Internal/ External Vacancy Announcement (Re – advertisement)

INTRODUCTION

Save the Children (SC) has an opening for the following positions. If you are interested to join our team, please review below each position’s specification and requirement to help you make a decision

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder is responsible for the design and development of high quality emergency proposals and programs; as well as supporting the programs implementation and monitoring along the whole program cycle; S/he is responsible for providing technical support to child protection in emergencies program managers/coordinators based in the field to ensure quality program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as reporting; The Advisor is also responsible for contributing to strong Monitoring and Evaluations systems (M&E) to measure the impact of the programmes, for the capture and documentation of program lessons, as well as capacity development to staff in the field to ensure the child protection in emergencies work is of high quality and achieves the programme objectives; The Advisor is also responsible for ensuring that lessons derived through implementation of projects are well articulated, documented and disseminated both internally and externally; and that engagement with policymakers and key stakeholders achieves advocacy objectives to realise greater change for children affected by emergencies; Support the development of the child protection in emergencies projects annual operational plans in coordination with the field team; and the regular internal programme planning and review meetings for the Child Protection theme, as well as related inputs to quarterly and annual reports; Build on technical knowledge, research and current/previous emergency programming to lead development of proposals for new programme initiatives in close coordination with the relevant staff. This includes all aspects of proposal development, such as concept notes, grant amendments, etc. In developing new proposals, close consultation with programme staff in the field, other technical advisors, the business development unit, the awards unit, and senior managers is essential. Identify and integrate innovative and high impact approaches in new proposals; Develop policy and advocacy briefs (or related material) for sharing to senior managers based on technical learning from projects, and the development of best practices; use such briefs for capacity building of program staff in the field as appropriate; Coordinate and review quality child protection in emergencies periodic reports, including reports to donors, working closely with the field and humanitarian team;

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• To be considered for the position, applicants should have Advanced degree in psychology, social work, Sociology and other related field with a minimum of 5 years related work experience in the area of Child Protection

• Strong experience in designing Child Protection in Emergencies strategies and proposals

• Direct experience on IDTR services, Case Management, Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms, Psychosocial Support and Child Friendly Spaces

• Strong analysis of Child Protection data and ability to summarise and communicate this to a range of audiences

• Demonstrable experience in M&E;

• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Separated and Unaccompanied Children, the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, etc.

• Experience in working with government counterparts and other partners at various levels- federal to district: this includes technical support, strong capacity-building and coordination

• Excellent understanding of Child Protection issues both in the development and emergency settings in Ethiopia

• Practical understanding of the challenges and opportunities in addressing child protection concerns/issues in Ethiopia

• Proven advocacy and representation skills

• Good presentation, training and facilitation skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff; Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload

• Willingness to travel to difficult field locations for short-term work assignments, often with little advance notice

• Good spoken and written English, fluency in Amharic; Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases); Commitment to Save the Children child protection policies. 

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants who met the MINIMUM requirements should send the following through ethiojobs.net before August 18, 2014

• 1. A CV (not more than 3 pages)

  2. A cover letter (not more than one page)

  3. A one page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer the vacancy announcement while doing this

Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STATE THE CODE OF THE VACANCY ON THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL. For hard copy applicants you can forward your application through Save the Children; P.O. Box 387; Addis Ababa; Ethiopia ensuring that the job title is clearly stated in the cover letter. All applications should be received within 10 days of this advertisement.

We need to keep children safe and as such, our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will, therefore, be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

In the selection of its staff, Save the Children is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities.

Note: All travel costs should be covered by the applicant if invited for written exam or interview.