Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) Regional Coordinator

The Opportunity

The MENAEE HLA Coordinator will provide essential administration and coordination support to the MENAEE regional Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) team, and key programs and initiatives. This includes supporting the initiation, organisation, delivery, financial administration and monitoring of PDPs and other programs and initiatives led by the team.

The Coordinator will use their excellent administration, coordination and finance skills to support ongoing processes and to establish new mechanisms to better support key tasks. This position relies on developing strong relationships within the Regional Office (RO) Operations and PDQ teams, as well as support teams – Administration, HR, Finance, Supply Chain, MEAL and Awards Management.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

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

• A minimum of a BA in management, Finance, MIS or any related field.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in education, child protection programs or humanitarian with International organization.
• Experience setting up and maintaining administrative processes e.g. filing systems
• Experience of organising logistics for training events or conferences, including virtuel training arrangement
• Experience in finance supporting services as process invoices and other financial information, such as expense claims and payment of suppliers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with experience liaising with stakeholders and of working with people from a range of backgrounds and cultures.
• Proven ability of successfully working with a remote project team
• Excellent problem-solving skills, a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Ability to work on own initiative, cope with a high volume of work and prioritise against tight deadlines and under pressure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including fluent written and spoken English and Arabic
• Organised and methodical with good attention to detail
• Good computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to operate an ‘open door’ policy with regards to colleagues seeking immediate information and support
• A flexible approach to working, with the willingness to work outside office hours occasionally and to be away from home for up to two weeks at a time e.g. on residential training course
• Experience in training, Co-facilitation and online learning
• Understanding of and commitment to humanitarian work and experience of working for a humanitarian/development focused NGO
• Familiarity with program coordination
• Proactivity and accountability
• Good communication skills
• Relevant academic qualification in the field of international development or social/political science, or other relevant subject area (e.g. adult learning and development).
• Good budgeting skills

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.