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Job Title:   Program Officer – FSL (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Save the Children International

Duty Station:  Yumbe, 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.

Job Summary:   The Program Officer – FSL provides ongoing, implementation, monitoring & evaluation and reporting in regard to the execution of the Emergency Response activities. Activities ensure children (and their care givers) in the refugee settlement regain access to skills development opportunities and rebuild their livelihoods that contributes to their recovery and development.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and support situation and needs assessments in the project sites to help determine the required interventions and planning within the context of our operations.
• Adequately coordinate and implement Livelihoods activities under the assigned project(s) and locations, including livelihood-based cash transfers.
• Ensure Livelihoods activities are implemented as per detailed implementation plan and in line with the project objectives.
• Ensure weekly planning and implementation of activities, including preparation of assigned budget expenditure. Account for activities and budget expenditure within the provided time frame.
• Provide a clear and consistent follow up on activities and use monitoring results for reporting, consistently using the project indicators.
• Ensure regular data collection and submission of monitoring reports to Line Manager.
• Monitor and provide day-to-day direct technical support and coaching to communities and other stakeholders as well as other education partners that we work with.
• Provide high quality and adequate reports on activity implementation and corrective measures taken. Document best practices and unique experiences for sharing and learning.
• Represent Save the Children in working groups and other events as assigned by the Line manager.
• Ensure effective coordination with other responding (I)NGOs, with consortium partners, with OPM, UNCHR, etc.
• Participate as a collaborative and pro-active member in the emergency response team, ensuring timely and high-quality results for children and families.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agro-Ecology, Environment, Climate Change and Development Studies and other related disciplines or any equivalent accrued working experience in a related position;
• At least two years relevant experience implementing, supervising, monitoring and evaluating field-based livelihood/Cash projects, child protection or education projects with an NGO, particularly focusing on children’s rights, preferably in an emergency setting;
• Good understanding of child rights issues and child rights instruments.
• Experiences on cross-cutting issues such as gender and social inclusion.
• Specific familiarity with child rights issues in the NGO world or work.
• Ability to interact with communities; women, youth, children and adults as well as other stakeholders at sub-county and district levels.
• At least 1 years’ experience in financial, planning and budget management.
• Effective interpersonal skills – oral and written communication skills
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Strong monitoring, documentation and reporting skills including proficiency in qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis.

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join Save the Children should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 26^th October 2023

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