The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019, it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: CP /M Project Manager

Staff reporting to this post:   3

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Essential duties and responsibilities

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Programme management 

• Coordinates and supervise the implementation of child protection project.
• Prepare regular progress reports of the project as required to immediate supervisor, field office manager in compliance to rules and guidelines of donor and SCI.
• Provide feedback and share lessons learned from project implementations.
• Supports project team and government partners to ensure feasible detailed implementation plan is developed and implemented.
• Serve as the sub-budget holder for the Child protection project under responsibility.
• Ensures that appropriate technical back up is given to projects towards smooth implementation of project.
• Ensures the quality, relevance, and integrated nature of programs in the project.

 Budget management

• Leads the periodic programme and budget revisions as required for area of implementation.
• Ensures effective and efficient utilization of programme budget and other resources for the intended purpose.
• Ensures that plans are implemented as per agreed and approved budget.
• Forecast and manage the budget based on the detail implementation plan.
• Review monthly expenditure Vs phased budget with action in place

Staff management

• Motivate staff under his/her supervision and build team spirit for effective working relationships
• Ensure that staff under supervision properly plan and organize their tasks (e.g. through monthly, quarterly and annual work plans).
• Ensure that job objectives are set and performances are evaluated timely, with the required quality for supervisees, hold one-to-one meeting, and produce team report.
• Accountable for quality deliverables of the team through the provision of appropriate support
• Hold periodic meeting for regular update and addressing of issues.
• Facilitate and support the staff development under his/her supervision, including nurturing and coaching on specific issues.

Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance

• Monitor and systematically document project results
• Assist and facilitate regularly scheduled reviews of projects with project team, government partners and stakeholders

Stakeholders and partners’ management

• Foster collaborative environment and team spirit among government and non-government stakeholders
• Liaises with and creates conducive working relationship between SCI and stakeholders in targeted sub cities.
• Closely work with government agencies, and stakeholders in the course of project planning and implementation, and to develop their capacity for quality project implementation as well as reporting (based on needs /gap assessment)
• Conduct regular monitoring visits of the project, government, and partners at the project sites and prepare reports for documentation and follow-up actions
• Closely work with stakeholders in the preparation of periodic and project completion reports

Other

• Represent the SCI in the sub-national child protection forums/meetings on areas related to the project, as required.
• In cooperation with Immediate Supervisor and PDQ Learning and Knowledge Management, ensure proper documentation of experiences and lessons learned from projects under supervision.
• In cooperation with communications team, provide information and inputs to be used for SCI Child Protection information and communication materials.
• Provides inputs to the as requested through conducting quick needs assessments and general information related to CP in the area to inform new program development.
• Provide the necessary capacity building support for SCI staffs under his/her supervision.
• Performs other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of Bachelor Degree in an area of Sociology, psychology, law or equivalent
•  Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a corporate or NGO environment, with experience in community based child protection project coordination experience
• Knowledge and understanding of community based child protection mechanisms, national protection systems, and technical knowledge on child protection monitoring and evaluation
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
• Experience of successfully implementing changes to improve and monitor quality standards and impact achieved
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Good experience in planning, coordinating and implementing work activities
• Good knowledge and experience in Project Cycle Management
• Very good skill in report writing
• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Child rights programming and Rights based approach to development;
• Partnership and partnership management.
• Capacity building and civil society development.
• Facilitation and communication skills, etc.
• Willingness to work and travel in often difficult environments
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required

Knowledge of Local language 

• Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
• Commitment to Save the Children values.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary capacity to improve performance and applying appropriate measures when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and their team).
• Takes responsibility for his/her own personal actions and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares his/her personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, his/her team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency
• Assists in the processing of advance requests and follow on the retirement of such advances.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Strong training skill
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Teams, in the event of emergencies