Role Purpose:
Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them achieve their potential.
Save the Children’s origins lie in emergency response, and this has remained central to our work ever since. Save the Children UK has a long tradition of commitment to building the skills and capability of humanitarians worldwide in order that humanitarian responses are well staffed and fulfil the needs required, especially at national and regional level.
As part of the wider Humanitarian department, the Humanitarian Capacity Building team focuses on building the capacity of humanitarians through a wide range of innovative professional development programmes. The team manage and implement a range of initiatives intended to build global surge capacity, develop talent at all levels, and provide professional training opportunities for national staff. The team consists of staff based both in the UK and Kenya, with small teams in Jordan and Bangladesh.
Save the Children seeks to build its capacity to implement quality Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) throughout the movement to support its ability to respond rapidly to disasters but also to use CVA as a modality to deliver its recovery and long-term programming, alone or in combination with other interventions.
The main purpose of this role is to co-lead with the designated Cash Advisor CVA and market-based programming capacity building component of the HCBG work plan as well as support Technical Advisors (Cash and sectors) in designing and implementing CVA capacity building programmes across the movement through implementation of the CVA capacity building plan (contributing to the overall movement’s Cash Strategy)
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential Technical Skills
Proven knowledge of different learning pathways, and applications of competency frameworks
Experience in developing detailed plans for training / skills development, including identification of detailed cost structures and required support structures
Field level experience of working with NGOs and/or UN
Technically experienced in Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA), through either policy or practice
Experience in developing new capacity building programmes, including overseeing writing of content
A good understanding of monitoring and evaluating approaches and methodologies
Knowledge and direct experience of people development approaches and excellent facilitation and training skills
Strong report writing skills and research experience related to the use of cash based programming.
Field experience in a humanitarian programme and broad understanding of humanitarian issues, international relations and the international humanitarian system
Relevant CaLP trainer qualification
Personal Skills
Problem solving, negotiation and contracting skills
Ability to communicate ideas clearly and influence at a senior level
Coaching/mentoring skills
Opportunistic – able to spot the potential to build capacity in an emergency context
Advocacy and networking skills
Ability to travel internationally, occasionally at short notice and to remote and insecure locations
Commitment to SC’s mission, values and approach
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.
Commitment to Save the Children International values.
This role is offered based on national terms and conditions only for East and Southern Africa Nations only.
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
