Risk Management/Environment Coordinator Career Jobs – Save the Children International

Organisation: Save the
Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Livelihoods
Project Manager
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development
and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We
strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through
partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children,
and by achieving results at scale.  In
Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child
Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food
Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.
Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North,
Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the
Children has a staff complement of over 270 persons. We save children’s lives.
We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2014, we
reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91
million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Risk
Management/Environment will work in liaison with the Business Development and
Training (BDT) Coordinator and the project team to identify and implement
appropriate Cash for Work interventions, in a safe and environmentally
appropriate manner. The coordinator will also provide health and safety
training, plus project specific trainings relevant to risk management and
environmental impacts. The incumbent will also monitor both Cash For Work
implementation as well as micro-business start-up, participating in selection of
business plans, based on environmental and other risk factors.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the
    Children Risk Management/Environment Coordinator employment opportunity
    should hold a Master’s Degree in development, environment, economics,
    business or other related field;
  • A minimum of five years of relevant
    professional experience in environment, disaster risk management,
    livelihoods, social enterprise, etc.
  • Specialized knowledge in environment and
    risk management,
  • Knowledge of West Nile, Uganda, and
    displacement (refugee) context preferred; and
  • Proficiency in English and local language.
  • Prior exposure and experience working with
    local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance,
    Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added
    advantage.
  • Excellent analytical skills and strategic
    planning abilities.
  • Ability to establish and maintain
    conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a
    team.
  • Willingness to travel and work in
    hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Computer literacy and excellent
    documentation skills are a must.
  • Highly developed cultural awareness and
    ability to work well in an international environment with people from
    diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Ability to intervene with crisis
    management or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and
    communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
  • Excellent time management and planning
    capacity.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra
    hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a copy of
their updated CVs with cover letters (attached as one document) indicating three
referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors via E-mail only to:
uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
NB:
  • Testimonials/certificates should not be
    attached to applications.
  • Hand delivered applications will not be
    accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 26th May 2017 by
Midnight
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