Key Areas of Accountabilities

Program/Project Management

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

Skills and Behaviours

(our 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 others to do the same

· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration

· Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters

· Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength

· Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity

· Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

· willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity

· Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

· B.Sc. Degree/Diploma in, Environmental health, Water Engineering, Water Supply and sanitation Hydro-geology/hydrology water management engineering, Environmental Engineering and other related field.

· 2/4 years respectively of experience in implementation of large-scale construction projects, preferably WASH projects in humanitarian, NGO or Government organizations of relevant experience.

Desirable

· Fluency in English language both spoken and written.

· Community mobilization and development, familiar with participatory approach

· Technical background and knowledge in environmental health and demonstrated work experience in designing & implementing sanitation and hygiene promotion programs and events

· Knowledge, training and experience in Community Lead Total Sanitation (CLTS) and community mobilization, /BCC/IEC materials preparation

· Knowledge, training and experience in WASH and community mobilization/SBCC program implementation

· Knowledge on and experience working through HDA structure and with communities

· Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.

· Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.

· Proficiency in spoken and written Tigrigna and English.

· Strong computer and interpersonal skills.

· Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

· Knowledge of the local language and Context of the duty station is required.

How to Apply

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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.