Save the Children
Learning Officer
Posted
1 hour ago
Experience
3+ Years
Deadline
Aug. 5, 2026 (7 days left)
Job Summary
Save the Children International is hiring a full-time Learning Officer for the Uganda Response Innovation Lab (U-RIL) in Kampala. The role manages knowledge collection, research tools, Learning Hub databases (SLAM), and cross-consortia learning for the URRI refugee response project. Requires a relevant Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of experience in research/learning, and willingness to travel 30% to field sites.
Key Roles & Operational Responsibilities
1. Evidence Generation & Learning Coordination
- Research Methodology Support: Assist in designing qualitative and quantitative research plans, data collection frameworks, surveys, interview guides, and observation tools.
- Consortia Learning & Reflection: Facilitate periodic reflection sessions, pause-and-reflect workshops, and after-action reviews across URRI consortia partners.
- Ethical Compliance: Ensure all evidence-gathering activities strictly adhere to research ethics, informed consent, and child safeguarding standards.
2. Knowledge Management & Database Administration
- Mapping & Repositories: Update and maintain Learning Hub databases, including the Settlement-Level Actor Mapping (SLAM), thematic actor directories, and evidence repositories.
- Learning Logs & Documentation: Maintain the URRI learning log and synthesize project evidence into actionable learning briefs, case studies, and reports.
3. Stakeholder Engagement & Event Management
- Multi-Actor Engagement: Serve as a focal point for coordinating learning initiatives across government bodies, UN agencies, NGOs, refugee-led organizations (RLOs), academia, and private sector actors.
- Event Planning: Organize and deliver webinars, dissemination meetings, and learning workshops at district and national levels.
- Operations Support: Handle administrative and procurement requirements needed to execute Learning Hub deliverables in line with Save the Children policies.
Foundational Capabilities & Prerequisites
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation, Research Methods, or Information Management.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years of progressively responsible experience in research, knowledge management, M&E, or project learning within humanitarian or development programs.
- Methodological & Analytical Skills: Strong understanding of qualitative/quantitative research methods, data management, and MEAL principles.
- Field Travel & Mobility: Readiness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time to remote refugee-hosting districts in Uganda.
- Communication & Engagement: Excellent written/verbal report-writing skills in English, with experience facilitating workshops and stakeholder consultations.
Preferred Knowledge Areas
- Sector exposure to climate-smart agriculture, market systems development, localization, and refugee self-reliance programming.
- Basic photography/videography and field content capture skills.
Skills Required:
- Economics / Statistics
- Social / Science / Project / Management / Development
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