Child Development Officer job at Sebei Diocese Church of Uganda: career opportunity in Uganda

Job title: Child Development Officer (3 posts)
Organisation: Sebei Diocese Church of Uganda
Location: Kapchorwa
About Sebei Diocese Church of Uganda
Sebei Diocese Church of Uganda is one of the 34 Dioceses of the Church of the Province of Uganda. Diocese is a Christ centred Church committed to fulfilling the Great Commission as assign by the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:16 to 20. This is done in a holistic approach, which includes Child Development Ministry.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Be a Christian model for children and their families
2. Be an advocate for children
3. Be able to help children correspond with their sponsors
4. Be creative and innovative in the whole area of Child Development
5. Project activity planning and implementation
6. Ensure working in a team and be a team player
7. Ensure satisfactory learning processes, whether formal or informal
8. Any other child related and Christian work assigned by the Project Director

Qualifications and Skills
1. Minimum Qualification is Diploma in Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences; Development Studies, Education; Business Administration Accounting and from a recognized Institution
2. Proven integrity in personal and public life in line with the Christian values.
3. Impart knowledge on entrepreneurship, Hygiene, Water and Sanitation
4. Documentation, record keeping/ filing of sponsor relation issues
5. Child Development Programming for an assigned age group
6. Working knowledge of basic NGO accounting.
7. Working ability to apply and adapt established accounting procedures to a variety of accounting transactions, problems and situations.
8. Working ability to communicate, both orally and in writing.
9. Knowledge of financial elements of spreadsheets, databases, and word processing software.
10.Computer knowledge especially in Excel Knowledge, skills, responsibilities required for CSP Implementer.
a) Born again Christian who is a model in word, deed, life style and demonstrates involvement in Christian ministry.
b) Must have at least a diploma certificate in Social Work, Education, Sociology, Nursing & Midwifery, Community Health, Nutrition or Clinical Medicine.
c) Should be aged between 25 to 45 years with experience in one of the CSP components such as GBIFFF and maternal child health intervention program.
d) 2 years working experience in social work setting is an added advantage.
e) Should be a person with good social skills, high integrity and a good steward who can be trusted by persons who prefer non intrusive life style.
f) Highly motivated to carry out home visits and group trainings that involve parents and their children in non class room settings.
g) Should have a developmental mindset and ability to design and implement mother child survival interventions that are centralized.
h) Ability to design a stimulating environment for children amidst adult settings using locally available resources/materials.
Working conditions:
H/she shall work at a local Church project including visiting children in their homes and schools.
 Should be prepared to work beyond normal working hours as need arises and travels to the Compassion International Uganda Office from time to time as well as for training.
Duty Station: Kapchorwa
Being a resident worker in the rural areas of Sebei Diocese

Application procedure
Applications with completed curriculum vitae, giving abilities, work history and names of two referees with their contact telephone and postal address including photocopies of all qualifications, a recommendation from a local Church Parish Priest/Pastor is a must and should be addressed to:
The Diocesan Secretary,
Sebei Diocese, Church of Uganda
P.O. Box 23, Kapchorwa
All short listed applicants will be contacted on phone.
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Closing date:  19th August 2013 by 5:00pm.