Senior Officer Social Cohesion/Youth Engagement NGO Career Jobs – Save the Children International
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Job Title: Senior Officer Social Cohesion/Youth Engagement
Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Livelihoods Project Manager
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. 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 270 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Senior Officer Social Cohesion/Youth Engagement will work in liaison with other team members to lead in community engagement aspects of the project. The Senior Officer will ensure appropriate stakeholder meetings are held, as well as broad participation in the selection of cash for work programmes and of project beneficiaries. The Senior Officer will ensure the programme design effectively ensures social cohesion, both through selection of interventions, and through group formation. The post holder will support ongoing monitoring of project implementation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the Children Senior Officer Social Cohesion/Youth Engagement job placement should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in development, social work, economics, business or other related field;
- A minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in engagement, participatory approaches, livelihoods, social enterprise, etc.
- Knowledge of West Nile, Uganda, and displacement (refugee) context essential
- Proficiency in English and local language.
- Prior exposure and experience 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exceptional 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 suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a copy of their updated CVs with cover letters (attached as one document) indicating three referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors via E-mail only to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
NB:
- Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications.
- Hand delivered applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 26th May 2017 by Midnight