CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Save the Children
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 12 Dec 2014

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for the operations.

Deputy Chief of Party - (1) position) - Karamoja

Job Purpose:

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will work with Save the Children’s existing country office in Uganda, and will work closely with the COP to support the management of the USAID Cooperative Agreement for the anticipated five-year $20M Health and HIV/AIDS Integrated Program. S/he will assist with the design, implementation and monitoring of this project which will link with previous USAID-funded and other actors’ socio-economic development efforts to address HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), family planning (FP), malaria, nutrition and maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) challenges within Karamoja. The DCOP for this key program will maintain close liaison with USAID, Save the Children offices, the local government, and partners as needed and will also be accountable for the timely submission of all deliverables to USAID. The DCOP will also have to serve as the COP during absences of the incumbent and represent the project in key technical working and advisory groups. This is a senior leadership role and will serve as a key member of the project team. The DCOP will be instrumental in providing overall technical leadership to the project and transforming the quality and delivery of decentralized health and HIV/AIDS service delivery interventions. S/he will also be responsible for developing and ensuring that the organizational, personnel, and management systems are of the highest caliber and are aligned to support capacity building initiatives that are consistent and encompass all of these critical components of the project.

Academic back ground and Experience;

• Master’s degree or higher in public health, social services or related field preferred.
• Minimum of eight years of field-based experience managing large and complex development assistance programs for HIV/AIDS and health, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and working with local governments, civil society and communities.
• Experience managing large scale USAID funded project(s) at a senior level, with at least several years working with USG-funded programs.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of decentralized health and HIV/AIDS service delivery programs within Africa, as well as high impact HIV/AIDS and health services in the Uganda context or similar setting.
• Demonstrated team player with management skills at various levels including host country institutions and international organizations, as well as mentoring/coaching skills.
• Extensive experience in understanding the complexities of post-conflict health projects and services, and the ability to apply gender integration to those needs.
• Proven experience building capacity of programs with local NGOs and government bodies in-country and working collaboratively with partners and/or key stakeholders.Experience in developing project work plans, budgets and managing the implementation, program staff and all short-term technical assistance.

General specifications applicable to all positions;

• 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.
• Strong 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.
• 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.
• 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:

Application information;

Please refer to the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection criteria by visiting our website:www.savethechildren.ug

Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:

The Director of Human Resources & Administration

Save the Children

Plot68/70, Kira Road

P O Box 12018

Kampala

Or on email:**uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org**

Important to note:

• Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.
• The closing date for receiving applications is 12^th December 2014. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.