ECW Program Manager

The Opportunity

Education is a fundamental component of humanitarian response: it contributes to the physical and psychological protection of children, their families and communities; it supports and promotes the continuation of child development and learning and helps prevent drop out; it presents an opportunity to improve the reach, quality and relevance of education, including building resilience. To this effect, in November Save the Children International (SCI) applied as a grantee for the ECW MYRP 2021-2024, leading a consortium with partners Norwegian Refugees Council (NRC), International Aid Services (IAS) and Global Aid Hand (GAH). The SCI led consortium has been selected for the MYRP, receiving 83% of the seed funding (14.7 out of 17.7 M). The implementation of this seed funding will be in the two states of West Darfur and South Kordofan for a period of 3 years.

This role will be primarily concerned with ensuring the timely and high-quality implementation of the SCI ECW programme, although will also engage with consortium program managers (NRC, IAS and GAH) to ensure common technical approaches and guidelines are followed. The PM will oversee the implementation of the overall program activities that will lead to the following outcomes: i) improved access to education; ii) improved quality of education; iii) protective and safe learning environments; and, iv) addressing the educational needs of girls specifically. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that a quality programme is delivered and that local staff capacities are strengthened both in West Darfur and South Kordofan. The post holder will be expected, with limited support, to lead on programme activity phasing and master budgeting, coordination, reporting and will support fundraising, recruitment, provision of technical guidance and procurement for the project.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

Essential

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant and related field such as education planning and management with additional training in project planning, coordination and management techniques.
• Significant and demonstrable experience of project management, including budget management, M&E and reporting for large scale education in emergencies projects
• Significant experience of EiE, working in emergency contexts
• Previous experience of team management, including recruitment and on-the- job capacity building
• Previous experience of working in a consortium and managing partner relationships.
• Experience in integrated programming
• Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff, including the ability to coach and mentor partners
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Excellent communication skills with a high level of written and spoken English.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• Familiar with national education system of the country and updated with the education challenges in Sudan.
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment in particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable

• A high level of written and spoken Arabic
• Experience in managing ECW Grants/awards.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards or SCI packages in EiE, such as the INEE MS, LWiE, ELM, Life Skills, DRR, TICC, etc.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating EiE programmes in emergency, transition and development contexts.
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to EiE.
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors.
• Good understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of SC, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct.

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable

Contract Type: International (non-accompanied)

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 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 www.savethechildren.net/careers

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.

Disclaimer:

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