Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Tue, 23 Sep 2014
Job type: Contract
Location:
South Sudan
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: 3 months
The role
The Roving Project Coordinator will provide support to the individual project teams within the Health Pool Fund (HPF) portfolio providing an overview and ensuring that strategic, operational and compliance aspects of the grant are met effectively and efficiently.
The role will also become a liaison point with the donor ensuring that there is a positive relationship and that Save the Children is meeting its reporting and compliance commitments in a timely and effective manner. In addition, this role will play a part in ensuring that learning and best practice is effectively shared across the HPF portfolio.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Prior experience at management level within fragile or conflict affected states, managing large institutional donor funded programmes in excess of £1m.
- Prior experience of delivering health programming.
- Demonstrated experience of developing and managing relationships with program teams across the award management cycle and at various levels of seniority.
- 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, with substantial experience in managing multicultural teams.
- Experience of building, leading and developing a team of staff with different backgrounds and expertise
- Experience of building personal networks at all levels
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, action planning and ensuring buy-in/ ownership of decision making.
- Commitment to the Save the Children values
- Experience of working in an emergency setting
- Experience working in South Sudan
Desirable:
- Technical expertise in health systems strengthening
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: jfawcett.88733.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Roving Project Coordinator
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Fri, 12 Sep 2014Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Tue, 23 Sep 2014
Job type: Contract
Location: South Sudan
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: 3 months
The role
The Roving Project Coordinator will provide support to the individual project teams within the Health Pool Fund (HPF) portfolio providing an overview and ensuring that strategic, operational and compliance aspects of the grant are met effectively and efficiently.
The role will also become a liaison point with the donor ensuring that there is a positive relationship and that Save the Children is meeting its reporting and compliance commitments in a timely and effective manner. In addition, this role will play a part in ensuring that learning and best practice is effectively shared across the HPF portfolio.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
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: jfawcett.88733.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com