Project Coordinator at Save The Children

Project Coordinator-Nigerian Joint Response Phase 4

The Role

• The Consortium Coordinator would work under the supervision of SC’s Humanitarian Director and in collaboration with SC Netherlands and relevant colleagues in partner NJR INGOs, to provide oversight, ensure complementarity, collaborative impact and reduced duplication, manage joint and collaborative activities, ensure monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, and quality implementation of the program
• S/he will also lead on effective financial and operational management of the coordination work plan and budget.

Candidate Requirements

Education: 

• M.A / M.Sc level (or equivalent field experience) in the applied and aid-related sciences
• Experience with M&E, and implementing learning and beneficiary accountability in a large complex program as well as reporting on grants from institutional donors
• Experience of negotiating, developing and implementing successful partnerships with multiple stakeholders
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic levels
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• Excellent OPPT 
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and values of Save the Children (SC). In particular, a good understanding of the SC’s mandate and child-focus, and the ability to ensure this always underpins the support provided.

Essential:

• Extensive experience working (including in a management role) in complex country programs in an emergency response or fragile state
• Previous experience of managing teams in large-scale emergency response
• Previous experience in a similar role

Desirable:

• At least 5 years of humanitarian experience
• Previous experience working in NE Nigeria 

Method of Application

Interested parties should send in their applications and detailed CV to HR Manager and sent by email to hr@save-thechildren.net with email subject tittle- Application for Project Coordinator Job.

Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply before Saturday, May 5, 2018 - 24 Days left .If you have not received a response within two weeks, your application was most likely unsuccessful.