Save the Children Programme Manager - Philanthropic Integrated Health and Nutrition Jobs in Nigeria
Save the Children Programme Manager - Philanthropic Integrated Health and Nutrition Jobs in Nigeria
Child SafeguardingLevel 3 - The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
Role Purpose
Save the Children seeks an experienced programme manager who will ensure effective financial and operational management of the Philanthropic Integrated Health and Nutrition project while working closely with the wider Operations Team.
position holder will based in Katsina and coordinate the overall programme activities for Philanthropic Integrated Health and Nutrition project across the three project’s implementing states of Katsina, Adamawa, and Borno States.
The Programme Manager will be responsible for and provide oversight to the Philanthropic Integrated Health & Nutrition Project to achieve its strategic objectives, focusing primarily on project-related planning and implementation, timely and quality reporting, budget management, and providing technical support to staff and partners across location and fostering linkages and mutual benefit where possible.
Save the Children’s Gender Equality Policy commits us to ensuring that all our programmes are gender sensitive at a minimum and gender transformative where possible. And, this project has been designed to empower girls to their futures and care for their children and the project will mainstream gender equality throughout the project cycle.
S/he will also be responsible for effective stakeholder relationship management, including developing and maintaining strong working relationships with the donor, government and partner agencies, operating in the State and at federal level.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Programme Operations Manager
Staff directly reporting to this post: 5 Programme Officers
Budget responsibility: Yes
Key Areas of Accountabilities
Programme Implementation and Management:
Provide strategic and technical leadership to the project team as it relates to planning and implementation.
Use appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on project implementation as well as on the utilization of project resources.
Ensure iterative planning and adaptive implementation to achieve overall project goal.
Conduct internal planning meetings/workshops with key program staff, TAs, operation team while ensuring adequate planning documents are established and maintained for different phases of project cycle.
Conduct external planning meetings/workshops with key project stakeholders identified with sustainability mentality in Katsina, Adamawa and Borno state to update and adopt project scope review and implementation plans at different phases of project implementation.
Ensure that the project meets its commitments to mainstreaming gender equality; identifying capacity needs for staff and partners and organizing gender training where appropriate; support the gender analysis and subsequent learning to inform programme; reporting on gender equality indicators.
Continuously support the professional development of his/her team by providing clear orientation, feedback and learning opportunities.
Provide leadership to promote adherence to save the children’s gender equality policy and minimum standards within the project and across the organizational culture.
Represent Save the Children and the Project in coordination and cluster meetings.
Ensure that Save
the Children through the project maximizes impact on communities through coordination with other actors providing complementary services.
Requirements
Master's Degree in Public Health, Social Science, International Relations, International Development or related field.
Five years demonstrated experience in managing, coordinating and supervising a multi-location team working with government, local community organizations, families and communities.
At least three years’ demonstrated experience in leading and managing an office with reasonable size of program, staff and financial resources
At least five years demonstrated skills in project design, implementation and reporting, preferably for multi-location awards.
Demonstrated ability with project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, supervision and performance management, etc.
An understanding of gender analysis approaches and using gender sensitive facilitation methods and reporting gender equality indicators
Ability to lead a multi-cultural team with a high level of respect for local culture.
Strong analytical, organizational, and management and leadership skills.
with capacity strengthening and partnership building.
Experience in business development/proposal development, preferred.
Ability and willingness to work and live in diverse, challenging and potentially unstable environments.
Knowledge of and experience working in the following areas: gender transformative approaches, empowering women and girls, changing gender norms, and engaging men and boys to promote gender equality.
Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
Holds self and others accountable
Additional job responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level - Excellent
Language Requirements – English - Excellent
Level of IT Expertise Required - Good
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Programme Manager - Philanthropic Integrated Health and Nutrition Jobs in Nigeria
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