Save the Children Head of Food Security and Livelihoods Jobs in Uganda

Save the Children Head of Food Security and Livelihoods Jobs in Uganda

Head of FSL
About the Job

Role Purpose:

The Head of Food Security and Livelihoods provides strategic and technical support to Save the Children Uganda’s Food Security and Livelihoods programming, which includes Youth Empowerment and Employment programs.

The post holder will ensure the quality and impact of the design and delivery of FSL programming across both the humanitarian and development contexts, with a particular focus on ensuring innovative quality approaches in nexus programming.

The post-holder will ensure sectoral representation and coordination with the government and fellow development and humanitarian actors, including donors and multi-lateral institutions.

The post-holder will also play a leading role in identifying and developing private sector partnerships. The post-holder will lead on sectoral needs assessments, facilitate cross-sectoral programme design and budgeting, ensure linkages amongst FSL, education, adolescent development and nutrition programming and support fundraising, program kick-offs, recruitment and procurement processes.

The post holder will be expected to analyse capacity building needs of existing project teams and design and support capacity building plans and trainings for those staff.

Contract Duration: 1 Year

Contractual Status: National

Location: Kampala, Uganda (40% minimum travel to field offices)

Qualification and Experience;
Essential