Country: Uganda
Closing date: 10 Nov 2017
Senior Officer Capacity BuildingAbout us
For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives.
In Uganda, we implement programmes in five thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Child Poverty, Health and Nutrition in Development and Emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern, West Nile and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of 300 persons. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
Role Purpose:
The Maternal and Newborn and Child Health Capacity Building Senior Officer will be primarily responsible for leading and coordinating all project MNCH facility-based capacity building activities in their district of location including; offsite and onsite training; onsite mentorship, quality improvement, documentation and tracking of capacity building activities in collaboration with the district health team leadership and the project monitoring evaluation, accountability and learning officer.
Position: Senior Officer Capacity Building
Reports to: MNCH Program Manager
Contract Duration: 5 Months
Contractual Status: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have regular contact with young youth or access to children
Location: Bundibugyo
Qualification and Experience;
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in medicine or health related subject or higher diploma in either midwifery or nursing.
Postgraduate training in public health, health systems strengthening, Reproductive Health and Gender, is an added advantage
A minimum of five years working experience in MNCH related programming in Uganda (preferably with an International NGO).
Skills and experience in training and mentorship of health facility based health workers needed
Training and experience of using quality or performance improvement approaches
Experience of working with local partners and training as a Master trainer in either HBB plus, Life Saving Skills or ALARM, and or IMCI
Experience of working with District Local Government on MNCH programs with a focus on improving service delivery
How to apply:
Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=dGltb3RoeS4zNTczMS4zODMwQHNhdmV0aGVjaGlsZHJlbmFvLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ