🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Save the Children Nigeria – 11 Positions

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Advocacy Coordinator
2.) Maternal and Newborn Health Officer
3.) Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer
4.) Programme Manager / Deputy Consortium Lead, European Union (EU)
5.) Policy, Advocacy and Campaign (PAC) Officer
6.) MEAL Assistant
7.) Finance Officer
8.) Logistics Officer
9.) Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor
10.) Deputy Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media (ACCM)
11.) Programme Coordinator - Education

Job Title: Advocacy Coordinator

Job Identification: 8707
Location: Lagos
Grade: 3
Job type: Full Time

Job Summary

• The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• Under the guidance of the Chief of Party and in collaboration with the Advocacy, Campaign and Policy Manager (Survive) the Advocacy Coordinator will be responsible for leading on the development and building of government commitment and investment in immunization of under-five children in underserved communities through effective advocacy and strengthening of the policy environment targeting communities with zero-dose and under-immunized children. S/he will support the Chief of Party to promote an innovative agenda in the delivery of primary health care with focus on improving quality and access to immunization services, strengthening the health system, enabling policy and social environment, community involvement and removing the social, cultural and behavioural barriers to immunization service uptake.  The incumbent will ensure an increased and sustained demand for vaccine services by caregivers and communities with child populations at highest risk of being under-immunized or zero-dose

Responsibilities
Programme Quality:

• Lead in the development and implementation of project-specific Advocacy Strategy
• Lead in the planning, costing and implementation of Advocacy components of the project and contribute to the overall key programme planning, coordination and reporting activities.
• Lead in documenting success stories and contribute to the writing of reports, case studies, briefing papers and presentations for internal and external audiences as relevant
• Build the capacities and provide technical support on Advocacy to the Policy and Advocacy Officer and other project team members at the state level
• Support systems for research, analysis and documentation that underpin evidence-based advocacy at state level.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator put in place metrics and measurement tools to collect data and analyse the progress of project’s Advocacy activities.
• Provides technical expertise to ensure programs are of high quality and comply with the country and SCI standards by contributing to the writing, reviewing and improving ToRs, tools, SoPs, guidelines and protocols.
• Actively contribute to the process of learning, evaluation, capturing and disseminating lessons from the programme for continuous improvement of programme performance and overall outcome

Advocacy:

• Lead in the development and implementation of advocacy approach, exploring governance-related barriers to immunization service uptake such as strengthening coordination and increasing domestic funding for immunization activities at all levels.
• Provides capacity building in form of training and mentorship for EPI managers and other PHC workers in the areas of health sector resource mobilization, financial management and coordination
• Lead in the analysis of relevant government policies, guidelines and plans on immunization with under-immunized and zero-dose children in view and making relevant recommendations for improvement
• Lead in the preparation of advocacy materials and messages to facilitate the advancement of immunization service uptake in under-served communities
• Develop good knowledge of state and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision-making structures and how to influence them.
• Work with pressure groups and champions (including children to promote a coalition-led budget advocacy at legislative and executive bodies for increased domestic investment in immunization, -
• Lead in the mapping and dissemination of existing tools for budget tracking and coordinate budget advocacy and tracking amongst partner organisations and institutions
• Undertake a range of lobbying, communications and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and politicians, of the value of financing for immunization
• Keep abreast of the external political and policy environment and create the right opportunities for engagement and influencing
• Conduct periodic power and stakeholder mapping in project states in line with SCI Key Performance Indicator

Safeguarding:

• Support safeguarding team in carrying out safeguarding risk assessment, develop and implement a mitigation plan when needed.
• Flag safeguarding concerns noticed during programme implementation as well as share good practices identified in the field.
• Ensure that all children and programme beneficiaries are provided with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Requirements
Essential:

• Master’s degree in the social or behavioural sciences, public health, health education, health promotion, development studies, development economics, rural development/sociology or other related fields.
• Any training on Advocacy be an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 year-experience in health financing, health governance, enhanced voice and accountability or similar roles, three of which should be at managerial level
• Fluency in English language. Knowledge of local languages (Lagos-Yoruba and Kano-Hausa) will be an added advantage
• Profound knowledge of governance and health systems and political terrains in the implementing states in particular and Nigeria in general
• Strong knowledge of global health policy goals and commitments
• Ability to write strong position papers and policy briefings
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to federal and state authorities
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

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
• Build strong influencing networks among policy makers, donors and CSOs to push the UHC agenda

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.

Application Closing Date
16th August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Maternal and Newborn Health Officer

Job Identification: 8703
Location: Maiduguri, Yobe
Employment Type: Full Time
Team / Programme: Programme Operations
Grade: 4
Post type: National
Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: none
Budget Responsibilities: none

Objectives of the Programme

• To provide technical support and lead the implementation of maternal and newborn health component of the projects in line with organizational priorities.
• Guide in the promotion of early identification of nutritionally at risk mothers and infants especially small and sick newborn and establish referral linkages to ensure equitable access to quality health and nutrition services especially for adolescent mothers and small and sick newborns.
• Context: Humanitarian and development.

Description of Duties
The principal duties of the incumbent are to:

• Provide technical leadership within the project in the area of Maternal and Newborn Health ensuring that the activities in this area are established and carried out efficiently and effectively in line with approved detailed implementation plan.
• Coordinate with health and nutrition TAs in the need assessment as it relates to maternal and newborn heath within project areas.
• Determine the training need of health workers at the target health facilities and coordinate with internal and external stakeholder to carry ENC, CNCC and BEmONC training as maybe required.
• Conduct post training evaluation and determine impact of capacity building and area of improvement.
• Work closely with health and nutrition TAs define the training need of health facilities at all levels.
• Facilitate and support facility MPDCSR across targeted HF in line with national guidelines and utilize the generated information for quality improvement towards reduction of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity.
• Work closely with supported facility to improve data management and tracking and reporting of relevant indicators in line with FMOH priorities on maternal and newborn health outcomes.
• Work closely with relevant functions to conduct prevention interventions towards reducing nutritional and health risks for adolescent mothers and newborns.
• Contribute to regular project review process and prepare the maternal and newborn component of project report.
• Maintain constant and updated knowledge of overall project performance.
• Maintain daily monitoring of project activities in targeted health facilities.
• Coordinate with MOH to conduct regular supportive supervision.
• In line with SCI Clinical Standards Scorecard, maintain quality of care for all maternal and newborn health activities.
• Coordinate with sector lead on budget phasing and ensure project expenditure are on track especially maternal and newborn health component.
• Regularly attend and provide quality contribution to health sector meetings and ensure SCI is well represented.
• Provide technical assistance and policy advice to the targeted state(s) to advocate for and strengthen the health systems from development, implementation, and monitoring of Maternal and Newborn Health interventions in partnership with other collaborating partners.
• Work closely with MOH in the implementation Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) at the state level and other interventions and efforts on Child Survival Action Plan.
• Advocate, coordinate, and build partnerships with state counterparts, technical departments at at the state level to harmonize recommendations on policies and strategies related to Maternal, and Newborn Health systems and resolve issues or concerns and seek improved funding for new health sector.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Skills and Behaviours (SCI 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.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Nursing, midwifery, Medicine, or related field.
• Recommended a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a humanitarian and development environment, including significant field operations experience.
• Extensive knowledge of maternal and newborn health interventions.
• Extensive experience in in stakeholders’ management, participation in TWGs, and other coordination meetings.
• Significant knowledge of humanitarian and development systems, institutions and donors and best practices in emergency management
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English and at least one major Nigerian Language
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently, live and work in difficult physical conditions in an area of potential insecurity.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s Vision, Mission, Values and Practices.

Skills:

• Demonstrable experience in data analytics.
• Experience in coordination of workshops and meetings.
• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Proven conceptual skills and an ability to think and plan strategically.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff.
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload.
• Excellent spoken and written English and local language
• Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word, and databases).

Application Closing Date
23rd August, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer

Job Identification: 8524
Location: Yobe
Slot: 2 Openings
Grade: 4
Job type: Contract
Contract Length: 11 months
Team / Programme: MEAL

Key Areas of Accountability
Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
• Take the lead in data collection efforts for the BHA project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
• To enhance project performance, execute quarterly monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments.
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
• Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.

Accountability:

• Support in ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.

Knowledge Management & Learning:

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement in BHA project design and implementation.
• Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI Resource Centre.
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project.
• Safeguarding
• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
• Staff Management & Coaching
• Coaching and mentoring of direct reports to achieve project deliverables.
• Support the implementation of the SCI performance management system, by supporting, supervising, and reviewing performance of direct reports.

General:

• Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc or equivalent qualification in, Economics, Statistics, Development Planning, Social Work or Demography, Computer Science, or any related courses.

Experience and Skills:

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing Education programs in humanitarian contexts program is an added advantage.
• Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software.
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good Knowledge of local area and local language
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.

Behaviours (Values in Practice):
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and 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:

• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members 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.

Additional Responsibilities:

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

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• 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.

Safeguarding our Staff:

• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Programme Manager / Deputy Consortium Lead, European Union (EU)

Job Identification: 8689
Location: Jigawa
Job type: Contract
Contract Lenght: 1 years
Team: Programme Operations
Grade: 2

Job Description

• Save the Children Nigeria is implementing Accelerating Basic Education and Livelihood Opportunities for Children and Youth in Northwestern Nigerian states of Kano, Sokoto and Jigawafunded by European Union. “Accelerating Basic Education and Livelihood Opportunities for Children and Youth in Northwestern Nigerian states of Kano, Sokoto and Jigawa” project is a 3-year initiative to support education and youth empowerment in North-West Nigeria by providing youth, in particular girls in rural underserved and nomadic communities, with access to inclusive gender transformative and conflict sensitive equitable quality education and skill development.
• This will be achieved by providing increased access to vocational training, including training for green jobs, and developing critical skills for women, girls, youths, and nomads in the North-West of Nigeria- Sokoto, Kano, and Jigawa states.
• This project will support the governments’ efforts to address the challenge of Out of School Children and Youth (OOSCY) through the institutionalization of Accelerated Basic Education Program (ABEP) and enhancing livelihoods opportunities and green jobs for youth in the 3 states.

The Programme Manager will:

• Strategically lead and manage the PLAN International lead Accelerating Basic Education and Livelihood Opportunities for Children and Youth project in Northwestern Nigeria.
• Be accountable and responsible for the achievement of the project’s deliverables.
• Be responsible for effective stakeholder management, including developing and maintaining strong working relationships with the donor, state and federal government and development partners working in the education and Livelihood sector.
• Under the guidance of the Deputy Director Programme Operations and Head of Education and the Livelihood advisor, the Program Manager will ensure that the EU Project is implemented in a coordinated, harmonized and aligned manner, in line with donors’ requirements and commitments.
• The Program Manager will be responsible for the timely and regular submission of progress reports, both narrative and financial. The project manager will be the State Team Lead for SCI in Jigawa state.

Responsibilities
Projects Coordination & Management:

• Responsible for daily oversight and direction of project activities.
• Develop and maintain positive relations with State Ministries of Education, State Universal Education Board (SUBEB), Ministry of women affair, National Directorate of Employment and other relevant Ministries of Kano and Jigawa States, Donors, I/NNGOs, local and community-based organizations and program consortium partners.
• Build capacity of government institutions and local partners during the course of implementation of the project to ensure local ownership and sustainability of project activities.
• Communicate regularly with Save the Children UK & Nigeria to provide updates and progress reports.
• Oversee planning and implementation of project activities, including reporting, tracking of Performance Monitoring Plan and implementation of the project work plan.
• Supervise the recruitment, hiring, and supervision of all project staff and consultants.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen linkages in the management and implementation of the project.
• Plan and coordinate National and State level engagements with partners and key stakeholders.
• Monitor and ensure timely and quality reports are submitted as per the reporting requirements.
• Ensure that project is implemented with the highest consideration to security and safe programming standards of Save the Children
• Working closely with Deputy Director, Programme Operations, Head of Education, Livelihoods Technical advisor, Awards, Operations Team, Supply Chain, Finance and MEAL to ensure quality program delivery, documentation and reporting of progress.

Operational Planning and implementation:

• Program Manager ensures planning, development of detailed implementation plans, phased budgets, monitoring, documentation and reporting for EU Project.
• Overseeing the implementation and budget performance in line with the project plans and budgets.
• Effectively support the projects staff in developing weekly, monthly and annual plans, in line with the EU Project design and Save the Children International planning guidelines and ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being realized in line with the contracts/agreements with the donors and consortium partners.
• Support staff to ensure that EU’s project implementation is at the desired standards and on time, with quality and within budget.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability in the course of programme implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of activities implementation in meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies.
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational and implementation plans and budgets as may be required from time to time.
• Conduct periodic review meetings with relevant project and non-project teams.
• Identify and effectively manage all key risks related to the project.
• Ensure regular update of all relevant project management tools including but not limited to detailed implementation plans, risk register, procurement plan, issue log, stakeholder register, communication and knowledge management plans, MEAL plan, indicator performance tracking tool and log-frame.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy to ensure maximum protection for children.
• Ensure that all project assets and supplies are maintained and utilized in a safe, secure and accountable manner.

Finance and Budget Management:

• Manage the Project budget in coordination with Deputy Director of Programme Operations, Finance Director.
• Overseeing the budget performance to ensure that projects implementation is on course as per the detailed implementation plans and phased budgets.
• The Program Manager will conduct budget monitoring, suggest necessary revisions and prepare draft donor reports.
• Ensure the realistic phasing of project budgets in line with the project activities for each month and ensure that variance is kept at minimum.
• The Program Manager will conduct budget monitoring, suggest necessary revisions and prepare draft reports.
• Ensure strong financial management and compliance with Save the Children financial policy and procedures.
• Ensure effective demonstration of value for money to the project’s donor.
• Regularly analyze the project’s financial performance and develop appropriate mitigations as required.
• Work closely with the project team to ensure that partners are well guided, supported and their capacity built in sound management procedures.

Programme and Financial Reporting:

• Preparation of timely and high-quality progress and end of project narrative and financial reports which are in accordance with the donor reporting schedule and formats.
• Review all program financial reports ensuring that donor guidelines have been followed and high standard met, prior to submission to management.
• Organize and facilitate quarterly follow-ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
• Overall Budget Vs Actual expenditure analysis and variance explanations

Internal and external engagements:

• Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (LGA, State and National).

MEAL:

• Effectively manage projects design and study processes which include assessments, baseline and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
• Ensure that the project’s quality benchmarks are followed.
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL and Education team.
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions.
• Ensure effective programs/ projects monitoring and evaluation systems are in place.
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and international Save the Children policies and procedures.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the Project Team to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.
• Support implementation of the Save the Children performance management system, by supporting, supervising and reviewing performance of the Education coordinator.
• Coaching and mentoring the direct repartees and project staff on the provision of technical support and implementation of quality programmes.
• Capacity building of staff directly reporting to them and other Project staff through trainings, coaching, performance management, implementation as well as in learning and reflection events
• Setting and managing staffing targets, performance and priorities for staff directly reporting to then and other Project staff
• Participate in monthly/weekly project management meetings to enable adequate staff support

Requirements
Essential:

• A postgraduate degree in Education, Development, Management or another related field
• At least 10 years of accrued working experience in education and multisectoral programme implementation with a minimum of 5 years in a management level position in an international NGO or equivalent organization.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing complex international and donor-funded education projects.
• Commitment to SCI’s mission, values and approach (includes gender equality, child safeguarding and equal opportunities)
• Demonstrated ability to assess priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• At least seven years’ demonstrated experience in managing, coordinating and supervising multi-location teams working with governments and development partners.
• Demonstrable understanding of Value for Money and donors’ results agenda.
• Significant project management experience
• Prior experience on education projects/programs
• Excellent budget and financial management skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

Desirable:

• A Degree or professional certification in project management
• Experience in business development/proposal development
• Ability to coach and mentor project teams.
• Experience managing sub-grantees or downstream partners.
• Skilled in influencing and obtaining cooperation from individuals.

Administrative & General Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)

Application Closing Date
15th August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Policy, Advocacy and Campaign (PAC) Officer

Job Identification: 8656
Location: Lagos
Grade: 3
Job type: Full Time

Job Summary

• Under the guidance of the Advocacy, Campaign and Policy Manager, the PAC Officer will contribute to the development of Advocacy and Campaign strategy for the NGA Immunization Coverage Project and be responsible for field implementation of advocacy activities as captured in strategy and workplan.
• This will focus on approaches to increase confidence in and drive uptake of childhood immunizations and the HPV vaccine using a digital-first solution (ask Nivi), engage askNivi users in the target audiences and present policy recommendations and a business case for local, state, and national authorities to enable scaling of the solution across Nigeria in partnership with the national, state level, and local health authorities.

Key Areas Of Accountability
Programme Quality and Advocacy:

• Contribute to the planning, costing and implementation of the project and contribute to the overall key programme planning, coordination and reporting activities.
• Support in documenting success stories and contribute to the writing of reports, case studies, briefing papers, and presentations for internal and external audiences as relevant.
• Collaborate with consultants to create scripts for Community Participatory Theatre and mobilize communities to engage with these productions.
• Distribute reminder bracelets to improve immunization coverage and engage community gatekeepers for program acceptance.
• Execute immunization awareness campaigns in Junior Secondary Schools and with youth groups like NYSC, selecting ambassadors and influencers.
• Organize webinars featuring child advocates to promote immunization.
• Collaborate with the SPHCDA to identify and geolocate centres providing immunization services.
• Facilitate meetings for health workers to report and discuss side effects from immunizations.
• Recruit and manage volunteers to help patients use the askNivi chatbot to provide feedback on immunization services.
• Organize community practice meetings with stakeholders for immunization uptake initiatives.
• Engage in advocacy efforts with government officials, professional groups, and other relevant entities.
• Plan and execute events for global health awareness days, and coordinate media engagements such as press releases, conferences, and roundtables.
• Conduct quarterly strategy review meetings with stakeholders to modify interventions as needed
• In collaboration with the MEAL coordinator collect data and analyse the progress of project’s activities.
• Use and adhere to available implementation technical documents (ToRs, tools, SoPs, training manuals, guidelines, and protocols) assiduously to ensure programs are of high quality and comply with the country, SCI standards and best practices.
• Actively contribute to the process of learning, evaluation, capturing and disseminating lessons from the programme for continuous improvement of programme performance and overall outcome

Safeguarding:

• Support safeguarding team in carrying out safeguarding risk assessment and develop a mitigation plan when needed.
• Flag safeguarding concerns noticed during programme implementation as well as share good practices identified in the field.
• Ensure that all children and programme beneficiaries are provided with ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in the Social or Behavioural Sciences, Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Development Studies, Development Economics, Rural Development/sociology, or other related fields.
• Any training on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 year-experience in health financing, health governance, enhanced voice and accountability or similar roles,
• Fluency in English language. Knowledge of local languages (Yoruba) will be an added advantage.
• Ability to be proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments.
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to state, LGA and community authorities.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: MEAL Assistant

Job Identification: 8657
Location: Lagos
Grade: 5
Job type: Contract
Contract Length: 1 year (renewable)
Team: Programme Development and Quality

Job Summary

• Nivi and Save the Children is implementing an 18-month project aimed at improving vaccine acceptance, confidence and convenience using online platform (Nivichat bot).
• Nivi and Save the Children are proposing a digital-first solution centered around three key ideas to increase confidence in and drive uptake of childhood immunizations and the HPV vaccine:
• Raising awareness about the benefits of both types of vaccinations, and the ease at which they can be obtained
• Activating caregivers and parents, increasing their motivation and readiness to get their children vaccinated
• Facilitating action by connecting parents/caregivers who are ready to act to vaccination services that are accessible, and affordable (or free), and following up with them to keep them engaged with their child’s ongoing health needs.
• The MEAL Assistant will be a part of the MEAL team. He/she will assist the MEAL team with activities, including data collection, validation and entry.
• S/he will support in coordination with operations and assist in planning field visits and assessments.
• S/he will also support in ensuring Accountability in supported communities including information sharing, participation and ensuring efficient feedback and response mechanisms.

Responsibilities
Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Assist with data collection and verification processes as necessary.
• Conduct field monitoring visits and ensure  the use of the quality benchmarks/ monitoring checklist & work with project teams to develop action plans based on findings.
• Assist with planning, logistics & data collection for project assessments and evaluations

Accountability:

• Responsible for handling documenting, confidentiality, and security of all informational resources related to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries.
• Support Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms, including communicating responses to complainants; liaise with programs and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
• Support in facilitating participation activities in implementing communities

Knowledge Management & Learning

• Support in the archiving of Project Documents in the Resource Centre
• Support in gathering information for the development of case studies and success stories for the project.
• Support is preparing relevant project reports

Coordination:

• Maintain liaison with MEAL unit and other units including programmes, finance, supply chain, advocacy and campaign etc including field coordination/community mobilization team.
• Engage with Nivi team as needed

Safeguarding:

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year of experience working with International NGOs, UN agencies, partners, and/or local authorities including NYSC.
• Computer literate with experience in the following computer packages; MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Access.

Experience and Skills:
Essential:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite & other relevant computer applications.
• Ability to work in a team with flexibility to undertake challenging tasks and adapt to different working conditions.
• Good spoken, reading, and writing skills in English with the ability to produce quality reports.
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.

Desirable:

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection
• Have experience and/or knowledge about working with children.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Finance Officer

Job Identification: 8683
Location: Kaduna
Grade: 4
Job type: Full Time
Team / Programme: ROOSC’s Project

Job Summary

• The position holder will support the Accounts Payable team in the upload of vendor invoices for payments.
• This role holder will work closely with supply chain to promptly resolve all pending invoices based on contract terms and conditions.
• 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.

Key Areas of Accountabilities 

• Lead on invoice upload for the country office, ensuring all invoices are actioned within set timelines and vendors, receive value based on agreed timelines.
• Completely allocate all consolidated invoices before month end
• Manage the account payable accounts and ensure all corrective actions are completed before month end and year end close.
• Monthly analysis of spend and cost drivers for senior management decision.
• A thorough understanding of SCI safeguarding policy and applying these policies in his/her role.
• Review on a weekly basis, Open items for all suppliers and take corrective actions as required.
• Monitor invoice failure, troubleshooting and identifying the root cause of the failure and resolve accordingly.
• Actively support document archiving and audit process
• Any other task as assigned by the line manager within the role of the finance officer.

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
Mandatory:

• HND/B.Sc. in Accountancy
• Minimum 3 years’ experience and preferably with some experience in a complex organisation
• Ability to work under pressure,
• Problem solving skills.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Logistics Officer

Job Identification: 8687
Location: Kaduna
Grade: 4
Job type: Full Time
Team: Supply Chain

Job Purpose

• The Logistics Officer is responsible for managing drivers and warehouse staff, vehicle fleet, assets, warehousing and distribution to ensure effective, transparent and accountable logistics support to Save the Children program in the area of operation.
• Liaison with program teams to ensure adequate logistical consideration for coordination and planning of program implementation. Provides technical support and guidance to program teams on logistical elements of distribution & procurement planning.

Key Areas of Accountabilities
Transport & Fleet:

• Managing and tracking of all vehicles on the fleet, including movement planning and day-to-day allocation
• Manage, maintain and repair vehicles in safe and efficient working order
• Ensure that vehicles are checked on a daily basis, and that regular service and maintenance is carried out as per agreed schedule
• Responsible for administering litigations and traffic offenses.
• Ensure vehicles have current and lawful documentation.
• Manage service agreements related to vehicle maintenance and fuelling. Monitor fuel consumption and submit monthly reports
• Receive travel requests, and maintain trip schedules and Staff Movement Board.
• Coordinate with incoming and outgoing travelers on pick up and drop times ensuring drivers are briefed of movement plans
• Ensure best value for money and that travelers are clearly informed well in advance
• Establish and maintain a list of contact details for preferred service providers including generator service and vehicle maintenance.
• Data management for Profleet and Fleet Service Charge
• Supervision of drivers

Assets Management:

• Maintaining up-to-date control of all assets including tracking donor, value, and location, managing staff issue, and recording all asset movements and disposals
• Oversee the issuance and return of assets to/from staff
• Ensure good condition of assets, and maintain asset condition reports.
• Conduct monthly asset checks and share report with CO assets management focal person
• Conduct annual physical verification of assets as required and share completed physical asset check report to CO as required.
• Ensure timely reporting of asset losses and damages using existing reporting templates.

Warehouse and Distribution:

• Enter all new items purchased in SCI TIM software and ensure reconciling with POs in ProSave.
• Manage and maintain the physical warehouse and TIM online warehouse.
• Ensure timely monthly spot check, quarterly and bi-annual stock check and reconciliation.
• Ensure all stock and assets purchased are entered in TIM and the Master Assets Register.
• Ensure all program stock are released through TIM and accompanied with a waybill to point of usage.
• Ensure BHs are informed about stock balances, expired, expiring SOF and other irregularities or discrepancy in TIM respectively.
• Participate in procurement and distribution planning meetings and provide sufficient logistics input in planning
• Support program teams with the distribution of program supplies to beneficiaries in line with SCI warehousing, inventory management and distribution guidelines.
• Ensure adherence to SCI Warehousing and Inventory Management Manual and Toolkit.
• Prepare and share warehouse stock reports with Program team on a monthly basis.

Administration & Reports

• Maintain all logistic files in an organized, accurate and up to date manner
• Line manages, coordinate, monitor and guide the work of the drivers, warehouse staff, casual labourers and any other logistics support by managing performance on an on-going basis
• Produce logistics site report, vehicle and generator cost performance report.
• Update Asset Register and send to country office every month.
• Update the vehicle cost schedule and produce regular vehicle performance and cost reports and send to country office once per month.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, code of conduct, fraud, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies
• Work in close collaboration with the finance and administration departments to ensure effective operations and strong team spirit
• Carry out any other tasks required by the line manager

Skills & Experience
Administrative & General Skills:

• Level of Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics and Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
• Professional qualification in Logistics and Transport Management an added advantage.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skill Level - Excellent
• Language Requirements – English - Excellent
• Level of IT Expertise Required - Good

Experience Expectations:

• Desired Number of Years Prior Experience in a Similar Role – 2
• Experience in procurement and logistics with INGO
• Experience in a relatively insecure field-based environment.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor

Job id:  8578
Location: Abuja
Job type: Full time

Job Summary

• The Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor will use their in-depth contextual understanding, technical expertise, and relationship building skills to define and deliver our strategic ambition for Child Protection in Nigeria.
• The role will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of high-quality programme that deliver change for children in both emergency and development programming.
• The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships for new business development.
• It supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners.
• The role will work closely with operations colleagues and with partners in Nigeria, building their capacity and building ownership and agency of local organisations.
• This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues including ending all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children in all settings, and the strengthening of an effective and sustainable child protection system.
• 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.

Responsibilities
Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership for Child Protection for the Country Office and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider country strategy.
• Build capacity of national staff and partners in key technical approaches related to Child Protection.

Ensuring Programme Quality (Design & Implementation):

• Support New Business Development colleagues through technical inputs on funding strategies, donor engagement, capture planning, partnering and forming consortia, and opportunity preparation.
• Lead high quality technical child protection programme design; work with cross-functional colleagues across the movement and with local partners to deliver technical programme designs that are evidence based and in line with our programme quality principles, international standards, and donor requirements.
• Work with Child Rights Governance colleagues to ensure that a rights-based approach is reflected in our programme design and implementation (in line with our child rights programming approach), with a strong focus on child participation.
• 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.
• Provide oversight and guidance to the programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice (e.g. Save the Children Common Approaches); and are likely to achieve scale, as well as equitable and sustainable results.
• Promote and monitor integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of child protection programmes at the community level.
• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) teams to carry out relevant studies and conduct quality monitoring against international standards through participatory methodologies that promote gender equality and social justice (including child-friendly and gender sensitive/transformative methodologies).
• Contribute towards the creation of an organisational learning culture that promotes the use of disaggregated data, evidence and analysis (including gender and power analysis) and understands its link to quality and accountable programming; Contribute to strengthening the use of equality-focused programme principles and good practice across themes and sectors.
• Undertake field visits to project sites; work with implementation teams to understand impacts, operational challenges, and continuously identify opportunities for learning and improvement.
• Contribute to organisational learning on child protection, ensuring that learning from our programmes is shared across the Country Office and our partners, as well as with colleagues in the wider regional and global child protection community in Save the Children. Contribute to strengthening the use of Child Protection competencies within training and learning initiatives in the sector.
• Support Humanitarian colleagues (as needed) to develop emergency preparedness plans, conduct sectoral assessments and to design and deliver emergency response and recovery programmes. Ensure synergies between humanitarian Child Protection teams, data and programme design.

Networking & External Engagement:

• In alignment with Country Office strategy and leadership, engage in strategic positioning with donors, partners and government in-country, and ensure that Save the Children is a partner of choice in Child Protection.
• Ensure that Save the Children is influencing and learning from others through national technical coordination and networking bodies such as child protection clusters and working groups.
• Strengthen civil society engagement in national dialogues and policy processes to end violence against children through working closely with advocacy and child rights governance colleagues. Ensure that the diverse voices of children, girls and boys are equitably heard and represented in our child protection work.
• Represent the program to National and Local government representatives, donors, partner agencies, etc. as required.
• Ensure the quality, clarity and consistency of technical components of internal and external reports (e.g. programme reports, sit-reps, internal updates), working closely with awards, programme implementation and communications colleagues as needed.
• Leverage and liaise with technical colleagues from across Save the Children, including technical working groups and centres of excellence, ensuring that learning from the Country Office is shared with others and global lessons brought back.

People Management:

• Support implementation of the Save the Children performance management system, by supporting, coaching, supervising and reviewing performance of the Child Protection staff.
• 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.
• Working together with the Child Protection Teams to identify learning and development needs of the team and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, Child Protection, child welfare or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of Child Protection Programmes.
• Understanding of the Child Protection sector in Nigeria.
• Familiar with child protection systems, social work with children and families, case management, positive parenting, community level child protection and integration of child protection with education and other sectors.
• Track record in successful business development/fundraising such as, EU, DFID, SIDA, USAID.
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
• Experience of strategy development and planning.
• Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights.
• Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources.
• Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for children.
• Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement.
• Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring.
• Fluent in English and high level of English writing skills.

Technical competencies:

• Promotes optimum levels of child development.
• Works to strengthen the components and linkages within the child protection system.
• Prevents violence abuse exploitation and neglect of children.
• Responds effectively and appropriately to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of children.

Generic Competencies:

• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities.
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children.
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery.
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers.

Application Closing Date
15th August, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Deputy Director of Advocacy, Campaign, Communication and Media (ACCM)

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time
Reports to: Director, ACCM
Staff reporting to this post: Advocacy, Campaign and Policy Managers; Advocacy and Campaign Officer/Intern

Role Dimensions

• The role holder will be expected to make regular visits to the field to support with volunteer training and orientation programs.
• S/he will also be responsible for engaging with humanitarian actors in Nigeria, participate in humanitarian advocacy working groups, design and implement effective humanitarian advocacy, campaign and policy strategy and plan for SCI Nigeria.
• S/he will liaise and work closely with NBD/MEAL/PDQ Unit with an aim to support fundraising and proposal development processes.

Key Areas of Accountability
The key areas of accountability for the Deputy Director, ACCM/Humanitarian, includes supporting the ACCM Director and contributes to:

• Development of an organizational culture that promotes accountability, responsibility, transparency, teamwork, collaboration, integrity and high performance; and encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and supports staff to deliver outstanding results for children.
• Ensuring Nigeria CO ACCM function complies with all Save the Children Policies, Essential Standards, and KPIs – and supports the visibility of our impact.
• Ensuring that all required support is provided promptly during emergencies, working closely with the humanitarian response team.
• Work with SC Members and CO staff, to seek appropriate resourcing for our humanitarian advocacy and campaign strategies, including working with PDQ to ensure that ACCM related project goals, objectives, activities and staff level of efforts etc are consistently integrated into new business development opportunities.
• Timely delivery of agreed deliverables assigned by the ACCM Director.

Advocacy, Campaign, Policy and Influencing/Humanitarian:

• Lead the development and implementation of an overarching CO humanitarian advocacy strategy and plan targeting local, national, regional and international decision makers as relevant.
• Work with thematic leads, and other program staff, to develop advocacy and campaign objectives, in line with the Country Strategy Plan, and ensure the CO has advocacy messages for thematic and strategic areas (e.g. children affected by humanitarian situations etc.).
• Oversee the development of an ambitious national campaign strategy which amplifies the voices of children.
• Ensure that Save the Children receives national recognition for achieving proven and innovative national impact with a focus on emergency and humanitarian response programs.
• Take the lead on advocacy for specific humanitarian responses, participate in relevant stakeholder meetings and working in coalitions as appropriate.
• Manage the advocacy, campaign, and policy team, ensuring that each individual understands their roles and responsibilities in delivering the overall objectives.
• Ensure appropriate staffing within the advocacy, campaign, policy and influencing team and the availability of ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Represent the ACCM Director and SCI Nigeria whenever tasked or assigned to do so.
• The Deputy Director, ACCM/Humanitarian, shall perform any other tasks as assigned by the line manager.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• S/he will make sure that ACCM activities at the State and National level will make a regular risk analysis and mitigation plan when engaging children and are reviewed and signed off by national Safeguarding Manager.
• S/he will ensure that all relevant safeguarding process, procedures and good practice must be applied in all ACCM activities.
• S/he will ensure that the use of images, data and information of children and adults at risk used for media, advocacy, campaigns, fundraising, marketing and other purposes meet ethical standards.
• S/he will ensure that risks and mitigation measures must be in place before gathering content and images of children and vulnerable adults to use in media, communications and marketing materials/events, and the design and implementation of advocacy and campaign activities. This includes putting measures in place to ensure informed consent and assent of children and adults and adherence to the sign off process.

Qualifications and Experience
Required

• University degree in management, leadership, law, social science, human rights, humanitarian law, policy and influencing or an area of relevant social development;
• Minimum of 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in progressively responsible positions in advocacy, influencing, human rights law, campaigns, social protection;
• Proven experience in successfully developing and implementing humanitarian advocacy, campaign and influencing strategies in humanitarian response areas in Nigerian context;
• Demonstrable track record of leading change, resulting in significant results for the organization and their stakeholders;
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate complex issues in a compelling way for a variety of audiences;
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching;
• Experience of managing a team and building personal networks, resulting in significant new opportunities for the organization;
• Commitment to Save the Children values.

Desirable

• Master’s degree in policy, human  rights, humanitarian law, child rights, emergency response, social and development studies and/or in any other relevant fields of study;
• Excellent understanding of the Nigerian political context and policymaking processes.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Programme Coordinator - Education

Job id: 8641
Location: Kaduna
Grade: 3
Job type: Contract
Contract Length: 2 years (renewable based on performance & funding)
Project: Reaching Out of School Children (ROOSC) Project
Team: Program Operations
Reports to: Project Director Education
Staff directly reporting to this post: Programme Officers Education (4)

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3.  The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Job Summary

• Save the Children is a leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need around the world. With its headquarters in London, UK, SC works in over 120 countries globally, including Nigeria, helping children survive, learn and be protected by improving their education, health, nutrition, protection and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
• Save the Children International (SCI), Nigeria is implementing Reaching Out of School Children (ROOSC) Project in Kaduna State, Nigeria. This is a 4-year initiative to support crisis-affected out of school children (aged 6-14) to exercise their equal rights to quality education and gender equality. The project is funded by Educate a Child, Islamic Development Bank, Global Partnership in Education and Kuwait fund.
• The ROOSC project is designed to support Kaduna State government in ensuring the inclusive and equitable provision of quality primary education for all children. Project approach, strategies, and interventions are gender-sensitive and promote inclusivity in primary education provision. Adequate attention will be given to infrastructure and providing facilities and teaching-learning supplies and processes to ensure child-friendly and enabling environments in schools and learning centres to promote and sustain enrolment, full participation, completion, and quality learning outcomes in primary education.
• Programme Coordinator Education provides both operational and technical assistance on all aspects relating to education interventions for ROOSC project. The job holder will carry out; planning, implementation, capacity enhancement, monitoring/ evaluation and reporting both internally (within SCI) and externally (for/with partners). The job holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Responsibilities
Project Coordination & Management:

• Oversee the coordination and implementation of the Reaching Out of School Children (ROOSC) Project in Kaduna State, Nigeria in line with the design of the project and donor requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen linkages in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and capacity enhancement of education and community mobilization staff of ROOSC project.
• Create and sustain positive working relationships with the partners, government officials and other key stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate State and LGAs level engagement with partners, local government education authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Monitor and ensure timely and quality reports are submitted as per the reporting requirements to the Project Director Education.
• Working closely with Project Director Education to ensure quality programme design, delivery, documentation and reporting of education activities in the respective State.

Operational Planning and implementation:

• In close coordination with Project Director Education and State Team lead of Kaduna, provide support to ensure design, planning, monitor project detail implementation plan, procurement plan, phased budget, MEAL Plan with documentation and reporting for all Education interventions in the State.
• Overseeing and provide technical solutions to speed up the implementation and budget performance in line with the project plan and budget.
• Effectively support the education projects staff and partners in developing annual plans, in line with best practices, for education project design and Save the Children International planning guidelines and ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being achieved in line with the funding proposal.
• Provide guidance to the Education Staff and partners through the planning processes to develop plans that are cost effective and in line with proposal.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability during programme design and expedite implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of project duration and meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies.
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates to Project Director Education and State Team Lead on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by the management.
• Ensure the timely reviews and adjustments for the project operational and implementation plan and budget as may be required from time to time.

Finance and Budget Management:

• Overseeing the budget performance to ensure that project implementation is on course as per the detailed implementation plan, procurement plan and phased budget.
• Conduct project monitoring, suggest necessary revisions and prepare draft reports for corrective actions.
• Ensure that the budget variance analysis (BVA) is monitored and reported as per in time and with accurate information.

Program/Project Narrative and Financial Reporting:

• Work in close collaboration with the Project Director Education and State Team Lead in the review and guide project teams in preparation of timely and high-quality progress and end of project narrative and financial reports which are in accordance with the donor reporting schedule and formats.
• Review all programme financial reports ensuring that donor guidelines have been followed and high standard met. The project deadlines met in reporting and keep a track record of reporting (Narrative and Financial).
• Organize and facilitate quarterly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.
• Prepare budget forecast for each quarter and submit it timely to Project Director Education.

Internal and external engagements:

• Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (LGA, State and National).

MEAL:

• Effectively support teams in MEAL aspects, which include assessments, baseline, and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
• Ensure that the projects quality benchmarks are followed up and implemented in project interventions.
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Education Team.
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions
• Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring, and evaluation systems is in place.
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and Save the Children policies and procedures.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the Project Director Education, State Team Lead and Project Teams to identify learning and development needs of the project teams and develop specific plans to address the learning needs.
• Coaching and mentoring the Education & Community Mobilization Teams on the provision of technical support and implementation of quality programmes.
• Capacity building of Education and Community Mobilization Teams through trainings, coaching, performance management, implementation as well as in learning and reflection events
• Participate in monthly/weekly project management meetings to enable adequate staff support.

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.

Requirements  

• Minimum of a master’s degree in education or other related fields. Experience in managing integrated programmes across different thematic areas such as education, teacher education, Teacher Professional Development (TPD), child protection, child rights or governance is a must.
• At least 5 years of accrued working experience in program implementation with a minimum of 2 years in a management level position in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable.
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
• Experience of working on TaRL and with Out of School Children (OOSC) with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in the Northwest Nigeria is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and Local language skills (Hausa, Fulfulde etc.).

Application Closing Date
20th August, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online