Position Code: SCI-COP
Status: Re-Advertisement
Team / Programme: SMT
Status: Re-Advertisement
Team / Programme: SMT
Location: Nairobi
Grade: Executive Grade
Post Type: National (1 year contract)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Role Purpose: Save the Children is seeking a qualified and experienced Chief of Party for an anticipated large USAID funded project for Orphan and Vulnerable children in Nairobi and Coast regions.
Role Purpose: Save the Children is seeking a qualified and experienced Chief of Party for an anticipated large USAID funded project for Orphan and Vulnerable children in Nairobi and Coast regions.
S/he will provide strategic and operational leadership to develop and implement a successful and integrated multi-sectoral program that builds upon existing USAID and Government of Kenya investment and will achieve lasting outcomes.
Scope of Role: The Chief Of Party will liaise closely with USAID/Kenya, Government of Kenya representatives, Save the Children’s Office of HIV/AIDS and Child Protection, Kenya Country Office, and partner organizations.
The COP will ensure adherence to overall technical and programmatic quality in implementation, compliance with USAID rules and regulations, and the timely submission of all deliverables to USAID, including annual work plans, performance monitoring plans, semi-annual reports and annual reports as required.
The COP will be responsible for overall direction and coordination of the activities of any sub-recipient partners under this grant, and for linking to broader fora in country for coordination of OVC work more broadly.
Reports to: The Country Director
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Reports to: The Country Director
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In February 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Nairobi, Turkana and Wajir.
We work through partners in many other parts of the country. We have a staff complement of around 300 staff and an operating annual budget of approximately US$25 million in 2014.
Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: Finance and Operations Director
Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: Finance and Operations Director
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Lead the program’s strategic, financial, and operational planning, including the annual work planning process and development of an appropriate exit strategy.
- Responsible for guiding overall technical direction of the project and achieving project goals and objectives.
- Act as principal representative and liaison to all external stakeholders, including but not limited to USAID/Kenya and the Government of Kenya.
- Oversee the timely submission of all deliverables to USAID.
- Supervise key program staff, both technical and managerial, and oversee the hiring process of all local personnel.
- Serve as key liaison with Save the Children partners and any local subgrantees and subcontractors.
- Provide overall coordination of the institutional/organizational and technical capacity building of local partners and stakeholders.
- Fully inform Save the Children’s home/country office on all matters relating to the program, and maintain appropriate links with partner home/field offices.
- Ensure that efficient systems to support all aspects of the program (including sub-grant management, financial, capacity building and performance monitoring and reporting) are in place and support the effective use of program resources in compliance with USAID regulations and Save the Children policies.
- Ensure knowledge management systems are in place and the production of quality evidence based documentation is produced and disseminated.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Advanced degree in International relations, public health, or related field.
- 10-12 years of field-based experience managing large and complex overseas, multi-partner development programs, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Experience managing large scale USAID funded project(s) at a senior level.
- Experience in managing large child-focused field programs for an international NGO.
- Demonstrated skills in strategic and program planning and understanding of HIV/AIDS-related support services.
- Demonstrated skills in leadership and supervision of staff and in building and maintaining a high performing team internally and across organizations.
- Proven ability to ensure gender integration in project design, implementation and M&E.
- Demonstrated knowledge of USAID regulations and policies.
- Proven experience building capacity of local NGOs and government bodies and collaborating closely with multi-level stakeholders.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.
- Extensive experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa; work experience in Kenya highly desirable.
Qualified national applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code & Title on the subject line by 21st October 2014 COB.
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code & Title on the subject line by 21st October 2014 COB.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.