Job Vacancies at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

• Save the Children with NRC, NNGOs & UNICEF is implementing Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Seed funding project of Education Cannot Wait – Multi Year Resilience Project (ECW-MYRP II) in the Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) States of North-Eastern Nigeria. ECW MYRP II is an innovative model for education in emergencies programming.
• The MYRP II Theory of Change focuses on conflict-sensitive interventions, that move communities from emergency to recovery and towards development.
• The funding for MYRP II is ensured that out of school children (OOSC) in priority areas have flexible, responsive routes into learning opportunities, that support their transition into further levels of education and that support their holistic wellbeing and development.
• The MYRP II in line with ECW priorities focusses on interventions targeting 3-18 years especially refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities.
• The person will lead the delivery/ implementation of Education Cannot Wait – Multi Year Resilience Project II (ECW-MYRP) for Save the Children as Implementing partner. The Project Manager Education provides both operations and technical assistance and oversight on all aspects relating to ECW-MYRP II.
• The job holder provides overall programmatic and operational coordination and management including planning, implementation, capacity enhancement, monitoring/ evaluation and reporting both internally (within SCI) and externally (for/with partners). The job holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.
• Under the guidance of the Head of Programme Operations, Education Sector Lead and Head of Education, the Project Manager will ensure that ECW-MYRP II is implemented in a coordinated, harmonized and aligned manner, in line with donor requirements and commitments.
• The Project Manager Education will be responsible for supporting the Education Sector Lead and Head of Education in submission of timely and regular progress reports.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Head of Programme Operations. 
Staff reporting to this post: Project Education Coordinators.
Budget Responsibilities: Yes

Projects Coordination & Management:

• Oversee the coordination and implementation of the ECW-MYRP II across Northeast in line with the design of the project and donor requirements.
• Establish, maintain and strengthen linkages in the management and implementation of the project.
• Create and sustain positive working relationships with the partners and other stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate LGEA, and State level engagements with partners and key stakeholders.
• Monitor and ensure timely and quality reports are submitted as per the reporting requirements.
• Working closely with Education Field Manager Yobe, Head of Education, Awards, Operations Team, Supply Chain, Finance and MEAL to ensure quality program delivery, documentation and reporting of progress.

Operational Planning and implementation:

• Project Manager Education, provide ensure planning, development of detailed implementation plans, phased budgets, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting for ECW-MYRP II is done in BAY States.
• Overseeing the implementation and budget performance in line with the project plans and budgets.
• Effectively support the projects staff in developing weekly, monthly and annual plans, in line with ECW Project design and Save the Children International planning guidelines and ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being realized in line with the funding proposals.
• Support staff to ensure that ECW-MYRP II implementation are to the desired standards and on time.
• Provide guidance to the partners through the planning processes to develop plans that are cost effective and in line with ECW-MYRP II funding.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability in the course of programme implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of activities implementation in meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies.
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational, and implementation plans and budgets as may be required from time to time.

Finance and Budget Management:

• Manage the Projects budget in coordination with Head of Programme Operations and Head of Finance.
• Overseeing the budget performance to ensure that projects implementation is on course as per the detailed implementation plans and phased budgets.
• Programme Manager will conduct budget monitoring, suggest necessary revisions and prepare draft reports.
• Ensure that the budget monitoring reports are responded to in time and with accurate information.
• Working closely with Education team to ensure that staff are well guided, supported and their capacity built in sound management procedures.

Program and Financial Reporting:

• Preparation of timely and high quality progress and end of projects narrative and financial reports which are in accordance to the donor reporting schedule and formats.
• Review all program financial reports ensuring that donor guidelines have been followed and high standard met, prior to submission to management.
• Organize and facilitate quarterly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
• Overall Budget Vs Actual expenditure analysis and variance explanations.

Internal and external engagements:

• Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State).

MEAL:

• Effectively manage projects design and study processes which include assessments, baseline and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
• Ensure that the projects quality bench marks are followed.
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Projects Officers.
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions.
• Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring and evaluation systems is in place.
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and international Save the Children policies and procedures.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the Project Team to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.
• Support implementation of the Save the Children performance management system, by supporting, supervising and reviewing performance of the Education coordinator.
• Coaching and mentoring the Project Coordinators and Officers on the provision of technical support and implementation of quality programmes.
• Capacity building of Project Coordinators and Officers through trainings, coaching, performance management, implementation as well as in learning and reflection events.
• Setting and managing staffing targets, performance and priorities for Project Coordinators and Officers.
• Participate in monthly/weekly project management meetings to enable adequate staff support.

Technical Oversight:

• In liaison with Education Sector Lead, Head of Education and Humanitarian leadership team to provide guidance and support to projects team, partners and stakeholders.

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 AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Qualifications

• Education Professional with a B.A./B.Sc Ed. and or master’s degree in education or equivalent.
• Experience in managing integrated programmes across different thematic areas such as education, child protection, child rights governance, disaster risk reduction and climate change. 

Experience and Skills

Essential:

• At least 7 years of accrued working experience in program implementation with a minimum of 3 years in a management level position in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable.
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
• Experience of working with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in the Northeast Nigeria in Education, Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, or Child Protection is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and Local language skills (Hausa, Kanuri or Fulfulde etc.).

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ROLE PURPOSE:

Under the supervision of the ROOSC Project Director with dotted line reporting to the CP Specialist CO, the post-holder will ensure efficient and effective day to day implementation of child protection activities.   

 The Child Protection Coordinator will have overall responsibility for project activities including supporting the coordination of effective and efficient planning, implementation, and monitoring of the project at field level. The child protection program is currently focused on community-based child protection, Case management, psychosocial support (which includes the provision of psychosocial support to children through community-based child protection networks and child friendly spaces), community strengthening and strengthening for the staff, community members and ministry staff..

SCOPE OF ROLE:

The role holder will be primarily responsible for strengthening Child Protection Project management and ensuring quality case management practices are implemented, including integrating child protection in all education activities, Lead coordination of CP activities including rapid CPiE assessment, technical and managerial support to the child protection working group including but not limited to budget and project management. The role will oversee managing projects on PRIME, ensure data accuracy and timely implementation of phased budgets and quality donor reports. The role will lead CP team and oversee people management and support capacity development. The role holder will lead in strengthening BIA/BID process, setting up child friendly spaces and working with the relevant departments such as the department of children services (DCS)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Lead all child protection activities on the ROOSC Project.
• Performance management and supervision of all CP staff.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive integrated strategy to address the needs of out of school children (OOSC) at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation including other vulnerable children such UASC and SGBV through case management services, Psychosocial Support and referrals to specialized services.
• Ensure quality BIAs and case management process is maintained.
• Review of cases and assessment reports.
• Lead and motivate the Child Protection team to ensure effective project implementation. 
• Ensure key problems are brought to the attention of the Project Director and other relevant senior staff for discussion and review. 
• Ensure that all relevant Child Protection staff receive appropriate induction and training.
• Make regular support visits to the field.
• Ensure that the CPIMS Officer aligns their work with the overall goals and objectives of the child protection program. 
• Ensure that data confidentiality and protection protocols are strictly adhered to in line with ethical standards and organizational policies.   
• Support in coordination of CPIMS upgrades or modifications to the system in collaboration with technical teams or service providers. 
• Review and validate data analysis and reporting conducted by the CPIMS Officer to ensure it meets programmatic and donor requirements. 
• Assist CP teams to identify the technical support required in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities.  
• Develop and undertake training in aspects of child protection for programme and project staff as well as children, partners and community-based child protection networks. 
• Mentor the relevant staff to help continue the project's development, budget, and personnel management capacity.
• Continue to develop understanding on children’s meaningful participation throughout the programme, and work with child protection staff on strategies to enable children to identify and address the issues of concern to them and promote their voices in local, regional, and national levels. 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team for monitoring and evaluation of programme activities including taking corrective action where necessary; preparation of Counselling reports, documentation of lessons learnt.
• Document milestones and success stories on the community-based child protection initiatives.
• Document programme learning and ensuring it contributes to organizational advocacy.
• Ensure timely implementation of budgeted activities in addition to budget tracking and control and ensure clarity of reports on the various advocacy aspects in the camps.

Partnerships and coordination

• Ensure close coordination of outreach activities with Kaduna State Government and UNICEF to ensure complementarity and synergy.
• Build partnerships to enhance community participation, ownership, and sustainability of programmes. 
• Collaborate and coordinate with other child protection agencies, government institutions, host community partners and community level structures to promote community ownership and sustainability of CP initiatives.
• Represent the CP programme and advocate with community as well as other external visitors.  Liaise closely with other child protection actors sector on issues related to vulnerable children.  Ensure that consideration is given to their needs within general child protection strategies. 
• Work with appropriate partners within the child protection sector to ensure the mainstreaming of child protection and those children’s rights are considered in the process of legislation formation and institution building.
• Where necessary, represent the Child protection Manager and Coordinators in meetings, both internal and external, and engage with the Host Community partner. 

Implementation of activities and Accountability

• Timely implementation and strict adherence to the DIP
• Coordinate the timely implementation of all grants and ensure sound and accurate expenditure.
• Oversee child protection project activities budget expenditures and ensure they are allowable and allocable according to SCI and donor regulations; review monthly Budget vs. Actual and expenditure sheets and collaborate with the finance department to ensure accurate expenditures and reporting.
• Ensure timely production of activity/events reports and monthly reports as per the agreed timelines.
• Working Contacts (Internal & External): The job holder is required to have regular contact with other similar organization, children, community, and government organization. 
• Contribute to communications and media work as required.

Program/Project Narrative and Financial Reporting:

• Work in close collaboration with the Project Director in the review of financial documents and guide child protection project teams in preparation of timely and high-quality progress of monthly, quarterly and annual project narrative and financial reports which are in accordance with the donor reporting schedule and formats.
• Support, organize and facilitate quarterly child protection follow-ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
• Prepare budget forecast for each quarter and submit it timely to Project Director

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.
• The job requires the job holder to have a direct relationship with all staff and field management at all levels in ensuring the organizational policies and procedures.
• Other tasks as requested by Line Manager.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum of a degree in law, social work, development studies or other related fields. 
• Bachelor’s degree in addition to at least 5 years of accrued working experience in program implementation in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable. 
• Experience in managing integrated programmes across different thematic areas, particularly education.
• Experience of working with Out of School Children (OOSC) and engaging with Local Government and State Authorities in the Northwest Nigeria is an added advantage.
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are necessary.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting, as necessary. 
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and Local language skills (Hausa, Fulfulde etc.).

Desirable Criteria

• High level of personal integrity, commitment, and professional responsibility
• Excellent communication skills, 
• Team player with strong leadership skills
• Able to be a self-started and work in challenging contexts and fragile environment.

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The Child Protection Officer will provide operational and technical support under the leadership of the Education Programme Manager to implement all child protection, mental health and psychosocial support activities for the project and ensuring effective collaboration across other Thematic Officers on the project. This includes, supporting in the development of the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), participating in stakeholders’ engagement and coordination meetings, participating in needs assessments and trainings, and contribute to narrative reporting in line with donor requirements. The role also involves close collaboration with community leaders, religious leaders, and other key stakeholders within the community.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Project Coordination & Management:

• Ensure quality implementation of Child Protection and PSS activities in the field particularly for affected and at-risk children including UASC.
• Lead on case management activities and supervision in the designated field sites, with support from case workers, CBCPCs including coordinating and sharing data with other service providers using the Case Management SOPs, annexes, forms and handbook.
• Provide on the job mentoring and coaching to case workers, vet case management forms and provide them with feedback.
• Organize monthly Case Management technical meetings, document and contribute to the development of the Case Management activities tools and interventions.
• Provide case management and other referral support on child protection programing on the project.
• Design and facilitate child protection trainings for case workers, facilitators, community structures and other service providers and document main messages and protocols of interventions to be shared with the project team.
• Facilitate awareness raising for communities on relevant child protection concerns, case management reporting mechanisms, service mapping and referrals.
• Monitor and share new and existing referral pathways and ensure children receive the appropriate referral services.
• Prepare weekly/monthly activity plans with other project teams as necessary and ensure smooth implementation of these plans.
• Set up/provide and monitor Child Protection Help Desks to identify, support and refer children with protection concerns and support community members, teachers and caregivers with psychosocial support.  
• Set up/strengthen Child Protection Committees, including training and awareness raising on dangers of abduction in their communities and linking children to available services.
• Monitor and assess the implementation of the program, ensuring that case workers are using the case management forms consistently and correctly and hold regular review meetings.
• Ensure all data from the case management are kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know bases and in accordance with case management ISP. 
• Ensure adequate collaboration with learning Facilitators, CBCPC members and caseworkers to be informed of updates from the field.
• Perform other functions relative to Child Protection activities and initiatives that may be assigned by Line Manager.
• Develop weekly/monthly reports and share with line manage

Operational Planning and implementation

• Work closely with Programme Manager to design, plan and monitor project detail implementation plan, procurement plan, phased budget, MEAL Plan with documentation and reporting for all Education interventions in the State.
• Recommend technical solutions to speed up the implementation and budget performance in line with the project plan and budget.
• Effectively support the education projects staff and partners in developing monthly plans, in line with best practices, for education project design and Save the Children International planning guidelines and ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being achieved in line with the funding proposal.
• Work with the Programme Manager to ensure integration of other sectors on the project.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability during programme design and support in expediting implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of project duration and meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies.
• Support in providing regular operations and implementation updates to the Education Manager on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by the management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational and implementation plan and budget as may be required from time to time. 
• Ensure that all activities are implemented with a focus on gender equality and disability inclusion.

Finance and Budget Management

• Support project monitoring, suggest necessary revisions and prepare draft reports for corrective actions. 
• Support the Education Programme Manager in ensuring that the budget variance analysis (BVA) is monitored and reported as per in time and with accurate information

Program/Project Narrative and Financial Reporting.

• Support the review and preparation of timely and high-quality progress and end of project narrative and financial reports which are in accordance with the donor reporting schedule and formats.
• Participate in reviewing all programme financial reports ensuring that donor guidelines have been followed and high standard met. 
• Participate in progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.

Safeguarding

• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, identification of learners, training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of classroom environment throughout the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps of the project within the Programme Management Cycle.

Internal and external engagements

• Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements. 
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (LGA, State and National).

MEAL

• Effectively support teams in MEAL aspects, which include assessments, baseline, and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
• Ensure that the projects’ quality benchmarks are followed up and implemented in project interventions.
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Education Team.
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions. 
• Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring, and evaluation systems is in place.
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and Save the Children policies and procedures.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the Education Programme Manager to identify learning needs and develop specific plans to address the learning needs. 
• Participate in monthly/weekly project management meetings to enable adequate staff support.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 3 years of accrued working experience in program implementation with an International NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable. 
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
• Experience of working on TaRL and with Out of School Children (OOSC) with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in the Northwest Nigeria is an added advantage.
• Experience of working and responding to Education in an emergency context.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary. 
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent in English language skills (written and verbal) and local language skills (Hausa, etc.).