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About us For over 90 years, Save the Children International has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children International is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.
In Uganda, we implement programmes in five thematic areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Child Poverty, Health and Nutrition in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in 30 districts in the North, Rwenzori, Northeastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of 450 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
Save the Children Uganda Country Office is looking to recruit persons on a National contract for the position below:
Proposal Writing Coordinator.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum five years of experience with a master’s degree in an NGO or similar environment, including experience developing programs for children in both emergency and development contexts.
• Preferred degree in program or NGO management, development studies, or related field.
• Solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: Education, FS/L, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, in development and emergencies
• Practical experience and successful track record in writing and leading proposals for a variety of donors, particularly EU/ECHO, USAID, DFID, private sector foundations, and UNICEF
• Good knowledge of the development and emergency donor environment and expectations in South Sudan preferred
• Good knowledge of the landscape of implementing partners and government structures in South Sudan preferred.
• Proven experience in developing local partnerships for projects.
• Familiarity with project design methods and tools (including assessments, logical frameworks, and work planning) and a strong appreciation for innovation and partnership as part of project development.

Desired

• Good analytical skills, effective negotiator, with proven ability to positively influence cross-departmental and cross-sector working.
• Experience in developing and working with project budgets
• Good personal organizational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Ability to work within a multicultural setting
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles
• Information Communication Technology literate

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Closing Date : 10th July 2020