Duty Description
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs for over 90 years. 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 300 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The jobholder will deliver the cash grants and e-vouchers, the Officer will be instrumental in setting up the cash transfer platform, working alongside the Area Manager, finance and logistics colleagues to finalize the standard operating procedures.
- The incumbent will be responsible for identification, verification and registration of beneficiaries for livelihoods interventions, followed by training on the cash distribution process, capacity building beneficiaries on business management, offering technical assistance to the business groups on business methodology, savings and loan management and coaching and mentoring.
- The incumbent will also facilitate beneficiaries in effective utilization of grants.
- The officer will ensure monitoring plans are in place for the distribution of cash transfers or inputs related to livelihood interventions, preparing monitoring reports for programmes and awards.
- The success of this initial FSL project will provide the foundations for increasing SCI's FSL programming in Bidibidi and other refugee camps.
- The Officer will be required to support funding proposals and develop new programmes which could include value chain development, VSLAs, supporting the formation and development of youth groups and promote youth livelihood options through business development.
Required Qualifications
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the Children Food Security and Livelihood Officer job placement should have a minimum of three years’ experience in humanitarian livelihood programmes;
- Previous experience of working with small business development and market based programming
- Prior exposure and experience in delivering training to communities and staff;
- Previous experience of implementing cash based programming
- Experience of implementing livelihood projects e.g. public works/ cash for work projects; agricultural support; home based skills development or income generation projects
- Performance and quality management of children/youth programmes;
- Broad knowledge and understanding of employment, small and micro enterprise, education and vocational skills training in a rural setting;
- Previous experience in career counselling in livelihoods related enterprise;
- Computer literacy skills i.e. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and an understanding on online cash distribution platforms
- Strong leadership skills including ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Broad knowledge and understanding of best practices, techniques for achieving and sustaining youth's positive engagement;
- Ability to work as part of field team and successfully join up work with partner staffs
- Good spoken Arabic, Lugbara or Kakwa
- Ability to ride a Motorcycle
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title link below.
https://uganda.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/536