Deputy Chief of Party

  • Contractor
  • Addis Ababa Ethiopia
  • TBD USD / Year
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Save the Children

Position: Deputy Chief of Party

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Summary: Save the Children is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for an anticipated 5-year USAID-funded Highland Resilience Activity (HRA) program in Ethiopia. The Activity will have a strong focus on improving access to finance for vulnerable highlands households and will be integrated into USAID’s Resilience Food Security Activities (RFSAs) in five regions of Ethiopia.

The DCOP reports directly to the Chief of Party and ensures technical implementation of high impact, proven interventions that meet stated goals and reporting requirements. S/he will assume the responsibilities of the COP in their absence. The DCOP coordinates with USAID, key stakeholders, implementing partners and government representatives. S/he manages the implementation of key program activities throughout the targeted districts, oversees the work of program managers, and ensures efficient operational support for the project team.

This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding

This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

  • In collaboration with the COP, ensure that the program is delivered according to the contractual requirement with the donor and government i.e. that all activities and deliverables are completed within the agreed timescale and budget, reports are submitted as per agreed schedules and any other requirements or criteria are fulfilled;
  • Provide technical leadership for all livelihood and market systems activities; ensuring timely and effective implementation of activities by sub-grantees, project staff and other technical assistance providers; .
  • Lead the technical team in the development of the Activity’s annual work plans, annual and quarterly reports, and other requests that may come from either USAID or Save the Children and ensure proper regularl updates and ensure these are used by the team appropriately to monitor progress towards completion and achievement of program objectives;
  • .Manage short- and long-term technical assistance (STTA), including the development of their scopes of work (SOWs) and ensuring the final reports are accurate, well-written, and meet expectations.
  • As requested by the COP, represent the Activity before a range of audiences and in a variety of platforms, at the national and state levels.
  • Ensure all actions and interventions adhere to USAID and Save the Children’s technical guidance and align with global best practices,
  • Assist the COP in meeting various technical, governmental, company, and USAID deliverables as requested.Ensure that programmatic and financial reports for donors, government and Save the Children are prepared as required, ensuring these are of the highest quality and submitted in a timely manner to the donor.
  • Assist with the preparation and revision of a realistic budget, authorizing and monitoring expenditure in line with the budget, donor guidelines and Save the Children’s grant management and financial regulations;
  • Manage and motivate direct reports to achieve their work plan objectives, and to contribute to the achievement of the overall program goals;
  • Maintain good working relationships with officials, government ministries, implementing partners and the international and local NGO community;
  • Work with program staff and Save the Children Technical Advisors based in the country office to identify the technical support needs of the program and ensure this support is provided;
  • Monitor country-level activities, identify challenges and develop appropriate reporting and results of project activities to the COP including progress and annual reports;
  • Coordinate closely with the SC offices in administrative and HR matters, especially regarding operations and financial matters as they relate to the program;
  • Attend and actively participate in periodic program meetings and ensure a summary of progress and challenges are prepared and presented with follow-up actions as required
  • BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

  • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • Holds suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities

Ambition:

  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development
  • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
  • Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
  • Displays consistent excellent judgement

QUALIFICATION

  • Master’s degree, or higher, in economics, finance, business administration, agriculture, marketing or related field.
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant, progressively responsible management experience;
  • Demonstrated experience and a proven track record of implementing and/or managing activities focused on finance and/or agricultural development.
  • A combination of technical familiarity and management skills that span the subject areas covered by the Activity; and in-depth experience in at least one of the major areas of project involvement (Market systems development, financial inclusion, agricultural finance services, capacity building for agribusinesses, sustainable livelihoods development)

  • Minimum of (5-7) seven years of professional experience in managing and implementing complex technical programs of similar size and scope in a development context, with a minimum of five years’ experience in the region, ideally in Ethiopia, Eastern and/ or Central Africa;

  • At least five years of demonstrated experience in managing and supervising a technical team and in project design;

  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level;

  • In-depth knowledge of USAID approaches and industry best practices; Strengths in inspiring and enabling others through teamwork, training, and capacity building to realize organizational objectives;

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of local language preferred;

  • Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context of Ethiopia is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 10 years of experience Prior experience as Deputy COP and/or COP of a project of similar size
  • Familiarity with USG-funded Resilience and Food Security Activities and/or the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program
  • Familiarity with the political, social and cultural context of Ethiopia.
  • Prior work experience in Ethiopia is ideal.
  • Experience working in fragile contexts including those affected by conflict, natural disasters and other political/socio-economic stressors
  • Experience working with financial and/ private sector partners engaging in collaborative, value shared relationships for sustainable development
  • Experience working with vulnerable populations in particular ultra-poor, women, youth and migrant populations
  • Knowledge of local language preferred

KEY COMPETENCIES

Generic Competencies

  • Child Rights: Promotes an enabling environment for participation, and accountability to children
  • Be the Innovator: Promotes innovation to find new and better approaches to driving progress for children

Deliver Results at Scale: Promotes a clear focus on impact in a project and programme design, management, and oversight

Generic Competencies

  • Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities
  • Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children and adolescent
  • Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery

Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers,

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

The Organization
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 realize 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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en#

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

How to apply

Please follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=Zi50ZXMuMTgxODIuMTIxODVAc2F2ZXRoZWNoaWxkcmVuYW8uYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t


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