Closing
date: 02 May 2016
date: 02 May 2016
POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
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BACKGROUND:
Save the Children is the world’s lea
Save the Children is the world’s lea
ding independent organisation for children.
We work in 120 countries. We work together, with partners, to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives. Save the Children works in thirteen districts in
Rwanda with a current staff complement of approximately 94 staff. SC is
implementing an emergency response programme to support the Burundi refugees in
Mahama Refugee Camp.
SC
Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced
nationals to fill the following position:
Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced
nationals to fill the following position:
Child
Protection Manager
Place of Work: Rwanda, Kirehe/ Mahama Camp
Reports to:
Staff directly reporting to this post:
Time frame: Field Office Manager
National Child Protection Staff
Open depending on funds availability
Tentative start date: As soon as possible
Protection Manager
Place of Work: Rwanda, Kirehe/ Mahama Camp
Reports to:
Staff directly reporting to this post:
Time frame: Field Office Manager
National Child Protection Staff
Open depending on funds availability
Tentative start date: As soon as possible
PURPOSE
OF POSITION:
OF POSITION:
The
Child Protection manager will act as the technical lead on all child
protection-related programming for the Save the Children emergency response in
Mahama camp. The Child Protection manager will be expected, with limited
support, to lead on child protection-related assessments, programme design and
implementation and coordination with stakeholders in collaboration with
colleagues Mahama camp . In addition, she/he will oversee the monitoring &
evaluation of child protection activities and assist on relevant donor
reporting. The Child protection program manager will also be expected to play a
leadership role within a response team, supporting and building the capacity of
colleagues.
Child Protection manager will act as the technical lead on all child
protection-related programming for the Save the Children emergency response in
Mahama camp. The Child Protection manager will be expected, with limited
support, to lead on child protection-related assessments, programme design and
implementation and coordination with stakeholders in collaboration with
colleagues Mahama camp . In addition, she/he will oversee the monitoring &
evaluation of child protection activities and assist on relevant donor
reporting. The Child protection program manager will also be expected to play a
leadership role within a response team, supporting and building the capacity of
colleagues.
In
addition the role holder will also support partners to develop their programmes
and build their capacity to respond as well as taking responsibility for
mainstreaming child protection across other sector of interventions (
Protection, Education and Health) . They will also have a lead role in the
development and implementation of safe programme in line with Save the Children
Child Safeguarding policy.
addition the role holder will also support partners to develop their programmes
and build their capacity to respond as well as taking responsibility for
mainstreaming child protection across other sector of interventions (
Protection, Education and Health) . They will also have a lead role in the
development and implementation of safe programme in line with Save the Children
Child Safeguarding policy.
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme
Support:
• Responsible for management of Child Protection and SGBV including the
community service protection program implementation in Mahama ensuring that
proposed results are achieved on time, within budget and in compliance with
donor regulations.
• Manage program budgets including monthly budget forecasting and quarterly
budget revisions.
• Provide technical leadership on program implementation methodologies in line
with good practice and in collaboration with the child protection technical
advisor.
• Ensure that programs are implemented in ways that are responsive to
communities and children, in line with Save the Children principles, values and
strategic plan and compliant with Save the Children’s procedures.
• Work with relevant government and non-government partners to strengthen
capacity on child protection, community service programming and advocate for
improved child protection systems and policies.
• Manage program partnerships including partner capacity building, follow-up
and reporting.
• In close coordination with the child protection technical advisor,
participate in proposal development processes related to child protection
programming.
• Work to develop timely and high quality progress and final reports for
external and internal use. These should be results-based and demonstrate
progress against agreed indicators.
• Ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed
indicators to enable both internal and external reporting.
Support:
• Responsible for management of Child Protection and SGBV including the
community service protection program implementation in Mahama ensuring that
proposed results are achieved on time, within budget and in compliance with
donor regulations.
• Manage program budgets including monthly budget forecasting and quarterly
budget revisions.
• Provide technical leadership on program implementation methodologies in line
with good practice and in collaboration with the child protection technical
advisor.
• Ensure that programs are implemented in ways that are responsive to
communities and children, in line with Save the Children principles, values and
strategic plan and compliant with Save the Children’s procedures.
• Work with relevant government and non-government partners to strengthen
capacity on child protection, community service programming and advocate for
improved child protection systems and policies.
• Manage program partnerships including partner capacity building, follow-up
and reporting.
• In close coordination with the child protection technical advisor,
participate in proposal development processes related to child protection
programming.
• Work to develop timely and high quality progress and final reports for
external and internal use. These should be results-based and demonstrate
progress against agreed indicators.
• Ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed
indicators to enable both internal and external reporting.
Partner
management
• Work with the Partnership team to identify appropriate partners, community
stakeholders for implementation of the Child Protection response.
• Work with partners to develop their programme design and proposals.
• Ensure regular review of partner progress against the budget and work plan,
and support partners to alter activities/strategies in light of context changes
or operational challenges.
• Review partner narrative and financial reporting as well as Monitoring,
Evaluation, Accountability and Learning data, in line with Country Office
internal deadlines for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning.
• Participate in (or influencing the development of) key working groups,
especially those associated with current emergency responses, through close
liaison with MIDIMAR, UNICEF and other UN NGO partners.
• Participate in and strengthen interagency coordination on protection, guiding
the agenda and ensuring that the critical protection needs of children are
profiled.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability
• Develop Monitoring & Evaluation and indicator tracking plans for all
grants, developing additional Monitoring & Evaluation tools as necessary to
monitor project progress, with support of Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning team.
• Ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed
indicators to enable both internal and external reporting.
• Ensure that ongoing programme monitoring/learning feeds into alterations into
programme design.
• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning team to identify
and incorporate project suitable accountability mechanisms.
• Lead on child protection assessments as required, ensuring assessment
findings are documented and that all assessments include a disaggregated
analysis of children’s needs.
Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development
• Ensure appropriate staffing within the Child Protection, SGBV and community
service team.
• Support the Field Manager to ensure that all Child Protection staff, SGBV and
community service understand and are able to perform their role.
• Support the Field Manager to establish performance management of all Child
Protection and Community Service staff through effective use of the Performance
Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives,
on-going feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations.
Fundraising and Advocacy:
• Working closely with Child Protection TA, senior staff, support fundraising
for child protection, including development of high quality concept notes and
proposals.
• Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other
agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency
Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being
addressed. This may involve taking the lead in the Child Protection Working
Group and/or sub-groups.
Capacity Building:
• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and
partners and support and build the capacity of less experienced staff.
Budget management
Responsible for protection budgets lines as delegated budget holder ensuring
application and observance of financial procedures and guidelines set out in SC
financial manual and donors’ requirements
management
• Work with the Partnership team to identify appropriate partners, community
stakeholders for implementation of the Child Protection response.
• Work with partners to develop their programme design and proposals.
• Ensure regular review of partner progress against the budget and work plan,
and support partners to alter activities/strategies in light of context changes
or operational challenges.
• Review partner narrative and financial reporting as well as Monitoring,
Evaluation, Accountability and Learning data, in line with Country Office
internal deadlines for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning.
• Participate in (or influencing the development of) key working groups,
especially those associated with current emergency responses, through close
liaison with MIDIMAR, UNICEF and other UN NGO partners.
• Participate in and strengthen interagency coordination on protection, guiding
the agenda and ensuring that the critical protection needs of children are
profiled.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability
• Develop Monitoring & Evaluation and indicator tracking plans for all
grants, developing additional Monitoring & Evaluation tools as necessary to
monitor project progress, with support of Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning team.
• Ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed
indicators to enable both internal and external reporting.
• Ensure that ongoing programme monitoring/learning feeds into alterations into
programme design.
• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning team to identify
and incorporate project suitable accountability mechanisms.
• Lead on child protection assessments as required, ensuring assessment
findings are documented and that all assessments include a disaggregated
analysis of children’s needs.
Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development
• Ensure appropriate staffing within the Child Protection, SGBV and community
service team.
• Support the Field Manager to ensure that all Child Protection staff, SGBV and
community service understand and are able to perform their role.
• Support the Field Manager to establish performance management of all Child
Protection and Community Service staff through effective use of the Performance
Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives,
on-going feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations.
Fundraising and Advocacy:
• Working closely with Child Protection TA, senior staff, support fundraising
for child protection, including development of high quality concept notes and
proposals.
• Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other
agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency
Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being
addressed. This may involve taking the lead in the Child Protection Working
Group and/or sub-groups.
Capacity Building:
• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and
partners and support and build the capacity of less experienced staff.
Budget management
Responsible for protection budgets lines as delegated budget holder ensuring
application and observance of financial procedures and guidelines set out in SC
financial manual and donors’ requirements
SKILLS
AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving results together with children 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 in-country to lead, enable and maintain our
culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility
for own personal development and encourages team to do the same
• Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
others
• Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues,
members, donors and partners
• 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
• Always acts in the best interests of children
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving results together with children 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 in-country to lead, enable and maintain our
culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility
for own personal development and encourages team to do the same
• Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
others
• Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues,
members, donors and partners
• 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
• Always acts in the best interests of children
QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
• Six years of experience working in an emergency response context or in
fragile states
• Proven experience in Child protection including SGBV
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to
inform a holistic response for children.
• Previous experience of managing a team and of project management
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community
participation and accountability
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in
emergency, transition and development contexts
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers
understanding of and response to child protection.
• Experience of representation and ability to represent Save the Children
effectively in external forums.
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken
English
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and
diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in
difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of
Save the Children, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and
the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of Save the Children
mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our
support
AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
• Six years of experience working in an emergency response context or in
fragile states
• Proven experience in Child protection including SGBV
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to
inform a holistic response for children.
• Previous experience of managing a team and of project management
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community
participation and accountability
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in
emergency, transition and development contexts
• Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers
understanding of and response to child protection.
• Experience of representation and ability to represent Save the Children
effectively in external forums.
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken
English
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and
diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in
difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of
Save the Children, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and
the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of Save the Children
mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our
support
Desirable:
• Experience of urban programming
• Language skills in kenyanruwanda
• Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working
• Experience of urban programming
• Language skills in kenyanruwanda
• Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
Specifying “Child Protection Manager” in the subject line. Deadline for
receiving applications is Open ended; shortlist will be done on rolling basis.
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
Specifying “Child Protection Manager” in the subject line. Deadline for
receiving applications is Open ended; shortlist will be done on rolling basis.
*Note
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org. Specifying “Child
Protection Manager” in the subject line. Deadline for receiving applications is
02 May 2016; shortlist will be done on rolling basis.
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org. Specifying “Child
Protection Manager” in the subject line. Deadline for receiving applications is
02 May 2016; shortlist will be done on rolling basis.
*Note
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.