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  • Posted: Jul 13, 2017
    Deadline: Jul 27, 2017
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    Volunteer

    Sav-00757
    Location: Borno

    Summary

    • Candidates must be able to comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

    Core Behaviours
    Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

    • Ensures that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments
    • Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach
    • Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation

    Achieving results effectively:

    • Ensures efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls
    • Addresses difficult situations and makes tough decisions confidently and calmly
    • Considers the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
    • Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
    • Coordinates with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximise resources
    • Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects

    Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

    • Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
    • Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice
    • Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders
    • Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance

    Operating safely and securely:

    • Identifies and communicates risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the agency
    • Takes measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
    • Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation
    • Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms

    Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

    • Remains effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
    • Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
    • Maintains ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
    • Plans, prioritises and performs tasks well under pressure
    • Takes responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions

    Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

    • Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
    • Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
    • Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses
    • Makes positive statements about work
    • Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution
    • Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development

    Qualifications and Experience
    Essential

    • A first degree in any field
    • Currently serving as NYSC or is yet to commence
    • A high level of written and spoken English
    • Excellent communication and strong influencing skills
    • Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
    • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
    • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
    • Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

    Method of Application

    Due to the urgency to fill this position applications will be assessed as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    Interested and qualified? Go to Save The Children on savethechildrenng.simplicant.com to apply

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