Jobs Kenya

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  • Field Health and Nutrition Advisor

    Field Health and Nutrition Advisor

    Role Purpose:
    Under the general guidance and direction of the health and nutrition lead, the Field Health and Nutrition advisor will provide technical implementation and support of all health and nutrition work at field level. Develop, lead, monitor, and evaluate the health and nutrition aspects of the NAWIRI project. Coordinate and network at a senior level with county departments both nutrition specific and sensitive authorities and other NGOs. Lead on all health and nutrition elements of the project and reports, providing capacity building for the county staff. Promote best practice in the health and Nutrition programmes and contribute to the overall success of the NAWIRI project. Oversee the Implementation of Health, Nutrition activities in Turkana/Samburu County.
    Reports to: Health and Nutrition Lead
    Staff reporting to this post: Health and Nutrition Lead
    Contract Duration: 1 year
    Location: Turkana and Samburu
    QUALIFICATIONS

    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 and Samburu counties.
    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 mindsets.
    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 and Samburu counties are encouraged to apply.
    Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

    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
    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
    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

  • Head of Support Services (ESARO)

    Head of Support Services (ESARO)

    LOCATION: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office – Nairobi
    GRADE: 2
    CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed term – 2 Years
    CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 2 – either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore, a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).
    ROLE PURPOSE: As a member of the ESA Regional Finance Leadership team, the Head of Support Services (HSS) shares in the overall responsibility for the strategic direction and coordination of the ESA Regional and Sub Offices.
    The Head of Support Services (HSS) in his / her capacity will be accountable for overseeing the RO Finance and Support Services functions in both leadership and strategic contexts and is considered to be a key Business Partner for the RO Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
    HSS will be accountable for Regional Office Financial management, controls and compliance, providing strategic leadership to RO Projects, IT, logistics, procurement and Administration functions.
    RO projects will range from strategic initiatives that simplify policies, processes and systems to specific operational improvements. Projects will not be limited strictly to the domain of finance and will involve other systems that have control, compliance and reporting implications.
    In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    SCOPE OF ROLE:
    Reports to: Regional Finance Director, East and Southern Africa
    Dimensions: You must be articulate and comfortable with a diverse role covering a variety of functions in the RO, whilst working closely with high-intellect stakeholders. To thrive in this role, you must be highly driven and a self-starter to achieve excellence.
    You will be spear-heading the implementation of strategic and operational finance and support projects in the RO. You will provide support to the regional finance team and regional senior leadership on other projects requested by senior management.
    You must be comfortable business partnering with diverse stakeholders to influence and bring positive changes in the financial management capacity and capability of the RO departments and will use your project management expertise and capacity building skills to influence outcomes.
    Number of direct reports: 4 Direct reports who are functional leads of RO Finance, IT, Procurement and Administration.
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
    As a member of the Regional Finance Leadership Team, contribute to:
    Strategic Leadership of the ESA RO functions

    Development of an organisational culture that reflects the full spectrum, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for all key stakeholders.
    Design and implementation of a coherent organizational structure that is consistent with agency practices and appropriate to RO needs.
    Ensured compliance of ESA Regional Office with all Save the Children Management Operating Standards and Standard Operating Procedures
    Ensured support services provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles to project and program activities, including during emergencies
    Design of a coherent organisational structure consistent with agency practices and appropriate to approved budget and program needs
    Collaborate with other stakeholders to review and recommend ways/tools/processes to improve performance and help management understand the return on investment of new projects.
    Delivering pre-defined projects (including projects identified by the High Performing Organization initiatives) on behalf of the Regional Finance Director and Finance Leadership Team.
    Networking: promote and coordinate mechanisms for active collaboration amongst staff in COs, region, centre, members, partners and individuals whose work impacts SCI’s risk.
    Project management: establish and communicate realistic and committed work plans, taking into consideration deadlines, dependencies and resources.
    Risk management: proactively identify and manage project risks, as appropriate and monitor and drive the resolution of issues.

    Financial Management

    Act as a key strategic Finance Business Partner to the RO Departments to support key decision making.
    Identify and effectively manage all key risks, especially financial, related to delivering the RO programs.
    Ensure budget holders understand their responsibilities (e.g., through training).
    Work with the Human Resources team and Regional Finance Director to establish equitable staff compensation policies and practices within the approved budget and donor requirements.
    Ensure that effective systems are put in place, and regularly reviewed, to allow adequate financial management and control including:

    Annual accounts and tax statement preparation;
    Accounting and management information systems;
    Cash and cash flow management and control;
    Financial procedures during emergency responses;
    Expenditure procedures, especially around procurement;
    Documentation of all controls and procedures;
    Finance training for staff in the RO, field and partners as necessary;
    Monitor accurate and timely submission of financial reports to members, donors and government regulatory agencies.

    Manage the Annual RO internal and external Audit process.
    Lead and participate in the development of finance policies and procedures to be able to maintain a well-financially controlled environment in both development and emergency contexts.
    Ensure monthly financial reviews (MFRs) are prepared, reviewed with SMT, and submitted to Regional Office regularly.
    Perform any other responsibilities related to financial management as required.

    Support Services Function

    Ensure Regional Support functions provide high quality service delivery and business partnering to the Regional departments and staff.
    Provide strong leadership to IT, Procurement and Office Administration functional leads.
    Project manage key operational activities for the RO.
    Ensure that specialized support unit offer efficient administration coordination for Technical Advisors and other Staff from on-boarding to daily administration support.
    Ensure the overall office ambience is conducive and fit for a High Performing Organization.
    Ensure high quality events coordination for regional and global events
    Ensure that the administration unit effectively oversee facility and equipment management.
    Oversee procurement and all framework agreements
    Administer and maintain records, registers and other relevant documents (Registrations, Charities commission, etc.)
    Manage Security for staff and facilities
    Identify cost effective systems needed to support the business taking into account business trends, resource availability and changes in the industry.
    Set up service delivery standards for the support functions to manage quality and efficiency,
    Carryout periodic surveys to ensure high quality and sustainable service delivery to staff and visitors.

    Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Finance and Administration Departments

    Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and motivate staff members with various skills and capabilities.
    Ensure appropriate staffing within finance and administration departments.
    Strategic management of the RO Admiration departments; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly.
    Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff development strategies and
    Performance Management Systems into team building process. Establish a result based system and follow up.

    BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

    Ambition:

    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

    Collaboration:

    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

    Creativity:

    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    Willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:

    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Essential

    Business Administration, Commence or Accounting degree from a leading university.
    Leadership skills, including the ability to supervise and motivate qualified professional staff with strong personal value systems.
    Analytical, decision making and strategic planning skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
    Ability to coach, mentor, delegate appropriately and provide developmental guidance to staff.
    Strong project and change management skills.
    Good understanding of Kenyan Tax and Statutory Compliance requirements.
    Computer fluency; highly competent using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and experience working in complex financial systems like SUN systems, Agresso, PeopleSoft etc…
    At least 5 years of Financial management and Administration experience in complex organization.
    Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of change and quick turnaround times, whilst delivering to the highest standards.
    Excellent communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to key stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
    Excellent attention to detail; planning, management and coordination skills.
    Cultural awareness and the ability to work collaboratively in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
    Strategic finance business partner with strong influencing skills, sharp business acumen and sound judgment.
    Personal circumstances and commitment to travel to all country offices in the region; 10% – 15% travel expected in the role.
    Commitment to Save the Children values.

  • Head of Support Services – ESARO

    Head of Support Services – ESARO

    As a member of the ESA Regional Finance Leadership team, the Head of Support Services (HSS) shares in the overall responsibility for the strategic direction and coordination of the ESA Regional and Sub Offices. The Head of Support Services (HSS) in his / her capacity will be accountable for overseeing the RO Finance and Support Services functions in both leadership and strategic contexts and is considered to be a key Business Partner for the RO Senior Leadership Team (SLT). HSS will be accountable for Regional Office Financial management, controls and compliance, providing strategic leadership to RO Projects, IT, logistics, procurement and Administration functions.

    RO projects will range from strategic initiatives that simplify policies, processes and systems to specific operational improvements. Projects will not be limited strictly to the domain of finance and will involve other systems that have control, compliance and reporting implications.
    In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
    Essential

    Business Administration, Commence or Accounting degree from a leading university.
    Leadership skills, including the ability to supervise and motivate qualified professional staff with strong personal value systems.
    Analytical, decision making and strategic planning skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
    Ability to coach, mentor, delegate appropriately and provide developmental guidance to staff.

    Desirable

    Strong project and change management skills.
    Good understanding of Kenyan Tax and Statutory Compliance requirements.
    Computer fluency; highly competent using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and experience working in complex financial systems like SUN systems, Agresso, PeopleSoft etc…
    At least 5 years of financial management and Administration experience in complex organization.
    Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of change and quick turnaround times, whilst delivering to the highest standards.
    Excellent communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to key stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
    Excellent attention to detail; planning, management and coordination skills.
    Cultural awareness and the ability to work collaboratively in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
    Strategic finance business partner with strong influencing skills, sharp business acumen and sound judgment.
    Personal circumstances and commitment to travel to all country offices in the region; 10% – 15% travel expected in the role.
    Commitment to Save the Children values.

    Contract duration: 2 years
    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.

  • Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) intern

    Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) intern

    This is an exciting opportunity for young dynamic upcoming professional seeking to obtain on the job experience in MEAL while working with a motivated multinational team.    It requires a dedicated and highly motivated individual who is willing to learn at the same time offer creative ideas to achieving the goals of MEAL.
    The MEAL function is part of the Program Development and Quality department in the Regional office that supports country programs to embed MEAL systems so as to drive program quality improvement, generate evidence of the impact of our work and foster learning. 
    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Desired

    University degree in any field of social development
    Prior training in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning and Knowledge Management

    Essential

    Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
    Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively in networks and communities of practice
    Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point) 

    Contract duration: 3 months
    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 organisation, 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:
    Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers
    We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
    All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
     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

  • Capacity Building Manager (Adult Learning Specialist)

    Capacity Building Manager (Adult Learning Specialist)

    The poster holder will be an adult learning specialist whose role will be to deliver on the Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) capacity building commitments of the Humanitarian Capacity Building Group (HCBG) work plan and in line with priorities set by the Cash & Market Humanitarian Technical Working Group (HTWG). The main areas of work will be mapping CVA competency requirements in all relevant functional areas; identifying CVA capacity needs in priority Country Offices across several regions; designing and project-managing capacity strengthening interventions (including face to face, online and simulation trainings); and providing post-training learning support. This will be done in collaboration with Technical Advisors (Cash, sectors, and key functional areas) within the Cash & Market HTWG.
     
     
    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.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Essential

    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 Cash Learning Partnership trainer qualification

    Desired

    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

    Contract duration: 1 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.

  • Deputy Team Leader Programmes – Humanitarian Surge Team (HST)

    Deputy Team Leader Programmes – Humanitarian Surge Team (HST)

    ROLE PURPOSE:
    The Global Humanitarian Surge Platform (GHSP) operates on behalf of the members and SCI, and is dedicated to identifying, developing and deploying skilled and experienced surge staff from across the movement to meet the needs of our domestic and international responses. This helps to improve our response quality, timeliness, and effectiveness; ultimately, this will save the lives of children and their families. The platform is responsible for:

    Ensuring our humanitarian responses have access to suitably skilled and experienced staff they need to deliver a high quality and timely humanitarian response;
    Managing the end to end deployment process for all surge deployments;
    Identifying and developing future humanitarian surge staff to meet the needs of our responses;
    Identifying new and innovative ways to meet the surge needs of our responses.
    This role will be responsible and accountable for the provision of Deputy Team Leadership (Programmes) within the Global Humanitarian Surge Platform,  
    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.

    Qualifications and experience
    Essential

    Extensive experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state
    Previous experience of managing programme teams in large-scale first phase emergency response is essential
    Previous experience of managing a large multi-sector, multi-national team
    Previous experience of programme management across multiple locations
    Experience of managing multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA) of GBP 5 – 10m, preferably in insecure contexts
    Commitment to, thorough understanding of, and able to train staff in participation and accountability approaches
    Demonstrated ability to set up monitoring & evaluation systems in large complex programmes.
    Demonstrated ability to set up learning and development processes for a large team
     
    Proven ability of mentoring and coaching
     
    Experience of senior level representation
    Experience of developing and negotiating successful partnerships with institutional donors
    Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
    Excellent written and oral communication skills
    Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
    Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
    A high level of written and spoken English
    The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
    Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
    Fluent in English and another language: either French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

    Desirable

    Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
    Security management experience across a large programme
    Specific experience of designing and managing consortia projects

    Media experience
    We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role can be based anywhere and is offered on the basis of compliance hiring.

  • Supply Chain Intern

    Supply Chain Intern

    Contract Length: 3 Months
    Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
    Role Purpose: The Regional Procurement Unit is a part of Save the Children’s East Africa Regional Office. The Supply Chain intern will provide support to the Regional Procurement Coordinator and other members of the Regional Procurement Unit Team
    Scope of Role:
    Reports to: Regional Procurement Coordinator
    Dimensions: Save the Children works in 8 countries in East Africa (Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Ethiopia) with a current staff complement of approximately 3500 staff and current expenditure of approximately $200 million each year
    Staff directly reporting to this post: None
    Key Areas of Accountability:
    Assist the Regional Procurement Coordinator in ensuring that filing functions of the RPU is done in an accurate and timely manner.

    Filing of all general correspondences.
    Filing of procurement related documents.

    Assist in the procurement functions of the RPU.

    Assist in processing PR/PO and ensuring signing of the same is done in a timely manner and all supporting documentation is in place.
    Assist in updating the procurement tracker on a weekly basis.
    Assist in receiving deliveries of goods from the supplier and doing relevant inspection.
    Receiving and confirmation of all supplier invoices and attaching supporting documentation for onward payment processing.

    Assist in Warehousing and Dispatch.

    Assist in preparation of Goods in transit for dispatch.
    Assist in filling in the relevant documentation required for dispatch of goods
    Liaising with transporter, clearing and forwarding agent to ensure timely dispatch of goods

    Assist in Conducting Assessments.

    Assist with preparation of Questionnaires for relevant assessment that RPU will be conducting.
    Assist in dispatch/sending of the questioners and managing correspondence with the interviewees.
    Assist with compilation of the reports.

    Perform any other related tasks as may be assigned.
    Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
    Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

    Ambition:

    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
    Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

    Collaboration:

    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

    Creativity:

    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

    Integrity:

    Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
    Displays consistent excellent judgement

    Qualifications and Experience

    A Logistics trainee who wishes to gain some practical experience
    Degree in Logistics, procurement or equivalent
    Excellent computer skills especially in MS Excel spreadsheets and MS Word
    High level of integrity and ability to work as part of a professional team
    Excellent communication skills
    Proven ability to handle challenging workload
    Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity;
    Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills;
    Commitment to Save the Children values.
    Strong training and coaching skills

    Additional Job Responsibilities

    The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

    Equal Opportunities

    The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

    Child Safeguarding:

    We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

    Safeguarding our Staff:

    The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

    Health and Safety

    The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

  • Roving Finance Coordinator

    Roving Finance Coordinator

    Job Details
    As a member of the regional finance team, the Roving Finance Coordinator will assume country office or regional finance roles for temporary periods to cover resourcing gaps and to deliver on discrete projects and initiatives so that adequate financial management is sustained and improved. This will include the line management of any appropriate finance and awards staff within the remit of the posting, identifying any capacity gaps and proposing appropriate solutions and capacity building of country office teams.
    The role holder will also act as a champion for Save the Children International (SCI) financial policies, standards and procedures, High Performing Organisation (HPO) projects, coaching and mentoring staff and colleagues to ensure a thorough and complete understanding is maintained.
    In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Accounting or commerce degree and relevant full professional qualifications (CPA/CA/ACCA)
    Minimum of 3 years similar progressive work experience in financial management. Not-for-profit experience an advantage.
    An unquestionably high level of integrity and ethics.
    demonstrable ability to adapt to challenging working environments within a developing country context
    demonstrated experience in identifying issues in financial management, applying sustainable solutions, and supporting teams to achieve results
    proven experience in training and capacity building of staff and teams, including coaching and mentoring staff
    knowledge and use of financial software packages
    willing to undertake travel for approximately 70% of the time (deployments of up to 3 months at a time)
    ability to adapt quickly to a new environment and achieve results with multiple priorities and deadlines
    strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
    highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    demonstrated ability of working with a range of stakeholders
    commitment to Save the Children values

    Contract duration: fixed term of 2 years
    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 birthdayAll 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.

  • Regional Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

    Regional Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

    The Regional Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media provides overall leadership, strategic direction and management to the advocacy, campaigns, communication and media work of Save the Children across the East and Southern Africa region.
    While our Business Units are the country offices, his/ her main task is to support Countries Offices to develop and implement some SMART advocacy, campaign, communication and media strategies and translate those strategies into proposal funded with adequate resources.
    His/ Her first responsibility will be to undertake advocacy work to advance Save the Children’s policy positions and influence decision-makers, both at national level and internationally. He/ she will support countries to shape and ensure the delivery of high quality Save the Children’s efforts to influence and bring about change in the awareness, attitudes, behaviors and policies related to the rights of children in East and Southern Africa. He/ She takes shared responsibility for the delivery of Save the Children’s 2030 ambition and strategy and coordinates with global advocacy and communications efforts and manages the regional campaign, advocacy.
    As a key member of the ESA Extended Regional Leadership Team, Head of Campaigns and Advocacy takes shared responsibility for the delivery of Save the Children’s 2030 ambition and strategy. He/she represents Save the Children at a senior level to key regional stakeholders, with the ambition to position Save the Children as a leading child-focused campaign and advocacy organization in ESA
    He/she is responsible for creating an enabling internal environment for campaigning and advocacy by leveraging resources, building partnerships, and strengthening capacity and capability of Country Offices and engaging Save the Children Members in ESA. He/ she also may be required to support specific countries to develop some SMART advocacy plans in response to important humanitarian crisis in the region. 
    QUALIFICATIONS /EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

     Strong background in advocacy leadership at a senior level, including policy development and the ability to link programmes with advocacy work.
    Experience in engaging the public in campaigns, including the ability to identify “campaign able” objectives within the policy goals, and to plan and evaluate campaign activities
    Experience in leading the creation and implementation of a strategy, demonstrating the ability to identify the necessary steps towards an ambitious goal.
    Proved experience in developing some strong program integrating advocacy or mobilizing fund for advocacy, including a good Experience in proposal development;
    Proved experience in supporting countries offices from distance or working in “virtual” team;
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills to motivate influence and negotiate both internally and externally.
    Sound understanding of the major economic, social development and poverty issues in East and Southern Africa.
    Experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure. Excellent training, facilitation, and team building skills. Innovative and creative approach to problem solving. Able to lead by example.
    Experience of building personal networks at senior levels, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation.
    Commitment to Save the Children values.
    Fluent spoken and written English

    Contract duration: 2 years 
    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.

  • Roving Finance Manager Regional Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

    Roving Finance Manager Regional Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media

    As a member of the regional finance team, the Roving Finance Coordinator will assume country office or regional finance roles for temporary periods to cover resourcing gaps and to deliver on discrete projects and initiatives so that adequate financial management is sustained and improved. This will include the line management of any appropriate finance and awards staff within the remit of the posting, identifying any capacity gaps and proposing appropriate solutions and capacity building of country office teams.
    The role holder will also act as a champion for Save the Children International (SCI) financial policies, standards and procedures, High Performing Organisation (HPO) projects, coaching and mentoring staff and colleagues to ensure a thorough and complete understanding is maintained.
    In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
     
     EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Accounting or commerce degree and relevant full professional qualifications (CPA/CA/ACCA)
    Minimum of 3 years similar progressive work experience in financial management.  Not-for-profit experience an advantage.
    An unquestionably high level of integrity and ethics.
    demonstrable ability to adapt to challenging working environments within a developing country context
    demonstrated experience in identifying issues in financial management, applying sustainable solutions, and supporting teams to achieve results
    proven experience in training and capacity building of staff and teams, including coaching and mentoring staff
    knowledge and use of financial software packages
    willing to undertake travel for approximately 70% of the time (deployments of up to 3 months at a time)
    ability to adapt quickly to a new environment and achieve results with multiple priorities and deadlines
    strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
    highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    demonstrated ability of working with a range of stakeholders
    commitment to Save the Children values

    Contract duration: fixed term of 2 years
     
    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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