Massive Recruitment in a Kenyan NGO - SCI

Data & MEAL Assistant

Team/Programme: Programme Operations    

Location:  Dadaab
Grade:  TBC  (Competitive Package)    

Post Type: National

Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:

To initiate, oversee, collect and maintain Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) data. Ensure timely data entry work as per the required child protection standards.

Scope Of Role:

Reports to: MEAL Coordinator

Dimensions: 

Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 370 staff and expenditure of approximately US$30 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Key Areas Of Accountability:

• Enter accurately and in a timely manner SC and interagency child protection standard data
• Maintain all manual forms filled in by the field staff (documentation, tracing, verification, reunification, follow ups, transfer forms, etc.)
• Develop an appropriate filing system of open and closed cases.
• Assist in monitoring all tracing information and give appropriate feedback to the supervisor and the field staff. Request for additional information from the field staff when necessary and work with the field staff to ensure efficient data capture protocols.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress of the work with the CP Coordinators and the CP officers on necessary follow-ups. 
• Receive and verify monthly report from each site.
• Prepare and update monthly statistics on identification, follow-up, reunification, repatriation, according to program needs and send to line manager for compilation.
• Responsible for the periodical internet synchronization with the Dadaab main office whilst ensuring strict confidentiality of the information on the children.
• Assist line manager in supporting the technical implementations of plans to facilitate family tracing, DDR, etc and communicate with other tracing agents when needed.

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

Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum - Diploma in a relevant field
• Minimum one (1) year previous experience working for an NGO or other non-profit organization experience in data entry
• Good Knowledge of Computers and Microsoft Office Applications and in particular Microsoft Excel
• Excellent organization skills: the ability to work independently and productively in a fast-paced environment
• Solid communication skills and attention to detail
• Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment & independently
• Knowledge of local language e.g. Somali
• Experience in designing and facilitating training sessions
• Experience of working in an insecure environment
• Dependable with ability to maintain strict confidence
• Commitment to Save the Children values and willingness to adhere to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Child Protection Outreach Officer

Team/Programme: Programme Operations    

Location:  Dadaab
Grade:  TBC  (Competitive Package)    

Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:

The Child Protection (CP) Outreach Officer has responsibility to initiate, oversee and support the implementation of child protection strategies and activities; especially mobilization and sensitization work at the camp level. 

The CP Outreach Officer will be responsible for coordinating the work of and providing guidance to the Community Child Protection Workers.

Scope Of Role: 

Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator

Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 370 staff and expenditure of approximately US$30 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Key Areas Of Accountability:

• Conduct outreach, specifically community mobilization and sensitization activities to raise the profile of Save the Children work and Child Protection issues in Dadaab.
• Conduct outreach activities for children who are unable to visit designated child friendly spaces
• Sensitize children on their rights through dissemination of relevant child friendly information at community level
• Support the development and implementation of a capacity building system for community based child protection structures including children’s groups and committees in applied child rights and protection
• Provide support to community-based child protection structures including children’s groups and community child protection committees/networks through monitoring, problem solving and producing community-led action plans
• Facilitate a process for the consultation and involvement of children of different age groups in the development and running of the child-friendly spaces
• Provide support to the community-based structures in ensuring the child friendly spaces, once established, are used appropriately in an inclusive manner and are maintained well
• Facilitate participatory analysis and planning at block levels to identify and prioritise risks posed to children
• Work with the community-based groups to channel highlighted issues to the Dadaab level child protection network
• Support the development of confidential, child-friendly reporting systems for identifying, documenting, and reporting cases of abuse and exploitation in the camps
• Produce timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information, on camp activities and input into regular situation reports
• Ensure effective management of programme resources
• Identify and build links with other programme sectors, ensuring that issues for child protection are raised and addressed
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies

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

Qualifications And Experience

• Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Undergraduate degree in Social work/ Social Sciences or equivalent with preferably 1 year work experience in social work or with development- related organizations
• Knowledge of community based child protection approaches, preferably including experience in participatory approaches (PRA/PLA) and child participation methodologies.
• Proficiency in IT including ability to use MS application packages ( Word, Excel and database software)
• Demonstrate ability to adapt to changing programme priorities and emergency priorities that may arise
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in animating/organizing play activities with children
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
• Positive attitude towards community work with emphasis on the ability to learn from communities and support innovative approaches to problem solving
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy
• Experience in designing and facilitating training sessions
• Experience in working in an insecure environment

Child Protection Advisor - Kenya Country Office

Team/Programme: Programme Development and Quality   

Location:  Nairobi with regular travel to the field
Grade:  TBC  (Competitive Package)    

Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:

Under the general direction and guidance of the Director of Programme Development and Quality, ensure all child protection programming is of excellent technical quality, attracts significant donor funding and contributes to Save the Children’s strategic objectives, national/global learning and advocacy. 

The Child Protection Advisor is expected to provide technical advice and support to project staff to ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved, with frequent visits to the field to support high quality programme implementation.  

He/she shall also develop the Kenya country office children protection strategy and monitor its effective roll-out.  

The Child Protection Advisor must be willing to embrace a child rights programming approach and represent Save the Children in national forums and working groups, including collaboration with and participation in the Save the Children Child Protection Global Initiative.  

He/she will support the overall country strategic intent to focus on risk reduction, adaptation and resiliency in light of a changing context in East Africa.

Scope Of Role: 

Reports to: Director Programme Development and Quality

Dimensions:

Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 370 staff and expenditure of approximately US$30 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: Kakuma Child Protection Advisor

Key Areas Of Accountability:

Strategic Planning and Programme Development

• Be fully aware of and actively participate in the development and review of country strategy and thematic programme plans.  Specifically lead the development and implementation of the child protection component of the Save the Children Kenya country strategy, ensuring collaboration with HIV and AIDS programmes focused on orphans and vulnerable children, as well as other technical sectors such as Education and Health.  Clearly reflect gender issues in our programming to ensure equity of services.
• Build on technical knowledge, personal understanding of the child protection policies and services in Kenya, and current/previous programming, to develop proposals for new programming in child protection. Ensure all new programmes support the achievement of Save the Children strategic and thematic objectives (including Child Protection Global Initiative) and Government of Kenya policies and legal frameworks, including the Children’s Act. 
• Analyse donor priorities and positions on issues related to child protection; identifying institutional funding opportunities and developing and maintaining contacts with potential donors, partners and key technical agencies.  Ensure that new partnerships in this technical area reflect the programme quality we expect of ourselves, and build the capacity of partners to do effective child protection work.  Draw on assessment data from the field that reflects community priorities and government policies for new programming opportunities.
• Ensure that programme strategy supports and demonstrates good practice in child participation and child safeguarding.
• Using a child rights programming lens, ensure that our child protection programming is built around the Theory of Change and aligns with Save Children’s Child Protection Global Initiative.

Advocacy and Policy Development

Be fully aware of national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders relating to child protection, and support civil society strengthening to hold duty bearers accountability to policies.  

Regularly assess and communicate the implications for Save the Children’s programme and priorities of any changes in the operating environment relevant to this theme in close collaboration with other relevant advisor(s).  

Ensure alignment of strategy with the Children’s Act and other relevant legal frameworks.

Help to clearly articulate the child protection advocacy messages for the Kenya country office.  Develop an advocacy plan (with timeline and key outcomes) and ensure implementation at national, county and community level.

Develop policy briefs and position papers as and when required related to the child protection programme. 

This may require technical collaboration with advisors within the country office or within the SC Members.

Represent and advocate for Save the Children with UN agencies, donors, Kenyan Government, NGOs and others at the highest levels in both verbal and written communications to ensure Save the Children is seen as the lead international agency in terms of innovation and quality of implementation in child protection, especially in collaboration with parnters.  

Specifically ensure the following:

1. Participation in the National Child Protection Working Group and national level forums
2. Ensure presence at relevant UN/UNICEF coordination meetings at national and regional levels, as well as other key donors and stakeholders
3. Advise field teams to ensure adequate field visibility through attendance at technical meetings at county and ward level.
4. Ensure active dissemination of programme findings and lessons learned through the production of high technical quality lessons learned documents and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders. 

Programme Quality

• Monitor and provide timely, relevant, accurate input on overall technical aspects of Save the Children child protection programme work in Kenya.  The position will be required to travel 30-40% of the time to Save the Children field locations.
• Liaise with the Programme Operations department to ensure all child protection and other programme staff receive the necessary and appropriate technical support. In consultation with staff and project managers agree on the range of advice, support, training and/or other assistance required to facilitate high quality programming and ensure that this is delivered on a regular basis.  This will involve regular visits to Save the Children operational areas, including Daadab, Eldoret, Meru and other sites where partners are operational.
• Assist in the development of tools for project staff and partners to improve the quality of child protection work.  Where necessary provide technical training for project staff and partners as required (assessment tools, programme quality tools, case management, etc.).
• Where external consultants (local or international) are required to technically support or monitor and evaluate projects, lead the recruitment and subsequent management of contracted consultants as per the recruitment guidelines.
• Review relevant monitoring reports to donors to ensure that technical debates are well articulated and reports are of acceptable quality before submission. Provide support where necessary to improve report writing skills.  
• Provide input on partner selection, and provide technical coaching of partners in child protection, including sharing of relevant publications, tools and training opportunities.
• Analyse and provide feedback on programme implementation to ensure gender equity for both the girl and boy child.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework and key indicators (with MEAL team) for child protection that helps each project improve quality of reporting, clearly articulate progress and impact of projects, identify issues for advocacy and input for new programmes/projects in the future. 
• Participate in the design of baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for child protection programmes, including working with MEAL Advisor on Terms of Reference and consultant selection.  Monitor the evaluation process and provide input and clarification as needed.  Review evaluation findings and ensure that lessons and recommendations are captured in the Lessons Learned database.
• Regularly review and monitor programmes for child safeguarding issues.  Take corrective action in modifying programme activities and/or report incidents.

Other

• Participate actively in PDQ programme meetings, planning and review activities, providing enhanced insight into child protection programming.
• Actively participate in key relevant internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, Senior Management Team or Area-based meetings as required.  Participate in any Donor visit to project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.  
• Ensure the recruitment and training of child protection programme staff in technical areas of expertise as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities.

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

Qualifications And Experience

• A child protection professional with a Masters Degree in child protection, law, social work or relevant field.
• Significant professional experience, at least 3 years, of working at a senior advisory level in child protection for international NGOs, government or the private sector in Kenya
• Excellent understanding of the child protection sector within the Kenyan context, particularly issues related to neglect, abuse, children without appropriate care, working children and OVC.
• Clear understanding of the intersection of child protection with other thematic areas, including HIV and AIDS and food security in Kenya.
• Proven representation and advocacy skills.
• Strong commitment to capacity building of national staff and partners with willingness to adopt participatory and consultative approaches.
• Experience with child protection programming in humanitarian settings preferred.
• Experience writing donor funding proposals for large institutional grants in excess of US$1 million.
• Strong report writing skills and ability to compile narrative sections for proposals and donor reports.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
• Experience solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
• 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 English, both verbal and written, required.  Swahili preferred.
• Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Camp Administrator  - Kenya

Team/Programme: Programme Operations    

Location:  Dadaab
Grade:  TBC  (Competitive Package)    

Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:

Under the supervision of the Support Services Coordinator, the Camp Administrator is responsible for administrative coordination within the camp. 

S/He will represent Save the Children to camp refugee leadership, local camp authorities and partners and also work closely with other agencies within the Camp

Scope Of Role: 

Reports to: Support Services Coordinator

Dimensions: 

 Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 370 staff and expenditure of approximately US$30 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Key Areas Of Accountability:

• Attend coordination meetings and external relations at the camp level
• Facilitate and coordinate donor representative and other official visits to the camp
• Liaise between the camp population and service providers and stakeholders
• Responsible for reporting on security, logistics, staffing and finance activities in the camp
• Establish and follow a transparent system of coordination of services and other activities.
• Ensure mobilization and participation of the affected population in the camp management system with particular emphasis on the integration of women and people with special needs in making decisions.
• Ensure the maintenance of camp infrastructure.
• Assume overall responsibility for the security and safety of staff and assets within the camp of responsibility.
• Address camp level HR issues with support / guidance from Dadaab Support Services Coordinator and Country Office
• Ensure performance management systems are implemented, documented, and transparent for all staff at camp level
• Implement and maintain comprehensive staff induction for staff recruited at camp level
• Ensure strict adherence to SC Child safeguarding Policy
• Supervise performance management processes and build capacity for the competencies of staff working within the Camps
• Management of day to day running of activities in the camp as well as staff welfare including management of leave among other staff requirements
• Provide updates to the Support Services Coordinator on the affairs of the Camp as required

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

Qualifications And Experience

• Undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in business management, public administration, operations, international development, or related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a program management position in a developing country or post conflict setting, with supervisory responsibilities in administration, finance, and logistics.
• Experience in managing multi-sectoral programs in a context of relief or recovery.
• Excellent administrative, communications, and decision-making skills.
• Experience liaising with local officials, local NGO agencies and donor representatives.
• Strong computer literacy; strong skills in Microsoft Office.
• Highly motivated self-starter who takes direction well, but also works independently.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, effectively managing multiple priorities.
• Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to communicate and interact well with people of different educational, linguistic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Willingness to travel and live in a remote area with difficult security situations
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Business Development Coordinator – Kenya Country Office

Team/Programme: Programme Development and Quality    

Location:  Nairobi
Grade:  TBC     Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:

The Business Development Coordinator will work with the Director of Programme Development and Quality to identify donor opportunities, facilitate donor engagement, assist in the development of fundraising strategies, and coordinate proposal development for large and strategic funding opportunities.  

The position requires innovative thinking and creativity to package our programme strategies in ways that attract the right donor support and grow out portfolio effectively.  

S/He will write large sections of proposals that speak to our overall capabilities, while drawing on the expertise of technical advisors, Operations, Finance, HR and Security.  

Recognising that many conversations with donors involve a review or update around current grants as well as discussions about new opportunities, the Business Development Coordinator will also be expected to keep closely informed about the progress of all major institutional grants and able to speak to results in key reporting documents. 

The Business Development Coordinator will be located in Nairobi. 

The role has an external orientation, but works closely with the Member Services Department for interaction with other members of Save the Children International who provide programme funding.

Scope Of Role: 

Reports to: Deputy Director of Programme Development & Quality

Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir and has a logistics hub in Garissa. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 370 staff and expenditure of approximately US$30 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post:  None

Key Areas Of Accountability:
Identification of donor opportunities

• Identify, research, and disseminate information on new funding opportunities from bilateral, multi-lateral, and other institutional donors.  Use creative approaches to link programme aspirations to donor priorities, while also effectively influencing the strategies of donors.
• Cultivate business relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures.
• Examine and evaluate innovative new partnerships, and ensure that Save the Children maximizes its opportunity to showcase and replicate the Theory of Change.
• Explore and test potential private sector partnerships and keep abreast of local funding environment, e.g. Safaricom Foundation, Unilever, Equity Bank Foundation, etc.
• Pro-actively seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnerships.
• Provide updated information to Member Services team to stimulate increased and new investments by SC Members in the Kenya country portfolio.
• Ensure key contacts, required formats and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country office level.

Facilitate donor engagement

• Cultivate excellent working relationships with donor agencies at regional and country level as appropriate and in collaboration with the Director of Programme Development and Quality.  Contribute to and challenge the programme strategies to be innovative and creative in reaching more children with relevant services.
• Lead the development and regular update of a long-term donor engagement strategy to assist in growing the Kenya portfolio over the next 3-5 years in areas relevant to SCI and child rights.
• Accompany Country Director, Director of PDQ, programme managers, technical assistance (TA) staff and others on donor visits at country and regional levels as required.
• Plan and initiate regular donor check-in/update visits with major institutional donors in Kenya.  Set ambitious targets for donor engagement and to influence donor strategies.
• Represent the Kenya office in relevant donor forums, workshops and conferences where new business development opportunities can be formulated.

Coordinate proposal development

• Ensure that PDQ maintains an on-going and regularly updated information bank on community analysis and research findings for future proposal development (Child Rights Situational Analysis, assessments, HEAs, CODs, DHS, census data, field research on community needs, etc.).  This activity is closely linked with the Data and Knowledge Management function, Nutrition and Food Security Advocacy position and Member Services.
• Directly involved in the development of high-value or complex proposals or bids.  Provides leadership, co-ordination and direct input and support to proposal development teams.  Facilitate a creative process for enhancing our offer to donors and help technical advisors think more innovatively about approaches to programming in Kenya.
• Write key sections of proposals that are standard inputs – e.g. capability statements; country context and programme experience; approaches to child participation, child safeguarding, gender, resilience, etc.
• Track proposal development timelines and ensure coordination amongst teams – PDQ, Programme Operations, Finance, HR, Security and Member Services.
• In collaboration with Members (and Member Support Services), broker technical assistance and other resources to support proposal development.
• Facilitate engagement of consultants on large-scale proposals, or when technical specialists are needed. 
• Represent Save the Children generally (along with technical experts) in consortium meetings regarding proposal development.
• Ensure that Programme Quality Framework is addressed in all new proposals and that key elements of programme quality are included (e.g. child participation, child safeguarding, lessons learned from past proposals, accountability, risk assessments, effective partnership strategy, etc.).
• Coordinates Value for Money calculations in proposal development, as required by donors.
• Ensure that child participation, child safeguarding and gender is addressed in every proposal.
• Facilitate development of country fundraising strategies
• Assist in developing funding strategies for thematic programme plans and cross-sectoral integration.  These strategies should reflect our ambitions and new creative thinking to achieve more for children.

Business analysis

• Monitor grants, contracts and income secured data, and provide analysis or commentary for SMT, including trends and potential opportunities.  Report to senior management on strategic new areas of interest by donors.
• Monitors proposal pipelines and ensures that updated trackers are available for planning purposes.

Quality Management for Donor Engagement

• Coordinates the synthesis of key donor reports across programme sites (e.g. more than one Area Office), ensuring complete and timely reporting to donors.  Interfaces closely with Programme Operations to ensure all information is produced in a way that ensures quality donor engagement.

Capacity building

• Brokers training opportunities and resources to build capacity in programme staff – i.e. proposal development, report writing, project cycle management, or donor compliance.
• 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

Qualifications And Experience

• Masters’ degree in an area of social development or equivalent.
• Recommended a minimum of eight years management in a both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies
• Excellent writing/editing skills, budget development skills and presentation/communication skills.
• Experience in presenting project information to donors and partners.
• Experience in leading development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of project budgets greater than $1 million.
• Experience of working with financial and other data systems to produce budgets, analyse data and track trends.
• Ability to speak to child rights programming and gender awareness in proposal concepts.
• Ability to coach or mentor senior staff in proposal development or funding strategies
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
• 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 English, both verbal and written, required.  Swahili preferred.
• Commitment to Save the Children values and willingness to abide by Child Safeguarding Policy.

Area Programme Manager

Team/Programme: Programme Operations    

Location: Dadaab
Grade:  TBC  (Competitive Package)    

Post Type: National or International
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:

The Area Programme Manager has overall responsibility for providing leadership which produces effective delivery and development of programmes in his/her area of operations. 

The APM is responsible for the efficient management of all Area Office resources (grants, awards, staff and assets) and leads the representation of Save the Children with county level authorities, INGOs and NGOS, and visitors. 

His/her management of programme implementation and operations will ensure that the Area Office is in accordance with Save the Children’s policies and practises its Mission, Vision and Values.

Scope Of Role: 

Reports to: Director of Programme Operations

Dimensions Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir. Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 370 staff and expenditure of approximately US$30 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: Programme Managers, MEAL Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator, Support Services Coordinator, Construction Engineer, Safety & Security Officer

Key Areas Of Accountability:

• Quality Program Implementation, Management and Reporting
• Responsible and accountable for SC’s programmes in the area and for the implementation and management of programmes, grants and awards in accordance with SC’s strategies and policies for quality programming.
• Ensure that the Area Office teams receive appropriate and timely support from technical advisers and programme quality teams for program design and strategy, M&E, advocacy and planning.
• Contribute to strategy and proposal development within the area under the overall leadership of the Programme Development and Quality team. Responsible for ensuring that proposals are relevant, contextualized and inclusive of all required support and staffing costs at the field level.
• Ensure that the programmes are appropriately monitored reviewed and evaluated on a continuous basis according to organisational quality standards and in coordination with the Programme Development and Quality team. 
• Ensure appropriate systems for all aspects of programme cycle management are in place ensuring lessons learned are taken into account.

Operational Management

• Responsible and accountable for SC’s programmes in the area and ensure the planning, implementation and management of programmes in accordance with SC’s strategies and policies
• Lead the Area Management Team in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of field operations and ensure that programme plans are clearly prioritized and communicated to the operations team effectively;
• Conduct regular Area Management Meetings (preferably fortnightly) to enhance information sharing among Area Management Team members and effectiveness of operations;
• Work closely with the Programme Operations Director to ensure adequate logistical support to deliver high quality programmes effectively.
• Lead the development and monitoring of field-based detailed programme implementation and grant management workplans. Responsible for ensuring that field-based teams implement programmes on schedule and within budget.
• Responsible for the delivery of high quality, timely reports for donors and internal purposes, as well as the development of relevant case studies, success stories and other documentation.
• Lead field-based start-up meetings of new projects with relevant CO staff to guarantee a joint understanding among team members of donor requirements, budget responsibilities, technical requirements and other considerations.
• Ensure standardised systems, policies and procedures are in place, well understood by all staff and in line with  with the country programme system and are implemented in an appropriate manner
• Ensure that the principles of child safeguarding and ‘do no harm’ are embedded in all programme planning, implementation and reporting and that staff receive regular, up to date training on same. Ensure transparency in targeting beneficiaries, delivery of services and participation of beneficiaries and partners in planning and monitoring of process is reflected in programme delivery.
• Ensure all SCI Management Operating Standards are followed, implemented and maintained
• Ensure all contingency and Emergency Preparedness Plans are continually updated according to SC operational standards and implemented when appropriate.

Financial, Budget, Grant & Award Management

• Responsible for all budgets (donors and SC’s own resources) provided to the area. This may be delegated to other budget holders but overall accountability for the budgets for the area remains with the Area Programme Manager.
• Lead monthly budget vs actual grant management meetings at appropriate levels with team and in close collaboration with the Grants and Awards Manager. Ensure timely report providing a variance analysis on each budget is submitted to Programme Operations Director and Finance Director
• Identify any budget challenges or issues such as over or underspends and propose solutions to line manager as soon as issues are identified. Ensure that these are identified through the monthly variance meetings and immediately addressed.
• Oversee the general application and observance of financial procedures and guidelines set out in SC financial manual and donors’ requirements
• Ensure the grants are managed as per Save the Children’s and donors’ requirement including the quality and timely submission of reports
• In collaboration with PDQ, ensure an efficient fundraising plan is in place and implemented
• Prepare annual budgets for the Area Office programme, assessing costs and budget/expenditures from projects and asset inventory.
• Prepare, and submit for approval, program budgets and expenditure forecasts.
• Responsible for certifying and authorizing disbursements according to SC and donor guidelines.

Human Resources

• Lead, manage and motivate the Area Programme team, ensuring that they have clear work objectives and individual/team workplans and receive meaningful feedback on their performance;
• In coordination with the SMT, maintain appropriate staffing levels and structures in the Area programme team, whilst planning and implementing specific actions to recruit, manage and motivate staff.
• Ensure appropriate gender and ethnic diversity within the Area programme team;
• Ensure that Area staff have clearly defined objectives and understand their responsibilities. Ensure compliance with staff development strategies and Performance Management systems and evaluations.

Security management and Context Monitoring

• In close collaboration with the Safety and Security Director, proactively monitor the political, military and security situation at local level and regularly report on its potential impact on SC’s activities
• In close collaboration with the Safety and Security Director, develop a clear safety and security management plan for all areas of operations. Ensure that staff understand and can implement this plan – and that it is reviewed and updated regularly.
• Manage and report on all security incidents in accordance with SCI Safety and Security procedures

Representation Accountabilities

• Establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships and take the lead role in representing the principles and work of SC to representatives of other organizations (UN, NGOs, INGOs, counterparts, donors, government Authorities etc) who are working and visiting in the Area Programme.
• Oversee that local implementing partners are discharging their responsibilities, live up to stipulations stated in the partnership agreement and take appropriate action.
• Ensure that SC partnership approaches and practices comply with SC’s Child Safeguarding Policy and where possible promotes effective child participation.

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

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelors degree in development or other social sciences and extensive practical senior management experience preferably in development and humanitarian response programmes;
• Experience of managing the programme cycle, including assessments, project design, proposal and report writing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
• Experience of managing large and diverse teams in resource-poor, insecure settings.
• Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities;
• Strong  analytical, monitoring and evaluation, and report-writing abilities;
• Technical skills in two or more Save the Children sectors - health, livelihoods, child protection, education, nutrition, child rights governance, HIV/AIDS or WASH ;
• Strong, demonstrable, financial management skills, particularly in budgeting and reporting;
• Experience in, and a commitment to, the implementation of robust Performance Management and staff capacity building and development;
• Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills in English,
• Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments;
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Strong representational and communication skills;
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding and other global policies, and to Save the Children’s vision, mission and values.
• Understanding of child rights programming.

The application period is now open and will close at midday Wednesday 15th November 2012. 

To apply for an open position, please send a short cover letter and CV to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org  indicating the position applied for in the subject line.