JOB DETAILS:Join us to lead sustainable change for children: Be part of a GLOBAL and DIVERSE technical community Get EXPOSURE in many different contexts Test and scale up INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS Influence policies that affect MILLIONS OF CHILDREN OVERVIEW Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? Do you want to use your expertise to bring about lasting change for children and be a part of an inspiring, dynamic global movement? The Child Protection Specialist will use their in-depth contextual understanding, technical expertise, and relationship building skills to define and deliver our strategic ambition for child protection and child rights governance in Uganda. The role will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of high-quality programmes that deliver change for children in both emergency and development programming. The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships for new business development. It supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners. The role will work closely operations colleagues and with partners in Uganda building their capacity and building ownership and agency of local organisations. This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues as defined by the Uganda Country Strategic Plan. THE ROLE KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership for child protection or the Country Office, and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider country strategy Build capacity of national staff and partners in key technical approaches related to child protection through training, mentorship and coaching Ensuring Programme Quality (Design and Implementation) Lead high-quality technical child protection programme design; work with cross-functional colleagues across the movement and with partners to deliver technical programme designs that are evidence based and in line with our programme quality principles, international standards, and donor requirements, and national strategies and policies Work with Child Rights Governance colleagues to ensure that a rights-based approach is reflected in our programme design and implementation (in line with our child rights programming approach), with a strong focus on child participation Promote an Child protection Systems Strengthening approach as the overarching framework, that supports working in collaboration and partnership with governments and regional bodies, local partners, working towards impact, scale and sustainability. 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 e

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