Country: Central African Republic
Closing date: 06 Jun 2013
Please note that there are two roles available - one will be based in and cover Nana Gribizi area with the other based in and covering Ouaka area
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
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.
By mid-2013 most of our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with 14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively 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.
The role
The Field Manager will manage the Child protection and health emergency response of SC CAR. He will lead on all aspects of managing; including budget development and management, agency coordination and representation, security, logistics and management of multiple teams. The Field Manager will play a key role in building capacity at field level, and in the effective scale up and management of Save the Children emergency programmes to increase impact and enable positive change for children.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
• Significant management experience working in an emergency response contexts or fragile states
• Previous first phase emergency response e xperience is essential
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Previous experience of project management, including multi sector programmes
• Budget management experience including institutional donors
• Security management experience in insecure environments
• Field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English and French
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumst ances.
• 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
Desirable
• Multi-site management experience
• ECHO and UNICEF programme management experience
• National level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Media trained
• Fluent in French, English and Arabic
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jobs.41439.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
