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The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
Job Summary
The role holder will provide the strategic thought leadership for the ECD interventions in the Nitunze Project (an Integrated Child Survival project) and in the Country Office. Nitunze aims to ensure that children under 5 in Turkana North sub county and Mathare in Kenya survive and thrive. This 3-year project will apply a WHO-approved integrated approach to ensure that children under 5 recover from common childhood diseases. That malnourished children under 5 are successfully treated; that families have enough resources and knowledge to feed their children; that children under 5 have access to safe drinking water and good hygiene and sanitary conditions and that children under 5 have better access to health, nutrition and WASH services through accessing early childhood development (ECD) centers. He/she should be knowledgeable, skilled and provide technical oversight in service delivery with emphasis on ECD. He/she will be accountable for the preparation of strategic direction for ECD, annual work plans, capacity building of teachers, parents and liaison with community health volunteers.
Responsibilities
Strategic Programming, Representation and Fund raising
Manage the performance of direct reports athrough effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations; coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities; recognition and rewards for outstanding performance; documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvement work plans.
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