Job Title: Coordinator Child Protection - Family Strengthening
Organization: CARE International in Uganda (CARE)
Project Name: Sustainable Comprehensive Response for Vulnerable Children and their Households (SCORE)
Funding Source: USAID
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 7th November 2013 before 5:30pm
Reports to: Programme Manager SCORE
About CARE:
CARE International in Uganda (CARE) works with others to make a sustainable improvement in the lives of the very poor. Our program implementation is focused on supporting communities in fulfilment of their economic rights and achievement of sustainable livelihoods, conflict resolution and peace building, natural resource management and good governance. Our operations are guided by our core values of excellence, accountability, respect, integrity and transparency.
About Project:
CARE is one of the consortium partner implementing Sustainable Comprehensive Response for Vulnerable Children and their Households (SCORE), a USAID funded project with a goal to decrease the vulnerability of critically vulnerable children and their households. SCORE project is using four objectives to achieve this goal; by improving VC households socio-economic status, food security and nutrition status, increased child protection and legal services, and strengthening household capacity to access and provide critical services to VC. It is upon this background that CARE International in Uganda seeks motivated and qualified professional to fill the positions of Coordinator Child Protection -Family strengthening which is objective four of the SCORE project based in Kampala with frequent travels in the field.
Job Summary: The Coordinator will be part of the team that is entrusted to implement this comprehensive project and in particular responsible for the program objective of increasing capacity of vulnerable women, children and their households to access, acquire or provide critical services in selected project districts under CARE International in Uganda. On the other hand, the focus will also be on organizational strengthening of the implementing partners in CARE selected districts of implementation (Bugiri, Mayuge, Namayingo, Luuka, Iganga, Kamuli, Buyende, Ntungamo, and Rukungiri) issues related to family strengthening. He/she will offer direct and general support to partners in the areas of institutional strengthening/ capacity building, planning, reporting, implementing, monitoring and evaluating program strategies and activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Take lead in strengthening the capacity of implementing partners, to specifically empower vulnerable women, children and their households to access,
Acquire or provide critical services participate in the identification, selection and establishment of family strengthening networks/linkages among SCORE targeted communities to enable comprehensive vulnerable children support services,
Identify capacity gaps, develop and implement capacity building plans for implementing partners to promote SCORE family strengthening strategies,
Translate needs assessment findings in the areas of family strengthening into overall project programming, and manage relationships and represent CARE with partners and other stakeholders in pursuit of the program objectives.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
The applicant should hold a bachelors degree plus a Masters (or equivalent) degree in a related field of in social science, anthropology, psychology, Family Services , social policy, Sociology, SWASA, Public Health and Development Studies
A certificate in a TOT will be an added advantage
Good understanding and concrete experience in application of psychosocial support approaches is a must have
At least five years of relevant working experience using a family based program implementation approach
An ability to communicate effectively and strong conceptual ability, and writing skills
Atheist 2-3 years experience in managing partnerships, and organizational capacity building of local organizations
Evidence of excellent adult learning and facilitation skills are a prerequisite
Experience in imparting life skills to persons of different ages
How to Apply:
Please apply for this Job online (ONLY) by clicking on this link; http://thorn-soft.com/recruitment
Please, ensure that you attach all the relevant documents in PDF format. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted therefore applicants who do not receive any response within three weeks of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.
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