Thursday, September 19, 2013

Area Programme Manager - Save the Children, Kenya

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 1.6 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.


The role

The Area Programme Manager has overall responsibility for providing leadership which produces effective delivery and development of programmes in his/her area of operations. The APM is responsible for the efficient management of all Area Office resources (grants, awards, staff and assets) and leads the representation of Save the Children with county level authorities, INGOs and NGOS, and visitors. His/her management of programme implementation and operations will ensure that the Area Office is in accordance with Save the Children's policies and practises its Mission, Vision and Values.

Qualifications and experience
* Bachelors degree in development or other social sciences and extensive practical senior management experience preferably in development and humanitarian response programmes; * Experience of managing the programme cycle, including assessments, project design, proposal and report writing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; * Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets * Experience of managing large and diverse teams in resource-poor, insecure settings. * Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities; * Strong analytical, monitoring and evaluation, and report-writing abilities; * Technical skills in two or more Save the Children sectors - health, livelihoods, child protection, education, nutrition, child rights governance, HIV/AIDS or WASH ; * Strong, demonstrable, financial management skills, particularly in budgeting and reporting; * Experience in, and a commitment to, the implementation of robust Performance Management and staff capacity building and development; * Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills in English, * Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments; * Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; * Strong representational and communication skills; * Commitment to Save the Children's Child Safeguarding and other global policies, and to Save the Children's vision, mission and values. * Understanding of child rights programming.
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.

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