Chief of Party Job at Save the Children’s Dutch Consortium for Rehabilitation

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Organisation: Save
the Children in Uganda
Project Name: Dutch
Consortium for Rehabilitation
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda  
About Save: 
Save the Children is the
world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence
in over 120 countries in the world. 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 170
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more than 100 million children
around the world.
About Project:
The Dutch Consortium for
Rehabilitation (DCR) is funded by the Dutch Government (MFS2) from 2011-2015.
The DCR is a collaboration of CARE Netherlands, HealthNet TPO, Save the
Children Netherlands and ZOA Netherlands (contract holder). The programme is
implemented in the conflict affected countries Burundi, Sudan, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Liberia, South Sudan and North Uganda.
Job Summary: The Chief
of Party will be primarily responsible and accountable for the overall
operational and technical program management and implementation, partnership initiation,
Development and Management, Budgetary and Financial Management, Narrative and
Financial Reporting and Administrative Trouble shooting and Support of the
Program. He/ she will offer support to the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The Chief of Party should hold a bachelor’s
    degree in Management, Business Administration, Education, Agriculture or
    Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field, or equivalent
    accrued working experience.
  • Additional postgraduate training in
    development related field, or Management is an added advantage
  • At least eight years’ experience in
    Child Survival, Maternal Child Health, Education, Livelihoods and
    Development related programming in Uganda (preferably with an
    International NGO).
  • Excellent skills and experience in
    Integrated Program delivery covering the themes of Health, Education and
    Livelihood
  • Good working knowledge and experience of
    working in Northern Uganda and Karamoja is an added advantage.
  • Prior 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.
  • Possess the ability to establish and
    maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member
    of a team.
  • Possess willingness to travel and work
    in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Excellent computer literacy and documentation
    skills
  • 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
  • Possess the ability to intervene with
    crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Highly developed 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 interested candidates
should submit their applications with cover letters and a detailed CVs
indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to: The Director of Human Resources &
Administration Save the Children Plot 68/70, Kiira Road P O Box 12018, Kampala,
Uganda Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Save the Children is an equal
opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are
encouraged to apply.
NB: Testimonials/certificates
should not be attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates
are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
Deadline: Friday, 24th January 2014

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