Awards Coordinator (2 positions/National)

The role

This is a key role for Awards Management improvement in support of Operations Platform Strengthening. Provides direct support to the Awards Director and Awards Managers;

· Lead as Award Management System (AMS) Champion, working closely with the Awards Unit, across Coordinators, to drive data quality, complying with SCI Ukraine policies and procedures and SCI global Award Management expected standards. Coordinate the Management Information which acts as an input, decision-making tool/process driver, and output from the Awards Unit, ensuring a strong baseline of accurate data and a process is fit for purpose across Awards, Program Management Improvement Initiative and Operations ways of working.

· Acts as Award File Compliance Champion to conduct internal checks, raise awareness, and improve quality of Award Unit filing approach, to better meet organization and donor requirements.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

· Academic Requirements- Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Finance, Accounting.

· Experience preferably in both emergency and development programmes

· Good attention to detail and analytical skills

· Demonstrated Computer knowledge in MS Office (Excel, Word, etc.) to do basic graphs, pivot tables, and present data analysis in a simple, easy to understand format

· Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people

· Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure

· Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities.

· Strong communication (written and spoken) in English is essential.

· Donor requirements and experience of NGO award management systems and processes is an added value.

Contract length: 12 months

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

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

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization.