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Position Title: .Advisor, Education
Organisation: Save
the Children
Number of positions-
(01 position)
Duty Station;
Kampala,Uganda
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 fulfil their potential. In 2011, we
reached more than 100 million children around the world.
Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant
positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced
Persons.
Job Purpose:
The Advisor, Education plays a key role in the direction and
coordination of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), Vocational
Education / Education for Youth Empowerment (EYE) programming section.
As a member of the
Extended Senior Management Team (ESMT) in Uganda, the Advisor is responsible
for the development of high quality, innovative programs that deliver immediate
and lasting change for children, and monitoring the quality of the
implementation of – ECCD, Vocational Education /EYE program activities.
The Advisor will also play a key role in developing the
advocacy priorities for the ECCD, Vocational Ed./EYE program area and
participating in advocacy, particularly at the National level. The Advisor is
also responsible for providing technical assistance and appropriate monitoring
and evaluation in emergency responses.
This position reports to the Director of Program Development
and Quality.
Academic back ground,
Experience & Person Specifications;
• A minimum of Bachelors degree in Social Sciences,
Education, Development Studies, Emergency and Disaster Management, Agriculture,
Conflict Resolution or a relevant field. Graduate or postgraduate training in
project planning & management, monitoring and evaluation, community
development & research or related field is an added advantage
• A minimum of 8 years relevant working experience
preferably in ECCD, Vocational Education, youth empowerment/ programming with
at least 3 years at management level in an international NGO.
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
Plot 68/70, 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 7 June
2013. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons
with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
