Careers at Save the Children - Senior Officer, Sponsorship Operations & Communications

Job Title: Senior Officer, Sponsorship Operations & Communications

Employer: Save the Children

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 30 Jan 2015

Job Description:

The Senior Officer, Sponsorship Operations and Communications will be responsible for managing sponsorship information effectively and efficiently in line with both local and international Save the Children sponsorship & quality standards. This job vacancy is also accountable for sponsorship communications and quality of sponsorship information & data.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Computing or related field.
• A minimum of two or more years working experience in development programmes of managing child sponsorship operations is essential.
• Past experience and skills in photo and video taking is an added advantage
• Past experience in database management is an added advantage.
• Excellent computer typing speed.
• Past 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.
• Excellent analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Possess the 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.
• Possess the ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Exceptional 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.

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join the world’s largest Child-focused NGO, Save the Children International should send their application letters with detailed CVs indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors and send them to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

NB: Only online applications shall be considered. Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications.