Fresher Senior Officer, Knowledge Management and Advocacy – SNL NGO Jobs – Save the Children

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Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
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 200 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 Senior Officer, Knowledge Management and
Advocacy – SNL will aminly be responsible for the overall development,
implementation and monitoring of the knowledge management and advocacy
strategies and plans of Save the Children’s Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) Program.
The incumbent will work in liaison with the Communications Manager as well as
various internal and external partners and stakeholders to document and share
program learning and processes – especially from the Regional Learning Network
— and provide support to SNL advocacy initiatives, including supporting the
work of newborn technical champions and Makerere School of Public Health’s
Centre of Excellence.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
    Senior Officer, Knowledge Management and Advocacy – SNL job placement
    should hold a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Public Health, Social
    Sciences or a related field. Possession of a Post Graduate training in
    Knowledge Management, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations,
    International Communications or any relevant field is an added advantage.
  • A minimum of two years of relevant experience
    in an international development organization.
  • Demonstrable strong writing and editorial
    skills and excellent visual literacy.
  • Past exposure and experience of 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.
  • Computer literacy and excellent documentation
    skills are a must.
  • Willingness to travel and work in
    hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra
    hours during times of humanitarian responses.
  • 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 candidates are encouraged to send their application letters
with detailed CVs indicating three referees, two of whom should have been
direct supervisors submitted to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
addressed to:
The
Director of Human Resources & Administration,
Save
the Children,
Plot
68/70, Kira Road,
Kampala.
Uganda.
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: 24th March 2016 by 5:00PM

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