Jobs at Save the Children

About the role

We are currently looking for a Cash and Voucher Assistant Adviser to join our team. As a CVA Adviser, you will generally be deployed to support preparedness activities, or – when in a humanitarian response – to support the design, set up, and/or implementation and monitoring of CVA programmes in an emergency response. You will be expected to advise on all aspects of designing, setting up, and/or managing and monitoring all operational areas (including budget development and management, agency coordination and representation, security, logistics, compliance with internal policies and procedures and management of teams) of cash & voucher assistance in complement to existing local capacity

You will bring to the role significant and relevant overseas experience in designing, managing and implementing CVA for a broad range of institutional donors; and, management experience of operational aspects of CVA. 

To be successful in the role you will be proficient in at least one of the following languages in addition to English: French, Spanish, or Arabic. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : 

• Support country teams to build CVA operational preparedness. 
• Support country teams to deliver and scale up CVA in a timely manner, following SCI’s processes and procedures and working closely with the CHTT CVA team. 
• Inputting into preparedness plans, leading or supporting preparedness activities (e.g. SOPs, RACI matrix, feasibility assessments, framework agreements with financial service providers, pre-crisis market assessments, etc.); and generally collaborating with global, regional and country teams to increase CVA Operational Readiness.
• Lead and oversee the assessment, selection and contracting of cash transfer service providers by working closely with supply chain teams at local, regional and Centre level to ensure SCI CVA operational minimum requirements are in place. 
• Support the Team Leader and technical advisors in all sectors (e.g. nutrition, education, child protection, WaSH, FSL) in developing response and sectoral strategies, project proposals and log frames through input and advice in relation to CVA intervention design (i.e. expected outcomes, child sensitivity, modality, targeting approach, amount, duration, frequency, MEAL indicators) as well as its operational elements (i.e. around acceptance, feasibility, organisational capacities, risk management, delivery mechanisms, timeframes, compliance). 
• Provide support to the planning, management and implementation of CVA interventions working closely with Response, Programme, and Operations Teams, procurement teams, finance, security, and  technical sector advisors, 
• Ensuring compliance with SCI and donor requirements and applying programme quality standards developed by the CHTT CVA team. The incumbent will ensure relevant external and internal approvals are requested and received in time according to activity workplans, so transfers are delivered in a timely fashion. 
• Provide support to the Response Team Leader in finalizing and ensuring the uptake of CVA Responsible, Accountable, Supporting, Consulted, Informed (RACI) matrix and Standard Operating Procedures based on existing guidance, templates, training materials, and in a way that responsibility and accountability lines for CVA are clearly defined across teams and staff. 
• Provide advice to the Response Team Leader around advocacy messages concerning CVA, to be for internal and external use, in line with the latest available global evidence, lessons learned, guidance and global debate.
• Support the procurement of financial services and other relevant services (e.g. production and printing of vouchers) in line with SCI procurement manual and relevant procedures. 
• Introduce the necessary context-specific adaptations and deliver child-sensitive CVA training to operations department and technical sector advisors, based on existing training materials by the Save the Children CVA Team, CaLP, and others, ensuring alignment with quality standards and policies set at the global level. 
• Lead on the development and update of MEAL framework and instruments for CVA.
• Work with Operations and Safety and Security colleagues to develop and implement effective safety and security procedures for specific cash & voucher activities.
• Manage and motivate in-country or response staff to perform highly in their respective roles and responsibilities. This may include leading on staffing structure, recruitment, performance management and implementing staff welfare policy where appropriate. 
• Coach and mentor national staff counterparts and contribute to capacity strengthening at field and national level by designing and delivering CVA trainings and other capacity building initiatives as needed.
• Identify, document and proactively share learnings from the technical design as well as the implementation of the operational aspects of CVA with the Save the Children CVA Team, as well as with national, regional and Centre teams, taking part in the update of tools, guidance, and training by the Cash & Market HTWG as and when needed.
• Amplify voices of local humanitarian actors including community-based groups and support their participation and representation to influence the inter-agency coordination forums
• This includes identifying strategic implementation approach (direct implementation, partner implementation, partner-led) with the aim to complement local response capacity

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential 

• Previous emergency experience  
• Significant and relevant overseas experience in designing, managing and implementing CVA for a broad range of institutional donors
• Management experience of operational aspects of CVA. 
• Experience in the introduction of internal controls systems to support CVA delivery in the areas of financial management, logistics, security and programme delivery. 
• Demonstrable understanding of M&E and beneficiary accountability 
• Education: MA / MSc level or equivalent field preferablly in economics, and with finance or logistics experience 
• National team and/or small ex-pat team line management experience 
• Experience of working in insecure environments and adapting internal processes to mitigate security risks 
• Understanding of field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN 
• Good attention to detail 
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people 
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure 
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities 
• Strong communication (written and spoken) skills in English 
• Good interpersonal skills with experience in managing multicultural teams 
• Fluent in French, Spanish, or Arabic

 
Desirable  

• Multi-site management experience 
• ECHO and/or USAID programme management experience 
• Experience in technical assessments for FSL programming and preparation and oversight of FSL-based programme implementation 
• National level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN 
• Media trained 
• Fluent in Portuguese or Arabic, Spanish or French (one of which would be essential)

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About the role

We are currently looking for an Education in Emergencies Adviser to join our team. As an EiE Adviser, you will be responsible for developing and articulating education in emergencies program strategies across all humanitarian contexts – acute first phase responses, protracted crisis and the nexus, in complement to existing local capacity. In close coordination with the program operations team, you will provide technical guidance and oversight in the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of all education activities, ensuring they are implemented in a high quality, relevant and timely manner.

You will bring to the role experience in working with a large Education team of diverse culture; experience in setting strategic direction of EiE programme in a large and/or complex humanitarian response especially at the onset; and, experience of implementing awards funded by institutional donors with medium to high levels of compliance requirements. 

To be successful in the role you will be proficient in at least one of the following languages in addition to English: French, Spanish, or Arabic. 

Programme Development and Support:

• Lead on developing a full spectrum Education Strategy and contribute to Save the Children’s overall country/response strategy. Collaboration should include the education team and key stakeholders such as government officials, UN and national education counterparts. 
• Develop and update the Response Education strategy and thematic plan, Emergency preparedness plans, Master Budget in line with the country strategic plan and evolving context.
• Lead technical analysis of sector data to inform response interventions and strategies. Sector data includes but not limited to Humanitarian Needs Overviews, Humanitarian Response Plans, Sector Needs Assessments, Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms etc.
• Through close collaboration with other sector specialists, ensure Education Strategy efficiently integrates with other sector approaches, ensuring holistic child development across sectoral lines (Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Child Poverty, WASH, Health and Nutrition etc)
• Lead the roll-out of the Quality Learning Environment Framework across response programme, embedding into program development, design and accountability;
• Cultivate a strong education team across various departments and teams (Program operations, Award Management Unit, Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning, Advocacy and Communications) to ensure a unified Education Strategic vision
• In coordination with Awards Management Unit, be the technical lead on fundraising for the Education sector, including development of high-quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical advisers
• Contribute to and ensure quality programme and donor reports in compliance with internal Save the Children requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Develop risk assessment and mitigation strategy for the organization’s operations in the education sector.
• Working closely with the HR team, lead on identifying Education staffing needs (national and international) and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff
• Play a leadership role in shaping Education communications and media priorities in line with thematic priorities, acting as a spokesperson when required.
• Ensure child participation principles are institutionalized within education programming.
• Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter, INEE and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
• Ensure the application of the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability throughout the responses.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Master’s Degree in Education, International Relations, Development studies or similar field, or 10 years work experience in relevant technical field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of working in Education programmes in a humanitarian or development context.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Previous experience of working with a large Education team of international and national staff
• Capacity to support the development of monitoring & evaluation systems in large complex programmes
• Demonstrated ability to set up learning and development processes in humanitarian settings
• Previous experience of implementing awards funded by institutional donors with medium to high levels of compliance requirements, e.g. ECHO, CIDA, USAID, OFDA, DfID.  European donors, European Commission or Scandinavian experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of key education standards, in particular INEE
• Proven ability of mentoring, coaching and training on Education related topics.
• Experience of senior level representation
• Understanding and experience engaging with humanitarian coordination mechanisms
• Experience of developing and negotiating successful partnerships with institutional donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• English language, proficiency in another language is highly desirable: either French, Spanish, Arabic or other working language relevant to the country of deployment.

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We are currently looking for a New Business Development Manager to join our team. As a New Business Development Manager, you will support the development of a response funding strategy, in line with the Country Strategic Plan Funding Strategy. You will also lead in portfolio and pipeline planning, donor engagement, and operationalisation of the funding strategy, by working closely with the awards management team. 

You will bring to the role experience in identifying and securing funding from government donors, multilateral agencies, corporate donors and/or foundations; experience in leading a development of large-scale proposals, including the development of project budgets greater than $3 million; and experience in coordinating and preparing successful proposals and reports for major humanitarian donors (i.e. ECHO, DFID, USAID). 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Strategic Portfolio Planning – 10%

• Analyse the current portfolio, identify trends and approaches that inform a strong funding strategy and grow the business opportunity pipeline.
• Design and implement the funding strategy and ensure coordination among country office teams and other stakeholders within Save the Children (e.g. members) to deliver on funding targets.
• Understand and effectively communicate the country’s pipeline and priority funding gaps, as agreed with the country leadership. These may include thematic/program gaps, co-financing gaps, and operational sustainability gaps.
• Undertake portfolio planning activites: Working closely with Save the Children members and other stakeholders, undertake a donor mapping against response focused sectors, develop a funding strategy, structure and track engagement with key donors. 
• Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities through desk-based research, advance intelligence gathering, donor websites and strategy papers for INGOs, private sector, government institutional donors, trusts and foundations and major donors that have a national or regional presence. 
• Maintain and build capacity in systems or processes for collecting donor, implementing partner, and competitor intelligence and information.
• Proactively work with regional offices and members to drive improvement in strategic portfolio planning.
• Assess competitiveness through capture planning, gather all relevant data & make reommendations in order to help SMT make informed Go/No Go decisions, and adequately resource teams to pursue all strategic funding opportunities.

New Business Development – 60% 

• Lead coordination and delivery of high quality Concept Notes and Proposals.  
• Opportunity: Coordinate collaborative, data-driven Go/No-Go decisions, undertake pre-proposal activites including capture planning, analysing the funding opportunity, and gathering intel on the donor and other actors
• Proposal development: Alongside PDQ and TE teams, coordinate project design workshops to develop concept papers, full proposals, and budgets, ensuring that high quality standards are met and that proposals meet donor and member requirements; clearly identify roles and responsibilities and key actions for proposal development and ensure that there is a robust internal review process in place to ensure quality proposals are submitted; ensure that all relevant Programmes, Operations and Support teams such as HR, Awards, Procurement, IT, Finance are fully and proactively involved in the development of new proposals.
• Conduct After Action Reviews and carry out in depth reviews of unsuccessful proposals to identify reasons and any lessons learned. Document, share and develop plans to address identified weaknesses. 
• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) and Communication teams to develop marketing materials and presentations for external use.
• Drive inter-departmental and member coordination for proposal development and monitoring of the proposal development calendar.
• In coordination with the PDQ Director, review the current proposal pipeline and strategic funding opportunities; lead on the review of proposal development process to ensure effective coordination of all functions. 
• In collaboration with Members and account managers, ensure that all appropriate donor formats are available in-country and that key contributing staff have a clear understanding of donor requirements for proposals.  

Relationship Management – 10% 

• Support the Country Director, PDQ Director, and Technical teams to build strong relationships and funding partnerships. 
• Together with respective Member Offices, lead donor engagement by establishing positive relationships with donors, scanning of funding opportunities and raising profile of SCI with key donors, leading to increased funding from target donors.
• Ensure teams follow best practices for planning and undertaking stakeholder engagement with identified prospects and ongoing key partnerships.

Capacity Building – 10%

• Use the NBD Competency Framework and NBD Toolkit to ensure best practice, ways of working, and continuous learning will improve future NBD efforts. 
• Transfer knowledge and best practices to the response/County Office, through training, Q&A sessions, mentoring, etc.
• Recruit, train and manage new business development staff and/or work closely with existing country staff and ensure a good handover at end of mission.  
• Carry out inductions and staff trainings for new business development procedures, donor requirements etc.  
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Save the Children’s new business development processes and systems, guidance and tools, for use in emergencies.  

Forming Partnerships – 10% 

• Proactively guide and support programme development and quality (PDQ) and technical expertise (TE) teams to rigorously assess the strengths and weaknesses of potential strategic partnerships for programme development and implementation.
• Support country leadership’s strategic decision making to form programming consortia which strengthen both programming and resource mobilization outcomes.

Additional: 

• Deliver high quality results in line with the agreed ToR and develop effective relationships with country programme staff.
• Comply with all relevant SC policies and procedures with respect to child safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), fraud and corruption, security, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Professional qualification relating to business, finance, accounting or international development.
• Background in business development, donor and relationship management, strategic portfolio analysis and planning in non-profit management or related discipline.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential 

• Experience working in emergency contexts.
• Experience identifying and securing funding from government donors, multilateral agencies, corporate donors and/or foundations. 
• Experience in leading assessments of funding landscapes, and developing programme funding strategies to meet strategic goals.
• Experience in coordinating and preparing successful proposals and reports for major humanitarian donors (i.e. ECHO, DFID, USAID). 
• Experience in leading the development of large-scale proposals, including the development of project budgets greater than $3 million.
• Strong commercial business acumen, budgeting and risk management skills.
• Knowledge of the requirements of major institutional donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting.
• Experience of engaging with donors at a strategic level. 
• Highly developed networking skills and ability to form productive working relationships with external donor agencies.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including communicating with impact, influencing, negotiation, and coaching. 
• Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support for portfolio management across multiple sectors and/or regions.
• Experience of and well developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills, able to effectively manage both direct reports as well as staff in a matrix management relationship.
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people. 
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure, working with a wide range of stake holders. 
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities. 
• Good attention to detail and analytical skills. 
• Computer literate (i.e. Word, advanced Excel, Outlook etc.). 
• Strong communication (written and spoken) in English, with ability to summarise and present information.  

Desirable  

• Experience of working within a Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) function.
• Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, child protection, child poverty, child rights governance, health and nutrition, cash, food security and livelihoods.
• Experience of working with award management processes and systems (for example, Save the Childen’s award management system (AMS)).  
• Knowledge and experience of key humanitarian donors’ compliance rules and regulations.
• Significant experience with NGOs in an international emergency environment. 
• Fluent in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic or Swahili.

Additional job responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties commensurate with their skills and experience.
• The postholder will be available to deploy to all phases of a humanitarian response within 72 hours for between 2 – 16 weeks.  
• Within a 12 month period, 50% - 70% of time will be spent on deployment (approx. 6 – 8 months of the year excluding annual leave). While 30 % - 50% of time will be spent undertaking work at the base location (approx. 2 – 4 months excluding annual leave).
• The post holder is required to work outside normal working hours in the event of a large scale emergency.

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We are currently looking for a Deputy Team Leader – Programme to join our team. As a Deputy Team Leader - Programme, you will ensure that humanitarian programmes delivered are to the appropriate scale, scope, quality and accountability expected of Save the Children, and incorporate a child focused lens.  You will play a leading role in the effective scale up in complement to existing local capacity and management of Save the Children emergency programmes to increase impact and enable positive change for children.

You will bring to the role  significant senior management experience, including  leading a diverse, multi-function and/or multi-sector team at a senior management level and experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA) of GBP 5m+ in a first phase response at regional or country level. 

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience

EXPERIENCE

Essential 

• Extensive experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state
• Previous experience of managing programme teams in large-scale first phase emergency response is essential
• Previous experience of managing a large multi-sector, multi-national team
• Previous experience of programme management across multiple locations 
• Experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA) of GBP 5 – 10m, preferably in insecure contexts
• Commitment to, thorough understanding of, and able to train staff in participation and accountability approaches
• Demonstrated ability to set up monitoring & evaluation systems in large complex programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to set up learning and development processes for a large team
• Proven ability of mentoring and coaching
• Experience of senior level representation
• Experience of developing and negotiating successful partnerships with institutional donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English; and working knowledge of French, Spanish, and/or Arabic. 
• 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 

• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Security management experience across a large programme 
• Specific experience of designing and managing consortia projects
• Media experience

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We are currently looking for a Response Team Leader to join our team. As a Team Leader, you will generally be deployed to manage a large and/or complex response, and to provide response oversight and strategic direction to the country programme in collaboration with the Country Director and the Operations and/or Humanitarian Director.

You will bring to the role  significant senior management experience, including  leading a diverse, multi-function and/or multi-sector team at a Country Director or other relevant SMT level and experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA) of GBP 5m+ in a first phase response at regional or country level. 

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Assume overall oversight of country-wide or regional, most often categorised as Category 1 or 2 emergency response in collaboration with the Country Director and other relevant CO SMT members, or where applicable set up response programmes in countries with no SC presence.
• Ensuring strict compliance of programme activities with Save the Children national and global policies and procedures and with relevant donor regulations and agreements, SPHERE guidelines and the NGO code of conduct.
• Lead on country or regional level strategic planning for the humanitarian response to ensure an effective emergency response in all of its phases of delivery. This includes identifying strategic implementation approach (direct implementation, partner implementation, partner-led) with the aim to complement local response capacity.
• Having oversight over the development of relevant master budgets, aligned with the Response Strategy objectives, for the duration of the response and for multiple sites and multiple sectors where appropriate. S/he will take overall leadership on the implementation of the Response relevant national level budgets, while keeping relevant stakeholders informed and ensuring any corrective actions are taken where required. 
• In coordination with relevant (E)SMT level members from both the Response and CO teams, s/he will ensure the preparation of a timely programme delivery and submitting the donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SCI requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Ensuring that the relevant project monitoring plans and systems for identifying and tracking the indicators and develop processes/procedures and forms to support monitoring and inform learning are established and implemented.
• Ensure optimal safety and security management procedures and practices are in place for the emergency response programme and continually monitor the safety and security situation, adapting staff safety and security procedures accordingly in collaboration and cooperation with the Country Security Manager.
• Oversee effective functioning of logistics systems to procure, store and distribute stock, supplies and services for the timely delivery of project objectives at national level
• Ensure the application of the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability throughout the responses.
• Plan, identify and resource appropriate and effective structure & staffing needs for entire response; In liaison with the HR Director ensuring that personnel policies are in accordance with national laws)
• Oversee the development & implementation of staff well-being (policy) and ensure appropriate staff well-being and R&R policy and processes in place

Capacity Strengthening:

• Ensure that capacity strengthening plans and performance management systems are in place to develop the requisite competencies in staff and key partners to improve local preparedness and response capacity to ensure ongoing sustainability and quality of response
• Coach and mentor international staff and national level counterparts and link in to wider organisational talent development mechanisms.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Represent Save the Children’s emergency response on a national, regional and international level to donors, the media and members of the humanitarian community. 
• Help shape broader sector strategies through influence of and leadership within inter-agency coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed
• Amplify voices of local humanitarian actors including community-based groups and support their participation and representation to influence the inter-agency coordination forums
• Regularly undertake high level representation and advocacy with Government partners and officials as well as donor representatives. Establish systems for communication with local Government partners, relevant line departments and community representations in the project area(s). 
• Lead on organisational level operational practice, innovation and learning in consultation with Humanitarian team.  
• Ensure SCI response review framework is implemented and lessons learnt / recommendations followed up

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

COMPETENCIES FOR THIS ROLE:

 Leading and Inspiring Others

• Demonstrates leadership in all our work, embodies our values, and articulates a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve our goals for children.
• Level required: Accomplished

Problem Solving and Decision-Making

• Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation.
• Level required: Accomplished

Networking

• Builds and uses sustainable relationships and networks to support the work of Save the Children.
• Level required: Accomplished

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Extensive experience of working within a senior management role and within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state setting; and/or extensive experience of setting up responses in out of area contexts (either where no SC presence or CO presence); and/or extensive experience of working in high income contexts
• Previous experience of managing programme teams in large-scale/complex, first phase emergency response is essential
• Degree or equivalent field experience
• Senior management experience of leading a diverse, multi-function and/or multi-sector team at a Country Director or other relevant SMT level.
• Experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA) of GBP 5m+ in a first phase response at regional or country level
• Multi-site security management in insecure environments
• Experience of international level representation with key stakeholders, and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Experience of international media representation and advocacy
• Experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability systems in large complex programmes
• Experience of developing and negotiating successful partnerships with institutional donors
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
• 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
• Fluent in French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The Partnership Manager will be responsible for:

• Supervising civil society partner selection processes
• Leading the overall capacity assessment process, as well as capacity building plans, ensuring partners have the tools and support to deliver on projects, strategy and services for children in Poland.
• Supporting program managers with the tools and approaches for partnership engagement for effective programming
• Advise all departments to ensure partner compliance/accountability.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

General:

• Participate in planning and developing a civil society partnership-based programme.
• Lead on the development of the partnership capacity strengthening programme.
• Support the Programme Managers in preparing revising and following up on project implementation plans, capacity building plans and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with SC technical departments to provide training to partners and support them in implementing quality interventions in line with SCI standards and humanitarian principles.
• Support the Programme Managers and the partners in proposal and budget development.
• Maintain a well-structured filing system for all partnership projects, including: project reporting, photos, videos, and other means of verification, as well as detailed beneficiary records. 
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of crisis or emergency.
• Manage the partners’ documents and beneficiaries’ records confidentially and professionally.
• Any other tasks assigned by their line manager.

Partnerships:

• Identify/assess potential new partners as per SCI standards and requirements
• Supervise Save the Children sub-grant allocation processes (negotiated agreements and call for proposals).
• Take the lead in reviewing civil society partner grant applications
• Manage Partner – SC – Donor reporting flow, including verification of Partner accountability documentation
• With the Programme/Field Manager, coordinate with different partners and stakeholders who are responding to guarantee better coordination by attending different working groups meetings.
• Prepare the terms of partnership/MoUs and any sub grant agreements with the verified and approved partners.
• Keep track of technical, operational, HR, financial and grants questions with partners and facilitate support from relevant SCI departments to ensure continuous support throughout the programme cycle.
• Follow up on partners payments and facilitate the process with SCI finance team and partners by providing all the needed documents as per SCI procedure.
• Work with other functional departments to participate in verification visits of partners throughout the project cycle.

Capacity Building:

• In coordination with relevant SCI functions, assess partners’ institutional capacity through a thorough assessment to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Lead on Developing and following up on SCI partners Capacity building plan and outcomes in line with the capacity building assessment results.
• Facilitate and follow up on the provision of technical advice by SCI technical / Support departments or external actors to provide capacity building and monitoring services to SCI partners.
• Support SCI partners in grants management and ensure that the partners meets SCI accountability, reporting and MEAL requirements.
• Review partners’ narrative and financial submitted reports and provide feedback to SCI programme Manager as well as on going coaching and monitoring to partners at all levels.

Strategy:

• Supporting with the development of and review of the partnership approach/strategy to ensure that SCI remains flexible to the needs in Poland.
• Where required support partners and SCI staff develop joint program strategies and approaches in order to be more effective in our work
• Contribute to strategic discussions around how the organization supports and collaborates with partners
• Ensure our commitment to ethical and responsible partnership is adhered to by all staff
• Ensure partnership activities are implemented in accordance with best practice as well as our policies and processes

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, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:

Essential

• Post graduate or Master degree in relevant field
• Minimum 5 years work experience in the humanitarian sector/with NGOs, with at least 2 years’ experience in partnership-based programming or community based programming
• Good skills and experience in all aspects of programme cycle management - design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in organizational capacity development, training, mentoring and coaching
• Excellent training, facilitation and capacity building skills
• Proven experience in field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN is highly desirable
• Proven commitment to participatory approaches
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically
• An excellent team player with good skills in team work and consultative approach to decision making
• Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, including a good track record of report writing
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the values, mission and principles of Save the Children

Desirable

• National level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Fluency in Polish is highly desirable

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We are currently looking for a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Adviser to join our team. As a WASH Adviser, you will be expected to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement. The post holder will ensure that the programme design complements existing local capacity.

You will bring to the role experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state, and managing a WASH team at national level; previous first phase emergency response experience; and, previous experience of WASH project management and programme coordination, implementing WASH programmes within donor constraints, on time and within budget.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Education to Degree level in Public Health, Water Engineering, or a related subject, or equivalent field experience
• Prior experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state, and managing a WASH team at national level
• Previous first phase emergency response experience
• Previous experience of WASH project management and programme coordination, implementing WASH programmes within donor constraints, on time and within budget
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff in WASH technical skills
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports and a high level of written and spoken English 
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the SC   mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
• Specific experience of designing and managing DFID and ECHO projects
• Good at building and maintaining relationships not only with other WASH team members but also with colleagues in country offices and across the organisation 
• Language skills in French, Spanish, and/or Arabic

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Specific experience of working in consortia projects.

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We are currently looking for a Safeguarding Adviser to join our team. As a Safeguarding Adviser, you will support the response team to identify and mitigate safeguarding risks to children and adults in the affected populations. You will ensure awareness, prevention as well as safe and accessible reporting and response mechanisms are place. In addition, you will support the response team to  respond to safeguarding risks and violations to programme participants and people in the affected populations , including (but not limited to) the risks of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment by Save the Children staff, volunteers and other INGO workers and partners, and the risks of unsafe programming

You will bring to the role substantial experience of child and adult safeguarding, PSEAH, Survivor support, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in responding to reports and conducting investigations into serious incidents including, SEAH of children and adults; and, excellent knowledge of Safeguarding policies and supporting teams to put policies into practice.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Undergraduate or Masters in Social work Gender, Child Protection,  Child Rights, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, Anthropology, Development, Conflict or related degree
• Substantial experience of child and adult safeguarding, PSEAH, Survivor support, within humanitarian or insecure settings, including leading or participating in responding to reports and conducting investigations into serious incidents including , SEAH of children and adults.
• Good understanding and experience of supporting child and adult survivors and putting mechanisms in place ensure they access the relevant support available locally and are listen too.
• Experience living or working in a development context, emergency response contexts or fragile states.
• Excellent knowledge of Safeguarding policies and supporting teams to put policies into practice; 
• HEAT / Safety & Security Training for Insecure contexts or recognised equivalent;
• Strong safeguarding practitioner who can transfer skills to others; 
• Good team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organise, support, manage and develop a small team;
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills in order to deal tactfully and sensitively with a wide range of people in a large organisation, very often at a distance.
• Experience in designing and delivering training on Safeguarding, including , safer programming and strengthening the capacity of key stakeholders to prevent , detect and respond to Safeguarding issues and unsafe practice; 
• Proven attention for detail and ability to effectively manage a high volume of data and information;
• Experience of working with partners and of using a participatory approach as well as of coordinating responses with a range of actors, including Government authorities, national/local organisations, NGOs, UN;
• Ability to achieve results and maintain consistent high standards of professional  behaviour and achievement, including when working alone;
• Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance;
• Ability to take a proactive approach to problem solving, to recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, as well as of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles. 
• Knowledge and understanding of the ISAC six principles in relation to PSEA and the CHS Alliance PSEAH Index

Desirable 

• Fluency in Arabic, French, Spanish and or another language.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children, IA Case Management Guidelines;; and others
• Budget development and financial monitoring skills;