Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Wed, 11 Mar 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
Ethiopia
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: 12 months (possibility of extension)
The role:
The Project Director will provide strategic and operational leadership and assume the overall responsibility for the implementation of a large-scale (approx £10m), consortium based girls’ education project in Afar region of Ethiopia funded through the Girls Education Challenge, DfID. The Project Director must bring a senior leadership profile with a proven track record in managing complex programming delivery in fragile and conflict affected countries, preferably though not essentially in the education sector and/or with DfID.
Qualifications and experience
- Prior experience at senior management level within fragile or conflict affected states, managing (preferably) DFID funded programmes in excess of £5m
- Prior experience of delivering results based programming, preferably in education in a socio-cultural and political context similar to Ethiopia
- Expertise preferred in education and gender issues relating to girls’ education specifically
- Demonstrated experience of developing and managing relationships and funding from donors such as DFID
- Management of multi partner or agency consortia
- Demonstrated experience of working with national and/or regional level government structures to strengthen the capacity of the state
- Strong communication, and interpersonal skills in English, with substantial experience in managing multicultural teams
- Experience of building, leading and developing a team of senior staff with different backgrounds and expertise
- Experience of building personal networks at a senior level, resulting in developing new opportunities for the organisation
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in
- Experience in managing programmes in complex security settings
- Masters degree or equivalent in education, gender or development studies or a related subject and 10 years of relevant working experience.
- Commitment to the Save the Children values
Desirable:
- Technical expertise in education and / or gender
- Working knowledge of Ethiopian context
- Working knowledge of programming for pastoralist communities
- Experience of emergency preparedness, planning and response
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: jkingara.24610.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Project Director, PAGES (Girls Education in Afar, Ethiopia)
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Wed, 25 Feb 2015Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Wed, 11 Mar 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: Ethiopia
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: 12 months (possibility of extension)
The role:
The Project Director will provide strategic and operational leadership and assume the overall responsibility for the implementation of a large-scale (approx £10m), consortium based girls’ education project in Afar region of Ethiopia funded through the Girls Education Challenge, DfID. The Project Director must bring a senior leadership profile with a proven track record in managing complex programming delivery in fragile and conflict affected countries, preferably though not essentially in the education sector and/or with DfID.
Qualifications and experience
Desirable:
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: jkingara.24610.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com