- Minimum of 7 years demonstrated experience working on Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation.
- Proven experience of leading climate change adaptation planning at a national level.
- Proven experience advising national actors and government departments on climate change preferred.
- Flexibility and ability to operate in different cultural settings and with a variety of stakeholders; culturally and gender sensitive.
- High level planning, organizational and time management skills, including flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills of high order, including the ability to formulate recommendations and advise senior management on tackling difficult situations.
- Sound judgement and the ability to meet challenges constructively and creatively
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to establish strong cooperative relationships with children and their care takers, senior government officials and development partners.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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.uganda.savethechildren.net/careers. Application closes on December 15, 2022 EST.
Our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. 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 any stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
OUR DIVERSITY BELIEF
Save the Children International is committed to creating a truly inclusive, effective and representative organizational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We want our people to be genuinely representative of all sections of society. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, disabilities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities, helps us understand, represent and serve our beneficiaries better. We are guided by our values in everything we do, and recognize that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us fulfil our responsibility to make a difference for children around the world.