Save the Children International Chief of Party Job Vacancy in Tanzania

We work together,
with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million
supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more
children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education,
protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major
transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged
operation with c14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and
reporting to a relativel
y small, central office. We’re changing to become more
efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for
world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract
length:
Until late 2018

The role
Save the Children are bidding for a £22m nutrition project through DfID to
Reduce the number of stunted children by 10% (80,000) in the targeted regions
within a period of 5 years.

Outcomes are
anticipated to be:

1. Improved maternal, infant and young child feeding practices;
2. Enhanced quality of nutrition services through the health system;
3. Improved household access to diverse and nutrient rich foods through own
production and purchased from the local market;
4. Improved multi-sectoral response to nutrition at sub-national levels
(Agriculture, WASH, Education, Community Development, Livelihoods);

The Chief of Party
will have overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the
project. S/he will ensure that planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation as well as donor reporting functions are executed efficiently
and effectively to ensure that the project achieves its purposes and outputs.
S/he will co-ordinate the process of learning, capturing and disseminating
lessons from the project.

They will lead and
manage a multi-disciplinary team including virtual and matrix management across
the globe of in-country technical teams to deliver project objectives set out
in the donor terms of reference, our technical and commercial proposals and the
logical framework.

Qualifications
and experience
Essential

• Prior
  experience of delivering large scale nutrition or other social sector
  donor funded programmes;
• Masters’
  in nutrition, health or related field;
• Minimum
  of 10 years’ experience in programming in nutrition, health or related
  area an international development environment;
• Demonstrated
  leadership and management skills in a complex international setting;
• Highly
  diplomatic and emotionally intelligent with strong oral and written
  communication skills;
• Strong
  knowledge of Tanzania context, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) priorities in
  Tanzania;
• Experience
  in successfully establishing and managing collaborative relationships and
  partnerships with donors and government counterparts at a senior level;
• Proven
  ability to manage consortia with a minimum of 4 years’ experience managing
  multi-agency programmes;
• Sound
  understanding of different methodologies of M&E and operational
  research and experience in developing integrated M&E and Learning
  systems;
• Proven
  experience of managing large multi-million pound budgets and management of
  risk;
• Proven
  ability to lead, motivate, retain and manage a diverse team of
  professionals;
• Experience
  of effective team work and outstanding inter-personal communication
  skills;
• Commitment
  to the values, missions, aims and policies of Save the Children;

Desirable

• Substantial
  experience of working and living in Africa, ideally with professional
  experience in Tanzania country;
• Demonstrable
  understanding of Value for Money and DFID results agenda;
• Ability
  to coach and mentor multi-sectoral partners;
• Fluency
  in Swahili;

We need to keep
children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the
protection of children from abuse.

To see a full a job
description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

Please apply in
English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your
salary expectations for this role.

How
to apply

Please apply
with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: endungu.87911.4358@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com