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Early Childhood Development (ECD) Coordinator

Job Summary
The role holder will provide the strategic thought leadership for the ECD interventions in the Nitunze Project (an Integrated Child Survival project) and in the Country Office. Nitunze aims to ensure that children under 5 in Turkana North sub county and Mathare in Kenya survive and thrive. This 3-year project will apply a WHO-approved integrated approach to ensure that children under 5 recover from common childhood diseases. That malnourished children under 5 are successfully treated; that families have enough resources and knowledge to feed their children; that children under 5 have access to safe drinking water and good hygiene and sanitary conditions and that children under 5 have better access to health, nutrition and WASH services through accessing early childhood development (ECD) centers. He/she should be knowledgeable, skilled and provide technical oversight in service delivery with emphasis on ECD. He/she will be accountable for the preparation of strategic direction for ECD, annual work plans, capacity building of teachers, parents and liaison with community health volunteers.
Responsibilities
Strategic Programming, Representation and Fund raising

Be fully aware of national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders relating to early childhood development.
Ensure that ECD programme remains relevant to the external environment and participate in the relevant ECD national level coordination meetings, early childhood development Working Groups and other national level forums (for example, Nurturing care, ECD Network etc).
Support in fundraising for the Country Office by developing proposals for ECD programming in line with the country strategic objectives and Government of Kenya policies and legal frameworks.
Ensure presence at relevant coordination meetings at national and sub-county levels, and sometimes even with stakeholders.
Ensure active dissemination of programme findings and lessons learned through the production of lessons learned documents and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
Programme Quality
Ensure quality programme implementation across ECD programming areas – both humanitarian and development initiatives in education and support the quality of ECD programming. Where necessary provide technical training for project staff and partners as required.
Work with Technical specialists and project team to identify areas of integration where ECD can be included in funding proposals and especially within Health and Nutrition programming.
Knowledge management
Work with MEAL team to develop and up-date monitoring and evaluation framework and key indicators for ECD that helps each project improve quality of reporting.
Promote the sharing of best practice and learning in relation to ECD programming, advocacy and campaign activities amongst Area Programmes in the country.
Contribute to documentation of case studies and human-interest stories.
Staff Management
Manage staff in challenging environments and ensure a balance between the safety of personnel and the quality of data.

Manage the performance of direct reports athrough effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations; coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities; recognition and rewards for outstanding performance; documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvement work plans.

October 26, 2024
Project Coordinator – Early Childhood Coordinator (ECD)

Role Purpose:
The Project Coordinator – Early Childhood Coordinator (ECD) provided the strategic thought leadership for the ECD interventions in the Nitunze Project (an Integrated Child Survival project) and in the Country Office. Nitunze aims to ensure that children under 5 in Turkana North sub county and Mathare in Kenya survive and thrive. This 3-year project will apply a WHO-approved integrated approach to ensure that children under 5 recover from common childhood diseases. That malnourished children under 5 are successfully treated; that families have enough resources and knowledge to feed their children; that children under 5 have access to safe drinking water and good hygiene and sanitary conditions and that children under 5 have better access to health, nutrition and WASH services through accessing early childhood development (ECD) centers. He/she should be knowledgeable, skilled and provide technical oversight in service delivery with emphasis on ECD. He/she will be accountable for the preparation of strategic direction for ECD, annual work plans, capacity building of teachers, parents and liaison with community health volunteers.
Key Areas of Accountability
Strategic Programming, Representation and Fund raising

Be fully aware of national policies, strategies, other initiatives, developments by government, and other stakeholders relating to early childhood development.
Ensure that ECD programme remains relevant to the external environment and participate in the relevant ECD national level coordination meetings, early childhood development Working Groups and other national level forums (for example, Nurturing care, ECD Network etc).
Support in fundraising for the Country Office by developing proposals for ECD programming in line with the country strategic objectives and Government of Kenya policies and legal frameworks.
Ensure presence at relevant coordination meetings at national and sub-county levels, and sometimes even with stakeholders.
Ensure active dissemination of programme findings and lessons learned through the production of lessons learned documents and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.

Programme Quality

Ensure quality programme implementation across ECD programming areas – both humanitarian and development initiatives in education and support the quality of ECD programming.
Work with Technical specialists and project team to identify areas of integration where ECD can be included in funding proposals and especially within Health and Nutrition programming.

Knowledge management

Work with MEAL team to develop, up-date monitoring, and evaluation framework and key indicators for ECD that helps each project improve quality of reporting.
Promote the sharing of best practice and learning in relation to ECD programming, advocacy and campaign activities amongst Area Programmes in the country.
Contribute to documentation of case studies and human-interest stories.

Staff Management

Manage staff in challenging environments and ensure a balance between the safety of personnel and the quality of data.
Manage the performance of direct reports through: effective use of the Performance Management System .

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor Degree in ECD, Education, or equivalent. Master’s Degree in ECD is an added advantage
At least five (5) years relevant experience in ECD, coordination and sector integration.
Ability to make links between early childhood development and gains in education, protection, livelihoods, nutrition and health interventions within the context of an integrated program approach
Maintains and extends an effective network of individuals within the organization and with government and development partners
Fluent in English and Kiswahili (both spoken and written)
Demonstrable competence in proposal and report writing
Experience of community participation, ownership and empowerment
Experience of financial planning and expenditure monitoring
Commitment to Save the Children’s child safeguarding Policy
Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment and be a team player

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

October 26, 2024
Social Behaviour Change Advisor

Role Purpose:
The SBC Advisor provides strategic direction and technical management for the planning and implementation of cross cutting SBC strategies and interventions in the NAWIRI project. The SBC Advisor will design the overall SBC strategy and integrated umbrella campaign. S/he will ensure that all SBC activities support the achievement of health & nutrition targets in the project sites. The position will be responsible for the timely delivery of all SBC related activities based on state of the art SBC practices and capture lessons learned. The SBC Advisor will also take a technical leadership role in coordination with all project staff and partners in the consortium to adhere to the SBC strategy and approach. S/he will work closely with project technical and management staff to generate stakeholder inputs, develop implementation plans and suitable knowledge management and measurement. NAWIRI is a 5 year U.S. Government (USAID and Food For Peace) funded project designed to tackle persistent acute malnutrition rates in northern Kenya. The project is co-created, co-implemented, and co-measured to address problems and solve them at the county level. Save the Children is a member of the Mercy Corps-led consortium and will be implementing in Samburu and Turkana counties.

Key Areas of Accountability
Technical assistance and capacity building

This staff will be the primary driver of developing the SBC approach, branding campaign platforms and working with all purpose leaders (Governances, health & nutrition, WASH and Livelihoods) to ensure they are using state-of-the-art SBC approaches linked to the overall strategy and work with them on the development of SBC content (i.e. trigger videos, forum theatre, experiential fairs, radio diaries) as appropriate.
Provide state of the art and evidence based technical inputs and programmatic leadership; guide priority setting for the research agenda and activities in collaboration with other technical teams and project management.
Design strategy and umbrella campaign with stakeholder input and audience testing.
Actively identify direct technical inputs from all technical areas to ensure effective support for their targets; coordinate project SBC activities and provide direct technical support to other technical counterparts as needed.
Cultivate strategic relationships with government ministries, and other stakeholders for the smooth implementation of program activities.
Support MEAL advisor with specific SBC learning agenda, SBC indicators; ideas for suitable real-time monitoring and audience feedback loops as well as M&E designs; coordinate monitoring of SBC activities with other staff according to the M&E framework and assess if targets are achieved and document results.
Ensure the timeliness and quality of all SBCC content for reports and meet all reporting requirements.

Representation and advocacy

Represent NAWIRI in relevant internal and external forum including donor meetings (as appropriate)
Represent Save the Children in relevant internal and external forum including donor meetings (as appropriate)
Work closely with the Head of Health and Nutrition, Head of Advocacy and Campaigns, PDQ and operations teams to develop policy research and advocacy strategy in child survival and nutrition in line with the Country Strategic Plan and global strategy of Save the Children
Work with consortium members to further Save the Children’s mission for children

People management, mentoring and development

Have overall management responsibility for the direct reports. Lead and motivate the team to ensure effective project implementation.
Manage the direct reports; define expectations, provide leadership and support as needed, and evaluate performance regularly.
Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate; ensure availability of and support appropriate professional development opportunities for staff in NAWIRI
Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.

Assessment, monitoring, evaluation and documentation

Participate in the annual work planning process in close collaboration with USAID & FFP, MOH and County health teams and the project staff
Prepare narrative reports for the donor(s) and Save the Children as required, ensuring these are of a high quality and submitted for review in a timely manner. This will involve compilation of information from a range of project staff and MoH partners
Monitor program outputs and results and work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team to ensure that results are documented and reported accurately and in a timely manner
Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team and take a lead in ensuring that all HSS components have robust monitoring plans, baselines, reviews and evaluations in line with the project design and donor guidelines
Facilitate appropriate dissemination of research findings and good practices documentations in the project internally and externally to donors, governments, consortium partners and other key actors strategic for immediate and sustainable development of children in Kenya

Knowledge management

Serve as a technical knowledge, skills and experience hub for the sector in NAWIRI in documenting and sharing best practices and innovations for replication and advocacy together with quality programme team.
Work with technical resources among Save the Children members to facilitate sharing and learning in child survival and nutrition good practices and leverage their support for strengthening HSS related studies, assessments, innovations, advocacy and capacity building in favour of children in Kenya

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Extensive experience implementing SBC, health promotion, social marketing, child health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene or similar programs in Kenya.
Minimum Bachelor’s degree required but post-graduate education (master’s or higher) will be added advantage.
Minimum of 7 years of experience required in health communication, public health promotion, health or behavioral sciences, or related field and demonstrated experience in management of large, community-based and inter-disciplinary teams.
Demonstrated ability to design effective behavior change campaigns, including community engagement and experiential activities in Kenya, prior experience working in Northern Kenya highly desired.
Demonstrated abilities and experience in SBC strategy and materials development for a minimum period of 7 years and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SBC interventions.
Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staffs.
Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate.
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
Familiarity and understanding of USAID & FFP policies and procedures, or those of other donors, or those of donor-funded projects or community-based projects.
Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili Languages. Knowledge of the local language and context will be a distinct advantage.
Willingness to be based in either Samburu or Turkana for months at a time, with frequent travel to project offices and field sites within the county.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management 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.
Demonstrates Save the Children’s core values of accountability, collaboration, integrity, ambition, and creativity.

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

October 26, 2024
Associate Director for Proposal Pricing

The Associate Director for Proposal Pricing provides leadership for the cost proposal development function of new business development, assisting the agency to secure large-scale, multi-million dollar grant and contract funding from USAID and other institutional donors. This position will sit on the Proposal Pricing Team within the New Business Development (NBD) unit of the Portfolio Growth & Performance department. The position will interact most closely with Proposal Managers, Technical Leads, Award Managers, Finance Managers and consortium partners in both the U.S. and in the field
In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Experience with a non-profit organization or government contractor in the international development arena.
Foreign language skills (especially French) preferred.
Experience working with other institutional, multi-lateral, corporate and foundation donors
Ability to create and write macros and/or VBA code.
Bachelor’s Degree or relevant equivalent experience
5-7 years of related work experience
Experience in preparing cost/business proposals with different cost structures, especially in response to USAID grant and contract solicitations.
Advanced proficiency in and knowledge of budget development in Microsoft Excel.
Knowledge of pertinent US government regulations, trends and practices, including OMB Circulars, FAR and AIDAR.
Experience and familiarity with industry-standard proposal development/project design process
Experience working and negotiating with international and local consortium partners.
Delivering training and capacity building in cross-cultural environments.
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with accuracy and attention to detail, and work under pressure with flexibility for competing/evolving priorities
Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and intense, deadline driven work environment.
Excellent written/verbal English as well as communication skills required.
Proven interpersonal skills and ability to work successfully as part of a cross-cultural team.
Up to 20% international travel anticipated.

Contract duration: Open Ended
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.

October 26, 2024
Household Economic Strengthening Advisor

Number of Vacancies: 2 Positions.
Role Purpose:
Under the general guidance and direction of the Household Economic Strengthening (HES) Advisor, the Household Economic Strengthening Officer will provide support to all livelihoods or household economic strengthening work at field level. S/he will be involved in the research and learning, monitoring and evaluation of the livelihoods aspects of the NAWIRI project. With the guidance of the HES Advisor, S/he will be involved in the coordination and networking with NAWIRI consortium partners led by Mercy Corps, County departments responsible for agriculture, livestock, nutrition, trade and other NGOs. S/he will support on all household economic strengthening elements of the project, providing capacity building for the county staff. S/he will promote best practice in the livelihoods programmes and contribute to the overall success of the NAWIRI programme. S/he will be involved in the implementation of livelihoods or household economic strengthening activities in Turkana and /Samburu County.
Key Areas of Accountability

Work closely with the county government partners in implementation of the livelihoods component of NAWIRI programme.
Liaise with other consortium implementation teams to ensure sequencing, layering and integration of implementation of various components of NAWIRI projects.
Participate in the drawing of detailed implementation plans (DIP) and ensure daily/weekly/monthly planning for its implementation.
Carry out regular monitoring visits, ensuring that project objectives are met as per agreed work plans.
Participate in the development of reporting systems for data collection, follow-up, and feedback to relevant partners and other agencies.
Support supply-chain staff in the coordination and quality control of livelihoods supplies.
Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation, inclusion and accountability in NAWIRI programme.
Participate in monitoring and provide timely, relevant, accurate input on overall technical aspects of NAWIRI Livelihoods programme work in Turkana and Samburu counties.
Liaise with the HES Advisor to ensure County government staff receive the necessary and appropriate technical support. In consultation with the HES Advisor agree on the range of advice, support, training and/or other assistance required by the other arms of NAWIRI to ensure sequencing, layering and integration as per the agreed model of poverty graduation component of NAWIRI programme.
Provide inputs for generation of quality first draft reports to donors to ensure that technical debates are well articulated and reports are of acceptable quality before submission.
With guidance from the HES Advisor, participate in the design and implementation of Livelihoods related research or assessments work such as HEA baseline assessments etc.
Regularly review and monitor programmes for child safeguarding issues. Take corrective action in modifying programme activities and/or report incidents.
Participate actively in NAWIRI programme meetings, planning and review activities
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Contract Duration: 12 Months
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Community Development or other discipline relevant to rural livelihoods.
At least 3 years relevant project work experience in an international NGO or similar organization.
Good technical knowledge of policy and practice in the field of livelihoods, crop and livestock production as well as other cross cutting issues.
Understanding and experience in implementing nutrition security, food security and livelihoods programmes.
Good 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 and Samburu counties.
Understanding and experience in child rights programming.
Strong commitment to capacity building of county staff and partners with willingness to adopt participatory and consultative approaches.
Experience with livelihoods programming in arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) settings preferred.
Good communication, presentation, training and report writing skills.
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels.
Willing to work in isolated rural areas with basic living conditions, and work in difficult field conditions.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
Proficiency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of the local language and context will be a distinct advantage
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

October 26, 2024
Gender Analysis Strategy Consultancy

The gender analysis will seek to guide implementation, reporting and evaluation activities of the Programme to enable systematic integration of gender perspectives while ensuring the inclusion of prevention and mitigation mechanisms to potential negative effects such as re-traumatisation of victims of armed conflict. It is thus anticipated that analysis will ensure that programme activities will be informed by gender-sensitive objectives, results and indicators through the use of sex and age disaggregated data to facilitate monitoring and post-evaluation. This serves to ensure that the programme is in a position to influence outcomes aimed at achieving inclusion and that beneficiaries are not placed at risk by the proposed programme activities.
It will also be necessary to analyse whether the Programme is designed in such a way that it prevents the exclusion of relevant gender and age categories particularly with regard to the need for ensuring the Programme proactively includes girls’ voices and that girls and boys engaged by the Programme are able to influence decisions and processes of relevant bodies as envisioned in the Programme objectives. To this end, the analysis should identify existing mechanisms or Programmes that can be strengthened and propose innovative approaches, which if implemented, should result in more effective protection of boys and girls as well as interventions that address gender-specific protection risks.
The analysis should be especially cognisant of gender and its intersectionality with age, sex, ethnicity, religion, disability and the likely differences in experiences of boys and girls, vulnerabilities specific to boys and girls as perpetuated by cultural gender norms, and the risks and needs of younger girls, adolescents and youth.
At a minimum, the analysis should meet the following criteria:

Use key recent statistics on the situation of women and girls, men and boys – which will also provide the baseline for future measurement (including relevant statistics that reflect the Protecting Children in Conflict (PCIC) thematic or concentration areas) and provide an interpretation including a nuanced understanding of gendered dimensions of conflict. This should be linked to the report, Stop the War on Children: Gender Matters and its implication to the project, Protecting Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Key barriers to achieving gender equality (including social norms, legislative, institutional capacity, political will etc.) focusing on those areas that are of interest to the activities of PCIC;
Contributions that could be made by the programme outcomes to the achievement of the programme purpose, and the way in which assumptions made could affect programme achievements. This aspect of the evaluation will also include a specific assessment of the benefits possibly accruing to particular stakeholders and target groups;
A mapping of actors with the mandate and capacity to act for gender equality in situations of armed conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa (NGOs, donors, International Organisations, line ministries, gender equality national machineries, etc.);
A mapping of knowledge / information gaps (e.g. sex-age disaggregated statistical information);
Clear assessment of where Save the Children and its key stakeholders including the African Union, Regional Economic Communities/Regional Economic Mechanisms (RECs/RMs), Training Centres of Excellence, and Troop and Police Contributing Countries can add value for achieving programme objectives on gender equality;
A number of clear tangible suggestions for the inclusion of gender in the areas of intervention (e.g. thematic area, engagements with stakeholders).

Experience and Qualifications
This consultancy is open to both individuals and consultancy firms who meet the following criteria:

Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Law or related area;
At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience working on similar assignments;
Prior research experience on the situation of children affected by armed conflict in Africa;
Familiarity with child rights programming;
Demonstrate experience of gender research. Research conducted in the field of gender would be an advantage;
Demonstrate experience in applied research, especially literature reviews;
Demonstrate experience in Programme reviews;
Demonstrate experience in capacity assessment and development;
Demonstrate strong working relationship with relevant stakeholders in respective countries;
Demonstrate analytical and conceptual ability, good communication and facilitation skills;
Demonstrate strong report writing skills and be able to share examples of previous work;
Demonstrate a track record of delivering high quality written outputs on time in a consultancy environment;
Demonstrate ability to work independently and deliver on time;
Fluency in English is a must, French an asset.

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.

October 26, 2024
PCIC CAAC Consultancy

The overall objective of the baseline survey is to establish benchmarks for effective project planning and implementation, as well as form the basis for the progressive monitoring of the achievement of the planned outputs and results, through the collection of quantitative and qualitative facts, figures and indicators of the situation at the beginning of the project. Furthermore, it will provide information on the specific issues and needs of stakeholders in the project area. The consultant/consulting firm with support of the Head of CAAC program and MEAL Coordinator (Regional Programming Unit) will lead the baseline assessment process for the program with the support of the various PCICI program team. It is intended that the baseline assessment will provide:

Baseline data for the program as benchmarks for performance evaluation;
Recommended targets for performance Evaluation
Reviewed theory of Change
Updated result framework with baseline information

Experience and Qualification
The consultant should consist of at least 2 persons representing the following skills:

Extensive and advanced baseline survey and evaluation skills and experience in programme monitoring and evaluation in related fields.
Demonstrated technical expertise, methodology and tools in measuring and evaluating advocacy resultsoutcomes.
Very good understanding of main concepts of the project.
Familiar with participatory and partnership approaches, empowerment of civil society.
Advanced knowledge of English. Knowledge of French language would be an asset.
In-depth understanding of child rights monitoring and advocacy at national, regional/sub-regional, international and Pan African levels and previous work in the field of Pan-African advocacy is an asset.

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

Application Information:
The proposals for this baseline study will include two submissions; as electronic files (in Pdf format) delivered in separate files with a heading ‘Baseline of the Protecting Children Affected by Armed Conflicts’ as follows:

A technical proposal, containing;

Plan for the baseline information should be collected
Review of the proposed data and What sources are needed for the information identified

The understanding of the TOR, the main goals and tasks of this baseline study and of, the proposed study questions, methodology, team, detailed timetable, and steps for the baseline.
Sample of previous work in similar consultancy work (assessment/survey/baseline assessment) (Initial).
The CV of the proposed consultants (education background, expertise and experience in relation with the scope of the baseline study and the geographical location); with a description of why experience is relevant to the task and using a matrix indicate how the proposed team complements each other as well as how they correspond to the profile;

A financial proposal based on activities/ requirements of the Consultant.
A copy of the full role profile can be found at 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.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents

October 26, 2024
Finance Officer – Payables will

Role Purpose:
The Finance Officer – Payables will support the Finance Coordinator in delivering the Finance teams objectives in a timely and accurate fashion. This is a key role, as it will pivotal in ensuring timely payment processing of all payables and liabilities in the centralised model of the Country Office.
Key Areas of Accountability
Account Payables

Receives all documents from the field offices.
Review and register the completeness of documents received from the field and report on any omissions/missing documentation to the support services officer.
Prepare payment vouchers for all payments received and ensure that they have been signed-off as per the scheme of delegation.
Sign off documents as per Scheme of Delegation.
Preparation and Validation of Mpesa payments before payment.
Timely preparation of statutory deduction payments, this is withholding tax and PAYE

Accounting

Register all documents through the accounts payable module in the Financial Management System or prepare accompanying GLACOS and submit the payment vouchers for review by the line manager for posting and further processing.
Processing the payroll, international staff tax and annual leave GLACOs for review and posting by the line manager or appointed designate.
Perform aging analysis and supplier reconciliations.

Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliation;

Single Account Reconciliation as directed by the line manager
Perform Monthly Bank Reconciliations for approval by the line manager
Perform Monthly MPESA Reconciliations for approval by the line manager

Controls and Reporting

Support with external Audit
Ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system
Implementation of any accounting and financial audit recommendations
Preparation of Monthly Financial Report (MFR).
Balance sheet Review.
Total Inventory management (TIM) monthly Reconciliations

Other

Provision of information to field offices on the status of payment for each of their requests.
Back stop for Finance Officer Treasury
Internal and external audit support.
Participate in Procurement committees in the Country Office.
Ensure internal controls are maintained.
Any other budgeting related issues.

Contract Duration: 24 Months Renewable subject to performance and fund.
Work Location: Nairobi
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate degree in Accounting/finance or equivalent. Professional Accounting qualification a must.
At least 3 years’ experience working in accounting (Audit firm preferred)
Computer fluency; highly competent using Microsoft Excel and other MS applications.
Familiarity with computerised accounting systems
Ability to gather facts and data, scrutinise with ease, determine a logical solution and resolve issues with minimal supervision.
Proven ability to handle challenging workload.
The highest level of integrity and commitment to prevent corruption.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all departments in the Regional.
Willingness to undertake occasional travel to the Country Offices for training, support and
Experience working with colleagues based in complex country contexts would be an asset.
Local or international accounting qualification (completed or part-completed) desired.

October 26, 2024
Household Economic Strengthening Advisor- Nawiri Kenya

Role Purpose: Under the general guidance and direction of the Health and Nutrition lead, the Household Economic Strengthening advisor will provide technical implementation and support of all livelihoods or household economic strengthening work at field level. S/he will develop, lead, provide inputs for research and learning, monitor and evaluate the livelihoods aspects of the NAWIRI project. S/he will coordinate and network with NAWIRI consortium partners led by Mercy Corps, County departments responsible for agriculture, livestock, nutrition, trade and other NGOs. S/he will lead on all household economic strengthening elements of the project and reports, providing capacity building for the county staff.
S/he will promote best practice in the livelihoods programmes and contribute to the overall success of the NAWIRI programme. S/he will oversee the implementation of livelihoods or household economic strengthening activities in Turkana and /Samburu County.
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.
Contract Duration: 1 year Location: Lodwar, Kenya
Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Social Sciences, Community Development or other discipline relevant to rural livelihoods.
At least 5 years demonstrated experience designing and implementing livelihoods programmes.

Essential

Excellent understanding of Household Economy Approach (HEA).
Excellent technical knowledge of policy and practice in the field of livelihoods, crop and livestock production as well as other cross cutting issues.
Understanding and experience in implementing nutrition security food security and livelihoods programmes.
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 and Samburu counties.
Understanding and experience in child rights programming.
Proven representation and advocacy skills.
Strong commitment to capacity building of county staff and partners with willingness to adopt participatory and consultative approaches.
Experience with livelihoods 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.
Proficiency in both spoken and written English. Knowledge of the local language and context will be a distinct advantage.
Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and other Global Policies.
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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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.
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October 26, 2024
Regional Awards (Grants) Coordinator – Roving Regional Awards Analyst Counter Fraud Officer

This role will support the various Country Offices in East and South Africa, with short to midterm Awards Coordination support. The Roving Awards (Grants) Coordinator will when in-country support the Country Awards Lead in the planning, securing and managing of both development and humanitarian awards. The position plays a lead role in award information management and shares and coordinates information across departments when in country. Additionally, he/she will support the Head of Strategic Portfolio and Awards Management with dedicated support on high risk awards; and providing analysis; compliance capacity building and monitoring of all phases of awards. This role supports various countries in the ESA region, requiring up to 80% of travel

Duration: 24 months

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Undergraduate Degree in Business, Social Sciences, Finance, Accounting or any other related degree
Minimum 3 years’ working in International Development with a specific emphasis of Fund Management, Project Management and / or Risk Management
At Least 3 years’ experience managing and / or implementing USAID/USG grants or contracts
Knowledge of guidelines / regulations and reporting requirements of major donors such as EU, DFID, ECHO, UN agencies, DANIDA.
Experience in proposal development and coordination processes for complex awards.
Demonstrable financial skills, particularly, budget development, BvA Analysis and reporting
Ability to engage with and coordinate across multiple stakeholder groups.
Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
Strong communication (written and spoken) in the local language and minimum intermediate level in English.
Very strong capacity for attention to detail, problem solving, and analysis of trends.
Computer literate with very strong excel and analytical skills

Desirable

Understanding of SCI Award Management Processes

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.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents

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October 26, 2024