Save the Children Area Director - North Jobs in Ethiopia

Save the Children Area Director - North Jobs in Ethiopia

Role Purpose:

The Area Director is a senior representative of SCI in the field and a member of Senior Country Management Team, responsible and accountable for the leadership and management of three or more Field Offices and project offices, who are primarily managed by Field Managers on a day-to-day basis.

He/ She will oversee the implementation of Save the Children program, management staff, and resources and establish excellent working relationship with partners.

S/he is also responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of Area office strategies and annual operational plans, and enforcing consistent implementation of Operational Core Business Processes, policies and procedures at all level.

Scope of Role:

Overall area office staff will be more than 200. Seven direct reports (including 3-4 Field Managers, Area office functional leads: Finance, Supply Chain, HR/Admin, Safety and Security and other as applicable).

Overall budget responsibility is above 15 million USD with more than 10 active awards from a mix of bilateral and multi-lateral donors. Projects in the sector of Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Child Protection and Child Rights Governance.

Key Areas of Accountability:

Field Office Leadership and Management

Ensure that the area leadership team and field office leadership teams have clearly defined objectives and accountabilities and that area and field office leadership teams meet regularly and coordinate effectively

Lead the continual improvement of ways of working that will ensure managers and staff in area and field offices are accountable, can access the support they need when they need it and can collaborate effectively with Country Office teams

Lead the development of Area strategic Plans, operationalize to goals and objectives, and follow up its implementation

Ensure the Area Office has an up-to-date, context-based and achievable Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP)

Ensure programs are implemented in ways responsive to the communities and children in line with Save the Children principles, values and strategic plan and following Save the Children compliance procedures.

Ensure that management support is provided to the Field Offices within the Area Office, implementation of quality programs for children.

Ensure accountabilities are clearly understood and communicated at all level ( Field Managers, Area Support Leads and Budget Holders)

Grant agreements and are completed within time and on budget with an emphasis on cost effectiveness, innovation and high-quality programming to serve hard-to-reach children.

Ensure adaptive programme and management approaches to meet the challenges of a volatile and constantly changing operating environment

Lead the implementation of Programme Operations Best Practices.

Ensure that effective mechanisms are in place to listen to, act upon and address children's and communities' concerns/recommendations through active participation by children and communities in project design, monitoring and evaluations

Working with Field Managers/their team and the Humanitarian manager, ensure that all relevant staffs across all work sectors are familiar with, adhere to and implement the procedures and processes adhere to applicable emergency response standards and guidelines (CHS, SPHERE, Protection Mainstreaming etc)

Strategic Human Resources Management

Work closely with the Area HR and Admin Manager as well as the HR Director to ensure that all HR policies and guidelines for national staff are in place, are understood by all staff and are adhered to. Support all managers in recruitment, induction, placement, promotion, training/development and separation/termination

Enhance staff performance through mutually agreed performance management plans, clarity of individual and collective roles and responsibilities; ensure a robust process of performance monitoring, learning & development initiatives and timely management actions, including full implementation of matrix management system

Address staff concerns in a timely manner and timely escalate to DCD-PI or SLT for support required.

Promote an inspiring and motivating working environment through teamwork, delegation and the team building initiatives.

Identify and nurture talents, and boost staff motivation for continued excellence

Promote and build a culture of trust and respects that promotes collaboration, embraces diversity, and inclusion

Ensure that SCI safeguarding

policies and procedures are implemented in all offices and that all staff are aware of safeguarding policies and understand their responsibilities with regard to child and adult safeguarding, including awareness, prevention, reporting and response.

Budget, Finance and Awards Management

Serve as overall budget holder for all programming in the area; appoint, manage and support budget holders for individual projects and grants as appropriate.

Ensure that programme budgets are managed through rigorous budget and finance monitoring practices with participation of all key functions involved in projects.

Oversee the general application and observance of financial procedures and guidelines set out in SC financial manual and donors' requirements

Ensure that budgets are spent and charged to their respective budget heads and grants by diligently reviewing the financial (AGRESSO) reports at least every month and bringing to the timely attention of the DCD-Operations and the Finance Director any major budget concerns
Efficiently and successfully manage the grant cycle by putting in place robust mechanisms to start, implement and close grants in line with donor as well as Save the Children's policies

Ensure that adequate support to and monitoring of the field finance teams is provided by the finance and awards team at country office

Ensure that grants are managed as per Save the Children's and donors' requirements including the quality and timely submission of reports

Establish a good command and oversight of the budget situation in each field office and ensure that field offices are efficient at covering all of their costs.

Working with colleagues in the PDQ department to ensure the preparation of timely and high-quality progress reports, program reports, and donor reports.

Compliance and Risk Management

Ensure full compliance with SCI policy and procedure on HR, SC, Finance, Program and Security Management

Regular planning and Implementation of Area and Field office Risk Management Plans

Ensure internal systems and processes are consistently adhered to and meet the purpose

Coordinate the provision of management response on internal and external audit findings, and follow up its implementation

Ensure follow up improvement actions identified from monitoring visit by CO and RO team are implemented in a timely manner

Ensure that partners and SC staff understand and implement Save the Children's policies and procedures including child safeguarding, procurement, fraud and whistle blowing.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's in Business Administration, Management, Development Studies or other Social Sciences.

Experience and Skills

Essential

Minimum of 12 years management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, and at least 5 years in senior leadership role or relevant experience

Experience in strategic planning and operationalizing into achievable targets and outcomes

Ability to drive, adapt to and mange change.

Strive for continual improvement and organizational excellence;

Experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure

Proven experience of developing leaders and managers

Analytical skill, ability and tact to deal with complex problems

Good understanding of the humanitarian landscape and complexities, procedures and accountability frameworks and good practices in emergency management.

Substantial and proven experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control

Ability to analyse information, evaluate options, think and plan strategically.

An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues particularly in relation to children.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Fluency in written and spoken English.

Flexibility for unforeseen demands, willingness to spend up to 50% of time in visiting field offices security allowing.


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Area Director - North Jobs in Ethiopia

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