Career Openings at SOS Children's Villages

Position summary:

Reporting to the Director of National Programs and Quality, the Location Program Director leads the implementation of the organization’s Strategy, Plans, Budgets and Policies; monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning processes; partnership engagement, management and resource mobilization and provides general leadership to the Program location team towards realizing the organization’s Vision and Mission

Key performance areas and main responsibilities

Lead and coordinate program design, planning & budgeting, implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting on all location Programs and Operations

• Work with the location program team and NO program managers to identify program priorities for children and youth at the location.
• Lead program design, planning, budgeting and implementation of location programs.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of budgetary, human and other resources to programs in the location as per the approved plans and budgets.
• Work with the national Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and location team to monitor and evaluate program implementation and facilitate re-design where appropriate.
• Lead regular analysis of Budgets versus Actual expenditures on planned actions as per the location plans and budgets and ensure adherence to the approved plans and budgets, taking remedial action to ensure efficient utilization of resources and mitigate against over or underexpenditure.
• Coordinate program reporting to internal audiences (National Office, PSAs, IPD donors, Government and others) in line with the Member Association (MA) and respective donor guidelines.
• Facilitate learning among staff from the program location and other program locations and Member Associations

Lead partnership management and resource mobilization efforts to contribute to the MA’s overall self-sustainability goals.

• Spearhead the identification and formal engagement of local strategic partners (Civil Society Organizations, Government, private sector and others) to advance the MA’s vision, mission and programs in line with the MA’s partnership policy.
• Develop clear Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with each strategic partner detailing clear objectives, roles, responsibilities and contribution to the partnership.
• Work with the location team to manage the partnerships for the mutual benefit of the parties.
• Work with the Fund Development and Communication (FDC) department to develop and implement local fundraising plans to mobilize resources for the location.
• Support development of grant applications aimed at sustaining or expanding the location’s programs in collaboration with the FDC department.

Perform any other reasonable task as assigned by the immediate supervisor from time to time.

Required qualifications & experience requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant social science with at least 8 Years of relevant experience;
• Master's Degree in relevant Social Science with at least 5 Years of relevant experience
• General management, programming and operations.
• Fund development and management.
• Financial and administration management
• Partnership development and management including donor servicing.

Required skill set & Personal Attributes

• Sound understanding of SOS CV Kenya’s vision, mission, principles, work and strategic focus.
• Sound understanding of the international, regional and local child care and protection context including key legal frameworks guiding child rights programming.
• Good people skills and ability to lead and work within teams comprised of members from diverse backgrounds.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a managerial position dealing with program design, planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Expertise in the functioning of local and international NGOs and Programming
• Excellent communications and presentation skills.
• High standards of conduct and ethics as well as integrity, appropriate judgment, independence and confidentiality.
• Personal organization and planning skills; ability to organize and prioritize
• Capable of a rigorous analytical approach and result oriented.
• Ability to place details in a wider context;
• Flexible, resilient and able to manage stress

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Reporting to the Location Program Director, the Alternative Care Coordinator is to be ‘father’ to each SOS child and family. As ‘father’ figure, he takes an active part in the growth and development of each child, ensuring their physical, emotional, social and spiritual welfare. The Alternative Care Coordinator must live within the Village and be available for the children any time of the day or night. In addition, he supports the SOS Parents and other co-workers in working towards the best interests of the child.

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

Leader of the SOS Children’s Village

• Maintains the SOS CV philosophy and ensures that all co-workers are familiar with the history, philosophy, principles and policy of SOS CV.
• Ensures that the SOS Children’s Village operates in accordance with the policies and procedures of the National Association and the SOS-Kinderdorf International.
• Holds regular meetings with all staff to discuss current activities, problems, concerns and new ideas, in order to ensure open communication and co-operation.
• Is the overall administrative head of the Children’s Village responsible for all its activities including finances, sponsorship, child admissions, personnel administration and facility maintenance.

Acts as ‘Father’ to the SOS Children.

• Ensures the health, welfare and development of the children, serving as a role model and playing an active part in their lives.
• Promotes and supports family relationships by spending quality time with individual children and their families.
• Provides compassionate discipline and counsel to children whenever necessary. Provides advice, guidance and support to children on personal and social issues.

Provides support and guidance to the SOS Parents

• Creates a secure, positive and motivating environment for SOS Parents in order to encourage their long-term commitment to the children.
• Holds regular meetings with SOS Parents to discuss new ideas, problems and concerns, and to promote open communication.
• Spends reasonable quality time with individual mothers, acting as their friend, supporter, counsellor and confidant. Supports mothers with day-to-day challenges such as child discipline.
• Encourages recreational and sporting activities for mothers to promote their health, confidence and motivation.

Data Protection and Records Management

• Check completed work for accuracy; maintain logbooks or records of activities and tasks undertaken on/in the databases.
• Respond to requests for information and access relevant files while ensuring compliance with data integrity and security policies
• Ensure that data on all program participants is accurate and up to date as per the set standards/frequency of updating and review (every 3 Months)
• Coordinate regular/periodic and any requested data entry activities by the designated data entry personnel.
• At all times ensures that personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS CV beneficiaries and their families as well as SOS co-workers is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing SOSKinderdorf International data protection laws.

Any other Duties

• Perform any other reasonable task as assigned by the immediate supervisor from time to time.