Latest Jobs: Area Director
Save the Children invited applications for appropriate candidates to fill their vacant position advertised in daily Classified Source newspaper dated 22 March, 2024.
Save the Children
Date Posted: | :: | 22 March, 2024 |
Department: | :: | Save the Children |
Category | Sector | :: | INGO |
Newspaper: | :: | Classified Source Newspaper |
Education: | :: | Bachelor |
Total Vacancies: | :: | Details in attached ads |
Vacancy Location: | :: | Sukkur, |
Job Type: | :: | Full Time |
Expected Last Date: | :: | 01 April, 2024 |
Vacant Positions: Area Director
- AREA DIRECTOR
Currently, the Save the Children Sukkur is searching for candidate for their vacant position i.e. Area Director to join their team
JOB Description: Area Director
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Programme Support:
- Manage the implementation of programme and operational activities in field base effectively.
- Being focal point for Implementing Partners (IP), ensure technical backstopping and oversight of IP Program Operations. Hold partners accountable for delivery of programs in accordance with detailed implementation /work plans and provide technical support where needed to deliver on donors commitments.
- Prepare and oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against logframe, IPTTs, Output Tracker, individual performance management work plans).
- Manage multiple grants across multiple sectors, ensuring that projects and reports are delivered according to SC and donor contractual requirements, within the agreed timescale and budget. Ensure compliance will donor’s as well as SC policies and procedures.
- Work with the DCD Program Operations in developing response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy. Ensure that area office forecast is in line with detailed implementation plans and IPs work plan.
- Working closely with the DCD Program Operations, relevant Technical Experts and Head of Award in the development of high-quality technical and financial proposals.
- Develop and implement effective safety and security procedures for multiple offices within the field base or area, ensuring that these are updated and revised at regular intervals and that new programmes are built around security considerations.
- Oversee logistics processes of procuring, storing and distributing stock, supplies and services for the timely delivery of project objectives within the field base or area, within the time of the grant
- Develop and implement participatory assessment to contribute to programme planning and M & E processes
- Manage and motivate field base staff to perform highly in their respective roles and responsibilities. This will include leading on staffing structure, recruitment, performance management and implementing staff welfare policy
- To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
- Ensure that relevant NoCs and MoUs from relevant stakeholders are in place in line with statutory requirements.
Capacity Building:
- Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
- Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
- To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.
General:
- Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, fraud bribery and anticorruption, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. Ensure the security, health and well-being of staff and that staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SC’s principles of equity and fairness.
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
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How to Apply?
Interested applicants can ship their CVs (required documents as per attached ads) before closing date: 01 April, 2024. Applicant required to virtually mention the job name inside the situation carried out for the location. Save the Children affords the same opportunity for all similarly qualified applicants.