2 ChildFund International NGO Career Vacancies – Project Officers

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Organisation: ChildFund International
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager
About ChildFund:
For over seventy years
globally, ChildFund provides help to deprived, excluded and vulnerable children
to have the capacity to improve their lives and opportunity to become young
adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their
communities. We promote societies whose individuals and institutions
participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of
children.
About Project:
Child Fund Uganda has won an
award on the Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children, this
project is a 3-year and six month period (42 months) Project implemented by a
consortium of partners namely; ChildFund International, TPO Uganda, Child’s
Foundation and Retrak.  The key goals of
the project are to strengthen national child protection systems in order to
prevent unnecessary family separation and enable children outside of families
to be placed in family or family based care.
Job Summary: The Project
Officers will be responsible for ensuring that the DCOF project goals and
interventions are clearly understood by all those involved in one way or
another to deliver planned interventions. In this regard, the Project Officer
will particularly support the social workers, ensuring that they have a clear
grasp of the proposed interventions and strategies to be applied. He/she will
develop the technical capacity of social workers in program implementation,
management, monitoring /evaluation and promotes networking with program
stakeholders. The Project Officer will also play a convergence role at all
designated levels of project implementation; institutional with the CCIs; at
local government level with the department of community services and probation;
at sub county level and at household level, ensuring that each actor has a
clear understanding of their role and that the team around the child is
sufficiently organized and facilitated to play its role.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Steer
    the project implementation according to the project design; that quality
    assurance, monitoring and evaluation of DCOF project components adhere to
    the parameters described in the performance monitoring plan.
  • Adapt
    and roll out program literature such as implementation guides; standard
    operating procedures and other protocols such as the vulnerability index
    and child status index so that these are clearly understood by social
    workers and other actors attached to the project. Including training
    packages, assessment tools for smooth roll out and implementation of DCOF
    project component.
  • Identify
    skills gaps and Undertake on-going capacity building activities for DCOF
    staff, Volunteers and all stakeholders as necessary.
  • Responsible
    for administrative responsibilities such as work planning, periodic
    reporting as well as financial oversight and budget control. Liaise with
    ChildFund International DCOF Advisers at national and international
    offices to ensure adherence to relevant ChildFund standards, policies and
    procedures
  • Work
    closely with the  M & E
    Coordinator facilitate quarterly reflection sessions and document lessons
    learnt and progress to impact including the unintended outcomes/challenges
  • Actively
    engage with other local development actors involved in DCOF and
    complementary activities Support advocacy activities as required 
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor degree or relevant qualification in
    human development, Developmental psychology, Education, Social work,
    Public health or a related field.
  • Post
    graduate Diploma in project planning and Management. A master degree in
    Education, psychology or related field will be an added advantage.
  • At
    least five years’ working experience of Child development projects.
  • Past
    exposure and experience of implementing grants and working with
    institutional donors like Irish Aid, USAID, EU will be an added advantage.
  • Prior
    experience in capacity building and training to provide high-quality ECD
    services
  • Sound
    knowledge of participatory Monitoring and evaluation-M&E
  • Excellent
    organisational, logistic, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Hold
    a Valid Motor cycle license or ability and interest to learn and ride
    motor cycle.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates
should send their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic
and professional papers and names of three professional referees with their
Email/ daytime telephone contacts to: The National Director, ChildFund
International, P.O. Box 3342, Kampala, Uganda Email: hr@uganda.childfund.org OR
Hand deliver to ChildFund National Office located on Plot 71/72 Namirembe Road
P.O. Box 3341, Kampala NOTE: While we appreciate every response to this advert,
only short listed candidates will be contacted. ChildFund is an equal
opportunity employer.
Deadline: 22nd August, 2014

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