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Nutrition Officer, Jobs - at Save the Children Uganda,Uganda Jobs,
Position Title: Senior Officer Nutrition (3
Positions)
Organization:Save the Children Uganda
Primary Location:Arua/Koboko, Adjumani & Kiryandongo
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: Friday 6 June 2014
Brief Company Profile:
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 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their
rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143
million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly
around the world.
Save the Children seeks to fill the
following vacant positions and applications are invited from suitably qualified
and experienced Persons for the humanitarian/emergency response operations.
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.
Mode of Application:
Please refer to the detailed description of the jobs and the key selection
criteria by visiting our website: www.uganda.savethechildren.net/jobs
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 6th June 2014. Candidates are therefore encouraged to
apply at the earliest opportunity.
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
