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Save the Children Director of Advocacy Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Save the Children Director of Advocacy Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Save the Children Uganda looking for “Director of Advocacy”.

Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before August 19, 2023.

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children strives to achieve a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We work to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Across all of our work, we pursue several core values: accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity and integrity.

Save the Children Director of Advocacy Jobs 2023

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on August 09, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Director of Advocacy to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter Save the Children
Position Director of Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media (ACCM) – Readvertised
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Ten years
Application Deadline August 19, 2023

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2023

The Key Area of Accountability include:

As a member of the Senior Management Team

  • Assume leadership of the CO; support the development and implementation of the Country Strategic Plan and the achievement of the organizational goals.
  • Help establish, maintain and improve active and regular working relationships with host government authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and development donors, and (I)NGOs.
  • Ensure the CO complies with all organizational policies, procedures and standards.
  • Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies.
  • Lead on design and implementation of a coherent organizational structure that fits and serves the organization’s practices and programmatic ambitions.
  • Ensure that ACCM principles are fully integrated into Save the Children programs in Uganda, aligned with ACCM strategy, and regularly monitored and adjusted.

Position in Organization:

  • Job Identification: 2755
  • Job Category: Advocacy, Campaigns and Policy
  • Posting Date: 08/08/2023, 04:33 PM
  • Apply Before: 08/19/2023, 05:29 AM
  • Job Schedule: Full time
  • Locations: CO – Kampala

Qualification:

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications/Public Affairs, Law or International Relations – or any other any related field
  • Overseas experience is strongly preferred.
  • 10+ years prior experience working in advocacy on humanitarian or development issues, child rights, and human rights.
  • Excellent skills in advocating towards government officials, humanitarian actors and UN agencies in developing countries.
  • Proven experience of and strong skills in developing and implementing advocacy strategies.
  • Proven experience using public engagement and mobilization to achieve advocacy objectives.
  • Experience developing highly engaging, creative and effective communications and social media products to achieve advocacy objectives.
  • Understanding of NGO, UN and donor operations at country level.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and experience building teams.
  • Experience in working with other NGOs and coordinating inter-agency advocacy activities, strategies and products.
  • High-level analytical and strategic thinking skills, strong research skills and good attention to detail.
  • Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people.
  • Patience, adaptability, flexibility, and ability to improvise and remain responsive and to communicate clearly and effectively under pressure.
  • Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
  • Strong leadership skills with an ability to seek people’s views while also taking responsibility to determine the most appropriate course of action and to act decisively.
  • Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams.
  • Strong awareness and knowledge of the Uganda context.
  • Prior experience working in office and field environments in developing countries.
  • Proven skills in media work, including interviews on Radio and TV.
  • Knowledge of child rights and international humanitarian law.

How to Apply Save the Children Director of Advocacy Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2755/

The Closing Date: August 19, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars Details Link
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Official Website uganda.savethechildren.net
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