Ethiopia: Sr. Program Manager – ECHO HIP (National Position) - Ethiopia

Internal/ External Vacancy announcement

INTRODUCTION

Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.

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 organization 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.

Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.

POSITION I:

Job Title: Sr. Program Manager – ECHO HIP

Code: 1005

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

Programme/Unit: Operations

Monthly Salary in: ETB As per the organization scale

No. of Positions: 1

JOB Summary

The Sr. Program Manager will oversee the overall coordination and implementation of the ECHO HIP awards/projects that are implemented in Afar, Sit, Wag Himra and three refugee locations. Project managers at a field level will report in to the hub structure but as the project requires considerable coordination and facilitation at the country office level in terms of procurement, finance, government, donors and awards. In addition this role will be central in keeping track of the deliverables of the overall project, ensure tracker is in place, that MEAL and PDQ are providing the necessary support. Last but not least to ensure that the project keeps in line with the overall response strategy of Save the Children and the government coordinated response.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program implementation

• Coordinate the implementation of the ECHO HIP projects.


• Ensure that Save the Children’s interventions are implemented to a high quality and effectively coordinated and managed with appropriate levels of technical support.


• Advise on, and co-lead the recruitment of the project teams to maximize the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of our interventions with the budget available


• Strengthen all areas of Save the Children’s response by providing management support and mentoring to the field-based project managers


• Advise the ECHO & EU Portfolio Director, Humanitarian Director, and/or DCD operations in Addis on support requirements from both the Country Office to strengthen Save the Children’s drought recovery programs.


• Ensure high quality program implementation at scale that impacts positively on the lives of children and other vulnerable refugees and that meets with Save the Children’s Standard Operating Standards, SPHERE standards and our commitments to donors, the EC and the Government of Ethiopia.


• Work closely with the ECHO & EU Portfolio Director and the assigned Awards Manager to manage the allocation and use of the budget, liaise between the project managers at field level.


• Conduct regular visits to field implementation sites in affected areas to update program analysis.


• Work closely with logistics to follow up and ensure the procurement done at CO level is initiated and processed timely. Facilitate the coordination between the field teams and the CO logistics & finance team


• Work closely with the operations and PDQ teams to ensure timely and adequate Technical specialist support to the programs, including frequent field visits. Ensure TS reports are disseminated to the field and recommendations are implemented

Representation and Coordination

• Coordination with other partners and implementers at Addis level.


• Sharing minutes of the coordination meeting and disseminate these to the field project managers and all relevant parties.


• Ensure Addis level coordination with other SCI programs, specifically in the affected areas and response programs. Facilitate field level coordination

Reporting and MEAL

• Ensure that effective M&E and accountability mechanisms are in place and that relevant information, statistics and analysis are provided in a timely way for donor reports, situation reports, project proposals, case studies and communications.


• Contribute to the development and documentation of best practices and their dissemination to a variety of internal and external audiences.


• Coordinate the data input and co-responsible for report writing for all narrative and program data reporting requirements, ensure with the support of the larger PDQ and OPS teams that the data is clean, segregated where needed and timely compiled. Ensure partners deliver timely and all have a joint and consistent indicators.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Masters or Bachelors in humanitarian assistance or related field relevant to Save the Children’s program themes/sectors.


• Minimum of 6 years of relevant progressive experience in program management, specifically in emergency response and coordination with an INGO.


• Expertise in joint (multiple actor) program operations, grant management and project planning and coordination.


• Demonstrated experience in managing large and complex humanitarian response programs.


• Excellent analytical writing skills in English.


• Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience in managing diverse teams of national and international staff are a prerequisite.


• Ability to take personal responsibility for completing tasks to a high standard and to meet deadlines.


• Willingness to work flexibly and professionally in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.


• Ability to work in a challenging work environment with minimal direct supervision.


• Functioning language is English, fluency in local language an advantage.


• Good knowledge and experiance in Project Cycle Management and Risk Management


• Considerable experience in people Management


• Very good skill in influencing others and conflict management

How to apply:

Interested applicants who meet the minimum requirements should send CV (maximum of 4 pages) along with a cover letter (one page) as a single document on ethiojobs.net by indicating the code number of the vacancy; or through Ethiopia.Recruitment@savethechildren.org Addis Ababa; Ethiopia.

Note that copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters should not be included with the application. You will provide them upon request.

In candidate selection, Save the Children is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities.

Save the Children has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. Any candidate offered a job with Save the Children will be expected to adhere to these policies.

Note: All travel costs should be covered by the applicant if invited for written exam or interview.