Save the Children Job in Nigeria for a Humanitarian PDQ Manager

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. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Humanitarian PDQ Manager Ref No: HPDQMNIGERIA Location: Abuja/Borno Contract length: 1 year Role Purpose

Save the Children in Nigeria has experienced a rapid scale up of its humanitarian response from 6 to 17 million USD over the past two years.
The response is focused on the northeast of Nigeria which is experience a massive humanitarian crisis due to the insurgency and counter-insurgency operations. The Save the Children humanitarian response in the northeast focuses on sectors like: FSL, nutrition, education, WASH and child protection.
Within this context, the Humanitarian Program Development and Quality Manager has a strategic role in leading on humanitarian planning, quality programming and managing and improving MEAL systems within the humanitarian context in northeast Nigeria.
The role holder has direct oversight and direction responsibilities of thematic technical advisors in addition to MEAL and has direct support role in producing the sector related updates in the the monthly humanitarian sitrep reports with the communication team. The position will be based in Abuja or Maiduguri with 50% travel.

Qualifications

Master degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent is desired.
Additional training degrees on humanitarian response programming, budgeting for US and EU based donors or equivalent

Experience and Skills Essential:

Recognized leadership role in relevant technical areas at both field and country level
Substantial experience in management experience in an NGO environment, including experience directing and implementing programs for children in a protracted emergency context, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, Child rights governance, youth development, food security and livelihoods
Strong advocacy and policy development/implementation experience and skills
Proven ability to lead proposal development teams for US government, ECHO and EU proposals
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 dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams, in emergencies
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
Proven ability and experience in report writing and quality review
Fluency in English (speaking and writing)
An understanding of the issues concerning the NGO sector, both development and humanitarian issues
Solid experience of developing and managing monitoring and learning systems
Good analytical skills. Effective negotiator, with the ability to positively influence cross departmental and cross sector working