Job Vacancies at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

• Save the Children International Nigeria is as Grant Agent for the GPE Accelerated funding to implement Refugee Education intervention.
• This is an 18-month project in Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross-River and Taraba. The project aims at improving learning outcomes and participation of refugee and host-community girls and boys, including girls and boys with disability in a safe and gender-inclusive learning environment.
• The MEAL Officer will be responsible for establishing and managing a robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) system for the project in their location. Core duties for the position include designing and implementing a MEAL system in accordance with Save the Children International (SCI) standards.
• The position holder will support evaluations/assessments, monitor program progress and quality, document lessons learnt, and contribute to periodic monitoring and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive, and participatory MEAL processes, including children's involvement, is crucial.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: MEAL Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None.
Direct: One.
Indirect: None.
Role Dimensions: Matrix reporting to the Project Coordinator

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes, and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
• Provide MEAL technical support to partners
• Take the lead in data collection efforts for the project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations from project data.
• Execute quarterly monitoring, and accountability activities to enhance project performance, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments.
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
• Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.
• Monitor the implementation of programs, ensuring that activities are carried out according to standards and protocols.

Accountability

• Ensure the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.
• Conduct periodic community feedback and stakeholder meetings to gather input, feedback, and insights on the program, enhancing community engagement, and promoting transparency and accountability.

Knowledge Management & Learning

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Support in the archiving of Project Documents in the Resource Centre
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project

Safeguarding

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
• Include a checklist on safe programming in each field visit.

General

• Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling 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

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

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin and data management systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in Education, Demography, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related courses.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing education or child protection programs is an added advantage.
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.

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ROLE PURPOSE:

• Save the Children International Nigeria is as Grant Agent for the GPE Accelerated funding to implement Refugee Education intervention.
• This is an 18-month project in Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross-River and Taraba. The project aims at improving learning outcomes and participation of refugee and host-community girls and boys, including girls and boys with disability in a safe and gender-inclusive learning environment.
• The MEAL Officer will be responsible for establishing and managing a robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) system for the project in their location. Core duties for the position include designing and implementing a MEAL system in accordance with Save the Children International (SCI) standards.
• The position holder will support evaluations/assessments, monitor program progress and quality, document lessons learnt, and contribute to periodic monitoring and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive, and participatory MEAL processes, including children's involvement, is crucial.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: MEAL Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None.
Direct: One.
Indirect: None.
Role Dimensions: Matrix reporting to the Project Coordinator

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes, and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
• Provide MEAL technical support to partners
• Take the lead in data collection efforts for the project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations from project data.
• Execute quarterly monitoring, and accountability activities to enhance project performance, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments.
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
• Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.
• Monitor the implementation of programs, ensuring that activities are carried out according to standards and protocols.

Accountability

• Ensure the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.
• Conduct periodic community feedback and stakeholder meetings to gather input, feedback, and insights on the program, enhancing community engagement, and promoting transparency and accountability.

Knowledge Management & Learning

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Support in the archiving of Project Documents in the Resource Centre
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project

Safeguarding

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
• Include a checklist on safe programming in each field visit.

General

• Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling 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

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

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin and data management systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in Education, Demography, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related courses.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing education or child protection programs is an added advantage.
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.

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Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

• Oversee the implementation of Livelihoods activities and administration of the teams across program field locations.
• Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation.
• Ensure that program implementation is responsive to community needs, meets targets, and is carried out in line with best practices.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyse and report on results) for both internal and external use.
• Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Ensure program filing system is in place, adheres to internal and donor regulation and filing is regularly maintained.
• Coordinate with MEAL team to map, identify and register program participants.
• Lead in the selection and registration of beneficiaries with support from MEAL team.
• Coordinate the sensitization and ensuring beneficiaries received necessary safeguarding support during project activities.
• Facilitate training of beneficiaries on financial literacy, bookkeeping and smart saving practices.
• Lead the market assessment to ascertain the most profitable skills in the intervention locations.
• Coordinate post distribution monitoring with MEAL team.
• Ensure effective community engagement to create enabling environment and ownership.
• Submit monthly program update including success stories to the supervisor.
• Identify emerging issues related to the livelihood programme and make recommendation for further solution.
• Working closely with the Livelihoods/project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 
• With support from the Livelihoods/Project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design/implementation.
• With support from the community mobilization lead, ensure effective and efficient information sharing to relevant stakeholders and continuous programme sensitization.
• Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented in time and within the stipulated quality.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

• Supervise, hire and orient team members, as necessary.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
• Identify any gaps or capacity needs within the team and ensure training and capacity building are incorporated into program planning.
• Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads.
• Safeguarding:
• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy. 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all livelihood activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place.
• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of classroom environment across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

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. 

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 

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Educational qualification: B.SC in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics or its equivalent in any related field of study. 
• Previous experience of project management and implementation of livelihoods component of humanitarian and/or development projects.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Academic qualification in Agriculture, Economics or other related fields.
• Previous experience of project management and implementation.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of training and staff capacity building.
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Excellent communication and strong influencing skills.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• 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 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.

Desirable

• High level of communication in a local language related to working environment.
• Familiarity with inter sectoral integration of project interventions.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming and social protection programming.

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Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

• Oversee the implementation of Livelihoods activities and administration of the teams across program field locations.
• Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation.
• Ensure that program implementation is responsive to community needs, meets targets, and is carried out in line with best practices.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyse and report on results) for both internal and external use.
• Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Ensure program filing system is in place, adheres to internal and donor regulation and filing is regularly maintained.
• Coordinate with MEAL team to map, identify and register program participants.
• Lead in the selection and registration of beneficiaries with support from MEAL team.
• Coordinate the sensitization and ensuring beneficiaries received necessary safeguarding support during project activities.
• Facilitate training of beneficiaries on financial literacy, bookkeeping and smart saving practices.
• Lead the market assessment to ascertain the most profitable skills in the intervention locations.
• Coordinate post distribution monitoring with MEAL team.
• Ensure effective community engagement to create enabling environment and ownership.
• Submit monthly program update including success stories to the supervisor.
• Identify emerging issues related to the livelihood programme and make recommendation for further solution.
• Working closely with the Livelihoods/project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 
• With support from the Livelihoods/Project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design/implementation.
• With support from the community mobilization lead, ensure effective and efficient information sharing to relevant stakeholders and continuous programme sensitization.
• Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented in time and within the stipulated quality.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

• Supervise, hire and orient team members, as necessary.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
• Identify any gaps or capacity needs within the team and ensure training and capacity building are incorporated into program planning.
• Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads.
• Safeguarding:
• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy. 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all livelihood activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place.
• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of classroom environment across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

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. 

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 

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Educational qualification: B.SC in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics or its equivalent in any related field of study. 
• Previous experience of project management and implementation of livelihoods component of humanitarian and/or development projects.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Academic qualification in Agriculture, Economics or other related fields.
• Previous experience of project management and implementation.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of training and staff capacity building.
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Excellent communication and strong influencing skills.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• 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 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.

Desirable

• High level of communication in a local language related to working environment.
• Familiarity with inter sectoral integration of project interventions.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming and social protection programming.

go to method of application »

Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

• Oversee the implementation of Livelihoods activities and administration of the teams across program field locations.
• Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation.
• Ensure that program implementation is responsive to community needs, meets targets, and is carried out in line with best practices.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyse and report on results) for both internal and external use.
• Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Ensure program filing system is in place, adheres to internal and donor regulation and filing is regularly maintained.
• Coordinate with MEAL team to map, identify and register program participants.
• Lead in the selection and registration of beneficiaries with support from MEAL team.
• Coordinate the sensitization and ensuring beneficiaries received necessary safeguarding support during project activities.
• Facilitate training of beneficiaries on financial literacy, bookkeeping and smart saving practices.
• Lead the market assessment to ascertain the most profitable skills in the intervention locations.
• Coordinate post distribution monitoring with MEAL team.
• Ensure effective community engagement to create enabling environment and ownership.
• Submit monthly program update including success stories to the supervisor.
• Identify emerging issues related to the livelihood programme and make recommendation for further solution.
• Working closely with the Livelihoods/project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 
• With support from the Livelihoods/Project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design/implementation.
• With support from the community mobilization lead, ensure effective and efficient information sharing to relevant stakeholders and continuous programme sensitization.
• Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented in time and within the stipulated quality.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

• Supervise, hire and orient team members, as necessary.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
• Identify any gaps or capacity needs within the team and ensure training and capacity building are incorporated into program planning.
• Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads.
• Safeguarding:
• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy. 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all livelihood activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place.
• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of classroom environment across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

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. 

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 

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Educational qualification: B.SC in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics or its equivalent in any related field of study. 
• Previous experience of project management and implementation of livelihoods component of humanitarian and/or development projects.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Academic qualification in Agriculture, Economics or other related fields.
• Previous experience of project management and implementation.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of training and staff capacity building.
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Excellent communication and strong influencing skills.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• 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 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.

Desirable

• High level of communication in a local language related to working environment.
• Familiarity with inter sectoral integration of project interventions.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming and social protection programming.

go to method of application »

Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

• Oversee the implementation of Livelihoods activities and administration of the teams across program field locations.
• Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation.
• Ensure that program implementation is responsive to community needs, meets targets, and is carried out in line with best practices.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyse and report on results) for both internal and external use.
• Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Ensure program filing system is in place, adheres to internal and donor regulation and filing is regularly maintained.
• Coordinate with MEAL team to map, identify and register program participants.
• Lead in the selection and registration of beneficiaries with support from MEAL team.
• Coordinate the sensitization and ensuring beneficiaries received necessary safeguarding support during project activities.
• Facilitate training of beneficiaries on financial literacy, bookkeeping and smart saving practices.
• Lead the market assessment to ascertain the most profitable skills in the intervention locations.
• Coordinate post distribution monitoring with MEAL team.
• Ensure effective community engagement to create enabling environment and ownership.
• Submit monthly program update including success stories to the supervisor.
• Identify emerging issues related to the livelihood programme and make recommendation for further solution.
• Working closely with the Livelihoods/project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, support timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 
• With support from the Livelihoods/Project Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• With support from the Accountability Lead ensure accountability is enforced in all project activities as well as ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design/implementation.
• With support from the community mobilization lead, ensure effective and efficient information sharing to relevant stakeholders and continuous programme sensitization.
• Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented in time and within the stipulated quality.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

• Supervise, hire and orient team members, as necessary.
• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
• Identify any gaps or capacity needs within the team and ensure training and capacity building are incorporated into program planning.
• Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads.
• Safeguarding:
• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy. 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all livelihood activities have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measure in place.
• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, training of teachers and construction/rehabilitation of classroom environment across the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

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. 

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 

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Educational qualification: B.SC in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics or its equivalent in any related field of study. 
• Previous experience of project management and implementation of livelihoods component of humanitarian and/or development projects.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Relevant experience of working in livelihoods, including report writing.
• Academic qualification in Agriculture, Economics or other related fields.
• Previous experience of project management and implementation.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of training and staff capacity building.
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Excellent communication and strong influencing skills.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• 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 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.

Desirable

• High level of communication in a local language related to working environment.
• Familiarity with inter sectoral integration of project interventions.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming and social protection programming.

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ROLE PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION: 

• Save the Children with Global Partnership for Education (GPE) fund is to implement education, protection, and WASH interventions to address the needs of refugees and host communities in 5 refugees hosting states in Nigeria. This therefore require high level advocacy and communication at the state, local government, and community levels. 
• The Job holder will support the Education and Child Protection teams to develop high quality and visually appealing communication materials needed to amplify the advocacy and campaigns of the implementation of the GPE refugee project. 
• The job holder will be required to support the project team to gather contents in form of videos, photos and success stories as needed. 
• The job holder is responsible to lead advocacy and campaign related engagements at both state, local government, and community levels. 
• S/he will work with the project team to conduct  safe back to school campaign to ensure refugee and host community children are enrolled in school.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

• Reports to: Programme Manager, 
• Staff reporting to this post: None. 
• Direct:  
• Indirect: Advocacy and communication assistants
• Role Dimensions: Matrix reporting to the Field Manager Ogoja and Advocacy Manager (Learn)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

• Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media project activities. 
• Have good understanding of the ACCM strategy, Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and have ability to implement. 
• Liaise with Advocacy, Campaign and Policy Manager LEARN breakthrough on advocacy and policy related engagements.
• Support all advocacy and campaign related engagements and the implementation of ACCM Strategy including mainstreaming of SCI Girl education campaign and Generation Hope campaign into programme implementations.
• Support the Media and Communications team to produce engaging, child-friendly digital media products for social media platforms and digital media.
• Work with Media and Comms team to ensure all IEC and visibility materials for the project are in line with donor and SCI branding guidelines. 
• Support in writing case studies or reports, with infographics and layout formatting to SCI brand standards. 
• Build and maintain strategic partnership/relationships with stakeholders , partners and media outlets to amplify the impact of education projects. 
• Perform other duties and tasks as determined by the Line Manager, ACCM CO team.

People Management and Leadership:

• Have regular meetings with appropriate authorities at state, local government, and community levels to update them on the progress of programmes.
• engage relevant authorities in the planning and implementation of programmes through consultation and joint visits.
• Collaboration with other team members to plan and carry out feedback meetings with authorities and beneficiaries.
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of observation key global moments.

Communication and Representation:

• Act as SC’s representative at local and states levels and work with local authorities, partners as required, mainly in events relating to the project.
• With support from ACCM at CO, design and execute advocacy campaigns that raise awareness on key education issues and communicate public policy and advocacy messages  when appropriate to institutions, government, international, national and local organizations as required.
• Support the coordinate and provide updates and reports to CO on the activities of Advocacy and Communication in the Field Office.
• Develop and maintain a professional network with government, community, religious leaders, Media partners and CSOs.
• Responsible for dissemination of important information and messages related to the project.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly advocacy meetings to keep the entire ACCM family informed of the status of implementation.
• Support internal and external communication with project/field specific inputs that feed into regional and donor reports.

Safeguarding

• Ensure that project delivery complies to the highest safeguarding standards in line with Save the Children’s policy 
• Work with the project safeguarding officer to ensure that all community mobilization and advocacy activities, have a safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation measures in place 
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles in engagement wit stakeholders and across the entire steps within the Programme Management Cycle.

Others:

• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by line manager, Field Manager, ACCM Director or Learn Breakthrough lead.

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 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.
• Creates a favorable environment within the team to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.
• 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.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country and 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, builds trust and confidence.
• Displays consistent excellent judgement.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline or relevant qualification
• Minimum of three years of work experience in Advocacy and communication with solid understanding of refugee and or humanitarian response.
• Fluency in spoken English Language and Pidgin English is an advantage.
• Ability to review documents, briefs, interpret information and synthesize information and present it in a creative and simple manner. 
• Strong computer skills required, especially the ability to work comfortably in the MS office package.
• Ability to work in partnership with government, community, media, and partners. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work successfully in a team environment.
• Good knowledge of international donor and SCI brand and visibility policies and guidelines desired.
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protecting children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.

Administrative & General Skills:

• The post holder will possess a high degree of analytical skill, political insight, ability to facilitate change, influence, and communicate key education, protection, and WASH advocacy messages effectively and convincingly to a diverse audience at local and state levels.

Desirable:

• Experience in advocacy techniques and influencing tactics.
• Prior work experience in advocacy and communication with good knowledge of media engagement.
• Knowledge of the policies, functions, structures, and decision-making processes.
• Demonstrated skills in photography, simple video editing and storytelling.

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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes, and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
• Provide MEAL technical support to partners 
• Take the lead in data collection efforts for the project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations from project data.
• Execute quarterly monitoring, and accountability activities to enhance project performance, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments. 
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
• Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.
• Monitor the implementation of programs, ensuring that activities are carried out according to standards and protocols.

Accountability

• Ensure the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.
• Conduct periodic community feedback and stakeholder meetings to gather input, feedback, and insights on the program, enhancing community engagement, and promoting transparency and accountability.

Knowledge Management & Learning

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Support in the archiving of Project Documents in the Resource Centre
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project

Safeguarding

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
• Include a checklist on safe programming in each field visit.

General

• Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling 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
• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin and data management systems
• willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

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

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in Education, Demography, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related courses.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing education or child protection programs is an added advantage. 
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.

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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

• Develop the project safeguarding strategy and monitor the implementation of safeguarding standards.
• Identify and address training needs of staff and stakeholders in GPE project in relation to keeping children safe and protecting adults at risk.
• Coordinate safeguarding capacity building and mobilize project staff, partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders to undergo induction and annual training in Safeguarding, PSEAH and Safe Programming training through formal and informal training sessions, webinars, discussion of case studies, quizzes etc.
• Technical supervision and mainstreaming of core operational safeguarding activities (COSA) on the project.
• Stakeholder engagement with partner organizations and state government representatives supporting the project.
• Train and support the Safeguarding Focal Points from partner organizations, thematic leads and supporting functions in the fulfilment of their respective safeguarding responsibilities.
• Develop and prepare materials for all safeguarding and Safe Programming related trainings.
• Assist in organizing and facilitation of safeguarding induction for newly recruited staff, volunteers, beneficiaries, stakeholders, and partners in the field office.
• Develop safeguarding messages for various groups of stakeholders and facilitate publication.
• Conduct safeguarding risk assessment for all sectors and activities involving children on the project in collaboration with respective leads of such activities.
• Compile partners’ activity documents, analyses partners risk assessment result and support on identified gap.
• Develop safeguarding financial activity plan and manage safeguarding expenses on the project.
• Compile and develop monthly safeguarding training data/activity report with coordination of focal points and forward to the Country Office. 
• Assist the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team during the evaluation processes for the compliance of indicators of safe programming and safeguarding on the project.
• Lead in all aspects of safeguarding investigations of reported child safeguarding, PSEAH and unsafe programming incidents/concerns and manage the online reporting system by ensuring that all updates on investigations are up to date.
• Organize learning forum on safeguarding best practices at different level – schools and CFS, TLS, BRG etc. 
• Provide technical guidance on safeguarding to partners, volunteers, SCI representatives and other key stakeholders including consultants.
• Conduct supervision and monitoring visits to project and construction sites as required.
• Maintain clear records of number of staff, partners, volunteers, contractors, vendors, consultants and other parties trained in safeguarding.
• Support the capturing and sharing of lessons learnt on safeguarding, PSEAH and safe programming in the project.
• Carry out any other duties either in addition to or instead of those outlined above which may reasonably be required from time to time. 

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

QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• A bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender, Child Protection, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, Anthropology, or another related field
• At least 3 - 4 years of accrued working experience in education programme implementation with a minimum of 2 years in a humanitarian organization, international NGO, or equivalent organization. 
• Minimum of 2 years’ leading or supporting safeguarding, gender/GBV, inclusion, child protection or accountability functions.
• Commitment to SCI’s mission, values, and approach (includes gender equality, child safeguarding and equal opportunities)
• Demonstrated ability to assess priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Substantial experience of child safeguarding, disability inclusion, child protection, PSEAH, SGBV or safe programming issues and practice, within humanitarian or insecure settings.
• Experience in leading or supporting in safeguarding investigations.
• Direct or indirect experience of child protection practice, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
• Knowledge of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Nigeria Child Rights Acts, VAPP Act, child protection and GBV policies and practice as well as current issues in relation to safeguarding of beneficiaries in the Nigeria context.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information as well as facilitate training to a wide and diverse audience.
• Excellent writing skills.

Desirable:

• Ability to foster and maintain strategic alliances across multiple stakeholders. 
• Willingness to travel to and work in hard-to-reach areas; Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
• Experience of assisting in the development of local procedures, SoPs, manuals, and guidance on safeguarding, PSEAH and Safe Programming.
• Experience on facilitation and coordination of training and workshop.
• An advanced degree
• Experience in conducting assessment, monitoring and report writing.
• Practical experience in the participation of children on the intervention of program activities. 
• Fluency in written and spoken English, Hausa, and Pidgin.
• Administrative & General Skills:
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)