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.

Senior Officer Data Management, (2 Positions); Fortportal & Kasese

Job Purpose:

The Data Management officers will be responsible for ensuring and maintaining an accurate and up to date project data base to inform the MNCH project indicators, including providing training and on-going support for project and partner staff to ensure timely and quality data collection, analysis, storage, retrieval and reporting; participation in providing data for production of project periodic reports, compiling data on project progress performance against set targets. The Officer may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis and to coordinate district level activities on behalf of the program manager.

Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, or statistics. Additional training in biostatistics or professional data management courses, MIS and DHIS2, is an added advantage;
• Minimum of three years working experience in health related programming in Uganda (preferably with an International or national NGO);
• Experience of working with District Local Government on health programs with a focus improving reporting for HMIS using DHIS2; Training and mentorship of District level partners and or health workers in clinical data collection management and reporting.

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;

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.