Emergency response: Shelter Adviser

Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Wed, 1 Jul 2015

Job Details:

Organisation: Save the Children - International

Deadline Tue, 14 Jul 2015

Job type: Contract

Location: Nepal

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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.

In response to the current situation in Nepal, Save the Children is in the process of putting together a team provide emergency response support. As part of this we are looking for a Shelter Adviser to provide expertise and support to our upscale in the area.

The Shelter Adviser will be deployed as the lead technical adviser. On occasion he/she may also be asked to gap fill a senior technical Advisory role. The Shelter Adviser will be expected to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement. In most circumstances, the postholder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing country programme staff.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Design and Implementation:

  • Lead on Shelter technical assessments in coordination with other Save the Children 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 Deputy Team Leader – Programmes or Team Leader develop sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.
  • Working closely with the Deputy Team Leader – Programmes or Team Leader, support fundraising for your sector, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical Advisers.
  • Prepare and oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against logframes, individual performance management workplans).
  • Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal Save the Children requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
  • Working closely with the HR team, identify Shelter staffing needs (both national and international) for emergency programmes, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
  • Identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
  • Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation (M & E) 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 closely with the Accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.
  • To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

  • Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

  • Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed. This may involve taking the lead in coordination working groups.
  • Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
  • In collaboration with senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
  • In collaboration with Save the Children Shelter colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
  • To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.

General:

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

Deployments are expected to last for 6 months with the possible of extension where funding can be secured.

We are interested in hearing from you if you have experience of working in a similar role in an emergency or you can demonstrate experience of working in similarly complex countries or environments (please outline this in your cover letter).

We offer candidates a competitive salary package which includes both medical insurance, accommodation and other benefits for the duration of their contract.

To apply, please send a covering letter along with up-to-date CV, in English to the link provided. Please note: due to the critical nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they are received and successful candidates contacted on an on-going basis.

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


Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: sdevaux.62794.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com


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