Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfill their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
There are 30 national Save the Children organisations around the world. By the end of 2012 all our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with 14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a bett er partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Role:
The FSL Manager will be based in Hodeida overseeing food security and livelihoods programs in Hodeida, Hajjah and Sa’ada governorates. In addition to directly managing FFP and CIDA grants, the FSL Manager will be expected to lead on sectoral assessments, programme design, master budgeting, coordination, recruitment and procurement. The post holder will be expected to mentor and/ capacity building existing country programme staff.This role is based in Hodeida with frequent travel to Hajjah and Sa'ada.The position will be for one year.
Key areas of accountability
Needs Analysis and Program Design:
- Design and participate in required assessments, baselines and evaluations
- Contribute to situation analysis and participate actively in developing food security and livelihoods strategy documents
- Contribute to proposal development
Programme Management
- Create implementation plans, including phased budgets, M&E and indicator tracking plans for all awarded grants
- Implement project activities ensuring that services are delivered on time and on budget
- Manage program budget lines and ensure proper and effective use of program resources
- Manage FSL team ensuring that staff have work-plans in place and following up with team members regularly to ensure that activities are on track
- Monitor program progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets
- Work with the FSL Advisor to develop sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall country strategy
- Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
- Work closely with the HR team, identify FSL staffing needs (both national and international)
- Identify FSL programme supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan
- Work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
- Work closely with the accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in FSL programme design.
Capacity Building:
- Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
- Take steps to document l essons learned, from FSL programmes, for wider dissemination.
- In collaboration with senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
- In collaboration with SC FSL colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
- Position will be based in Hodeida with frequent travel to other field sites expected. Generally the role requires unusual work hours and often working in stressful and insecure environments.
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential
- At least 3 years of management experience in emergency, fragile state or development programmes.
- Previous experience of managing an FSL team at national level
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
- Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
- Proven cap acity to supervise, train and coach staff in FSL technical skills
- Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
- Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A high level of written and spoken English
- Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desirable
- Language skills in Arabic
- Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
- Specific experience of designing and managing DFID, ECHO, OFDA and other major donor projects
- Specific experience of working in consortia projects.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our c ommitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please note that the closing date for applications is 30th of April 2013
For further information on this role, please see our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
There are 30 national Save the Children organisations around the world. By the end of 2012 all our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with 14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a bett er partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Role:
The FSL Manager will be based in Hodeida overseeing food security and livelihoods programs in Hodeida, Hajjah and Sa’ada governorates. In addition to directly managing FFP and CIDA grants, the FSL Manager will be expected to lead on sectoral assessments, programme design, master budgeting, coordination, recruitment and procurement. The post holder will be expected to mentor and/ capacity building existing country programme staff.This role is based in Hodeida with frequent travel to Hajjah and Sa'ada.The position will be for one year.
Key areas of accountability
Needs Analysis and Program Design:
- Design and participate in required assessments, baselines and evaluations
- Contribute to situation analysis and participate actively in developing food security and livelihoods strategy documents
- Contribute to proposal development
Programme Management
- Create implementation plans, including phased budgets, M&E and indicator tracking plans for all awarded grants
- Implement project activities ensuring that services are delivered on time and on budget
- Manage program budget lines and ensure proper and effective use of program resources
- Manage FSL team ensuring that staff have work-plans in place and following up with team members regularly to ensure that activities are on track
- Monitor program progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets
- Work with the FSL Advisor to develop sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall country strategy
- Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
- Work closely with the HR team, identify FSL staffing needs (both national and international)
- Identify FSL programme supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan
- Work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
- Work closely with the accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in FSL programme design.
Capacity Building:
- Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
- Take steps to document l essons learned, from FSL programmes, for wider dissemination.
- In collaboration with senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
- In collaboration with SC FSL colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
- Position will be based in Hodeida with frequent travel to other field sites expected. Generally the role requires unusual work hours and often working in stressful and insecure environments.
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential
- At least 3 years of management experience in emergency, fragile state or development programmes.
- Previous experience of managing an FSL team at national level
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
- Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
- Proven cap acity to supervise, train and coach staff in FSL technical skills
- Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
- Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A high level of written and spoken English
- Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desirable
- Language skills in Arabic
- Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
- Specific experience of designing and managing DFID, ECHO, OFDA and other major donor projects
- Specific experience of working in consortia projects.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our c ommitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please note that the closing date for applications is 30th of April 2013
For further information on this role, please see our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jobs.5381
