Senior Program Manager

The Opportunity

The position holder will provide strategic leadership and management oversight over a number of field offices/national projects as part of the country office growing portfolio. S/he will be responsible for ensuring high quality program design and delivery at the field offices/national projects governorates aligned with the Country Strategic Plans and SCI global strategic directions. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and reporting of all national projects (including sponsorship) and projects implemented through the field offices. S/He will be responsible for liaison and coordination between the respective departments in the Country Office, national projects/field offices teams and the internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation.

The post holder will play a key role in building capacity of the program staff and partners at field level, and in the effective scale up and integration of Save the Children programmes to increase impact and enable positive change for children. Developing and maintaining positive relationships with other departments leads is a key requirement for the position.

Extensive travel to field locations in Alexandria and Minia and Assuit Upper Egypt is required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Extensive and demonstrable program/project management experience. Experience in one to two SCI thematic areas such as Child Protection, Education, Health and or Livelihoods and Social Protection will be highly regarded.
• Minimum of 7 years with progressively responsible experience working with INGOs/NGOs/development actors
• Post graduate or Master’s degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• Skills and experience in project/programme implementation, monitoring, review and evaluation including budget development and management that is informed by strong understanding of institutional donors’ requirements and compliance conditions.
• Substantial people management experience with good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
• Excellent knowledge of the local and national institutions and stakeholders
• Successful representation experience with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other INGOs/NGOs/UN
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Experience of supporting MEAL systems in large complex programmes
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult working circumstances.
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level
• Ability to plan for and manage competing priorities
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SCI. In particular, a good understanding of the SCI mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable

• Previous work experience with Save the Children or Sponsorship

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.