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Position Title: GRANTS/AWARDS OFFICER - (1) position)
Organisation: Save
the Children
Duty Station:
Kampala
Number : (1) position)
Background
Information
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 fulfill their
potential. In 2012, 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 Grants/Awards Officer is responsible for supporting the
Grants Manager in preparing financial reports and cost allocation analysis reports
for different awards. In addition, the person will support the
programme team in preparing proposal and concepts for Save
the Children operations and ensuring that funds are used in the best interest
of the child and the donor.
The Grants/Awards Officer may be called upon as and when
necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Academic back ground
and Experience;
• A minimum of a Bachelors’ Degree in Business
Administration or finance management or stage II level in either ACCA, CPA, CIMA,
ICSA among others. At least 3 years experience in finance and award/grant
management.
• Strong analytical skills and planning abilities.
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.
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 21 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
