Save The Children - Senior Program Manager - Jobs in Ethiopia
Save The Children - Senior Program Manager - Jobs in Ethiopia
Job DescriptionSave the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.
Responsibilities
Overall Programme Management
Responsible for the timely development of the Growth through Nutrition annual and quarterly work plan, recruitment plan, procurement plan, and phased budgets for Growth through Nutrition project.
Work closely with area office management team to ensure coordination among projects, country office DCOP-operations and Growth through Nutrition technical specialists to ensure quality of project implementation and timely completion of the activities and allocated budgets.
Works closely with the Support Services – HR/Finance/logistics to provide them with advanced plans so that they can efficiently carry out their job.
Support the POM in the drafting project related MOU with the relevant regional partners,
Follows up on the review and revision processes, as well as finalization and signing.
Responsible for proper planning, quality implementation, regular monitoring, reporting of all nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions including WASH related construction activities
Manage all Growth through Nutrition activities, resources and assets for projects under supervision
Liaises with the relevant sector offices at the location as it relates to the projects under supervision; represents the Health and Agriculture sectors within the location as necessary and upon delegation
Identify critical issues in the implementation of projects and take the necessary actions to address problems and constraints
Leads project activity and budget revisions, prepares justification for request of amendments in keeping with donor regulations and procedures, closely working with the relevant award team to ensure timely action in Monthly meetings with the POM, provides up to date information on the progress of the project and flags any concerns in a timely manner.
Facilitate and ensure the involvement of children as primary stakeholders in all project work
Ensure that strategies for phasing out are taken care of during implementation; and project close outs are properly planned and executed
Ensure project activities are in line with proposed Growth through Nutrition technical documents and proposed new activities toileted to project goals
Ensure active beneficiary participation and ownership at all phases of project management to ensure sustainability
Program team management
Ensure and manage appropriate project staffing within area of responsibility. Ensure all new recruited staff gets Fraud, Child safeguarding training and monitor the progress
Leads thematic mangers (WASH, Nutrition, Agriculture/livelihoods, SBCC and M&E) and zonal livelihood coordinators and partner staff members.
Ensure all direct reporting team have accurate and up –to- date job descriptions, have oriented on project goals, strategies and activities
Sets standard and agreed performance objectives for all direct reports, monitor progress regularly and document
Identify and prevent potential issues for conflict; develop strong, productive team at regional level
Conducts midterm and end line performance review, documents and submits to HR
Identify staff capacity gaps, incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process & Establish result based system and follow up
Ensure submission of quarterly project staff profile/status update using standard format
Ensure staff submit accurate time sheet on monthly basis on time
Conduct at least monthly biweekly core team and monthly/quarterly all program team.
planning
and review meeting with appropriate documentation and sharing
Partnership management
Orient NGO, government and community partners on Growth through Nutrition project goals, strategies and activities to develop common understanding for smooth project implementation.
Create medium and help partners understand SCI policies and procedures including child
safeguarding, fraud, procurement and financial management
Support in partners’ capacity assessment and support; ensuring SCI standards for partnership development are met.
Develop/ Review/Check partnership agreements, memorandum of understanding; ensuring SCI formats and standards are adhered to
Identify area of activity overlap through proper mapping, develop joint plan and ensure coordination for efficient resource utilization.
Job Requirements
BSC degree in a public health/nutrition/ nursing, development studies, or social science (management/leadership); Master’s degree more advantageous.
Minimum of 10 years’ of experience in a corporate/NGO environment managing community based health projects, focusing on MNCH, nutrition, nutrition sensitive agriculture; proven experience in working with and managing partners. Solid budgeting skills and knowledge of key USAID regulations is required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Proven experience in managing large, senior program team members (health, livelihood, WASH, SBCC), in matrix organization (international organization).
Proven experience and skills in manging bigger annual budget amount, preferably over one million USD per year.
Short-term trainings on project cycle management, leadership, USAID rules and regulations, USAID financial management and other technical and managerial trainings.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Ethiopian health and agriculture policy and strategies, health sector development program, national nutrition program (NNP), health and agriculture extension platform
Experience working with the Ministry of Health or ministry of Agriculture at sub-national levels, BoFED, and WASH sectors
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
Experience of working successfully with senior managers in other parts of own organization or partner organizations to deliver major change
Experience of successfully implementing changes to processes to improve and monitor quality standards and impact achieved
Experience of managing and shaping programmes to deliver greater efficiency and effectiveness, and of strengthening implementation of financial control processes
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, attention to details, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
Experience in ENGINE project, and other similar USAID project has comparative advantage
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Fluency in local language is a plus
Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
Commitment to Save the Children values
Scope & complexity of decision making
Able to solve problems by selecting the most suitable procedure or method within guidelines and precedents; direction sought when solutions not within established guidelines or precedents
How to Apply
Interested applicants who met the MINIMUM requirements should send the following online by 20th May 2019
A CV (not more than 3 pages)
A cover letter (not more than one page)
A one-page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer the vacancy announcement while doing this.
Please do not submit copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application.
You should provide them upon request otherwise your application will reject.
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