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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