KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program/Project Management

·       Provides leadership to school feeding staff and ensure compliance with school feeding standard operating procedures, organisational guidelines and policies.

·       Providing capacity building, performance management, and direction on tasks

·       Ensures compliance, including financial tracking and administration and reporting.

·       Coordinates relationships with key stakeholders for the smooth and efficient implementation of project activities and to create a culture of learning and cooperation among partners and project staff.

·       Ensures community participation and local authorities in project processes, including safeguarding of beneficiaries at all stages of the implementation of the project.

·       Conducts monitoring and supervision visits to the schools to ascertain programme quality and compliance with set standards.  

·       Produces and share periodic, monthly, end of term and annual reports to inform programme direction.

·       Advises the Project manager of issues arising which affect the proper operation of the programme.

·       Resolves issues based on advice provided.

·       Liaises with schools, local government, local community leaders and other organisations to ensure the efficient implementation of the programme.

·       Provides feedback on the lessons learned from the implementation of field activities and make recommendations for improvements as required.

·       Assists in the processing of advance requests and follow on the retirement of such advances.

·       Develops activity expenditure plan and communicate the same to the Project Director.

·       Participate in the development of annual programme budget.

·       Manages the performance of School Feeding staff.

·       Organizes logistics components to ensure programme supplies are in adequate measures in schools at all times.

·       Ensures that organization assets and equipment are taken care of and that staff are practising due diligence.

Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance

·       In coordination with MEAL coordinators, support the field office to design results-based monitoring and evaluation process for the programme.

·       Supports that the MEAL plan is implemented.

·       Leads the planning and regular review of project implementation.

·       Manages knowledge and experiences from the learning process and replicate good practices.

·       Ensures the proper utilization and use of monitoring and evaluation systems are put in place.

Partner management and Capacity Building and Representation

·       Ensures that partnerships are maintained and functioning properly as per signed contract agreement.

·       Maintains regular communication and interaction with partners to facilitate and promote learning and information sharing.

·       Provide technical support to partners in the course of project implementation.

Documentation and Learning

·       Oversees the proper documentation of experiences and lessons (including pictures and video documentation) learned in the course of programme implementation.

·       Support the MEAL unit to organize and properly maintain database and information related to the programme.

·       Facilitates and participate in studies and reviews related to the programme.

·       Facilitates and ensure dissemination of information and study/reviews. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES

• At least a first Degree in Development studies, BSc in Nursing, Public Health, Nutrition, Education, Community Development.
• Experience in school feeding program at least three years and above preferably in NGO environment
• Experience in project management (at least 3 years), including project cycle management, proposal writing, budget management and donor reporting
• Good team leadership and conflict resolution skills, consensus team building, and adaptability
• Experience of delivering programs in tight deadlines
• Ability and willingness to work in remote and isolated location with ever-changing security Scenarios
• Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio), web conferencing applications, and information and budget management systems.
• Experience of coordinating activities across locations and with roving position
• Knowledge of child safeguarding and protection
• Experience, preferably in SF/CP programs, with vulnerable children and youth
• Fluency in relevant local language/Afan Oromo and English both in written and spoken forms