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Senior Specialist, Safe Schools
& Student Retention - (1) position) - Kampala
Position Title: Senior Specialist, Safe Schools
& Student Retention - (1) position) - Kampala
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Organization: Save the Children
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Application Deadline:Tuesday 20 January 2015
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 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 positions for a USAID-funded program focused on improving the reading
skills of primary-grade learners in government schools in Uganda through the
scale-up of the EGR methodology approved by the MoES. The goal of the $36m,
five-year project is to improve literacy by supporting interventions that
(1) improve key aspects of reading skills in both English and 3 of the 12
selected local languages in the early primary grades, and
(2) improve the year-to-year retention of learners in the primary grades
through safe school environments within Uganda.
Job Purpose:
The Senior Specialist – Safe Schools and Student Retention is responsible
for provision of expert advice, analysis and technical support to the
USAID/Uganda LARA project on key student retention, school safety and child
protection interventions, and ensure the integration of project interventions
within national and local level child protection systems. S/he will provide
technical leadership and ensure effective coordination with strategic partners
on Child Protection and Safe Schools, including UNICEF and other relevant
USAID/Uganda implementing partners.
Academic back ground and Experience;
- Demonstrated experience of
the child protection and education sector within the Uganda context,
particularly issues related to Safe Schools, Teacher Code of Conduct,
gender-based violence in schools
- Bachelor’s degree in
social work with a minimum of 5 years’ experience on technical and managerial
positions; Master’s degree in social sciences or public health preferred;
- Experience with child
protection programming, basic education, and social mobilization/social
communications;
- Technical knowledge of
Safe School programming, gender-based violence prevention/ reporting/response,
and dropout prevention/student retention is highly desirable;
- Proven experience in
networking with local NGOs, strong communication skills and good interpersonal
relations;
- Proven leadership and
inter-personal skills for effective team work; as well as the ability to work
independently on a frequent basis, taking initiative, managing multiple
priorities
- Excellent communication
skills, training capacity and report writing skills;
- Fluency in English
required; knowledge of at least two of the target LARA local languages
(Luganda, Runyankole, and Runyoro) is preferred;
- Able to promote Save the
Children´s Child Safeguarding Policy to ensure maximum protection for children;
- Able to work in a
constructive way in straight collaboration with different thematic program
areas
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:
Application letters with detailed CVs indicating 3 referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:
Email:
uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Important to note:
Only online applications shall be considered.
Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications.
The closing date for receiving applications is 20th January 2015.
Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
