Joining Forces Consortium Manager At Save the Children

Joining Forces Consortium Manager

“Joining Forces” is a global collaboration between six of the world’s largest child rights organisations – Child Fund, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages, Terre des Hommes and World Vision. It aims to fight for child rights and end violence against children, by working together to share learning and experiences and maximise our impact.

In Uganda, the Joining Forces alliance is led by Save the Children (SCI) and will be launching a new project to address violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of children. During the COVID-19 crisis and in recovery phase (3 years), the intervention aims to strengthen national and local protection and response systems; work specifically with families, communities and institutions to improve child protection capabilities, attitudes and behaviors; increase the capacity and agency of children themselves to prevent and respond to violence against them; and increase learning and generate best practice related to child protection approaches.

We are looking for a JF Consortium Manager to head the multi-NGO Consortium. The CM leads and supports the Consortium partners’ implementations and directly oversees the implementation of CMU and SCI activities. S/he will be passionate about addressing violence against children, with proven experience in managing projects and teams. S/he will build on previous work in systems strengthening at national, district and community level. S/he leads the Consortium Management Unit (CMU) which supports and coordinates the project activities of the three implementing partners and supports all six Joining Forces member organisations in joint advocacy, campaigning and stakeholder engagement.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• Master Degree a relevant subject, such as (but not limited to) human rights, governance, social sciences, social work and social/public administration, education, development studies, law.
• Training in Project Management, Community Development, Advocacy, Communications or any relevant field is an added advantage.
• Knowledge and understanding of current national and global debates/developments on ending violence against children.
• Strong leadership, management and coordination skills; minimum of 8 years experience in project and budget management, preferably managing multi-NGO projects (consortia).
• Relevant experience in campaigning, advocacy, programming related to child protection, education and/or child rights. Experience of supporting child-led or child-participatory advocacy/campaigns is desirable.
• A proven and demonstrable ability to design/drive and implement activities, advocacy and campaigns which influence attitudes in communities and across all levels of society.
• Experience in donor reporting, engagement and resource mobilization.
• Experience managing staff and teams.
• Able to multi-task and work to tight deadlines, and a willingness to work flexible hours.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, steering and coaching.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Application closes on 3rd October 2021 at midnight Uganda time.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents