Program Officer – Adolescent Wellbeing (Advocacy) At Save the Children

Programme Officer – Adolescent Wellbeing (Advocacy) – fixed term contract (Gulu)

Save the Children International is currently recruiting for a programme Officer – Adolescent Wellbeing (Advocacy) at our regional Office in Gulu. The Programme officer will play a central role in ensuring increased space for dolescent and Youth participation in programmes and policy matters that affect their wellbeing and development within the 6 underserved sub counties of Amuru, Nwoya and Omoro Districts. S/he will be responsible for mapping exiting youth led organisations, networks and actors, developing capacity development plan and strengthening their capacity on advocacy and defining advocacy agendas. Train Young Women and girls from the youth led organisation on participation, disability inclusion and gender transformative decision making at community, subcounty and district level.

To be successful for this role, you will have/bring the following:

• At least two years working experience of related advocacy employment / assignment in implementing project/ organizational advocacy strategies.
• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in the field of humanities (e.g. Development studies, Political science, social work, communications or related field);
• Experience working with district local government and subcounty structures
• Proven experience of working directly with youth-led organisations
• The person should demonstrate experience in coordination communication and advocacy activities in NGO related contexts. The person should have a results-oriented approach and proposes ways to innovate and continuously improve the project’s advocacy work, products, practices, channels, and messaging.
• Track record in identifying capacity gaps and effectively planning relevant training
• Understanding of the key issues related to Adolescent’s and Youth’s participation in programmes and policy matters that affect their wellbeing
• Ability to quickly understand and absorb new topics, issue, and disciplines and distill relevant advocacy strategies from them;
• Ability to deliver oral presentations to various audiences;
• Excellent verbal and written communication and project implementation skills; team player and facilitator.
• Innovative, energetic, solution-orientated approach to work
• Strong planning skills with proven ability to organise and prioritise tasks and to manage own time efficiently
• Ability to understand and manage project finances
• Available and able to work in hard-to-reach areas

The organization:

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 protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize children’s rights and ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards 3 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.

Application information

• Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document. Please apply online by following this link https://uganda.savethechildren.net/careers indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been your direct supervisors.
• Important to note: Testimonials/certificates SHOULD NOT be attached to application that is submitted online. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process. Application closes on 5th October 2021 at midnight Uganda time. 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