Child Protection Program Manager for Emergency Responses IDAI Featured

Qualifications and Experience:

Master or Bachelor degree in Social Work, Human Rights or relevant field.

Essential

• Extensive experience, progressively responsible, working in child protection programming;
• Extensive experience in building strong child protection systems and in delivering services to children in emergencies;
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English, Portuguese;
• Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work flexible hours in the event of major emergencies;
• Proven capacity to supervise, and coach staff in child protection technical skills and programmer management;
• Experience in both development and first-phase onset humanitarian responses preferred;
• Proven representation and advocacy skills;
• Familiarity with key international standards for humanitarian work (e.g. Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, SPHERE, MHPSS IASC guidelines, Inter-agency guiding principles on UASC, etc.). team player who is able to work collaboratively and with people of diverse backgrounds;
• Excellent understanding of the Monitoring and Evaluation processes and methodologies – with specific technical trainings in these areas. Proven ability to represent the organization to donors and other stakeholders;
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties;
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching;
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy;
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets;
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in;
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner;
• Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of local languages (Ndau, Sena, etc…) highly desirable;
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts;
• Specific experience of designing and managing DFID, ECHO, OFDA and other major donor projects.

DISCLAIMER:

SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT CHARGE ANY KIND OF FEE AT WHICHEVER STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND DOES NOT ACT THROUGH RECRUITMENT AGENTS.

Application Process

• Interested candidates must submit the Certificate of Education, BI, CV, and motivation letter in Portuguese and English at the following addresses: Save the Children International, neighborhood 4, Chimoio or through the Fax. 251-22627 or Email: recruitment.manica @ savethechildren.org until 18 July 2019.