Application Deadline: May 31, 2022

Summery

Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard. Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives. Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.

Project Summary

The proposed project will be led by Save the Children as part of a consortium with World Vision, Norwegian Refugee Council, Action Against Hunger, ACTED/REACH, CONCERN and HELVETAS. The overall objective of the project is to contribute towards saving lives, reducing suffering and increasing human dignity for people affected by displacement in Ethiopia. The consortium approach was pursued to facilitate a coordinated joint response, minimize beneficiary overlaps, standardize assistance packages and reach the affected populations at scale in targeted hot spot locations and future humanitarian crises. The consortium members are currently and have been working with one another for many years in different settings. With their history of collaboration, their combined strength and experience ensure strong capacity to deliver large-scale humanitarian response across the three regions in the North. The long-established presence of the members throughout the country with 100+ offices certifies expertise and understanding of the local context, strong relationships with local government bodies and high community acceptability.

SCOPE

The National consortium Lead will support emergency consortium project led by Save the Children. The National consortium lead will serve as consortium focal point at Addis level with all consortium head offices and clusters and cluster coordinators to ensure Save the Children led ECHO Northern Response Consortium is fully aware of planning, coordination and implementation of ECHO funded project in the North. The National Consortium lead will coordinate with other similar mechanisms to avoid overlaps and duplication of efforts. Where appropriate make sure all consortium activities and approaches are harmonized during the implementation of consortia project. The National consortium lead will closely work with regional project team to ensure timely implementation of project activities according to the time frame provided.

SCOPE

The National consortium Lead will support emergency consortium project led by Save the Children. The National consortium lead will serve as consortium focal point at Addis level with all consortium head offices and clusters and cluster coordinators to ensure Save the Children led ECHO Northern Response Consortium is fully aware of planning, coordination and implementation of ECHO funded project in the North. The National Consortium lead will coordinate with other similar mechanisms to avoid overlaps and duplication of efforts. Where appropriate make sure all consortium activities and approaches are harmonized during the implementation of consortia project. The National consortium lead will closely work with regional project team to ensure timely implementation of project activities according to the time frame provided.

Report to: Deputy Director of Program Implementation

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

•  Key relationship holder with the donor, clusters and consortium members
• Provide leadership and strategic direction in the design and delivery of ECHO North Consortium.
•  Oversee the strategic, programmatic and technical elements of the sectors and ensure projects are well designed, delivered on time and on budget, are appropriately monitored and evaluated and delivered as expected.
• Ensure that ECHO Consortium is delivering to communities in an integrated and unified way, which involves leading regular and appropriate forums for information exchange across and between programme sectors in Consortium management.
• Provide technical leadership for the implementation of ECHO North consortium programs in Health, Nutrition, Protection, ESNFI and WASH is consistent with the country strategic plan and in line with the government and clusters strategy and guidelines.
•  Ensure integration and coordination among the various Consortium members agencies contributing to the overall goal of the Consortium through strengthening inter-sectoral collaboration.
• Ensure high quality reporting (both internal and external) with accurate, reliable information and that reports are prepared and submitted in a timely manner according to the reporting timelines.
• Strengthen the multisector team’s technical capacity of the team for effective project management through identification of training needs and putting in place capacity building and mentoring strategies.
•  Ensure that all expenditure of the project is in line with activity and financial forecast and that all expenditure complies to Donor
• Ensure gender is mainstreamed in each step of the implementation (starting from planning, beneficiary selection, disaggregated data during reporting and in the continuous implementation)
• He/she is ultimate budget holder of the ECHO project at National level
• Ensure project compliance with donors’ regulations, and local government
•  With support from the Country finance team, review monthly Award, assess spending rates and budget forecasts
• Ensure a timely pace of implementation in a challenging environment, with spending in line with budget forecasts.
• Organize regular Consortium member’s meetings for dissemination of information on the project and discussion of how to strengthen elements of the project through collaboration
• Lead and coordinate in preparation of routine reports on all activities to donors and local government
•  Proper team management.  Upholds the image and values of SC at all times, Performs other related tasks as required and tasks assigned by the organization. BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:
•  Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•   Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
•  future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Qualifications and certifications:

•  Master degree in development or other Project Management, social sciences or related fields. Experience:
• Recommended 10 years of relevant progressive experience, out of which 5 years in managerial positions. experience in a humanitarian environment including significant field operations experience running both emergency & development programs is required Skills/Ability required:
• Significant management experience working in emergency response or fragile state contexts, including direct experience in implementing cash transfer programmes, market analysis and economic recovery.
•  Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential · Previous experience of managing large team
•  Previous experience of project 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

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Generic Competencies
• ·      Child Rights: Promotes an enabling environment for participation, and accountability to children
• ·     Be the Innovator: Promotes innovation to find new and better approaches to driving progress for children
• Deliver Results at Scale: Promotes a clear focus on impact in a project and programme design, management, and oversight
• Generic Competencies
• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children and adolescent
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers,
• Additional job responsibilities
• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience
• Equal Opportunities
• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.
• Child Safeguarding:
• 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.
• Safeguarding our Staff:
• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
• Health and Safety
• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

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 a 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 

How to Apply

Application Information:

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 http://www.savethechildren.net/careers

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 in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Interested applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should apply using THIS LINK