Programme Development, Quality and Advocacy Director at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

The role holder as a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in Sudan, the Director of Program Development Quality and Advocacy (PDQ) shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Sudan Country Office and country programmes. S/he champions a team culture of learning and continuous improvement and is responsible for overseeing development of high quality, innovative programme strategies and advocacy initiatives to deliver immediate and lasting change for children ensuring quality in all aspects of both process and output. S/he manages a team of technical experts whose primary focus would be on projects' design and development funding, monitoring, evaluation and learning. S/he ensures that global and in-country advocacy work is in accordance with approved guidelines and supervises all media and communications of the country office in coordination with the region and Centre. S/he develops gainful and strengthens networks as well as represents the country office appropriately.

Contract Duration: 2 years

Location: Khartoum, Sudan

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in Social Sciences, in an area of social development
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in an NGO environment, including experience directing and implementing programs for children in both emergency and development contexts
• Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education; child protection; child rights governance; health and nutrition; food security and livelihoods; emergencies.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a complex international setting
• Significant experience leading strategic planning and in programme design and proposal development
• Ability to effectively establish a learning culture within an organisation
• Experience in successfully establishing and managing collaborative relationships and partnerships with donors and government counterparts.
• Strong representation and influencing skills
• Experience of management of diverse workforce including effective performance management and utilisation of capacity building, coaching, and mentoring skills
• Demonstrated use of positive coping strategies in stressful environments
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Strong understanding of different methodologies of monitoring and evaluation and operational research and experience in developing integrated MEAL systems