.
  • Typically, 5+ years of experience in Education, Youth & Adolescent programing, compliance, external engagement, financial and project management experience. Experience with working with private and institutional donors. This will include UNWFP, UNFAO, UNHCR, UKAID/FCDO, GIZ, KOICA, USAID, EU-ECHO, PRM
  • Non-profit ministry experience is a plus. Program leadership experience that includes risk and compliance management, financial, and opportunity development
  • In-depth understanding of gender, age, and other socio-cultural factors in the context of education programming
  • Demonstrated computer -operating skills, including proficiency in Google platforms, Microsoft Office products, and virtual technologies such as Skype, google meet and/ or Zoom.
  • Ability to travel up to 40% of time per year in the country in sometimes remote and insecure locations.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by Clearly stating the position applied for in the Subject line and submitting only electronic copies in one pdf file not more than 25MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees, addressed to:

 

The Human Resources Manager, Food for the Hungry Uganda Email: recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org

 

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

 

Deadline: Friday 25th November 2022 at 4:30pm

 

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