Save the Children

Position: LB Project Manager

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Hawassa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 50 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Jul, 18/2021 (6 days left)

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Promotes access and improves the quality of education to fulfill all children’s right to education based on SCI vision, mission, and values; Jointly plan monitors and evaluate projects/programs with partners in the areas of LB. Provides professional and technical support for partners in the implementation of LB project activities and SCI Ethiopia’s five-year country strategy plan to achieve the set objectives. Injects innovative ideas on Education-related activities including planning, reporting, and documentation. Follows up the proper budget utilization especially in the full award cycle implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and closeout of the projects. He/she takes the leading role in identifying gaps to enhance all project activities so that they manage and sustain their programs; ensures networking with strategic partners; organize, liaises and establishes working partnership with government organizations and works closely with other education Program managers.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Education Program Manager

Dimensions: Save the Children works in 9 regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 2000 staff and a current expenditure of approximately $90+ million each year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: project coordinator technical

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

General Responsibilities

Thoroughly familiarizes himself/herself with the vision, mission, values, principles, and programs of SC and apply them in his/her day to day work

Ensures that LB project which is supported by SCI are planned, implemented and reported in line with the principles, procedures, guidelines and time frameset.

Maintains and develops SC’s working relationship with children, community, partner organizations- Regional, Zonal, and Woreda Education officials.

Initiates horizontal learning and transfer of knowledge to enhance competence and to inject new and creative ideas into the Education program specifically to the LB approach.

Establish contacts and strengthens relationships with implementing and strategic partners to the best position in SCI.

Provides advice, guidance, and facilitates training in collaboration with LB project coordinators about activity achievement, fundraising, organizational and human development issues.

Develop strategies that would increase the organizational and institutional capacity of coordinators and partners to address more children and bring about significant changes in the lives of children.

Ensures that SCI has documented best practices to share experiences, raise more funds, and influence policies, laws, and practices for the best interest of children.

Initiates and strengthens networks with partners, other relevant organizations to maximize impact on children.

Maximize the impact of the project as well as achieve higher quality. Knowledge sharing will be done through the annual learning sessions/review meetings.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• As a Program Manager at Save the Children Hawassa field office, he/she is responsible to:
• Strengthening the integration of the LB Approach into the curriculum and improve the reading skills of children in primary schools (grades 1-4) in SNNPR and Sidama regions through building teachers’ capacity on the LB approach based on SCI’s vision, mission, and values.
• Prepare annual program/project budget together with coordinators and officers
• Makes sure that annual plans, budgets, and reports of partner& donor-managed projects are compiled and submitted on time.
• Ensures links and integration of SC programs for efficient and effective program intervention
• Ensuring that the target communities in the intervention schools have access to information about resources allocated to their schools and the planned activities.
• Work with a three-level intervention (National, Regional and Project level) advocacy and campaigns strategy proposed,
• Implements, monitors and evaluate the LB project in Sidama and SNNPR regional states.
• Conduct monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
• Participates in annual Regional state education Bureau Joint Review Meetings;
• Exchanges information and communication within and outside the organization;
• Ensures the application and promotion of child participation in the project activities;
• Documents best practices of project activities and shares with strategic partners and government;
• Organizes and facilitates training workshops for partners like WEO experts, PTSA, cluster supervisors, school principals, teachers and builds their capacity;
• Provides technical and professional supports to partners and ensures that their capacities are built to implement projects in education.
• Compiles and writes periodic both financial and activities reports of the program.
• Advocacy for quality LB approach and scale up by strengthen partnership with the SNNPR regional education bureau and focus on project’s sustainability strategy for ensuring continue primary school children.
• Ensures implementation of remaining activities of LB project’s evaluation, reporting, member/donor relation, and also smooth closeout.
• Performs other related tasks as required by immediate supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE  

• Master’s degree in Educational Leadership or related education field.
• Experiences as an expert on primary education level is a plus;
• 8 years of relevant experience preferable in INGO context working on ECCE and Basic education; with at least 4 years in managerial roles.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, the definition of a clear way forward, and ensuring buy-in
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
• Fluency in Amharic and English languages required
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. 

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. 

All employees are expected to carry out their duties following our global anti-harassment policy.

How to apply

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at the website