Chief of Party Jobs in Uganda at Save the Children

Job Title:  Chief of Party

Employer: Save the Children
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 16th August 2013

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 .
Job Summary:
The Chief of Party will give strategic leadership and oversight to the project S/he shall have depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, a solid professional reputation, interpersonal skills and professional relationships In fulfill the requirements of the program description
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The applicant should possess a Masters' degree or higher and a minimum of 10 years of experience in development working with local governments, civil society and communities, -
• 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 decentralization in the Uganda context, Uganda's sociopolitical economy, advocacy, health and education sectors;
• Demonstrated team player with visionary leadership;
• Excellent managerial and operational experience, preferably In managing large donor projects involving coordination with multiple program partners or institutions in Uganda or the region;
• Past workingexperience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level is an advantage;
• Experience in developing program work-plans, budgets, managing implementation, stay and short-term technical assistance.
How to Apply:
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.