EXTERNAL AUDIT SUPPORT


Under supervision of the Line Manager, support on project audits in liaison with Awards, Finance staff and the relevant project managers ensuring donor compliance with responsibilities including:
Support with coordinating the entire process of external audits and if need be, accompany the auditors to field offices. 
Identification of documents required by the... auditor.
Sharing with the area offices the audit timelines and requirements.
Liaise with programmes and departments in providing management comments to issues raised by the auditors.
Clarify and share questioned transactions from auditors for cross department responses.
Support in coordinating entry and exit meetings with the auditors.
Archiving and document retrieval.
Track and communicate audit findings and recommendations to the Line Manager for sharing with SMT on a quarterly basis and follow up with relevant department to ensure corrective actions are taken.
Visit field offices and review internal processes (financial and non- financial) according to Save the Children regulations.
Document audit findings and report to the line manager.
Review award files, reports and documents prior to any in country donor audit, making sure that everything is present and that all main compliance points have been tested.


DONOR COMPLIANCE


Summarizing regulations and requirements for all Save the Children Kenya programme donors and all other major institutional donors and circulating to relevant staff.
Support in training budget holders, other departments, staff and partners in the relevant donor regulations, and promote awareness of the importance of adherence to all guidelines.
Take part in new award start-up meetings to ensure that budget holders understand donor compliance regulations.
Ensure Save the Children Kenya programme is complying with all applicable, reporting requirements and regulations.


PARTNERSHIP COMPLIANCE


Visit field offices and partners to review source documents and processes according to donor guidelines.
Document findings and report to budget holders and Line Manager.


INTERNAL SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE


Support in updating the operations teams, finance and partners with changes in donor regulations.
Make sure that document retention is in accordance with donor guidelines and a clear process is in place for regular secure storage.


FRAUD AND INVESTIGATION


Support in fraud investigation cases that may arise under the supervision of the Line Manager.


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 their team to do the same.
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.


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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE


Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance or equivalent. 
Professional qualifications in Accounting (CPA part II or ACCA II).
Familiar with Auditing, Awards (Grants) management or donor compliance.
Basic knowledge of compliance regulations for all major donors; USAID, EC, ECHO, DFID, UN bodies.
Strong working computer skills especially in accounting packages.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required. 
Have basic report writing skills. 
Willingness to undertake high amount of travel to field locations (up to 50%).
Commitment to Save the Children values. more

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)


Lead the management of the program in line with USDA guidelines to achieve project objectives;
Lead overall program planning, putting in place team structures, technical and operational approaches, infrastructure, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and feedback loops required for program delivery and success;
Lead partnerships within the program... consortium, as well as with external stakeholders as needed, to foster the teamwork required for program success;
Represent the program to donor officials, host government officials, partner representatives, local stakeholders, and team members;
Lead annual planning processes and associated donor resource requests, monitoring implementation progress as compared to these plans;
Ensure the quality of all program deliverables, inclusive of activities, outputs, documentation, and reporting;
Ensure sound program financial management, logistical and operational structures and management, and reporting;
Ensure compliance with donors, host government, and Save the Children policies and procedures;
Recruit, develop, and manage the program team, ensuring that adequate and appropriate capacity building plans are in place and that human resources policies are appropriate for team retention and high performance;
Establish effective communication and coordination with USDA, the host government, and the country office team;
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where the project team strives to achieve excellence;
Participate as part of the Country Senior Management team contributing to country strategic plans and reporting;
Incorporate Save the Children’s vision and values and full adherence to Code of Conduct principles; and
Closely monitor security dynamics in the project areas and report to the Country Director on significant changes in the security context.


Required Qualifications


Post-graduate education (Master’s or higher) in development studies, international relations, agriculture, nutrition, public health, business administration, or a related field;
Minimum of seven years' experience increasing management responsibility in international development projects;
Proven leadership skills managing projects of a similar size and scope in developing countries facing complex, volatile, and uncertain contexts;
Demonstrated experience in managing program implementation, financial reporting, reporting procedures and systems, and staff;
Experience in recruiting and strengthening the capacity of program staff;
Familiarity with the social, political, economic, and cultural landscape of host country;
Ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, private sectors, and other stakeholders;
Proven success serving in a leadership role for a project addressing issues related to food security, nutrition, resilience, agriculture, natural resource management, livelihoods, or similar;
In-depth knowledge of USDA’s Food for Progress (FFPr) approaches and regulations;
Prior experience as Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, or Senior Project Manager for multi-sectoral US Government or USDA funded projects in the field of agribusiness, aquaculture, or similar field;
Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in resource-constrained environments is important;
Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally;
Experience with USDA policies and regulations are preferred;
Ability to implement “Theory of Change” in project design, development and implementation;
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English; and
Commitment to child rights and to the aims and objectives of Save the Children. more

Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.


The child protection coordinator will... provide technical support and strategic oversight on the child protection component of the FCDO-funded education project in Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa to eliminate barriers to education and respond to the protection concerns of children and their families.
The CP coordinator will strengthen the child protection systems in the three states. As a single project integrating education and child protection, the CP coordinator must also have the capacity to manage and track results in other components of the project and coordinate activities on behalf of the project manager.
S/he will build the capacity of partners and the government to establish new or strengthen existing child protection and case management responses for children who are vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, neglect, and violence.
S/he will address child protection-related barriers to education by establishing or strengthening community-based referral systems and specialist services to support children in need.
S/he will work to transform the social, cultural, and religious norms that discriminate against boys and girls, including children living with a disability, and affect their ability to access education.
It entails the integration of child protection into the community-level catch-up clubs, incorporating family strengthening activities using the ecological model to build a support system around the child.
In close collaboration with the Programme Manager, manage project field activities, ensuring project objectives are being achieved and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of our field work.
Promote a Child Protection Systems Strengthening approach as the overarching framework, that supports working in collaboration and partnership with governments and local partners and working towards impact, scale and sustainability.
Working closely with the Project Manager, ensure that the project implementation strategy is clearly understood by the implementing partners, teams, and ensure that project plans and strategies are adhered to during implementation,
Establishment/strengthening of child protection referral pathways
Work with government child protection services, community and LGA-level actors and other service providers to strengthen referral and response mechanisms for child protection concerns as well as data collection and reporting platforms.
Lead CP project planning, including development of work plans (Annual and Monthly) with the project team
Ensure quality  timely reporting on progress as per SC and donor required quality standards.
Provide technical support, capacity building and on the job supervision to build the capacity of the respective Save the Children’s field staff and partner staff to effectively deliver the project
Monitor integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of child protection programmes at the community level.
Train key CP team members and resource people within the state and community on CP concerns
Working closely with Save the Children’s CP team, contribute lessons learnt and best practice experiences from the project inform SC’s strategic planning and the design of future programming strategy and direction, including funding proposals
Participate in regular meetings with government, local authorities, partners and other stakeholders to draw lessons, share experiences and monitor progress of the project.
Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders and partners at field level – NGOs, civil society organizations, Government and other FCDO projects.


Program Management and Implementation:


Coordinate and liaise with field and national support teams to ensure quality project support in HR, logs, procurement, finance etc.
Ensure that other technical sectors in the state (e.g. Education, Community Mobilization) are coordinated, integrated and support each other to optimise the project purposes and objectives.
Provide updates to the Programme Manager at regular intervals
Ensure project team is undertaking monthly Awards review meetings and all actions implemented.
Inspire, lead and motivate the state team to deliver project objectives; including technical advisors and consultants, and the finance and admin staff working on the project.
Oversee the development and successful implementation of state work plans for the programme components.
Ensure compliance with all grant provisions, and timely fulfilment of the State programmatic reporting requirements.
Support the development of Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and procurement plan.
Oversee timely expenditure of approved state budgets, avoiding both under spending and overspending on grant line items.
Take full responsibility for the delegated budget holding function on the programmatic aspects of the managed grant, participate actively in finance meetings and contribute to financial decision making.
Ensure programme delivery happens in strict adherence to security policy and procedures.
Document programme learning, and incorporate analysis and lessons learned into new strategies/activities and advocacy work.


Human Resources Management and Administration:


Supervise assigned advisors: maintain updated job descriptions for each position, conduct annual performance evaluations, identify staff skills development needs.
See that all staff and partners are aware of and understand SCI policies and procedures; take appropriate disciplinary measures as needed.
Ensure all administrative procedures are followed, such as those regarding vehicle use and procurement; ensure logistics/administrative staff provides sufficient and timely support to the team.
Lead, manage and motivate the programme’s staff, ensuring they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance regularly, in collaboration with the human resources department.
Lead on capacity building of staff through coaching, mentoring and training.
Create and maintain a cooperative and positive working environment where staff have clear roles and responsibilities, participate in decision-making and are supported in progressing towards their objectives.


Safeguarding


Ensure safe programming in the planning and implementations across the project period.
Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps of the project within the Programme Management Cycle.
General:
Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.


Additional Job Responsibilities:


The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.


Qualifications

Essential:


Bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work or relevant field experience.


Experience 


At least Nine (5) years post NYSC relevant experience in child protection programming
Demonstrable commitment to a holistic vision of children’s welfare
Substantial management experience, preferably in development and emergencies
Excellent written and spoken English; local language skills a major advantage
Demonstrable competence in report writing
Experience of financial planning and expenditure monitoring as applied to grants management
Experience of working with communities, and supporting their participation, ownership and empowerment
Strong representational and communication skills sensitive to the cultural and military/political environment
The ability to plan and ensure the implementation of projects, and to oversee the management and report on resources effectively.
Able to work calmly under pressure in a rapidly changing context
Proven team management skills
Adaptability and flexibility; ability and willingness to live in the field
Competent in Outlook, Word and Excel
Commitment to upholding Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy, and other Global Policies.
Strong experience in providing technical assistance and mentorship.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders including government representatives, donors, and other stakeholders.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and writing skills.
Demonstrated experience in project and time management.
Familiarity and understanding of donor policies and procedures is a plus. more

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Save the Children is looking to add a dynamic, organized Head of Business Development who is passionate about being a part of a global team of individuals committed to improving the lives of children in Nigeria. 

The Head of Business Development is a key position to support successful pursuit of new funding for the country program. His/her actions and decisions in managing... multi-divisional proposal response teams directly impact the quality and competitiveness of Save the Children’s proposals for new funding.

The Head of Business Development provides technical assistance, support, and training to technical advisors for new business development strategies and tasks from pre- positioning through proposal submission. This position also oversees a unit that provides support to technical and cost proposals. 

Strategically, s/he will take the lead in coordinating appropriate internal advance planning in coordination and communication on potential new opportunities. S/he provides quality control and support to technical leads’ efforts to achieve greater program impact through the successful pursuit of larger and more strategic funding opportunities.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

General Management


Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities – through advance intelligence gathering, partner relationships, and other available resources – and inform Country Office SMT and relevant technical leads.
Lead the development, implementation and consolidation of private sector engagement processes. Serve as a point of contact on area of responsibility with public, private and non-government stakeholders, when needed.
Conduct ongoing proactive monitoring and research to identify potential partnerships with foundations, private sector and high net-worth philanthropic individual donors within the sector, both locally and internationally.
Facilitate the development of innovative funding products, including but not limited to diversification into social venture initiatives and other funding channels that could improve the Country Office bottom line. 
Coordinate proposal development, including providing quality control to proposals through the design, implementation, and/or review of response strategies and action plans for technical and cost proposals, including writing, reviewing and editing proposal sections, graphics, work plans, budget spreadsheets and narratives; managing partner relations; and overseeing final proposal production for submission to donors.
Develop and/or maintain appropriate systems, procedures, policies, and materials to support the identification, selection and response to strategic opportunities.
Manage major open solicitations and other proposal submissions, including teaming agreements, oversight of technical design and cost proposal, capacity statements, internal review/quality control processes, drafting sections of the proposal where appropriate.
Conduct prospecting visits to field offices to identify and prepare for upcoming funding opportunities.
Represent Save the Children as appropriate on strategic opportunities with donors, partners and others, participating as needed in meetings and conferences.
Strengthen staff capacity to respond to strategic opportunities through the creation and/or delivery of formal and informal training and tools.


SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:


Understands and respects the need for procedures, policies and planning for safety and security management in delivering humanitarian assistance
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
Creates a managerial environment across the team to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding


Ambition:


Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country-wide scale


Collaboration:


Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.


Creativity:


Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions


Integrity:


Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
Displays consistent excellent judgement.


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential


Master’s degree in social sciences and any of the development sectors.
8-10 years of experience in international development, including at least 5 years of experience in successful proposal development for institutional and corporate donors, including pre-solicitation preparation. Experience with major funding donor solicitations is required; substantive relevant experience in proposal development for other multilateral or bilateral donors may be considered within the years of experience sought.
Experience training staff and creating training modules and materials.
Experience managing a small team.
Master’s degree in international development or related field.
Preference for a candidate with overseas field experience.
Must be willing to travel to state offices up to 20%.
Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
Ability to effectively communicate with and coordinate activities of multiple partners, including field-based staff.
Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, negotiation, and verbal communications, and attention to detail required. more

ROLE PURPOSE: 


The candidate will provide statistical analysis and other information to support management decision making within Child Protection Programs in Adamawa state. The CPIMS Assistant will assist in the setting up and implementation of the information management system as part of case management responses for children vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence. 
The... candidate will ensure an up to date and quality data on both programme performance and quality delivery while maintaining high professional standards of all our Child Protection Programmes.


SCOPE OF ROLE: 


To ensure all information collected from the field sites as part of case management responses for children harmed or at risk of being harmed are safely and accurately filed and stored.
To support caseworkers in managing their caseload by extracting individual caseload information.
To ensure that all data protection protocols are observed while managing information collected.
To uphold the SCI Child Safeguarding Policy and the Prevention of Sexual of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse within the workplace and communities of intervention.
Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None 
Role Dimensions: To ensure all information collected from the field sites as part of case management responses for children harmed or at risk of being harmed are safely and accurately filed and stored.


KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 


To ensure data of all cases registered under case management are correctly entered into the IA CPIMS database and provide data and information in response to requests from internal and external parties on a timely manner.
Support the CP team by generating a list of cases due for follow up on a weekly basis and monitor this against the number of cases followed up monthly.
To provide statistics, information and reports to show progress and trends, and in liaison with the CM officers and Specialist present a monthly analysis to Child protection staff.
To conduct regular data quality checks to ensure information collected as part of documentation and monitoring is accurate, reliable, complete, precise, timely and has high integrity. 
Provide feedback to the case management supervisors on the case management process and strengthen the capacity of case workers to complete forms accurately through one-to-one and group mentoring and review sessions
To maintain confidentiality, privacy in the management of cases and observe data protection and confidentiality protocols while managing data. This includes and is not limited to the informed consent or use of data and privacy, but to all information sharing in the CPIMS. 
To handle and respond to programmatic data request from Child Protection project team aptly on case management. 
Supervise the coding for all cases registered in the various field sites.


BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.


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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE


Bachelor’s degree in information management, computer science, social sciences or its equivalent or Diploma in Information Management with a minimum of three (2) years’ work experience in child protection sector 
Knowledge of child protection in emergencies, case management, child rights and protection issues
Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
Positive attitude towards community work with emphasis on the ability to learn from communities and support participatory, innovative approaches to problem solving
Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathies with all children and their carers
Fluent in written and spoken English, and Hausa will be an added advantage 
Good report writing skills
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy.


SKILLS


Previous experience in working with IA CPIMS and GBVIMS is an added advantage.
Good understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning concepts in programme context
Understanding of the dynamics of the refugees is essential.
Highly flexible and ability to work in a team.
Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level – Excellent
Language Requirements – English and Hausa – Excellent
Level of IT literacy Required – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent more

ROLE PURPOSE: 


With Funding from ECW, the CP Officer will provide support to the Education and Child Protection Project in Adamawa and is responsible for ensuring that quality mental health and psychosocial support services and case management for children experiencing or at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence including GBV survivors are provided. Build the staff capacity to... provide direct meaningful support to children at risk and GBV survivors, mentor, supervise and monitor team activities and ensure effective coordination and networking system establishment to the rest of child protection team. The CP Officer will be expected to support on child protection sectoral assessment, project planning and coordination with other actors and clusters. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or build capacity of implementing partners on the field.


SCOPE OF ROLE: 


Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None 


Role Dimensions:

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 


Conduct child protection using SC assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit. Adapt the Assessment Tool as necessary to children at risk. Coordinate with other SC thematic areas, the national/district Child Protection Working Group and/or other external sector agencies of GBV, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific, disaggregated data analysis of survivors’ needs.
Develop monthly and quarterly plans and costed plans, contributing towards an overall thematic programme plan. 
Support to the psychosocial (physical, social, emotional) wellbeing of children including GBV survivors and their families.
Build the staff capacity to provide direct and appropriate support services to children at risk. 
Prevention and response to all forms of exploitation including harmful child labour and child trafficking 
Oversee and coordinate the development and maintenance of data collection and analysis mechanisms and share timely quality information the relevant sector management.    
Support the integration of child protection activities into other sectors.
Supervise project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities
Prepare and review timely monthly reports submitted by partners and SCI Staff. 
Identify project supplies specific to the programme needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
Work with the MEAL plan to ensure links to reporting requirements where possible, refer the MEAL framework to build an evidence-base for child protection programming interventions including GBV survivors.
With support from the CRM/Accountability Officer put in place accountability activities for your project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design.
Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings and the Sphere standard 
Ensure children at risk and survivors of gender-based violence are timely identified and provided counselling and other appropriate response services.
Ensure relevant referral forms are in place and implemented accordingly. 
Coordinate monthly meetings including, parent’s forum and child protection committee
Provide essential psychosocial first aid support to children and adults when needed.
Ensure partner staff are supervised regularly to ensure activities are carried out in line with minimum standard guidelines.
Consistently maintain referral pathway of project locations
Ensuring assistance is provided to children affected by the conflict in a dignified, respectful, equitable and inclusive manner that supports their resilience
Assisting children in acute distress and alleviating their stress, for instance ensuring that all staff / partners are trained on PFA and feel confident to use it
The mainstreaming of inter-agency guidelines (e.g. IASC MHPSS guidelines) and standards (e.g. CPMS) across the different sectors of programme activities delivered by SC and its partners
The use of structured and manualised MHPSS techniques
The participation of parents and caregivers in MHPSS activities  
Support structured MHPSS activities for groups of boys and girls of different age groups, with particular attention to survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children and other children who present with signs of poor mental health and distress
Identify MHPSS service providers and agree referral pathways for children with severe mental disorders


BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.


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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE


University degree or equivalent in social work, Social Science, development studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience
Minimum 2 years post NYSC work experience in GBV and child Protection work, supervision, community mobilization and distributions and solid understanding of the actual Nigeria Emergency context. 
Proven ability to supervise a CP project with holistic approach and integrated to child protection right


SKILLS


Previous experience in similar responsibilities, preferably with NGO and/or UN agency.
Highly flexible and ability to work in a team.
Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level – Excellent
Language Requirements – English and Hausa – Excellent
Level of IT literacy Required – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email system, Internet browsing) excellent more

ROLE PURPOSE: 


The Accountability Assistant will be based in Adamawa and will work to put the children and communities we serve at the centre of our work by supporting the humanitarian response to integrate child-friendly, gender-sensitive, inclusive, accessible, and appropriate accountability systems (including information sharing and Feedback and Reporting Mechanisms) and support child... participation. This role supports the management of the FRM database by ensuring proper documentation and aggregation of FRM data and responding to feedback as well as support in providing detailed summaries of feedback to the program team during monthly and quarterly meetings. The Accountability Assistant will work closely with the MEAL, Safeguarding, and program teams to support accountability to children and communities.


SCOPE OF ROLE: 


Reports to: MEAL Officer
Staff reporting to this post: NIL
Budget Responsibilities: NIL
Context: Humanitarian 


KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Information Sharing


Support the implementation of the Country Office Accountability to Children and Communities Framework. 
Support data collection on, and analysis of, of information needs, appropriate and trusted information sharing approaches, and inclusive and accessible feedback and reporting channels, based on primary and/or secondary data, led by the MEAL Manager / Accountability Coordinator.
Ensure information about Save the Children (SC) and its partners (where relevant) as well as key programme outcomes and activities are shared with children and the wider community in appropriate, timely and accessible ways. This may involve developing information sharing materials such as posters, facilitating the development of “Frequently Asked Questions” documents, and helping programme implementation and child safeguarding teams to develop information sharing plans. 


Child and Community Participation


Support child and community participation processes across the programme cycle (including in needs analysis, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation). This could involve facilitating/supporting child-friendly discussions, adult focus group discussions, community meetings, child or community committees and other approaches. 
Support in ensuring participation is done in accordance to the 9 basic ethics of meaningful and ethical participation
Support capacity building of project team and partners on child participation


Feedback and Reporting Mechanism


Support the development and roll-out of accessible and inclusive feedback and reporting channels, to enable Save the Children to receive feedback from children and adults. The channels will vary depending on context, but may include focus group discussions, surveys, helpdesks, hotlines, face-to-face feedback, social media, and other channels. 
Ensure feedback is handled in line with the agreed Feedback Handling Standard Operating Procedure, and that feedback and responses are registered in the Feedback Database. Quality assures the documentation of feedback (quality of data, categorization, etc.).
In line with the Feedback Handling Standard Operating Procedure, receive and register feedback and their responses in Feedback Database. Make sure that feedback is logged in a professional and timely manner.
Refer feedback to the appropriate team, including rapid identification and referral of serious concerns such as those related to child safeguarding, unsafe programming, sexual exploitation and abuse, and fraud and corruption. 
Respond and communicate in a dignified and respectful manner with children and adults regarding their feedback, including informing them of what decisions have been made related to their feedback, and ensuring this is documented in the Feedback Database. Where relevant, support implementation staff to close the feedback loop meaningfully. 
Contribute to Programme Key Performance Indicator (PKPI) quarterly reporting at national level. 
Contribute to a strong understanding of child rights principles, accountability to children and communities and child participation through inductions and training, together with other Accountability staff
Contribute to the analysis and interpretation of feedback and findings from participatory processes for programme management and decision-making.


Safeguarding  


Ensure all safeguarding concerns received through the central toll-free line are reported on Datix. 
Follow up with safeguarding colleagues to ensure actions are being taken on reported safeguarding concerns. 
Maintain confidentiality of safeguarding concerns 
Work in collaboration with safeguarding colleagues to improve child-friendly FRM 


BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.


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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity


QUALIFICATIONS 

Education and Experience:


Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (health sciences, social sciences, development studies or other)
1 year experience working in a related position in particular, Humanitarian experience.
Formal training in Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Management, Core Humanitarian Standard, Data Quality Assurance (DQA) is an asset


EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS 

Essential


Experience of working with children and/or with groups most affected by discrimination and inequality
Creativity, curiosity and enthusiasm, and the ability to develop and test new ways of working and solutions to problems.
Commitment to actively listening to other people’s ideas and viewpoints.
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Passionate, self-directed and the ability to manage multiple competing demands and commitments, and to work flexibly in a team.
Fluency in Hausa language. 
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to conduct visits to project locations. 
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours temporarily, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child rights, and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.


Desirable


Experience of supporting meaningful and ethical child and community participation.
Experience in assessing information needs and communication preferences, and of designing appropriate information and communication approaches.
Experience of establishing and/or managing Feedback and Reporting Mechanisms. 
Experience working for an NGO, civil society organisation or similar. 
Experience of analysing and presenting data in a way that facilitates effective decision-making. more

ROLE PURPOSE: 


Support, encourage and monitor the teachers supported by the programme to ensure children learn in a safe and protective environment. 
Gain technical knowledge on education and other relevant areas so as to provide support and trainings to the supported teachers, SBMC members and other relevant stakeholders to maintain the standards and improve the quality of project... activities.
Identify any staffing issues and coordinate closely with the Education Coordinator to resolve them. 


SCOPE OF ROLE: 


Contribute in the preparation of timely and high quality progress and end of projects narrative and financial reports which are in accordance to the donor reporting schedule and formats.
Participate quarterly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
Reports to: Education Programme Manager
Staff reporting to this post: Indirectly manages/ supports teachers committing to the implementation of ABEP and Formal School Curriculum.


Role Dimensions:

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 


With support from the Education Manager, develop, implement and monitor quarterly, monthly and weekly activity plans to achieve expected results. This includes planning of activities, budgets and procurement. 
Ensure that all planned activities are implemented on time, to quality measures and within budget as per the monthly plan. Where challenges arise, ensure that these are flagged early, communicated to the Education Manager and addressed in a timely manner way.
Lead the preparation of all procurement and administrative documents required for programme implementation.
Work with teachers, community and implementing partners to increase education service provision e.g development of school safety plans
Lead on planning and capacity building training workshops for teachers and other education actors. 
Work with the community mobilization team and communities (leaders, parents, etc.) and disseminate information about education issues and available services.
Contribute to proposal and strategy development through input on needs/gaps
Hold meetings with stakeholders including schools, local councils and other organizations serving children and community to understand their education priorities, familiarize them with the projects and its objectives and engage them in the process.
Keep proper records of field expenditures when appropriate and report on these to the Education Manager. 
Ensure that the Education programme is implemented in ways that are responsive to communities and children, in line with SC’s principles, values and strategic plan and compliant with SC’s procedures. 
Monitor activity implementation for partners on the project
Provide on the support coaching and mentoring session for schoolteachers and learning facilitators at ABEP centres. 
Lead on the recruitment of Learning Facilitators for ABEP activities.
Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager


BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.


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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity


QUALIFICATIONS  


B.Sc./HND with 3 years professional experience with education work e.g. in NGO/INGO or as a professional teacher. 
Experience in implementation of integrated programmes across different thematic areas such as education, child protection, child rights governance or disaster risk reduction is a must  


EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS


College qualification and minimum of three years professional experience with education work e.g. as a teacher.   
Demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the school and community.
Strong understanding of the contextual situation related to education.
Strong organizational skills.
Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of participatory development, child participation, education.
Ability to travel independently, including to rural communities and work long hours.
Strong verbal and written English skills and in the local language
Strong interpersonal skills the ability to work collaboratively with others


Strong reporting skills


Good computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email)
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches. more