POSITIONS
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda Country
Programme, Kigali Rwanda
BACKGROUND:
For over 90 years,
Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than
120 countries. We are the
world’s largest independent child rights
organisation, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains
the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission
to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve
immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children is
an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and
perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children
we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity
organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition,
Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these
values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol,
ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest
standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional
lives. SCI Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and
experienced national to fill the following position;
Job Title: Maternity Cover – Child
Protection and Child Rights Governance Programme Manager
Location: Kigali with field travel
Contract
Length:
4 Months
PURPOSE OF
POSITIONS:
Reporting to The
Programme Director, The Programme Manager will be accountable for providing
leadership and technical guidance in the implementation of the Child Protection
and Child Rights Governance programmes, and to line manage Programme
Coordinators.
KEY AREAS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY:
1. Programme
management responsibilities
· Providing
management support in the implementation of the Child Protection and Child
Rights Governance programmes (CP and CRG)
· Supervise and
Coach Programme Coordinators to develop detailed implementation plans and
monitor their implementation;
· Support Programme
Coordinators in the development of budget expenditures plans, review budget
monitoring reports and ensure that all planned expenditures are on track in
strict compliance with the agreed budget lines and Save the Children’s
financial regulations.
· Ensure that
quality, monthly, quarterly and other reports are developed and submitted in
accordance with agreed donors/members schedules;
· Ensure timely
project monitoring reports are produced and shared
· Support
implementing partners
· Support project
closure as per SCI standards and regulations
2.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning / Research
· In collaboration
with the MEAL team ensure that data coming out of the agreed MEAL system for
the CP and CRG programme are used to inform programme learning (MEAL Plans,
Indicators Performance Tracking Tables, monitoring tools, benchmarks etc.)
3. Staff
Management and Development
· Line management
responsibilities for the 2 Save the Children’s CP/CRG Coordinators
· Ensure the
training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure appropriate
professional development opportunities
· Manage the
performance of all supervisees through the Effective use of the Performance
Management System and ongoing mentoring/coaching
4. Resource
Mobilization
· Under the
strategic guidance of the Programme Director support in donor and partners
mapping processes
· Support in
developing TORs for recruitment of consultants to support the development of
project proposals
· Support in
compiling background documentation on thematic areas to be used in concept
notes/capacity statements/project proposals development processes
· Support the
project proposals development process
5. Advocacy
and Save the Children representation
· Establish and
strengthen coordination/advocacy mechanisms with CP and CRG stakeholders in
country at both Government and Civil Society level;
· Ensure that Save
the Children’s CP/CRG programmes are represented at national/local level fora
and round-tables to advocate for policy/implementation change/improvement at
all levels
Qualifications:
· Degree or Master
Degree level in Social Sciences
· Strong
demonstrable skills and experience in programme management, monitoring,
evaluation, learning and accountability – including budget holding
responsibilities;
· Substantial budget
holding responsibilities – experience of managing an annual budget of approx $
800,000
· Problem-solving
and decision-making skills
· Proven leadership
skills – previous experience of line managing staff;
· High level
proposals/report writing skills in English;
· Senior expertise
in the thematic areas of Child Protection and/or Child Rights Governance
background will be considered as strong assets
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
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vita in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org
before 8th May, 2015.
Please mention “Temporary Child Protection
and Child Rights Governance Programme Manager” as subject of
your mail.
*Note that only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.