Deputy Chief of Party/Advocacy job at Save the Children: career opportunity in Uganda

 Job Title:  Deputy Chief of Party/Advocacy and Partnership Specialist
Organisation: Save the Children
Project: Uganda Advocacy for Better Health
Location: Kampala
About Save the Children:
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 170 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more than 100 million children around the world.

About Project:
Save the Children seeks applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for an upcoming project that will strengthen and improve the quality and availability of services in public health facilities in select provinces within Uganda. The proposed positions are contingent on Save the Children being awarded the Cooperative agreement for this five year USAID-funded project Uganda Advocacy for Better Health.

Brief summary of the job
 The Deputy Chief of Party/Advocacy and Partnership Specialist will provide overall leadership to the project, transform the quality and delivery of advocacy interventions. S/he shall have depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, a solid professional reputation, interpersonal skills and professional relationships to fulfill the requirements of the program description.

Qualifications and Skills :

    The applicant should hold a Masters' degree or higher and a minimum of 10 years of experience in development working with on issues of advocacy and community empowerment;
    Proven experience of capacity strengthening & advisory work, as well as facilitation, mentoring & coaching skills:
    Demonstrated track record of leading, designing and delivering influencing, campaigning and advocacy programs shall be essential;
    Experience interacting with host country government agencies including local governments. development partners, and civil society organizations including community based organizations is essential
    Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of advocacy, decentralization in the Uganda context, Uganda's sociopolitical economy, health and education sectors;
    Ability to be a motivator and leader of change, drawing on excellent communication skills to drive transformation. it is desirable that S/he has well developed abilities to motivate and persuade at high levels (for organizational change);
    Experience in developing effective communication and advocacy strategies is desirable; Excellent judgment, conceptual and analytical thinking ability is essential;
    Proven experience in partnership building and networking at various levels;
    Ability to address rights (women, children, youth and other vulnerable groups) in the design/delivery of influencing work shall be essential.


Application procedure
All suitable candidates should send their application letters with a detailed CV indicating three 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, Kiira Road
P.O. Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

NB:  Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 16th August 2013