General call for Talent Pool – Nutrition at Save the Children

Job description

General call for Talent Pool - Nutrition

For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children operates in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia).

We are seeking to build a Talent pool to ensure that our Emergency and development programming is adequately staffed in the shortest time frames to ensure quality delivery and reach to the region's most vulnerable and marginalized children.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself.

1. What do we mean by talent pool?

Our talent pool is a database of profiles, with a specific set of skills, traits or abilities. Please note that this is a general call to populate our Talent pool and opportunities are subject to availability

2. How to enter the talent pools?

• Applying for a specific talent pool recruitment;
• Applying for a regular vacancy. If not selected for the regular vacancy following a recruitment process, you may still be recommended for inclusion in a corresponding talent pool.
• Successful applicants remain in the talent pool, and will be considered for short- or long-term international professional employment opportunities.
• Once endorsed in the talent pools, candidates will be regularly contacted to assess their availability and ongoing interest for fixed term or temporary appointment.
• Given the various locations stated in the above, you will be required to state Countries of Preference?
• In your cover letter indicate your availability to take on a role.
• We will review the applications received for the key thematic areas
• The profiles will be placed in a Database for emergency and non-emergency roles
• If your CV is shortlisted, you will then be asked to complete a biodata form (Pre-interview Questionnaire)
• If you are successful after this stage, you will undergo a brief interviewing process to discuss details such as the type of work, location and hours you are looking for.
• As we have vacancies, we will choose candidates who we suggest to be suitable for the position and provide their CVs to the hiring manager. The manager will then decide which candidates to invite for interview.
• Not to worry if you are unsuccessful with this application. We will have an Annual call for more applications
• We will endeavour to get back to all applicants who are not successful.

3. How does it work?

• Given the various locations stated in the above, you will be required to state Countries of Preference?
• In your cover letter indicate your availability to take on a role.
• We will review the applications received for the key thematic areas
• The profiles will be placed in a Database for emergency and non-emergency roles
• If your CV is shortlisted, you will then be asked to complete a biodata form (Pre-interview Questionnaire)
• If you are successful after this stage, you will undergo a brief interviewing process to discuss details such as the type of work, location and hours you are looking for.
• As we have vacancies, we will choose candidates who we suggest to be suitable for the position and provide their CVs to the hiring manager. The manager will then decide which candidates to invite for interview.

4. What happens if not successful?

Role Purpose

• Lead/contribute on multi-sectoral/Nutrition technical assessments in coordination with other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children's needs.
• Working with the Nutrition specialist and PDQ team, to develop Nutrition sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children's overall response strategy.
• Provide technical checking of Nutrition strategies, assessments and programmes as necessary, and proactively promote high quality Nutrition technical approaches within country programmes.
• Working closely with other departments to, support fundraising for the Nutrition sector, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors' technical Advisers.
• Prepare and oversee Nutrition programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities.
• Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Identify Nutrition staffing needs for emergency programmes, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
• Identify Nutrition programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
• Working with the Accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in Nutrition programme design.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter.
• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
• Oversee development and deliver technical training material that will improve aspects of Nutrition work within Save the Children, at country level.
• Take steps to document lessons learned, from Nutrition programmes, for wider dissemination.
• In collaboration with senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
• In collaboration with SC Nutrition colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
• To identify opportunities and material to contribute to Nutrition communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Significant management experience in emergency, fragile state or development Nutrition programmes.
• Previous first phase emergency response experience
• Education to Masters level in Public Health Nutrition, or a related subject, or equivalent field
• experience
• Previous experience of managing a Nutrition team at national level
• Familiarity with nutrition surveys
• Previous experience of Nutrition project management and programme coordination, implementing Nutrition 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 Nutrition technical skills
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• 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
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Specific experience of working in consortia projects.