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Child Protection/Child Rights Advisor - (1) position) - Kampala
Save the Children seeks to fill the following vacant positions and
applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Persons for
the operations.
Child Protection/Child Rights Advisor - (1) position) - Kampala
Position Title: Child Protection/Child Rights Advisor
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Organization:Save the Children
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Application Deadline:Friday 13 February 2015
Organizational 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 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Purpose:
The Child Protection (CP) and Child Rights Governance (CRG) Advisor takes
overall responsibility for the strategic direction and coordination of Save the
Children International’s work on CP and CRG and CRG policies and practices in
the Uganda programme in line with Save the Children 2030 Strategic Ambition. As
a senior member of Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) Department, the
Senior Advisor of CP and CRG and CRG is responsible for leading and overseeing
the development and delivery of high quality, innovative, cost effective
programmes in CP and CRG and CRG across the full spectrum programming,
resulting in immediate and lasting change for the most deprived children in
Uganda.
Academic back ground and Experience;
- Bachelor’s degree or
higher in child rights, social sciences or related field; training and
experience in child protection and Child Rights Governance including in
emergencies and project planning and management techniques, is of added
advantage
- Minimum of eight years
relevant technical experience including two years at senior level
- Knowledge of current
regional and local debates on Child Rights Governance and child protection
policies and practices
- Proven skills and
experience in undertaking assessments and designing/writing quality technical
proposals in the sector
- Proven experience in
programme development, project cycle management and monitoring and evaluation
related to the sector including writing up high quality project/donor reports
- Proven experience of
developing and managing high quality, innovative and cost-effective technical
Child Rights Governance and Child Protection projects in fragile and insecure
environments, preferably in Uganda and/or Regional context and with
International NGOs
- Proven experience and
skills in advocacy and building work relationships with local/national
governments and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors
- Solid experience and
excellent skills in capacity building of systems, staff, partners and other
actors related to Child Rights Governance and Child Protection
- Ability to extensively travel for project
monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams
Mode of application:
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. Hand
delivered applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered
during the shortlisting process.
- The closing date for
receiving applications is 13th February 2015. Candidates are therefore
encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
