Job Vacancies at Save the Children

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Strategy Development

• Identify policy and practice change, based on Save the Children’s experience that would promote and protect the rights of children.
• Support in formulating key advocacy messages and targets from lessons learned, assessments, research and evidence gained through project implementation on Child Protection, Education, WASH, etc.
• Ensure that voices of children form the basis of Save the Children’s advocacy strategy.
• Acquire information and understanding of social policy and adapt strategies as necessary.
• Ensure Save the Children visibility is seen in areas of implementation.
• Actively participate in all Save the Children, partners and CSO Coalition driven activities in the state.
• Establish as well as sustain existing synergy among community groups and coalitions.
• Engage with the state and local governments in policies review when needed.
• Facilitate meetings of the coalition groups.
• Prepare monthly reports of activities carried out.

Influencing

• Develop good knowledge of local and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision-making structures and how to influence them.
• Initiate and support lobbying, communications and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and politicians, of the value of Save the Children’s policy recommendations.
• Support in building systems for research, analysis and documentation that underpin evidence-based advocacy and influencing at state and national levels.
• Produce reports, briefing papers and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed.

Collaboration & Representation

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with other agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work.
• Support in maintaining a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society and the media.
• Support in facilitating capacity building of staff from Save the Children and partner agencies in advocacy and communications.
• As a spokesperson for Save the Children to a variety of external audiences including policy makers and the media, as directed.

BEHAVIOURS (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.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity. 

General:

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• A good First Degree or HND in Health, Social Work, Psychology, Communications, or related Social Science field.
• Entry level skills in advocacy and policy development/research in the humanitarian context.
• Good understanding of the possibilities and tactics for influencing decision and policy makers, politicians, donors, and other key actors.
• Knowledge of the media and its role in raising awareness and shaping public policy.
• Good understanding of strategies for achieving child protection, Psychosocial programming policies through participatory processes, and the links with gender, diversity and other aspects of identity.
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically, innovatively and practically to ensure achievement of desired change objectives.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local, state and national levels.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with partner agencies and key contacts in the government, NGO, civil society (coalitions) and media sectors.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Good computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, email/internet) and ability to be self-supporting in most administrative tasks.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal).
• Commitment to the values, mission, aims and policies of Save the Children.

Desirable

• Training skills in advocacy techniques and influencing tactics.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Cross River/Benue state culture and the diversity of ethnic groups and People of Concern.
• Ability to speak Local languages.

Cosing: 14/07/2023

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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Objective 1: Strategy Development

• Assist in all community mobilization activities including community entry.
• Assist in building new relationships with communities and maintaining existing cordial relationships between communities and Save the Children.
• Ensure that the voices of children form the basis of Save the Children’s program activities.
• Ensure Save the Children’s visibility is seen in the implementing communities
• Actively participate in all Save the Children and CSO Coalition-driven activities in the community
• Engage with the community structures and local authorities in program implementation, feedback meetings and meetings when needed 
• Facilitate meetings of the community coalition and other relevant community structures.
• Prepare monthly reports of activities carried out
• Support any other Save the Children-led activities as may be required

Objective 2: Influencing

• Develop good knowledge of local structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision-making structures and how to influence them. 
• Assist in working with children groups for child-led and child-focused community-level activities
• Publicise the feedback mechanism for communicating Save the Children programmes
• Produce reports, briefing papers and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed.

Objective 3: Collaboration & Representation

• Develop and sustain strategic relationships with communities and other state and non-state agencies. 
• Support in maintaining a network of external contacts with key individuals in the government, NGO sector, civil society and the media.
• Support in facilitating capacity building of staff from Save the Children and partner agencies in mobilization activities.
• Represent Save the Children as assigned by the team lead state, LGA and community levels.

Objective 4: Programme Development

• Provide program support on community mobilization to the state programme team 
• Support implementation of community mobilization plan in collaboration with the team and ensure implementation
• In collaboration with the rest of the programme team prepare and facilitate trainings
• Participate in the preparation or review of programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary
• Ensure correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools, including analysis

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• high level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• holds self and others accountable

Ambition

• Zeal to work with Children 
• future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• designing more effective admin systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• A degree in communications, journalism, social work, psychology, health, or a related social science field.
• A minimum of a year of experience in community mobilization/campaign and BCC programming will be given priority consideration.
• Desired Number of Years’ Experience – 1-year post-NYSC (community mobilization and engagement, social services delivery with a focus on governance and enhanced voice and accountability)
• Good understanding of strategies for achieving child protection, Psychosocial programming policies through participatory processes, and the links with gender, diversity and other aspects of identity. 
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically, innovatively and practically to ensure the achievement of desired change objectives.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local and state levels.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with partner agencies and key contacts in the government, NGO, civil society (coalitions) and media sectors. 
• Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability and ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Good computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, email/internet) and ability to be self-supporting in most administrative tasks.
• Fluent in English and Hausa Languages (written and verbal). 
• Commitment to the values, mission, aims and policies of Save the Children.

Cosing: 07/07/2023

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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Monitoring 

• Assist in programme updates for programme management and internal information sharing
• Assist with data collection processes as necessary
• Conduct field monitoring visits (including the use of the quality benchmarks/ monitoring checklist) and facilitate focus group discussions
• Assist with the implementation of programme evaluations (data collection)
• Support MEAL in conducting assessments as needed
• Assist in raising PRs and planning training for enumerators
• Any other duties as assigned.

Quality Benchmarks:

• To conduct quality monitoring of programme activities, measured against international standards and using participatory methodologies (including child-friendly methodologies) and quality benchmarks

Evaluation: 

• Provide support to the evaluation team while conducting periodic evaluations of project interventions at the field level, if required. 
• Assist in capturing quality case studies from the program team.   

Accountability

• Support in facilitating focus groups and other qualitative and qualitative data collection exercises.
• Support the MEAL Project Officer, programming and field staff to ensure that projects are carried out with participation from all affected communities (including children) and that information is shared with affected communities.
• Responsible for handling, documenting, confidentiality and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
• Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanism, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programmes and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
• Learning and project quality
• Assist in developing quality reports and findings. 
• Support in generating key learnings from reports/evaluations.
• Support learning events 
• Participate in the Review meetings and Close-out meetings in order to highlight cross-project components aimed at replicating good practices and strengthening synergies between projects or programmes.
• Perform other duties as directed by the MEAL sector lead. 

OTHERS:

• Documentation and Dissemination:
• Contribute to preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on MEAL.
• Prepare field visit reports and do debriefing and action planning with relevant staff.

Coordination:

• Coordinate and communicate with MEAL and relevant programme staff regarding feedback and complaints.
• Maintain liaison with MEAL unit and programme, particularly field coordination/community mobilization team.

BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same.
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS  

• A bachelor’s degree or Diploma in relevant field such as Statistics, Economics, Information Technology, Sociology, Community and Rural Development, Business Administration, Public health and MEAL other courses on social research preferable with a focus on monitoring and evaluation as well as compliance issues). 
• At least a minimum of 2-years previous MEAL relevant experience with implementation of MEAL systems for emergency, recovery and development program under Health, Nutrition, Protection, FSL and WASH, such as data collection and analysis, reporting for Health, Nutrition, Protection, FSL and WASH beneficiaries and baseline, midline, or Endline KAP Survey, PDM, monthly beneficiary data validation and determination and beneficiary verification. 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Listening skills
• Problem analysis and problem solving
• Proficient in relevant computer applications
• Ability to work in a team with flexibility to undertake challenging task and adapt to different working conditions.
• Good spoken, reading and writing skills in English with the ability to produce quality reports

Cosing: 07/07/2023