20 Fresher Community Development Officer NGO Job Opportunities – Save the Children International
Job Title: Community Development Officer (20 Fresher Job Opportunities)
Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: 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.
Job Summary: The Community Development Officer will initiate, oversee and support the implementation of case management, child protection strategies and overall project activities in the zone. The Officer will be responsible for coordinating and managing and providing mentorship and guidance to the community workers to ensure that the activities are implemented in a timely manner and within the required CP standards. The PO will represent and advocate for Save the Children’s work and organizational priorities in child protection with a wide range of external parties including Government (OPM), communities, donors during field visits, and other humanitarian agencies operating in the zone
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the Save the Children Community Development Officer job placement must hold a degree in social work/social sciences, education, community psychology or equivalent.
- One year of relevant work experience in child protection programmes.
- Previous experience of managing a team of implementing staff in Implementation of project activities
- Solid knowledge base and practical experience in community based child protection approaches,
- Case management and child participation methodologies.
- Desirable
- Experience in building relationships, fostering interagency coordination and experience of representation to external parties.
- Strong self-starter, able to set up and manage child protection programmes.
- Strong computer skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 27th January 2019
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