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.

ROLE PURPOSE:

FSL Coordinator responsible for the overall activities’ planning, execution, and reporting. He/she is directly assigned to, such a voucher-based animal treatment service delivery system along with supplementary livestock feed as a strategy to improve utilization of the feed and create veterinary service access to vulnerable drought-affected households in the project target area. Provide multi-purpose cash transfers to address the immediate non-food needs of drought-affected vulnerable HHs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Report to: Food Security and Livelihood Manager

Dimensions: Communication and relationship management with a wide range of stakeholders, including the zonal Agricultural Office, Consortium members, and stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities:

Program Planning and implementation

• Participate in and develop annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly implementation plans for the project.
• Ensure that woreda FSL officers have annual, quarterly and monthly plans by specific target areas
• Ensure proper mapping, planning, quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the project.
• Ensure timely procurement of quality animals feed
• Confirm on time and appropriate distribution of procured animals
  Work closely with financial institutions/banks, ensure timely delivery of CASH, and overall proper implementation of the MPCA program.
• Support regional, woreda and local stakeholders, and partners to assess needs related to agricultural inputs and multi-purpose cash assistance/ MPCA.
• Conduct training needs assessment at regional level to identify the gap and take action accordingly.
• Certify that requests submitted by FSL officers are timely reviewed and submitted for approval with strong follow up in the quality of implementation.
• Confirm that the FSL officers have taken the initiative to integrate the project activities into woreda agriculture sector plan.
• Ensure that FSL officers have closely followed up the implementation of the project work plan in target woredas.
• Assist concerned private and public partners at local level and explore viable business opportunities,
• Prepare weekly/biweekly updates, monthly and quarter report and submit on timely manner to the Senior FSL Manager/MEAL manager
• In collaboration with FO MEAL Coordinator, ensure that appropriate documentation of beneficiary profiles, inputs, trainings and LES related case stories. Ensure that households registered for the support have unique ID, monitored, and reported using appropriate data management system.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor
• Conduct training needs assessment at regional level to identify the gap and take action accordingly.
• Ensure the provision of appropriate mentoring and on job training for agriculture workers using agreed tools
• Ensure that resources allocated reached the right beneficiaries, for the right objective in the right time
• Ensure that all donor compliance and save the children rules and regulations are strictly followed during day to day program operations
• In collaboration with the senior FSL manager, ensure financial plan is prepared and included in the phased budget.
• Ensure that project developed manuals and guidelines are followed to implement the program
• Work closely with other thematic managers and senior program managers to ensure coordination among partners, advisors to ensure quality of project implementation and timely completion of the activities.
• Ensure the integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment, a rigorous learning agenda, sustainable approaches, and most importantly convergence/overlay of multi-sector nutrition interventions (e.g. agriculture, livelihoods, education, health, humanitarian assistance) in the same geographic areas

Coordination and networking

• Establish strong working relationship with the regional, zonal, Woreda and kebele agriculture sector structures for the smooth implementation of livelihood and economic strengthening activities planned in the.
• Coordinate the activities of regional livelihood and economic strengthen activities; lead weekly and monthly regional planning and ensure that weekly schedules/travel plans are completed, and manage FSL woreda officers under his/her supervision
• Coordinate with the senior FSL manager and other project managers in order to coordinate the project and area operations and coordinate livelihood and economic strengthening activity of the project by working closely with the technical team, zonal coordinators to ensure quality of interventions and on timely completion of activities.
• Ensure that Nutrition multispectral coordination is strengthened, Nutrition is mainstreamed in to agriculture sector at all levels
• Ensure integration of agriculture program with other health and nutrition related programs implemented by the field office
• Ensure that the project activities included in woreda annual implementation plans
• Regularly attend and represent SCI in the regional Agricultural and the regional bureau of agriculture.
• Strengthen coordination and networking with the CASH working group.
• Mange and support FSL woreda officers under his/her supervision.

Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development

• Ensure and manage appropriate staffing within area of responsibility
• Ensure all direct reporting team have accurate and up –to- date JD
• Sets standard and agreed performance objectives for all direct reports, monitor progress regularly and document
• Conducts midterm and end line performance review, documents and submits to HR
• Ensure all new recruited staff gets Fraud, SS(safety security) and Child safeguarding training and monitor the progress
• Ensure staff submit accurate time sheet on monthly basis on time
• Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance
• Management Systems into team building process. Establish result based system and follow up

Documentation and reporting

• Ensure that Woreda FSL officers regularly report as per the required standard and receive regular feedback.
• Prepare weekly/biweekly updates, monthly and quarterly, bi annual and annual report and submit on timely manner to the Senior FSL Manager
• In collaboration with the FO Manager Coordinator, ensure that appropriate documentation of beneficiary profiles, inputs, trainings and nutrition and health related case stories
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor

BEHAVIOURS (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 development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their 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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum BSC degree in Agriculture (preferable in horticulture or livestock), Development or related fields from recognized University or College with five years’ work experience preferably out of which 3 years working with non- governmental organizations

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 5 years of experience in conducting livelihood, capacity building programs at regional level, proven experience in team management
• Proven ability to work in a team, with good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to motivate community leaders, health extension workers, AEWs.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• An understanding and commitment to Save the Children values
• Strong results orientation
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
• Ability to write good quality reports,
• Strong computer, communication, team work and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English languages, Knowledge of local language is required
• Female applicants are highly encouraged
• Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)
• Knowledge of andadherence to SCCode of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines