Senior Program Coordinator (Nationals Only)

Senior Program Coordinator

The Role

The Senior Program Coordinator in Urban Sponsorship Program is accountable for the effective and efficient management of the Sponsorship program in the urban areas. The post holder will provide overall leadership in developing strategies to strengthen constituency building and volunteer management through appreciative community mobilization, and promote constituency building as a platform for rights holder to engage policy decision makers.

S/he will work closely with the Director of Sponsorship in developing platforms for coordination and integration with the Urban Program Team, ensuring that the Sponsorship Program contributes to the Urban strategy. Similar efforts should be demonstrated with other projects where impact areas converge.

The post is expected to closely work with the Senior Program Officer (SPO) and Partnership Officer to strengthen strategic partnership as one of the key components in establishing sustainability mechanisms. This will also entail representing the organization before local institutions, civil society organizations, government agencies and donors.

In the event of a humanitarian crisis in the Sponsorship Impact Areas, the post holder must work with the Humanitarian Response Unit in observance of the Humanitarian Imperative.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• At least 3 years’ experience in project management including multi-sector programming in both development and humanitarian contexts
• Strong background and proven experience in strategic and tactical planning
• Understanding of rights-based approaches, e.g. child rights programming, gender equality, disability and social inclusion
• Knowledge and understanding of at least one SCP thematic area – Education (e.g. Early Child Care and Development; Basic Education); Health and Nutrition (e.g. Maternal Child Health and Nutrition, Adolescent Development); Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance or in any cross-thematic areas, e.g. Risk Reduction and Resilience, Gender and Child Participation
• Capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of implementing participatory approaches in development / humanitarian work
• Experience in budget management;
• Capacity to analyze and navigate dynamics of stakeholders in the area
• Demonstrable experience on oversight of Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning mechanisms
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong presentation and representation skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• 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 underpins all our work
• Willing to travel to any part of the country and be deployed for both humanitarian response and development programming

Desirable

• Experience of managing a program portfolio.
• Background in child rights programming.

Contract length: Fixed Term position until December 31, 2021 based in National Capital Region

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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found 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