Save The Children Project Manager - Education (School Feeding) Jobs in Ethiopia
Save The Children Project Manager - Education (School Feeding) Jobs in Ethiopia
Job SummaryThe Role of the Comprehensive Home-grown, Inclusive, Learning and Development School Feeding Project (CHILD SFP) Manager will be leading the day to day implementation of the school feeding intervention in the target schools.
This post will undertake supervision of field-based staff, manage the field office, coordinate delivery of programme goods, collect, analyse and forward programme information to the Head Office, organise and implement trainings for staff, school personnel and volunteers, provide a conduit for information flow from the field to the head office, resolve programme related issues and liaise with appropriate stakeholders on community mobilization and participation in RSFP activities.
Job specific roles and responsibilities
Program/Project Management
Provides leadership to school feeding staff and ensure compliance with school feeding standard operating procedures, organisational guidelines and policies.
Line manage project staff (WASH and Education Officers) including providing capacity building, performance management, and direction on tasks
Ensures compliance, including financial tracking and oversight of budgets, finance, administration and reporting.
Coordinates relationships with key stakeholders for the smooth and efficient implementation of project activities and to create a culture of learning and cooperation among partners and project staff.
Ensures community participation and local authorities in project processes, including safeguarding of beneficiaries at all stages of the implementation of the project.
Conducts monitoring and supervision visits to the schools to ascertain programme quality and compliance with set standards.
Produces and share periodic, monthly, end of term and annual reports to inform programme direction.
Advises the Project Director of issues arising which affect the proper operation of the programme.
Resolves issues based on advice provided.
Liaises with schools, local government, local community leaders and other organisations to ensure the efficient implementation of the programme.
Provides feedback on the lessons learned from the implementation of field activities and make recommendations for improvements as required.
Assists in the processing of advance requests and follow on the retirement of such advances.
Develops activity expenditure plan and communicate the same to the Project Director.
Leads in the development of annual programme budget.
Manages Human Resource related emerging issues including discipline of staff.
Manages the performance of School Feeding staff.
Organizes logistics components to ensure programme supplies are in adequate measures in schools at all times.
Ensures that organization assets and equipment are taken care of and that staff are practicing due diligence.
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.
Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance
In coordination with MEAL Coordinator leads the field office to design results-based monitoring and evaluation process for the programme.
Supports that the MEAL plan is implemented.
Leads the planning and regular review of project implementation.
Manages knowledge and experiences from the learning process and replicate good practices.
Ensures the proper utilization and use of monitoring and evaluation systems are put in place.
Partner management and Capacity Building and Representation
Ensures that partnerships are maintained and functioning properly as per signed contract agreement.
Maintains regular communication and interaction
with partners to facilitate and promote learning and information sharing.
Provide technical support to partners in the course of project implementation.
Documentation and Learning
Oversees the proper documentation of experiences and lessons (including pictures and video documentation) learned in the course of programme implementation.
Leads the MEAL unit to organize and properly maintain database and information related to the programme.
Facilitates and participate in studies and reviews related to the programme.
Facilitates and ensure dissemination of information and study/reviews.
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 and 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.
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 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 others to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically
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
Job Requirements
In order to be successful you will bring/have
Minimum Qualification ,Experience and Competencies
A minimum of first Degree in Development studies, Public Health, Nutrition, Education, Community Development. Master’s degree is preferred.
Experience in project management (at least 8 years), including project cycle management, proposal writing, budget management and donor reporting
Knowledge of finance monitoring and follow up tools
HR management in challenging environments
Good team leadership and conflict resolution skills, consensus team building, and adaptability
Experience of delivering programs in tight deadlines
Ability and willingness to work in remote and isolated location with ever-changing security Scenarios
Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio), web conferencing applications, and information and budget management systems.
Experience of coordinating activities across locations and with roving position
Knowledge of child safeguarding and protection
Experience, preferably in SF/CP programs, with vulnerable children and youth
Fluency in relevant local language and English both in written and spoken forms
How to Apply
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
A copy of the full role profile can be found at
https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl for External
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