Position Title: Senior Officer•Youth Skills Enhancement Project (ySEP) - (1) position)
Duty Station; Gulu
Organisation:Save the Children
Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and applications
are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons.
Job Purpose:
The Senior Officer is responsible for operationalising the Youth Skills
Enhancement Project (ySEP).
He/she will be involved in the project planning.
implementation. capacity
enhancement, monitoring and evaluation as well as reporting both internally
(within SCI) and externally (for/with partners).
The officer is responsible for
execution of the project interventions both directly and working closely with
implementing partners. The Senior Officer may be called upon as and when
necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
Academic back ground and Experience;
Minimum of a Bachelors' Degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Development
Studies, Education particularly Non Formal education and/or any related field.
Post-graduate training in project planning & management, monitoring and
evaluation, or related field is an added advantage
At least 3 years of accrued working experience with an international NGO
dealing with child and/or youth-focused interventions.
Application information;
Application letters with detailed CV 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 68170, 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 6 December 2013. Candidates
are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
We work with children. communities and governments all over the world and
we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from
and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection
process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to
work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants
will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our
Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.