Company Address: Address Save the Children U.S. Headquarters 501 Kings Hwy E – Suite 400, Fairfield, CT 06825 1.203.221.4000

Programme Development Manager – Regional Programming Unit

The role will lead on program development of new business for the Regional Programming Unit. It will oversee all aspects of BD including identifying, generating, cultivating, and pursuing funding opportunities aligned with our Country Strategic Plans and Account Strategies by building strategic relationships, strengthening RPU’s competitive position, developing and implementing win strategies, and preparing for and developing strong proposals. Embedding NBD best practice and improving RPU’s capacity by building a robust NBD culture and discipline and instituting highly strategic NBD functions.
This role will work collaboratively and closely with members, partners and other departments of RPU to ensure smooth management of awards, sub-awards and contracts, focusing on donor compliance and accountability. This position will also be responsible to build the capacity of staff on strategic portfolio planning and coordinates such information across departments.
In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
Essential

Professional qualification in Business development, International Development, Finance/Accounting, Strategic portfolio analysis and planning and change manage similar
5+ years demonstrated experience identifying and securing funding from DAC government donors, multilateral agencies, corporate donors and/or foundations.

Demonstrated experience in leading assessments of funding landscapes, and developing programme funding strategies to meet strategic goals.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex issues through critical thinking, analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
Highly developed networking skills and ability to form productive working relationships with external donor agencies.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including communicating with impact, influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
Demonstrated people leadership skills, able to effectively manage both direct reports as well as lead staff in all countries around the region in a matrix management relationship.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a senior management team, contributing constructively beyond the role’s specific resource mobilization remit.
Experience in project and change management related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results.
A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to changing needs. Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling at short notice and for extended periods of time.
Fluency in English

Desired

INGO experience and an excellent grasp of operational issues.
A detailed understanding on funding mechanisms for development work such as Save the Children’s.

Contract duration: 12 Months (Renewable)
Locatio Based in East and Southern Africa region in any country with SCI prescence

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October 28, 2024
Programme Support Officer Supply Chain Strengthening Specialist

Role Purpose:
The post holder will be accountable to the USAID Nawiri Health Systems Strengthening Advisor for supporting Finance, HR, IT, supply chain and Administration services in programming contexts. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance with SCI global standards, policies and practices. The position also plays a key role in effectively supporting program implementation activities in line with the annual and country strategic plans.
Key Areas of Accountability
Supply Chain.

Ensure TIMs and other warehousing records are updated daily.
Support programme logistics in areas of procurement, transport and distribution, warehousing and stock management, management of vehicle fleets, communication systems, and assets.
Support programme staff to develop procurement plans.
Support field office procurement requests and LPOs for local procurements liaising with Supply Chain Officers/coordinators in Nairobi and Programme Implementation team
Communicate with IT and Supply Chain for maintenance or upgrading or replacement of any asset assigned asset and GPE assigned to the field Office.

Security

Provide security orientation / briefing to all visitors and all incoming or newly appointed SC staff
Report all safety and security
Collect and disseminate security related incidents and near misses and data to the APM, field based staff and SSM
Capacity building of SCI vendors on child safe guarding policies e.g. driver’s hazards while driving to the field areas.
Plan for and budget the depreciation of vehicle assets to ensure the sustainability of SC’s transportation resources;

Human resources and administration

Provide administrative function to ensure the provision of effective administrative support in the field office. Ensure office is clean, well maintained and has all essential suppliers.
Support the recruitment of casuals at the field office.
Support in Contract engagements of casuals.
Maintain clear communication with both the functional (direct) line manager and the technical manager to foster a smooth working relation under existing matrix structure.
Manage performance of direct reports in the work area through effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations.
Facilitate and follow up induction and on boarding of all staff engaging with Save the Children as per the Induction guidelines.

Financial accounting, planning and budgeting.

Consolidate all financial documents generated at field office and send to relevant officers in Nairobi; these include supplier invoices, staff liquation, Mpesa payment lists, receipts, etc.
Support with daily programming accounting operation in liaison with Finance Officers in Nairobi; these include payment of suppliers, processing activity advances, payment of casuals, etc.
Set up a tracking system at the field for all documents sent to Nairobi for processing.

Contract Duration: 12 Months
Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Location: Turkana
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A Degree in Social Sciences or Business Administration from a recognized University.
Strong knowledge/experience HR and admin, logistics and financial management.
Demonstrates a strong drive and commitment to achieve agreed objectives
Minimum three year’s relevant experience in Support Services within a busy organisation preferably an INGO.
Proficiency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of the local language and context will be a distinct advantage
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain confidentiality
Proficiency in working with computers particularly spread sheets and word processing
Experience of working within a team and team building.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural setting
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

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 realise 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

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October 28, 2024
Regional Knowledge and Learning Manager

The Regional Knowledge and Learning Manager will coordinate Save the Children’s on-going Evidence generation and research agenda across 12 country offices and our Regional Programming Unit, and ensure a strong learning culture is embedded in our programmes and operations.

He/She will ensure that we collect, document and share lessons and evidence about what works for children to achieve our Breakthroughs in Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, Education, Child Rights and Child Poverty alleviation.

He/She will support tracking of country office programme results towards achieving our Breakthroughs in survival, learning and protection through our Global Results Framework. The K&L Manager will build off of our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system that is already established, and will collaborate and share good practice from our programmes with technical colleagues and staff in the region, as well as other Save the Children Members.

He/She will organise learning events, produce short learning products (2-page briefs, videos, blogs, etc.) and support use of the global Learning log. The position will be responsible for tracking and documenting promising innovations.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

Essential

5-7 years expertise, and Bachelor’s level qualification required, preferably with a focus on research or evaluation methods. Master’s preferred.
Demonstrated ability to communicate in writing and verbally, in English, in order to share summaries of research and project results.
Proven experience managing databases and producing written communication from evaluations and project reports.
Knowledge of international humanitarian and development systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices.
Intellectual curiosity, creativity and judgement to develop original ideas and take a pro-active approach to sharing our knowledge and experience in what works for children.
Personal effectiveness/self-management: ability to work under time pressures, but also to allow flexibility and adapting of the research and learning agenda.
Clear vision and strong planning skills to create a learning agenda for the region.
Extensive experience in analysing the situation of children using the child rights programming/principles framework.
Knowledge of key IT/e-learning softwares and approaches
Demonstrated ability to think critically, strategically and analyze complex information and offer creative, practical and effective solutions.
Ability to quickly and competently consolidate and summarise information across multiple data sources.
Strong written and verbal skills in English.
Ability to make compelling and informative oral presentations.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a matrix management environment.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Commitment to Save the Children values, including safeguarding of staff and children.
Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours when essential to success of endeavours, including working from home and flexible hours to support humanitarian response.

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www.aplitrak.com

October 28, 2024
Thematic Specialist – Relations with Armed Actors

The Thematic Specialist – Relations with Armed Actors will provide technical and operational leadership and guidance through SCI’s Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC) Programme and in collaboration with the SCI Global & ANSA Initiative. The CAAC Programme is a complex cross-regional Programme that enables programming and advocacy initiatives on children affected by armed conflict with a wide range of actors at strategic policy/decision making, and operational level, such as; the African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanisms (RMs), Treaty Bodies, Bilateral Institutions, Member States, Civil Society Organizations and Armed Actors, both state and non-state. The role will also facilitate cross regional and global coordination and learning through relevant internal and external platforms such as on access, civ-mil relations, safety and security etc.

Within the Programme, the specialist will provide targeted and high-quality guidance, support and capacity strengthening to SCI Country Office’s to enable planning and operationalization of different engagement and negotiations modalities towards armed actors in the field. This role will lead on providing support to country teams to operationalize tools to assess risks and opportunities to advance children’s rights and humanitarian space, through engagement with armed actors. He/she will advise on programming, monitoring and operational footprints to be adaptive and contextually-driven.
The specialist will work with PMs, Thematic Coordinators, Advocacy, and MEAL specialist as needed to ensure all relevant CAAC Programme activities are implements, and that there are clear quality standards maintained for each area of work. Decision-making will require independent judgement within the roles technical scope as guided by existing guidelines, standards and policies
In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
Essential

Minimum 6 years international humanitarian field experience, including in conflict and restricted access environments.
Minimum 3 years of Protection/Humanitarian programming, including demonstrated working knowledge and experience on CAAC and Peace and Security Programming/ANSA/Civ-Mil relations
Solid understanding of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture, and Peace Support Operations in general.
Solid experience of engagement and relations with Armed Actors, including Armed Non-State Actors, in the field.
Solid understanding of humanitarian negotiations, gender-peace and security, conflict sensitivity
Demonstrated experience of capacity building of armed actors and humanitarian frontline negotiations.
Demonstrated capability to make decisions with creativity and independent judgment
Demonstrated experience in influencing to obtain the cooperation of others.
Proven excellence in working in a team, being a team player, and significant experience working in an international organisation.
An appreciation and understanding of how to manoeuvre in a context of shrinking space for civil society, ensuring Save the Children’s integrity and child rights are not compromised
Demonstrated knowledge of children’s issues, rights-based program approaches, and child safeguarding principles.
Strong skills and proven experience in program management processes; also from the knowledge and learning perspective.
Able to work well under pressure and deadlines
Excellent listening, inter-personal, communication and networking skills; proven experience and effectiveness working across functional teams and in a matrixed structure; and an ability to work with diverse populations.
High level of self-awareness and willingness to take feedback for growth and self-development.
Excellent analytical skills.
Effective negotiator, with the ability to positively influence cross departmental and cross sector work
Proven experience in designing Terms of Reference and ability to design and review evaluation tools and approaches.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
Exemplary level of spoken and written English.

Desired

Fluency in French, both verbal and written, desirable but not a must

Contract duration: I year
The Organisation
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 realise 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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

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www.aplitrak.com

October 28, 2024
Finance & Contracts Coordinator- USAID Advancing Nutrition-Kenya County Technical Coordinator – Nutrition County Technical Coordinator – AgriNutrition Project Advocacy And Policy Coordinator Field Office Advocacy Officer

Job Description
Save the Children International Kenya Country office, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Finance & Contracts Coordinator- USAID Advancing Nutrition-Kenya. The primary responsibility of the role holder is to advise the Chief of Party and the organization on financial and compliance management of the contract. The role holder will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the project is in compliance with finance and contract guidelines according to USAID, USAID Advancing Nutrition and SCI policy and procedures. S/he will manage the full breadth of finance activities, financial controls, and computerized accounting systems for the project that is in operation in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kakamega, and Kitui in alignment with Save the Children’s financial procedures. The job holder will be expected to also support Awards Management, by advising on compliance, chairing monthly awards review meetings in consultation with the Awards Manager, coordinating BVA feedback, and working with budget holders to ensure implementation is on track. The Finance and Contracts Coordinator will be a senior member of the USAID Advancing Nutrition programme team. In this challenging environment, the Finance and Contracts Coordinator will be responsible not only for compliance with critical SCI policies, ensuring that financial resources of the organization are shepherded in an accountable and transparent manner as well as be responsible for ensuring all donor reporting and regulations are followed. The role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Qualification and Experience
Essential

A first degree in Commerce Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related field. Post-graduate qualification and (Diploma/MBA) an added benefit.
Qualified accountant with recognized professional qualification in Accounting (CPA, ACCA)
Training/certification in USAID cooperative agreement or contract rules and regulations preferred.
Minimum 5-8 years’ similar work experience within a fast-paced international NGO work environment with 3 years’ experience managing a USAID Contract
Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written)
Fluency (Verbal and Written) in English is required
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills of financial information
Strong team player, collaborative and capable of building effective relationships across all levels
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
Problem solving and risk mitigating skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Officer Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and financial software such as Agresso.
A commitment to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity in employment and empathy with SC values and objectives
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children International’s aims, values and principles.

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October 28, 2024
Health And Nutrition Advisor

Contract Duration: 12 Months (with possibility of extension)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Location: Turkana
Qualification and Experience

Bachelor degree in Health sciences (Nutrition, Nursing preferred).
At least 5 years demonstrated experience designing and implementing health and nutrition programmes.
Excellent understanding of the nutrition sector within the Kenyan context, particularly maternal, newborn and child nutrition issues.
Excellent understanding of system approach to ending persistent acute malnutrition.
Clear understanding of and proactive approach to nutrition resilience, hunger and food security issues in Kenya, particularly in the context of Turkana County.
Proven representation and advocacy skills.
Strong commitment to capacity building of county staff and partners with willingness to adopt a participatory and consultative approaches.
Experience with nutrition programming in arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) settings preferred.
Experience writing donor reports especially USAID.
Strong writing skills, including experience in writing, capacity statements and position papers.
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
Experience solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required. Swahili preferred.
Qualified candidate from Turkana county are encouraged to apply.
Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy

The Organisation

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 realise 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

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kenya.savethechildren.net

October 28, 2024
Transformation Development Manager

The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the–Transformation Delivery Manager at any existing Save the Children International office location.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children is a global organisation with ambitious goals in a constantly changing environment. We need to continuously improve and innovate to achieve our strategic goals and deliver high impact for and with children. Therefore, at any point in time, we have a large number of transformation initiatives in flight; and SCI Transformation Delivery team is our organisation’s centre of excellence for delivering them. Still, however many projects we deliver, there is always more opportunities for improvement – selecting the ones that will have the highest leverage is critical. We first need to understand the pipeline of opportunities and it is then the feasibility stage of the project lifecycle that provides the information that enables us to make good strategic choices on which projects to take forward considering the benefits case as well as the cost and wider organisational implications.
The role of the Transformation Development Manager will be to define, embed and manage a robust early stage project management process, working in partnership with our PMO team and Transformation Leaders to understand the needs and opportunities across the movement, conduct or coordinate the prioritised feasibility exercises and business case development and to actively support the project start-up for those that are selected to go forward.
In addition to the core feasibility and initiation work, this role will act as a key SME supporting wider teams and functions across Save the Children to provide support and guidance on how to go about scoping and setting up new initiatives through hands on guidance and offering ongoing opportunities for capacity strengthening.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential

Demonstrated experience working with global stakeholders across different levels of the organisation from a broad range of contexts
Demonstrated experience playing management roles in transformation projects or working as part of a team leading a large and complex transformation
Experience of working on IT and Business focused projects
Experience of industry project management standards and holding project management teams accountable to those standards
Demonstrable experience of acting as a ‘business partner’ to functional areas e.g. Supply Chain, Finance etc.
Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of change and quick turnaround times, whilst delivering to the highest standards
Ability to resolve complex project issues, with a balance of pragmatism and rigour
Experience setting up new initiatives including initial scoping and business cases
Experience working with project governance structures
Demonstrable coaching skills to help build the capabilities of others in the area of project feasibility and initiation
Commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable:

Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

We can offer circa £59,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.
This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.
Where we Work – Where We Work | Save the Children International
The Organisation
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 realise 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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Apply via :

kenya.savethechildren.net

October 28, 2024
Global Director, Migration and Displacement Initiative (MDI)

Role Purpose:
At the end of 2019, 79mn million people (>40% children) were displaced by conflict and violence, with many more millions displaced by climate change and other factors. These numbers are increasing rapidly. (Irregular) migration is one of the pivotal political issues of our time, influencing much of the development and donor discourse – and again is an issue that impacts upon millions of vulnerable children worldwide. In response to the increasing impact of displacement and migration crises upon children, Save the Children established its Migration and Displacement Initiative (MDI) at the end of 2016
The Migration and Displacement Initiative (MDI) is a small unit housed within Save the Children International, which seeks to leverage existing capacity and skills across the Save the Children family, to support the Movement to become a global leader on child focused Migration and Displacement. The MDI is expected to ensure a consistent and cutting edge approach across all of our international programming activities.
The MDI places children at the heart of global solutions to M&D and works to ensure that SC reaches more M&D affected children through effective, durable, and scalable solutions and that we are recognised as a global leader in child focused M&D programming.
MDI seeks to achieve this in three ways:

As a Centre of Excellence and catalyst unit to drive knowledge, programming and policy work
As an innovator in developing tools and solutions to improve the way we respond to displacement challenges
As a convener to bring public, private and social sector partners together to tackle the issue collaboratively

In order to be successful you will bring/have:
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential

Demonstrable leadership skills (primarily through influencing)
Extensive experience of development and humanitarian programme design, targeting displaced and migratory populations, with substantial time working in the field.
Excellent technical (including ‘top-line’ legal frameworks and policies) knowledge of key migration and displacement issues, including previous engagement with and strong understanding of, Durable Solutions and ‘Root Causes’
Experience of working for an international humanitarian organisation, including developing-country experience
A good understanding of current migration and displacement research
Strong technical knowledge and systems development experience in key areas: project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation, inclusive & sustainable programming, child safeguarding, etc
Strong analytical skills and an ability to assimilate and process large amounts of information into a coherent narrative.
A capacity for critical thinking and commitment to producing original and challenging ideas to improve policy and practice.
The ability to present arguments clearly and convincingly to a variety of audiences.
Experience in organising workshops and policy discussions.
Proven experience of building personal networks, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work collaboratively in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Excellent verbal & written skills in English
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
The ability to manage and juggle a complex and varied workload, at times working independently, at others working to tight deadlines under time pressure.
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

Expertise in (child focused) migration/displacement programing
Experience in the coordination of various stakeholders
A strong international network within external facilities/organisations
Proficiency in various languages

We can offer circa £ 73,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.
This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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kenya.savethechildren.net

October 28, 2024
Health And Nutrition Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION
Under the general guidance and direction of the Field Health and Nutrition Advisor, the health and nutrition officer will support implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all health and nutrition activities in the field of the USAID Nawiri project at the County and Sub-County levels. Coordinate and work closely with County departments responsible for both health/nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, local partners, and communities. Lead implementation of all health and nutrition activities of the project, prepare reports and build capacity of the County staff and respective local communities. Promote best practices in health and nutrition programmes and contribute to the overall success of the USAID NAWIRI project. The role will also involve close working collaborations and linkages with the other components of the project including Community Health Systems Strengthening; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health; SBCC; and Health Policy and Advocacy. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Strategic Planning and Programme Development

Familiarise with NAWIRI’s implementation strategy as informed by phase 1(Learning and research phase). Specifically, support implementation of the Health and Nutrition component of the NAWIRI strategy and ensure that nutrition-sensitive strategies and approaches are integrated into other thematic strategies.
Support in the development of a county engagement plan that includes skill transfer and capacity strengthening of country government counterparts.
Build on technical knowledge and understanding of the operations related to nutrition policy and services in Kenya, and how these policies can best work for the needs and peculiarities of Samburu County.
Ensure that programme activities support and demonstrate good practice in Child Safeguarding
Using a Child Rights Programming lens, ensure that NAWIRI health and nutrition programme is built around the Theory of Change and is regularly monitored.

Advocacy and Policy Development

Actively participate in the development, review, dissemination and operationalisation of County level policies, legislation, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders relating to nutrition, health, WASH and/or food security issues.
Regularly assess and update management about any changes in the operating environment relevant to NAWIRI project and Save the Children’s priorities.
Support development of the County health and nutrition strategy and implementation plan including dissemination of nutrition advocacy messages for the NAWIRI project.
Monitor implementation of nutrition – related components of the advocacy strategy in the County.
Ensure visibility of the project in the field through participation and sharing of evidence, learning and recommendations from NAWIRI work in technical forums and meetings held at Sub – County level.
H/She will also pro- actively engage with other implementing partners during coordination meetings.

Programme Quality

Monitor and provide timely, relevant, accurate input on overall technical aspects of NAWIRI Health and nutrition programme work in Samburu.
Work closely with other programme staff and consortium partners to ensure effective sequencing, layering and integration.
Provide relevant technical training and support to the County staff on IMAM, MIYCN, C4D,KAP, nutrition surveys and monitoring and evaluation, as required.
Prepare quality activity report to the Field Health and Nutrition Advisor to facilitate timely submission of technical progress performance reports that are of acceptable quality to the Health and Nutrition Lead.
Provide input during selection of partners and training of partners on health and nutrition.

Monitoring and Evaluation

In collaboration with field – based M&E staff, ensure there is adherence to the project M&E framework.
Participate in collaborate, learn, and adapt (CLA) activities of the programme to ensure all NAWIRI interventions are working towards addressing persistent acute malnutrition.
Routinely monitor child safeguarding issues in the programme and take corrective actions such as modifying programme activities and/or report incidents, when required
Support timely dissemination of programme findings and lessons learned to key stakeholders at Sub – County level
Collect complaints and feedback during field activities and ensure that these are shared with MEAL officers for updating of the CFRM database.

Other

Participate actively in PDQ programme meetings, planning and review activities, providing enhanced insight into nutrition programming.
Actively participate in key relevant internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings or Area-based meetings as required. Participate in any donor visit to project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Nursing (preferred), or other related health sciences.
At least 2 years demonstrated experience in implementation of health and nutrition programmes with preference given to nutrition programming in arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) settings.
Excellent understanding of the nutrition sector within the Kenyan context, particularly maternal, new-born and child nutrition issues including system approach to ending persistent acute malnutrition.
Clear understanding of nutrition resilience, hunger and food security issues in Kenya, particularly in the context of Samburu county.
Strong commitment to capacity building of county staff and partners with willingness to adopt a participatory and consultative approaches.
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels with County government, local partners and community members while taking into consideration cultural and language difficulties.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to take initiative and challenge existing mind-sets.
Excellent written and verbal skills in English, with ability to draft quality reports. Excellent verbal skills in Swahili; Knowledge of the local language and context will be a distinct advantage
Attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness in execution of assigned responsibilities
Ability to work in challenging and changing environment, and to see through challenges to find solutions.
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
Qualified candidates from Samburu county are encouraged to apply.
Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

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kenya.savethechildren.net

October 28, 2024
Consultancy to Structure and Design a Humanitarian Affairs Unit and undertaking market analysis on its value add to the Region/RPU Programs. Deputy Country Director, Programme Develpment & Quality (DCD PDQ Director) Save the Children International Somalia Country Office

INTRODUCTION
International multilateral aid has been at the forefront of humanitarian crisis for the last 50 years. During this time the sector has institutionalised and professionalised resulting in the entrenchment of power dynamics that favour actors based in the Global North. Having recognised this Save the Children’s Regional Programming Unit (RPU) in East and Southern Africa wants to invest in a partnership that focuses on internal and external critical reflection that complements the Eurocentric dominance of current sectoral research. Rather than considering transformation as an existential threat to the status quo, a position that is arguably perpetuated by echo-chamber recycling mythologies, the RPU wants to further expand the range of gazes to ensure the perspectives and voices of Global South expertise can influence Save the Children and the broader sector. As the sector goes through a fundamental period of uncertainty, INGOs fearful of challenge to their identity and relevance are in a change or be changed moment.To this end, the RPU is seeking a partnership with a regional academic, or think tank entity who specializes in critical reflection and analytical research on the study of humanitarianism to create a space for practitioner-based reflection through a global south lens. The partnership can then harness the access Save the Children enjoys to global north dialogues with a view to disrupting the narrative.
We’re seeking a consultancy for 2 months to help identify and negotiate an equal partnership and design the structure of the joint Humanitarian Affairs Unit.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ESARO-Regional Programming Unit, through the DANIDA Hum Program will be pioneering Humanitarian Partnership in the Region in 2022 -2025 framework agreement. 25% of the total funding under the next DANIDA Lot Hum Framework will be implemented through a local partner. This is in line with the organisation humanitarian ambition and priorities for 2022 – 2024 which include Localisation agenda and shifting the power to the national and local actors.DANIDA also aims to facilitate sharing capacity between Save the Children and local partners, and increasing focus on shifting the power to children and communities through the transfer funds, ownership and leadership to local partner organisations, local civil society networks and informal civil society groupings in the global South.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop a concept note that outlines an initial structure of the proposed Humanitarian Affairs Unit, including a favouring of the unit being hosted by the partner agency.
Objectives for the HAU consultancy

Identify and negotiate a partnership with a research or think tank entity within the East and Southern Africa region.
With the partner, facilitate a design workshop for the Humanitarian Affairs Unit to harmonize views and ideas from key stakeholders and identify the niche space a HAU can occupy.
Undertake market analysis on Humanitarian research opportunities in the Region focusing on the demand/consumption of the research produced and the value add in identifying existing gaps in the academic and thought leadership space.

Application
Interested candidates are requested to submit:

Short proposal (incl. proposed methods and support needs)
Work Plan for the planned work
Budget

Deliverables

An HAU business model/ structure that can be operationalized to fit well with the RPU.
Strategy and workplan for the partner to implement localisation research and advocacy work.
A consultancy narrative Report detailing the process and approaches used, key experience, key learnings and recommendation to RPU for similar future assignment2 Design workshops for RPU and a partner.

End notes:
Save the Children (SC) is the world’s leading independent organization for children, underpinned by vision, a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Save the Children (SCI), through DANIDA funding, is running a four year (2018-2021) Regional humanitarian project. The second phase of the DANIDA Framework will be commencing in 2022 and will be running for another 4 years till 2025. The project focuses on Building Resilience of Children, Families and Communities Affected by Conflict, Climate Change and Migration. The core target groups are children, families, youth and communities affected by conflict, climate change and/or migration. The project seeks to strengthen three main outcome areas, namely:

Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE)- Regional mechanisms, CSOs and national governments provide inclusive protection services for vulnerable girls, boys and young men and women in the HoA, in particular MPHSS and FTR services
Education in Emergencies (EiE)- Education Clusters in HoA promote the participation of local civil society in life-saving humanitarian assistance, and national sector planning processes.
Humanitarian assistance – Save the Children and partners provide life-saving programming to affected communities in the Horn of Africa, through: effective Emergency Preparedness Plans that facilitate fast and efficient responses and increased capacity to undertake analysis of humanitarian dynamics.

Expression of interest and proposals with workplans and budget must be submitted to. esaro.procurement@savethechildren.org
Deadline- 11 October 2021

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October 28, 2024