Team Leader– Suchana

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Contract length: 5 years

The Role:

The Team Leader (TL) will lead and manage Suchana, a 5-year £46M multi-sectoral project which aims to contribute to a reduction in the high rates of under nutrition leading to stunting in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh. The programme, driven by a coalition of key partners, will improve nutrition of pregnant and lactating mothers and children under two through improved a access to nutrition-sensitive interventions, provide opportunities for sustainable food security and livelihoods and behaviour change communications for better nutrition practices. Findings from a randomised control trial research and impact evaluation will be used to advocate for strengthened nutrition governance through capacity building.

As this programme is still in the design phase and is subject to contracting, this appointment is subject to Save the Children being contracted by the donors, DFID (and EC).

The Suchana TL provides overall management, leadership, technical guidance and support for the program. The TL is accountable for both the quality of interventions and for the effective financial and operational management thereof. The Team Leader will also serve as the primary liaison and program representative with GoB representatives, donors, partner agencies and local institutions and communities.

The TL will ensure that planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation as well as donor reporting functions are executed efficiently and effectively to ensure that the project achieves its purposes and outputs. S/he will co-ordinate the process of learning, capturing and disseminating lessons from the project.

The TL will lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team in Save the Children International Bangladesh (SCIBD) Country Office including virtual and matrix management between Sylhet and Dhaka to deliver project objectives set out in the donor terms of reference, our technical and commercial proposals and the logical framework. S/he will report to the Food Security and Livelihoods Director and also liaise on a regular basis with the relevant SC UK Regional Portfolio Officer for Bangladesh. As SC UK have overall contractual responsibility to DFID, the TL will also have a dotted reporting line to the Head of Asia Regional Team in SC UK.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Working Experience: At least 10 years progressively advanced management experience in field-based food security programming.

Knowledge : Sound knowledge and experience of nutrition/health/food security programming and its challenges (complex emergencies arising from prolonged civil strife, post-emergency transition situations and situations where populations suffer from medium to long-term chronic food insecurity and recurrent economic or social vulnerability).

Skills :

• Prior experience of delivering large scale nutrition or other social sector donor funded programmes, preferably DFID and the EC;
• Experience in successfully establishing and managing collaborative relationships and partnerships with donors and government counterparts at a senior level;
• Masters’ in nutrition, health, Food Security & Livelihoods or related field;
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in programming in nutrition, health or related area an international development environment;
• Proven ability to manage consortia with a minimum of 4 years’ experience managing multi-agency programmes;
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a complex international setting;
• Sound understanding of different methodologies of Monitoring & Evaluation and operational research and experience in developing integrated Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning systems;
• Proven experience of managing large multi-million pound budgets and management of risk;
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, retain and manage a diverse team of professionals;
• Experience of effective team work and outstanding inter-personal communication skills;
• Commitment to the values, missions, aims and policies of Save the Children;
• Highly diplomatic and emotionally intelligent with strong oral and written communication skills;
• Strong knowledge of Bangladesh context and priorities in nutrition/Food Security & Livelihoods and health

Desirable:

Academic: Master degree in Social Science or relevant subject.

Attitudes :

• Works well with teams
• Conscious of child protection issues
• Non-discriminatory and gender sensitive
• Willingness to work in remote, rural locations

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: karora.27048.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com