Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Wed, 11 Feb 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
Senegal
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length:2 years
The role
As a key member of the programme implementation and quality team, the post holder takes shared responsibility for the transformation of the West & Central Africa region to a new operating model whilst delivering Save the Children’s strategy within the region. You specifically supports and enables countries in the West & Central Africa Region through:
- General training and capacity building and support of SCI Country Office (CO) staff for project and country level monitoring including selection and reporting of indicators, Total Reach, Advocacy Measurement Tool, qualitative information for a particular theme. Staff to support will include CO M&E staff, CO Programme Managers, CO Senior Management
- Support to each SCI Country Office to help them:
- Meet or exceed the “Management Operating Standards “ for Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Apply the IP Standard Operating Procedures
- Understand and implement SCI’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) priorities and initiatives
- Demonstrate Outcomes and Impact for Children
Qualifications and experience
- Substantial training and capacity building experience preferably in large transition environments.
- Successful track record of implementing simple, effective monitoring systems, including experience in data collection and management.
- Substantial Monitoring and Evaluation experience, with experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure and in both development and emergency contexts.
- Culturally sensitive, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
- Experience of supporting and developing programmatic staff with different backgrounds and expertise.
- Experience of building personal networks at field and senior levels.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
- Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies.
- Willingness to travel in developing countries (varying, but expected to be 50-80% of time).
- A degree in a relevant field either in relation to monitoring and evaluation (e.g. in knowledge management, evaluation, etc) or in one or more of Save the children’s thematic areas (e.g. education, public health, nutrition, child protection, HIV/AIDS, child rights and emergency response) is considered a plus.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
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: asobossi.85459.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Manager (WCA)
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Wed, 28 Jan 2015Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Wed, 11 Feb 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: Senegal
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length:2 years
The role
As a key member of the programme implementation and quality team, the post holder takes shared responsibility for the transformation of the West & Central Africa region to a new operating model whilst delivering Save the Children’s strategy within the region. You specifically supports and enables countries in the West & Central Africa Region through:
Qualifications and experience
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
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: asobossi.85459.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com