About US:
War Child Canada is an international charity organization that works with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunity and justice. In Uganda, through its Youth and Peace Building Programs, War Child Canada builds refugee and Ugandan youth capacity to live peaceful and productive lives. War Child Canada will now be implementing the USAID funded programme Suluhu: promoting Cross Border Peace Building through Youth Engagement in the refugee settlements of the West Nile region and Kiryandongo. War Child Canada also implements SGBV prevention and response programming, namely the BPRM funded program Safe from the Start.
Job Summary: The Youth Development Manager will be responsible for leading the youth engagement component of the Suluhu program for South Sudanese refugees and host communities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· The incumbent will mentor and supervise two youth outreach officers and two training officers
· Develop work plans and ensure implementation is meeting desired outputs and outcomes.
· Be well versed on Person to Person Methodology and effective training modalities for youth
· The incumbent will also collect and maintain data relevant to monitoring and evaluating the project and with the assistance of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, analyze and prepare reports on results.
· Develop and maintain strong knowledge management practice.
· Ensure child protection and gender equality are mainstreamed across implementation.
· Perform any other related duties as shall be assigned by War Child Canada Programmes Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The Youth Development Manager should preferably hold a university degree in community development, education, psychology, social sciences or a related field.
· A minimum of three years of professional experience working with communities, preferably refugees and youth.
· A year of management experience including holding a budget and people leadership.
· This position requires an enthusiastic youth engagement manager who is experienced in working in hard conditions, distance managing and driving a program to strong results.
· Computer literacy skills i.e. working knowledge of Excel, Word and Email applications.
· Excellent understanding of issues important to young men and women affected by war.
· Excellent communication and negotiation skills
· Fluency in a local language relevant to listed field locations and an excellent working knowledge of spoken and written English.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a detailed CV, cover letter indicating clearly daytime telephone contact and active email address, photocopies of relevant certificates (both professional and vocational) and contact information of at least three professional referees. Please clearly indicate position and location for which you are applying. War Child Canada encourages applications from residents of project districts.
Interested applicants should deliver ONLY hard copies of their Application Packages to any of the following War Child Canada Offices:
· Kampala: 2nd Floor, Plot 944 Ggaba Road, Kansanga.
· Adjumani: Pakele
· Arua: Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement Yoro Base Camp.
· Gulu: Plot No. 9 Erinayo Oryema Road, Kanyagoga.
· Kiryandongo: Kanyadoli Refugee Settlement RFM Base Camp, Bweyale.
Deadline: Friday, 23rd October, 2015 by 5PM