Director of Programme
Development and Quality
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
15,000 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.
Role Purpose:
This is a challenging senior
leadership role in a changing operational context as the Tanzania country
programme grows its overall portfolio, expands its geographic footprint, and
seeks to strengthen operational reliability, effectiveness and influence of its
work. The position requires forging stronger partnerships with government and
civil society actors, as well as strong donor engagement and lateral
relationship building with other NGOs and UN bodies. The successful candidate is
a principled, dedicated, experienced and highly motivated individual who will
work with the senior management team to drive forward our country programme and
our ambitions. The role will contribute to the on-going capacity building of
organisational systems and processes, but also needs to lead the thematic
ambition and integrate strategic priorities and best practices of Save the
Children's global themes.
The role holder will be responsible
for building a team of thematic experts and leading the development of high
quality, participatory programmes for children. She/he will monitor the quality
of interventions by enhancing the emerging monitoring, evaluation,
accountability and learning system. The post holder will also be responsible
for the documentation of results and networking for purposes of learning and
information exchange. The Programme Development and Quality department oversees
technical support to programmes, accountability and learning, plays a leading
role in donor engagement and fundraising and works closely with thematic
technical advisors at regional and global levels. The aim is to design
innovative programmes for all children that reach scale, through partnerships
and advocacy in both humanitarian and development contexts in Tanzania. The
position also requires overall coordination and demonstration of results for
the global campaign to reach "Every Last Child."
Contract Duration: 24 months,
renewable
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Qualifications and
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years' senior management experience in a donor,
research or an NGO environment, including experience directing and
implementing programs for children in both development and emergency
contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save
the Children priority thematic sectors: education, child protection, child
rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies
- Recognized leadership role in relevant technical areas at both
field and country level
- Clear track record of successful donor engagement translated into
high rate of success in securing donor awards / submitting credible and
compelling proposals/bids with, working familiarity of standards and
requirements of USAID, DFID, EC, UN specialised agencies and other
potential sponsors including private sector donors, with values between
$100k - $15-20 million.
- Masters degree or higher in a Social Sciences field, or in a
complementary area of social development
- A general appreciation of the issues concerning the NGO sector,
both development and humanitarian issues
- Solid experience of designing, developing and managing monitoring
and learning systems
- Good analytical skills. Effective negotiator, with the ability to
positively influence cross departmental and cross sector working
- Credibility to lobby, influence and represent Save the Children at
all levels
- Resource management, training, capacity building, coaching, and
mentoring skills
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours when necessary, and
work with incoming teams in emergencies
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values
and principles including rights-based approaches as well as experience in
promoting the principles and practice of child participation and
accountability
- External communications and influencing skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English (essential).
- Familiarity with the Tanzania context (desirable)
Please apply in English saving your
CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations
for this role. This role closes on 30th September 2016
To see a full a job description,
please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
We need to keep children safe so our
selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from
abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including
background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal
opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children
International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the
recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
Job Description:
Find out more about this role by downloading the job description
here
Location: Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania
Contract - Full-Time
Closing date: Tuesday 27
September 2016
All jobs close at midnight UK time on
the date specified
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