Fresh Recruitment at Save the Children

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Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Each year, we and our partners reach millions of children in communities around the world. Join our dedicated and diverse staff in their work to improve the well-being of children everywhere. We are recruiting to fill the positions below:     Job Title: Senior Gender Equality Advisor Location: Nigeria Role Purpose

• The Senior Gender Equality Advisor is responsible for supporting the integration of a strong gender equality perspective on the “Reaching and Empowering Adolescents to make Informed Choices for their Health” (REACH) project.
• This may include ensuring gender mainstreaming throughout the project’s results based management frameworks, strengthening and supporting gender equality strategies and facilitating gender equality capacity strengthening for field teams via training and tool development.
• The post holder also provides technical support to the REACH project on gender equality, both remotely and via travel to work with field teams. Additionally, as part of this role, the Senior Gender Equality Advisor will work closely with Save the Children Canada and all members of the project team.
• In addition, as the focal person for gender for the country office will support the Deputy Director Programme Quality and Development in promoting gender mainstreaming.

Key Areas of Accountability As a member of the REACH Project team, the Senior Gender Equality Advisor will:

• Demonstrate behaviours that are consistent with Save the Children’s Mission, Vision and Values and ensure their broader application by staff across the programme.
• Contribute to a conducive and productive work environment in a way that promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide high quality technical assistance to REACH program delivery teams, building a solid evidence base to support the development implementation and evaluation of gender-transformative approaches
• Supports REACH program staff and partners, as well as the Country Office team, to strategically integrate gender equality through training and knowledge sharing activities.
• Supports integration and collection of appropriate gender equality indicators and collaborates to monitor and evaluate to ensure that gender equality outcomes and results are achieved and documented, including for a baseline gender analysis.
• In collaboration with project staff, develop and pilot social and behavior change communication approaches, materials and tools.
• Support REACH program teams to review project deliverables and donor reports from a technical quality control perspective
• Creates high quality narrative reports and documents that are complete and timely.
• Supports the development and roll out of gender sensitive program/project management tools and results-based frameworks.
• Supports the development and implementation of the Save the Children International Gender Equality Principles and the roll out of Save the Children’s Gender Equality Program Guidance and Toolkit.
• When requested, represents the country office at relevant conferences and workshops.
• Build gender equality networks; Liaises with other donors, program staff of other agencies and members of Save the Children International as appropriate

Qualifications and Experience Essential:

• A post graduate University degree in Social Sciences with academic training in women’s studies, gender and development or a relevant field.
• 5-7 years’ work experience with an international development organization, with focus on women and girls/gender equality programming.
• Proven experience working on normative change for gender equality and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sensitive contexts
• Proven experience in designing, implementing and evaluating gender-transformative social and behavior change communication interventions
• Experience in implementing gender-transformative approaches to health
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting with minimal supervision
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Specific knowledge of international development and gender equality issues; experience engaging children and other community members on gender equality issues desirable.

Desirable:

• Strong organizational skills to work effectively to support multi-tasking.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and inspire others.
• Adaptability and flexibility to adjust to changing schedules and priorities.
• Effective critical information gathering to create accurate reports.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, in English.
• Excellent analytical skills, and demonstrated experience with gender analysis.
• Fluency in any one of Hausa or knowledge of related languages an added asset.
• Good familiarity, networking and working relationships with relevant organizations.
• Ability to travel within the country.
• Programming experience in the North of Nigeria.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to Apply for this Position Application Deadline   8th December, 2017.     Job Title: Education in Emergencies Sector Coordinator Location: Borno Role Purpose An estimated 19,000 teachers have been displaced since 2009 and 645 killed and approximately 1,200 schools damaged or destroyed. Schools have been used for military purposes and teachers have been harassed as a result of the conflict that started in 2009. Save the Children is piloting Schools as Zones of Peace and at the same time engaging the government through the EiEWG to commit to the Safe Schools Declaration and make schools safe for both children and teachers and to ensure continuity of learning even in places affected by conflict. Save the Children (SCI) and UNICEF share global responsibility for the coordination of Education in Emergencies as part of the UN humanitarian reform and the Cluster system. The Education in Emergencies Sector Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and supporting on-going Education in Emergencies Sector partners and activities in North East Nigeria and for strengthening sector coordination nationally in Nigeria, according to the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Cluster/Sector approach. Scope of the Role

• Reports to: SCI Deputy Team Leader in Maiduguri (Administrative matters);
• UNICEF North East Education Specialist and SCI Nigeria Head of Education Advisor (Technical Matters)
• The Coordinator will be provided office space in both SCI and UNICEF and will share his/her time evenly between the two offices.

Dimensions:

• Number of direct reports: UNICEF Education in Emergency (EiE) Specialist in as supporting co-lead and UNICEF Emergency Specialist
• UNICEF Education Specialist in Borno as State-level EiE Sector working group lead and SCI Education Manager inBorno as State-level working group co-lead;
• OCHA and other Cluster/Sector coordinators in Nigeria as part of the Inter-Cluster Coordination mechanisms(esp. Child Protection sub-Sector and WASH Cluster);
• Education in Emergency Working Group (EiEWG) – co-led by UNICEF and SCI - as overarching education coordination forum in, and channel for EiE and response coordination.
• ETWG Sub-Working Groups established for EiE and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education
• All Sector members implementing education in emergency-affected areas of North East Nigerian States.
• Key Government contacts (MoE and other departments) at the national and State levels where appropriate and feasible

Key Areas of Accountability

• The overall aim of the SZOP is to ensure that Schools are safe from any form attach and use for military purpose to ensure continuity of the teaching and learning process for the children affected by the conflict. On the other hand, the EiE Sector in Nigeria is to ensure a timely, coherent and effective education response by mobilising and coordinating stakeholders to respond in a strategic manner to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nigeria which has resulted in the current displacement of 1.8 million people, 20,000 death and 4,000 abduction in North East States and to develop Sector preparedness capacity to effectively respond to man-made or natural hazards resulting in new disasters
• In order to achieve this aim, the Education in Emergencies Sector Coordinator will be accountable for collaborating with key stakeholders on the implementation of the following core EiE Sector functions at State level:

To support roll out & implementation of SZOP in North East Nigeria:

• Support schools to conduct a child centred hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment and develop Disaster Risk Reduction and Management plans.
• Taking lead in supporting the target schools to rollout SZOP activities as agreed in the School DDR plans.
• As SZoP Coordinator together with the EiEWG members advocate for the signing of the Safe Schools Declaration by the government.
• As SZoP coordinator, review target school Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plan and provide support in the improvement of the strategy.
• Based on the school based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management plans, monitor progress of plan implementation and support schools to keep on track or revise strategies.
• Through the EiEWG advocate for ratification of Safe School Declaration by the government.

Cluster Coordination:

• Assume overall responsibility for co-ordination of the Education Cluster.
• Work closely with other key members of the Education Cluster, including school officials, National, Provincial or Local Governments, OCHA, UNICEF and all other cluster members.
• Secure commitments from humanitarian actors responding to or supporting the emergency response.
• Support both multi-sector and education specific needs assessments and utilise existing secondary to inform sector response planning.
• Lead development of the Education Cluster work plan, and co-ordinate the harmonisation of response activities, ensuring that activities prevent overlap and duplication.
• Ensure that inter-agency response strategy for Education reflects key findings from needs assessments, identifying gaps, and formulating a sector-wide interagency response plan, taking into account the cross-cutting areas from other sectors or clusters
• Ensure that information is shared amongst cluster members, and that information from other sectors and clusters is made available to cluster members in order to improve planning, integration and implementation.
• Ensure clear and effective communication occurs between the field and the national cluster.
• Contribute to regular OCHA Sitreps, and take an active part in OCHA co-ordination meetings.
• Ensure education is explicitly included and prioritized in all multi-sector assessments and reports, including OCHA Sitreps.
• Ensure cluster members are aware of relevant Minimum Standards, policies and guidelines with apply to all agencies.
• Track and monitor cluster members fundraising for Education specific interventions, and ensure that members are aware of funding opportunities.
• Consult and identify how the education cluster should facilitate the move towards early recovery and plan an exit strategy for the cluster.

Capacity Building:

• Where appropriate, ensure that capacity building of country programme staff occurs in order to ensure on-going sustainability and quality of the response
• Identify learning and training opportunities for Education cluster members and work in increase capacity in preparedness and response within the cluster.

Behaviours (Values in Practice) Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, and preferably post-graduate university degree, in subject related to role. (Substantial experience can be considered in lieu of academic qualifications.)
• Solid experience of Education Cluster/Sector coordination at the national level in similar context (chronic emergencies).
• Demonstrated skills, experience, and knowledge of Education in Emergencies, particularly in a protracted displacement context
• Experience in establishing and managing education in emergencies programmes with participatory approach to government authorities and community leaders
• Experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and managing grants.
• Ability to analyse information, develop information management tools and consolidate the existing ones with the support of GEC, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Ability to, and experience of, identifying and addressing capacity gaps including delivering training in thematic area.
• Solid proposal development and review skills.
• An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues related to the thematic programme, including cross-cutting issues (conflict sensitivity, gender, disability particularly important)
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and the ability to lead and motivate others.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Commitment to and understanding humanitarian principles, the convention on child rights and the Cluster approach and relevant standards (Sphere and INEE)
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as may be required.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to Apply for this Position Application Deadline  4th December, 2017.       Job Title: Procurement Officer Location: Borno Role Purpose

• The Procurement Officer is responsible for managing Procurement processes to ensure effective, transparent and accountable support to the Save the Children programs in Borno State.
• Under the supervision of the Logistics Coordinator to ensure adequate consideration for coordination of supplies deliveries and planning of program implementation.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to program/support teams on procurement of goods and services and on best procurement practices.
• Anticipate procurement bottlenecks and resolve them ahead of issues.

Key Areas of Accountability Procurement and Supply:

• Implement procurement as per approved Save the Children International guidelines, procedures and forms.
• Check the availability and prices of requested items in the local market; liaise with Country office if procurement must be conducted there.
• Maintain and regularly update the price list.
• Maintain and regularly update current supplier database.
• Maintain, keep up-to-date and share a weekly procurement tracker, showing the current status of the requested items and the date which they are expected to be supplied to the projects
• Organize collections of required numbers of quotes for all relevant procurement's
• Advises the Budget holder on contract allocation if relevant. Call for procurement committee meetings, take notes and documents the decision making process.
• Drafts POs according to Procurement committees proceedings for Review of relevant manager and submits for Budget holder approval
• Collate all payment file and submit to LM for check before submission to Budget holder and finance payment
• Prepare monthly summary reports on the procurement, identifying problems in operations and solutions proposed.
• Oversee all arrangements for meetings and conferences as required, ensuring these are delivered to a high quality and cost effectively
• Line manage all procurement assistants under supervision of the position by managing performance on an on-going basis
• Manage suppliers relationship up to delivery of goods / completion of service
• Follows up with Finance office on outstanding payments files. In liaison with the Senior Logistics Manager, Trouble-shoot file incompleteness and/or inconsistencies.
• Maintains and keep up-to-date a hard documentation filling system for procurement files allowing easy reference for audit purpose.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, code of conduct, fraud, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies
• Work in close collaboration with the finance and administration departments to ensure effective operations and strong team spirit
• Carry out any other tasks required by the line manager in line with job description and capacity development plan.

Reports:

• Maintain all Procurement files in an organized, accurate and up to date manner
• Produce weekly procurement tracker and send to programs and management teams at field level.
• Generate any other procurement related reports upon request (item category/ donor / time / budget… - based)

Requirements, Skills & Experience Administrative & General Skills:

• Level of Education - Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Accounting or related field
• Professional international certification in procurement or logistics (e.g. CIPS, CILT) an added advantage
• Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level - Excellent
• Language Requirements - English & Hausa - Excellent
• Level of IT literacy Required - (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Email system, Internet browsing) - Excellent

Experience Expectations:

• Desired number of years prior experience in a similar role - 3 years
• Experience in procurement and logistics with INGO: Minimum 2 years
• Experience in a relatively insecure field based environment
• Experience working with Save the children

Working Conditions Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply for this Position Application Deadline  4th December, 2017.      

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