RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Support

• Lead on technical FSL assessments (including market assessment) in coordination with other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.
• Working with the Senior FSL/Resilience Specialist and EFSL Advisors and the humanitarian team to develop sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response and recovery strategy.
• Working closely with the Senior FSL/Resilience Specialist and EFSL Advisors and the humanitarian team, support fundraising for FSL, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical Advisers.
• Provide technical support and where needed oversee programme implementation to ensure appropriate and timely delivery of emergency related Food security and livelihoods programme activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, performance management and work plans).
• Provide technical support in the design and implementation of cash Transfer Programming
• Provide technical support in developing SoPs for cash transfer and lead cash feasibility assessments
• Prepare or review timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Work with finance and other teams to ensure appropriate modality of aid transfer and an accountable cash transfer mechanism is in place.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
• Working closely with the MEAL team to put in place accountability mechanism for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct, LEGS, etc.

Child Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP)Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership for child-sensitive social protection for the Country Office, and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider country strategy
• Build capacity of national staff and partners in key technical approaches related to child sensitive social protection
• Engage in Child Sensitive Social Protection forums and support the management for national level advocacy works

Capacity Building:

• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.

Representation & Advocacy & Organizational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed. This may involve taking the lead in coordination working groups.
• Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
• Represent save the Children in Ethiopian Cash Working groups and CCD (collaborative Cash Delivery) and DRM agricultural Task Force
• Proactively participate and coordinate with relevant departments within Save the Children. Such as Opeartions, Humanitarian, Supply Chain , Finance etc..
• Regularly attend and contribute in SC HOT meetings etc..
• In collaboration with senior program staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
• In collaboration with FSL SC colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
• To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Able to assess and analyze key issues in the humanitarian situation and formulate actions around them
• Actively engages in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation such as DRM ATF, DRM TWG , IPC etc..
• Leads on the development of an organizational response based on an understanding of the contexts

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensures beneficiary and partner feedback is incorporated into programme design, planning and learning
• Demonstrates flexibility to adapt plans and make decisions in rapidly changing environments
• Actively manages risk and takes action to reduce risk
• Makes changes to improve performance as a result of information received
• Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects

Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

• Develops strategies for teams to work across traditional boundaries, working in diverse environments
• Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance
• Fosters collaborative, transparent and accountable relationships through partners
• Uses negotiation and conflict resolution skills to support positive outcomes

Operating safely and securely:

• Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms
• Undertakes effective risk assessments and develops contingency plans
• Takes appropriate, coordinated and consistent action to handle situations of personal risk and risk for others
• Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation

Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

• Remains focused on the objectives and goals in a rapidly changing environment
• Able to identify, and act on, low levels of resilience in others

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

• Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
• Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
• Actively contributes to a team environment where team members feel able to contribute, champion or challenge decisions
• Takes responsibility for own development, and actively takes steps to better understand and address own strengths and weaknesses.
• Openly talks about doing things differently, pushing the boundaries and ways of working
• Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities of team members for the purpose of their development
• Works to ensure that the workplace is inclusive and the talents of individuals are harnessed to achieve individuals and organizational success

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• At least 10 years of relevant progressive experience; Significant management experience working in emergency response or fragile contexts, including direct experience in implementing child sensitive social protection, cash transfer programs, market analysis and economic recovery.
• Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential
• Education at least to BSc/BA level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
• Previous experience of project/technical management
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken English
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC  mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable

• Knowledge and / or experience in using HEA, COD, EMMA and participation in IPC
• Knowledge in cash transfer programming
• Familiarity with nutrition surveys;
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in emergency context
• Specific experience of designing USAID, ECHO and other donor projects;
• Specific experience of working in consortia projects