Work closely with Business Development colleagues to identify and pursue funding opportunities; engage with technical partners, donors, and colleagues across Save the Children.
Lead the technical scoping, planning, and design and proposal writing during new programme development, and ensure that we design and deliver high-quality Disability Inclusive programmes for children, building on global best practices. Ensure that gender, intersectionality and resilience considerations are reflected in our programme design and implementation.
Provide oversight and guidance to the programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice (e.g. Save the Children Common Approaches); and are likely to achieve scale, as well as equitable and sustainable results.
Provide coaching, mentoring, and constructive feedback for learning development and capacity building of relevant staff, including humanitarian staff.
Promote and monitor integrated programming to increase the overall impact of Disability Inclusive programmes at the community level.
Work with the Research Evaluation, Accountability, Learning, and Monitoring (REALM) team to conduct quality Disability Inclusive monitoring and Disability Data Disaggregation against international standards through participatory methodologies (including child-friendly and disability-inclusive methodologies).
Contribute towards creating an organizational learning culture that promotes the use of disability disaggregated data, evidence and analysis and understands its link to quality and accountable programming; Contribute to strengthening the use of inclusive programme principles and good practice across themes and sectors.
Undertake field visits to project sites and work with implementation teams to understand challenges and continuously identify learning to improve impact.
Contribute to organizational learning on Disability Inclusion, ensuring that learning from our programmes is shared across the Country Office and with our partners, especially the disability movement and the Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group.
Support Operation/Humanitarian colleagues to develop Disability Inclusive emergency preparedness plans, conduct sectoral Disability Situation and Needs assessments (including gender analysis, using SC assessment processes and tools), and design and deliver emergency response and recovery programs.
Monitor trends to ensure early action and lead technical design implementation and technical coordination of humanitarian responses.
Networking and External Engagement:

In alignment with Country Office strategy and leadership, engage in strategic positioning with donors, partners, and government in-country, and ensure that Save the Children is a partner of choice in Disability Inclusive Programming.
Foster partnerships with organizations of persons with different and specific types of disabilities across programmes and national umbrella organizations.
Ensure that Save the Children is influencing and learning from others through national technical coordination and networking bodies such as clusters and working groups, specifically national and international networks for Disability Inclusion, International Disability and Development Consortia and the broader disability movement.
Strengthen civil society engagement in national dialogues and policy processes for inclusive education, access to services for persons with disabilities, de-institutionalization, social protection and disability benefits, and monitoring of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and National Disability Policy through working closely with advocacy and child rights governance colleagues. Ensure that the voices of children with disabilities are represented across thematic advocacy work.
Represent the programme to National and Local government representatives, donors, and partner agencies, especially those focusing on disability rights and inclusion, etc., as required.
Ensure disability is included in the quality, clarity, and consistency of technical components of internal and external reports (e.g., programme reports, sit-reps, internal updates), working closely with awards, programme implementation, and communications colleagues as needed.
Leverage and liaise with technical colleagues from across Save the Children, including technical working groups and centers of excellence, ensuring that learning from the Country Office is shared with others and global lessons brought back.
To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:

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At least a Master’s degree in Disability Studies or related degree in international development, education, psychology, sociology, etc.
At least five years’ experience in leading the design and implementation of humanitarian and development Disability Inclusive programmes.
Experience working with organization's of persons with disabilities (OPDs), good relationships, and a wide network of disability experts and OPDs in Uganda and beyond.
Experience working directly with children with different types of disabilities and their families.
Experience of designing and facilitating capacity-building training on disability rights and inclusive programming across thematic areas
Strong understanding of the Disability Rights sector, policy priorities, and the situation for adults and children with disabilities in Uganda and internationally in both humanitarian and development contexts
Demonstrated understanding of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Disability Inclusive Programming, The IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action, Disability Disaggregated data, and MEAL, Universal Accessible Construction standards.
Track record in successful business development/fundraising for inclusive development and humanitarian programmes and projects targeting children and adults with disabilities.
Demonstrated disability-inclusive programme design, monitoring, and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
Experience in strategy development and planning to promote and enhance Disability Inclusion
Experience in context, capacity, policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at the regional/international level to hold duty bearers accountable for achieving children’s rights and the rights of adults and children with disabilities. Familiarity with Disability Situation Analysis, Barrier Analysis, CRPD monitoring, and Disability Data.
Skilled at networking, representation, and partnership development to promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources. Proven engagement and partnership with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other disability stakeholders.
Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn, and share what works and what doesn’t work for children with disabilities, especially disability-disaggregated data.
Experience promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming, child rights, disability, migration, and displacement.
Experience in supporting humanitarian preparedness, response, and recovery to ensure disability inclusion across sectors and phases.
Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring communities and organisations on Disability Inclusion Across different thematic areas such as health and nutrition, child protection, education, social protection, early intervention etc.
Fluent in English and have a high level of English writing skills.
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 https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1

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 March 31, 2024. Please note that this recruitment is dependent on confirmation of funding.

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.

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About Us

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 child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise 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 www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Job Info

Job Identification 6581
Job Category Programme, Development and Quality
Posting Date 03/14/2024, 08:27 AM
Apply Before 03/31/2024, 08:59 PM