Job Title:Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator
Position Code: MEA MAN
Contract Duration:9 Months
Team / Programme:Programme Implementation
Location: Mandera
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may
require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or
young people
Role Purpose: Save the Children has programming in Health and Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods in Mandera County, mainly focused local community. The MEAL Coordinator makes a crucial contribution to the quality of that programming, as a senior member of the Mandera area team.
Role Purpose: Save the Children has programming in Health and Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods in Mandera County, mainly focused local community. The MEAL Coordinator makes a crucial contribution to the quality of that programming, as a senior member of the Mandera area team.
Dimensions: Save
the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support
to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered
both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save
the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to
create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the
country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will
have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Area Programme Manager operationally with close technical relationship to MEAL manager based in Nairobi
Staff directly reporting to this post: MEAL Officers and Community Liason Officers (CLO).
Key Areas of Accountability:
General Management
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Area Programme Manager operationally with close technical relationship to MEAL manager based in Nairobi
Staff directly reporting to this post: MEAL Officers and Community Liason Officers (CLO).
Key Areas of Accountability:
General Management
- Responsible for the correct implementation of
the SCI Kenya MEAL Framework;
- With Programme Managers, develop M&E Plans
and related tools at grant start up;
- Ensure the appropriate resourcing of MEAL
activities within new budgets;
- Ensure that MEAL is effectively integrated
into programme design, and contributes to programme objectives;
- Contribute to annual planning and reporting
processes, consistent with SCI operational requirements;
- Identify recurring gaps in MEAL and programme
quality themes, and actively address the causes;
- Ensure that child participation and child
safeguarding is integrated into design and delivery;
- As a member of the Mandera SMT, ensure a
conducive and productive work environment.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Where necessary, design and support needs,
baseline, and endline assessments and surveys;
- Manage data collection processes to ensure
high quality management information;
- Manage data banking processes for the
projects;
- Manage the SCI Indicator Performance Tracking
Table (IPTT);
- Design and manage internal and external
evaluations and impact assessments, to ensure compliance with donor and
SCI requirements, as well as accountability, transparency and programme
learning.
Accountability
- Contribute to a culture of accountability and
transparency on the team;
- Manage the design and roll-out of locally
appropriate, financially viable, and effective complaints and response
mechanisms;
- Support and promote two-way beneficiary
communications in activity and MEAL systems design.
Learning
- Contribute to the facilitation of monthly
programme meetings;
- Contribute to the design and facilitation of
programme learning processes, such as periodic or after - action reviews.
Reporting
- Support reporting to donors by providing
management information to programme managers on a timely basis;
- Support the process of developing Monthly
technical reports;
- Support other reporting processes as required.
External relations
- Represent SCI Kenya, and provide technical
advice where necessary, to implementing partners;
- Other representation as required.
Staff Management, Mentorship, and
Development
Manage performance of direct reports
in the work area through:
- Effective use of the Performance Management
System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives,
ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;
- Coaching, mentoring and other developmental
opportunities;
- Recognition and rewards for outstanding
performance;
- Documentation of performance that is less than
satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements/ work plans.
- Maintain clear communication with both the
functional (direct) line manager and the technical manager to foster a
smooth working relation under existing matrix structure
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor degree or higher in a relevant area
of social sciences;
- Significant expertise in statistical analysis;
- Five years experience working in MEAL roles
including a management position;
- Experience in both emergency and development
contexts;
- Experience of working on all elements of MEAL
including designing, rolling out and managing systems;
- Experience in designing Terms of Reference and
successfully managing evaluations.
- Experience of working with communities in
participatory activities, including confidence in working with children
and an understanding of child-friendly participatory methodologies.
- Familiarity with international quality
standards (Red Cross Code of Conduct, SPHERE Standard, HAP Standard) and
experience of using these standards in practical ways to promote quality
and accountable programming
- Proven success in managing a team and
dedication to staff development.
- 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 mindsets
- Experience of solving complex issues through
analysis and action planning
- Ability to present complex information in a
succinct and compelling manner
- Ability and willingness to work in challenging
circumstances, to change work practices and hours, and to work with
incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written,
required.
- Commitment to Save the Children values,
including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding
policy.
Job Title: Logistics Coordinator
Position Code: LOG MAN
Position Code: LOG MAN
Contract Duration:9 Months
Team / Programme:Programme Operations
Location: Mandera
Grade: 3
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3. 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 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.
Child Safeguarding: Level 3. 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 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.
Dimensions: Save the Children has been
operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through
developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and
through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the
country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will
have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
Role: Under the supervisor of the Area Manager, the Logistics Coordinator oversees all logistics functions, including procurement, transportation and fleet management, and warehousing and assets management, in the Area Office.
Staff Directly Reporting to this post: Logistics Officers
Role: Under the supervisor of the Area Manager, the Logistics Coordinator oversees all logistics functions, including procurement, transportation and fleet management, and warehousing and assets management, in the Area Office.
Staff Directly Reporting to this post: Logistics Officers
Main Responsibilities
General Logistics Management
- As a member of the Mandera SMT, demonstrate
the behaviours that are consistent with Save the Children’s Mission,
Vision and Values and ensure their broader application by staff across the
Mandera programme.
- As a member of the Mandera SMT, ensure a
conducive and productive work environment.
- Coordination of programme logistics; implement
the country logistics Manual for the management of the supply chain,
including one or more of the following areas; procurement, transport and
distribution, warehousing and stock management, management of vehicle
fleets, communication systems, and assets.
- Assist in the development of project proposals
to ensure appropriate resourcing of logistics team and activities, and
advise on:
- The feasibility of project in line with
current and/or planned logistics capacity;
- Whether logistics and operational costs have
been adequately budgeted;
- Risk management strategies in terms of supply
chain planning i.e. lead times, donor compliance
- Whether recharge strategies for logistics
costs such as transports, facilities and equipment are appropriate and
consistent with SC and donor policies.
- Develop the Logistics component of the
programmes emergency preparedness plan;
- Obtain technical or manpower support from
Nairobi logistics when necessary;
- Review the monthly logistics reports and
advise the Area Manager where there are irregularities or areas of concern
that need follow up.
- Ensure weekly reporting systems are
implemented in all logistics functions and are in line with financial
control mechanisms for Procurement, stock, vehicles and assets.
- 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.
Procurement
- Manage programmes supply chain, to ensure on
time supply of goods to projects.
- Determine sources for supply of goods and
services to meet programme needs, overseeing local and coordinating with
capital logco on area office procurement.
- Develop procurement plans and schedules with
project managers and ensure they are adhered to.
- Transportation of project supplies is
reliable, cost effective and timely.
Fleets and Transportation Management
- Manage SC fleet strategically to ensure
appropriate access to transportation for programme staff;
- Work closely with security on the management
and tracking of staff movement;
- Ensure that vehicles are regularly maintained,
comply with national road traffic laws, and are safe for use.
- Plan for and budget the depreciation of
vehicle assets to ensure the sustainability of SC’s transportation
resources;
Warehousing and Assets Management
- Oversee management of programmes stocks,
ensure stocks are well kept, levels are maintenance in line with programme
consumption and movements are reconciled with project distributions.
- Ensure the assets tracker is accurate and up
to date;
- Plan for and budget the depreciation of SC
assets, such as computers, to ensure the sustainability of SC’s programme
resources;
Staff Management, Mentorship, and
Development
Manage performance of direct reports
in the work area through:
- Effective use of the Performance Management
System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives,
ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;
- Coaching, mentoring and other developmental
opportunities;
- Recognition and rewards for outstanding
performance;
- Documentation of performance that is less than
satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements/ work plans.
- Build the capacity of staff to monitor/ manage
grants and awards as well as understand and implement compliance
requirements from donors, Save the Children and/or the Government of
Kenya.
- Maintain clear communication with both the
functional (direct) line manager and the technical manager to foster a
smooth working relation under existing matrix structure.
Competencies
1. Leading
- Delivering Results: Takes personal
responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals
for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/organisation.
- Developing Self and Others: Invests time and
energy to actively develop self and others to help realise their full
potential, and to build the organisation’s capability for the future.
- Leading and Inspiring Others: Demonstrates
leadership in all our work, role models our values and articulates a
compelling vision to inspire others to achieve goals for our children.
2. Thinking
- Problem Solving and Decision Making: Takes
effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating
relevant information from within or outside the organisation and making
appropriate judgements.
- Applying Technical Expertise: Applies the
required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards,
promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organisation.
- Innovating and Adapting: Develops and
implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in an ever –
changing, uncertain work and global environment.
3. Engaging
- Working Effectively with others: Works
collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people
and perspectives. Knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure
effective cross- boundary working.
- Communicating with Impact: Communicates
clearly and confidently with others to engage and Influence, Promotes
dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence
and trust with others.
- Networking: Builds and uses sustainable
relationships and networks to support the work of Save the Children.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- First degree in Logistics Management, business
administration or related area
- Prior experience in logistics management in
the NGO sector, within complex/large scale country programmes and in
emergency response/humanitarian environments
- Proven experience in all technical areas of
logistics operations including procurement, transport/distribution,
warehousing and stock management, fleet management, asset management,
communications, and security
- Experience of working in remote field bases
with limited infrastructure
- Experiencing in managing and supervising
others in logistics
- Ability to synthesise and analyse information,
and make clear, informed decisions
- Ability to work with spreadsheets and
Databases critical
- Ability to build relationships quickly with a
wide range of people, both internally and externally
- Strong planning, management and coordination
skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of
complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
- Cultural awareness, with strong written and spoken
communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluent in English, both written and oral;
Somali language skills a major advantage.
Desirable
- Technical experience/knowledge in specific
types of humanitarian intervention e.g. Child protection, Education, construction
Job Title: Audit and Compliance Officer
Position Code: AUD COMP
Contract Duration:1 Year
Team / Programme:Internal Audit
Location: Nairobi
(with at least 50% travel to field locations)
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 1 - The role holder will not have contact
with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or
young people, as part of their work.
Role Purpose: S/He will work closely with the finance and programme teams to ensure efficient support is given to external audit teams with the aim of minimising any issues arising from external audits.
In addition he/she
will promote and instil a culture of compliance throughout SC Kenya programme
and its partners.
Under the direction of the Internal
Auditor he/she will oversee adherence to internal policies and procedures and
donor compliance regulations, ensuring that any non-conformities are
documented, investigated and resolved.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Internal Audit Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Internal Audit Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the
country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will
have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
External Audit Support
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
External Audit Support
- Lead on project audits in liaison with Awards
Finance staff and the relevant project managers ensuring donor compliance
with responsibilities including:
- 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.
- Coordinate entry and exit meetings with the
auditors.
- Track and communicate audit findings and
recommendations to the Line Manager for sharing with SMT on a quarterly
basis, 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.
- Train and support budget holders, other
departments, staff and partners in the relevant donor regulations, promote
awareness of the importance of adherence to all guidelines.
- Take part in proposal development and advise
on donor compliance.
- 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.
- Review partner agreements and facilitate for
their signing at Country Office level with support from Awards Finance and
Operations Manager.
Internal Systems Compliance
- Update 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
- Participate 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
- Bachelors of Commerce degree in Finance or
equivalent.
- Professional qualifications in Accounting (CPA
part III or ACCA II).
- Recommended a minimum of 3 years’ experience
in Auditing, Awards (Grants) management or donor compliance.
- Proven 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.
- Experience of solving complex issues through
analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
- Ability to present complex information in a
succinct and compelling manner.
- Ability and willingness to dramatically 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 strong report writing skills.
- Willingness to undertake high amount of travel
to field locations (up to 50%).
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
Job Title: Head of Child Survival – Kenya Country Office
Position Code: HCS PDQ
Contract Duration:1 Year
Team / Programme: Kenya County Office
Contract Duration:1 Year
Team / Programme: Kenya County Office
Programme Development and Quality
(PDQ) Department
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to field locations
Grade: TBC
(Competitive Package)
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may
require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or
young people
Role Purpose: The Head of Child Survival (HCS)
takes overall responsibility for the strategic direction and coordination of
Save the Children International’s work on health, nutrition and WASH in the
Kenya Country Office.
As a senior member of the programme
development and quality (PDQ) team, the HCS is responsible for leading and
overseeing the development and delivery of high quality, innovative, cost
effective programmes in Health & Nutrition (H&N) both in emergency as
well as long-term development, resulting in immediate and lasting change for
children.
The HCS is also responsible for
initiating and taking technical leadership in H&N focused studies,
documentation and dissemination of innovation and good practices; leading on
policy research and advocacy on H&N through networking and collaboration
with relevant civil society organisations and other institutions, and; playing
a leading role in establishing, maintaining and expanding donor relations for
the sector.
WASH is a crucial cross-cutting
element of Save the Children’s H&N programming, as well as contributing to
the achievement of results in education and child poverty programmes.
The HCS will supervise and support
the WASH Technical Advisor to ensure that responsive and context appropriate
WASH solutions are integrated in programme design and implemented
effectively.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Director Programme Development and Quality. Dotted line to relevant Area Programme Manager when in their area.
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Director Programme Development and Quality. Dotted line to relevant Area Programme Manager when in their area.
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health & nutrition and
child poverty. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the
Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a
single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. We
employ more than 300 staff and had an operating annual budget in 2014 of
approximately US$22 million.
Staff directly reporting to this post: Health Technical Advisor, Nutrition Technical Advisor, WASH Technical Advisor. Dotted line to Health Advocacy Advisor and Senior Health Programme Manager
Key Areas of Accountability:
Programme Development
Staff directly reporting to this post: Health Technical Advisor, Nutrition Technical Advisor, WASH Technical Advisor. Dotted line to Health Advocacy Advisor and Senior Health Programme Manager
Key Areas of Accountability:
Programme Development
- Lead on development of thematic strategy in
H&N including household health and nutrition practices, public health,
nutrition and WASH services, in programme and policy designs in line with
Save the Children’s Country Strategic Plan for Kenya
- Lead in developing and realising ambitious yet
practical H&N and WASH plans as part of the Country Annual Plans
- Work together with PDQ and operations teams to
initiate and design high quality, cost-effective, innovative and
sustainable project proposals and concept notes for the sector
- Proactively seek information on potential
donor sources and share project opportunities in H&N and WASH with PDQ
and operations teams linking to Country and Area strategies on H&N
- Seek strategic linkages, wherever applicable,
with other thematic areas of the Kenya programme i.e. child protection,
education, child poverty, and child rights governance (CRG) for developing
integrated programmes for difficult to reach children in
Kenya
Technical Assistance and Capacity
Building
- Lead the development and implementation of
relevant and sustainable capacity building strategy for area teams and
partners including consortium partners on H&N and WASH in coordination
with the operations teams
- Provide technical guidance and inputs where
relevant to the PDQ and operations teams and consortium partners and
conduct technical review of donor reports to ensure that the reports are
of high quality from a technical point of view as per expectations in the
project proposals
- Assist the PDQ team to enhance the capacity of
operations teams (e.g. programme/project managers) in developing
appropriate systems for documenting and storing relevant information/data
needed for donor and member reporting.
- Provide elaborations and as required
directions and trainings to managers in operations teams involved in
delivering projects focusing on appropriate approaches and methodologies;
conceptual and practical frameworks; standards and tools for effective and
quality delivery of H&N programmes.
Representation and Advocacy
- Represent Save the Children in relevant
internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)
related to H&N
- Work closely with the Health Advocacy Advisor,
PDQ and operations teams to develop policy research and advocacy strategy
in H&N in line with the Country Strategic Plan and global strategy of
Save the Children
- Leverage donor interest and government
policies for the difficult to reach children in Kenya both in emergency
and development situations through targeted advocacy/key messages
- Identify and capitalise key opportunities and
events for Save the Children to position itself as the leading
organisation for child and maternal health and nutrition in Kenya
- Work with consortium members wherever
applicable to further Save the Children’s mission for children
People Management, Mentoring and
Development
- Ensure that all technical staff in H&N and
WASH understand and are able to adapt their roles in both emergency and
development contexts
- Manage the H&N technical (PDQ) team;
define expectations, provide leadership and support as needed, and
evaluate direct reports regularly
- Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion
of staff as appropriate; ensure availability of and support appropriate
professional development opportunities for staff in H&N and WASH
- Incorporate staff development strategies and
Performance Management Systems into team building process.
- Oversee that all H&N and WASH staff
proactively build and maintain technical skills and competencies required
for leading and/or inputting for first class programmes – both development
and emergency nature
- Manage the performance of all direct reports
through: effective use of the Performance Management System including the
establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic
reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations; coaching, mentoring and other
developmental opportunities; recognition and rewards for outstanding
performance; documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory,
with appropriate performance improvement workplans
- Support the development of an organisational
culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and
high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and
innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for
children and excellent customer service for our members and
donors.
Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager and take a lead in ensuring
that all H&N and WASH projects and components have robust monitoring
plans, baselines, reviews and evaluations in line with project designs and
donor guidelines
- Technically assist the PDQ team in measuring
achievement and progress towards program goals and results through the
MEAL system
- Lead and work closely with the PDQ team to
identify and lead strategic ground breaking research in H&N and WASH
for development of innovative programmes and issue-based advocacy
- Facilitate appropriate dissemination of
research findings and good practices documentations in the projects
internally and externally to donors, governments, consortium partners and
other key actors strategic for immediate and sustainable development of
children in Kenya
Knowledge Management
- Serve as a technical knowledge, skills and
experience hub for the sector in Kenya and in doing so play a leading role
in introducing innovations in H&N programmes (gained from existing and
emerging Save the Children’s global knowledge and practices) and in turn
documenting and sharing best practices and innovations for replication and
advocacy together with quality programme team.
- Work with technical resources among Save the
Children members to facilitate sharing and learning in H&N good
practices and leverage their support for strengthening H&N related
studies, assessments, innovations, advocacy and capacity building in
favour of children in Kenya
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in medicine; public health; community
health; health management with training and experience in and project
planning and management techniques
- Knowledge of current global and regional
public health debates especially with reference to “child and newborn
health” and emergency obstetric care
- Recommended a minimum of eight years of
relevant technical experience including at senior level
- Proven experience of developing and managing
high quality, innovative and cost-effective technical H&N projects in
fragile and insecure environments, preferably in the Kenya context and
with International NGOs
- Proven experience and skills in research and
advocacy and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors
and writing up high quality donor reports
- Experience of working with local/national
governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
- Ability to extensively travel for project
monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams
- Highly developed interpersonal and
communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Highly developed cultural awareness and
ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment
with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Strong results orientation, with the ability
to challenge existing mindsets
- Experience of solving complex issues through
analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
- Ability to present complex information in a
succinct and compelling manner
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change
work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event
of emergencies
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written,
required
- Commitment to Save the Children values
Job Title: Awards Assistant
Position Code: AMS AWRDS
Contract Duration:1 Year
Team / Programme:Programme Operations
Location: Nairobi
Grade: 5
Type of Contract: National
Child Safeguarding: Level
1 - The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or
access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work.
Role Purpose: The Awards team is a part of Save the Children’s
Kenya Country Office.
The Awards Assistant will work
closely with the Awards Coordinator and the Awards Compliance officer to
provide award management support to the country office especially focusing on
AMS data management and compliance support.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Awards
Management Coordinator.
Key Contacts: Awards Compliance officer and Awards Finance Officers.
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Key Contacts: Awards Compliance officer and Awards Finance Officers.
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on Child
Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Livelihoods,
Nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2013, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merged
their Health and Nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children has an operational
presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Bungoma and Turkana. We work
through partners in many other parts of the country.
We will have a staff complement of
around 400 staff and an operating annual budget of approximately US$30 million.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Updating AMS records for existing grants with
the relevant documentation in AMS and in hard copy both at Nairobi and
Field Office level.
- Set up files for all partners/sub grantees and
updating with relevant documents, correspondences and reports at both
Nairobi Office and Field office level.
- Support the Awards Management Coordinator in
facilitating reviews of Funds Summaries, Budgets, Agreements and
Amendments before forwarding them for approval by the CD.
- Assist in regular review of Country Office
Pipelines against AMS data ensuring all opportunities are captured in AMS
and that any rejections/cancellations are updated.
- Support the Awards Management Coordinator and
the Awards Compliance Officer in ensuring that award are properly closed
out in AMS.
- Assist the Awards Management Coordinator and
the Awards Compliance Officer in organising donor compliance trainings for
field offices and partners.
- Support the CO Awards Team in preparation for
Kick off and Close Out meetings by sending monthly AMS updates on
award closing and opening within the year.
- Support the Awards Management Coordinator and
Awards Compliance Officer in ensuring partner compliance during ongoing
partner monitoring visits and resulting capacity building efforts.
- Support Compliance officer in field office
Visit and review internal processes (financial and non- financial)
according to SC regulations.
- Support the Awards Coordinator in updating the
Awards Management System
- Support in setting up grant /award files for
new funding
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
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
- At least 2 years Finance / Program Management
professional experience.
- Degree in Finance with at least CPA I or
equivalent professional accounting qualification.
- Excellent computer skills especially in MS
Excel spread sheets and MS Word
- Some experience with computerised accounting
packages will be desirable.
- Good experience in database use and
management.
- High level of integrity and ability to work as
part of a professional team
- Strong interpersonal communication and
training skills.
- Proven ability to handle challenging workloads
effectively.
- Cross-cultural experience, understanding and
sensitivity;
- Willingness to travel to field locations.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
Job Title:Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Intern
Position Code: MEAL Intern
Team / Programme:Programme Development and Quality (PDQ)
Location: Nairobi
Contract Length: 6 Months
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may
require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or
young people
Role Purpose: Save the Children International is a 'full
spectrum’ organisation that seeks to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children, and create lasting change in children’s lives.
Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability & Learning (MEAL) is a core function in all Save the
Children International programmes globally, representing our commitment to
accountability and transparency, and is crucial aspect of programme quality
management within Save the Children.
The MEAL Intern will
focus on two key assignments:
1) Provide support to the endline evaluation of Save the Children’s School Health and Nutrition project
1) Provide support to the endline evaluation of Save the Children’s School Health and Nutrition project
The Wrigley funded School Health and
Nutrition project has worked for toward the goal of improving the health and
educational status of children in six countries.
In Kenya the project focuses on urban
Nairobi and peri-urban Kiambu schools.
During the life of the project, the
School Health and Nutrition (SHN) interventions directly reached 37,517
children from 25 schools.
The project set out to reach the following four objectives:
The project set out to reach the following four objectives:
- Availability of Services: Increase
schoolchildren’s access to primary health and nutrition services.
- Quality of School Environment: Improve access
to safe water and sanitation in targeted schools.
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Interest: Promote
awareness and understanding of healthy behaviors and practices among
schoolchildren, their teachers and parents.
- Policy and Support: Strengthen application of
the 2009 National School Health Policy and practice at the school,
district and national levels.
The MEAL Intern will work closely
with an SHN Fellow from Emory University to assist the SHN team for the
end-line evaluation of the Wrigley Kenya program.
2) Provide support to the development and implementation of a Learning and Knowledge Management Strategy for save the Children’s Nairobi Managed Programs
2) Provide support to the development and implementation of a Learning and Knowledge Management Strategy for save the Children’s Nairobi Managed Programs
As part of its MEAL roll-out plan for
2015, Save the Children Kenya is developing a Learning and Knowledge Management
(LKM) strategy and system which looks at four stages of knowledge (generation,
capture, sharing and application) and looks at three components of learning and
knowledge management (people, processes, technology).
The MEAL Intern will work closely with the MEAL Officer for Nairobi Managed Programmes to adapt and apply the LKM strategy to different programmes managed from the Nairobi office.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: MEAL Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
The MEAL Intern will work closely with the MEAL Officer for Nairobi Managed Programmes to adapt and apply the LKM strategy to different programmes managed from the Nairobi office.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: MEAL Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In February 2014, we completed a
second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and
merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera,
Nairobi, Turkana and Wajir.
We work through partners in many
other parts of the country.
We have a staff complement of around
300 staff and an operating annual budget of approximately US$21 million in
2014.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Intern is responsible for:
Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Intern is responsible for:
1) Provide support to the endline
evaluation of Save the Children’s School Health and Nutrition project
Working closely with the SHN Programme Officer, WASH Technical Advisor and SHN Fellow from Emory University:
Working closely with the SHN Programme Officer, WASH Technical Advisor and SHN Fellow from Emory University:
- Assisting with the design and development of
forms and questionnaires for data collection and analysis;
- Conducting data collection;
- Contributing to data cleaning and analysis;
- Assisting with research and writing or
editing;
2) Provide support to the development
and implementation of a Learning and Knowledge Management Strategy for Save the
Children’s Nairobi Managed Programs
- Support in the development and implementation
of LKM plans for Nairobi Managed Programmes, based on the wider country
office LKM strategy;
- Assist with data and knowledge management,
cleaning, and quality control
- Support wider learning initiatives in Kenya
Country Office
- Support the MEAL team through various
administrative duties.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
Profile of Desired Intern
- A degree in social science.
- Experience in child rights programing
desirable
- Have solid knowledge and practical experience
in data collection and analysis
- Excellent organizing, facilitating,
presentation and communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- The capacity and willingness to work well on
their own initiative and respond to challenges
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary and
multi-cultural teams
- Willingness to sign and abide by the Save the
Children Child Safeguarding Policy
Terms of Reference for a Programme Development & Quality (PDQ) Intern
Position Code: PDQ Intern
Location: Nairobi
Contract Duration:6 Months
Background: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya
since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and
humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local
partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In February 2014,
Save the Children completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with
the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with
our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Nairobi, Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa,
Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and works through partners in many other parts of
the country. Save the Children employs more than 300 staff and had an operating
annual budget in 2014 of approximately US$25 million.
Save the Children’s Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) team leads the development of high quality, innovative programmes that deliver immediate and lasting change for children and provides technical support to monitoring the quality of the implementation of those programmes.
Save the Children’s Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) team leads the development of high quality, innovative programmes that deliver immediate and lasting change for children and provides technical support to monitoring the quality of the implementation of those programmes.
The PDQ team is comprised of a
dedicated Technical Advisor (TA) for each thematic area (Nutrition, Health/HIV,
Education, Child Protection, Child Poverty and Child Rights Governance), in
addition to a WASH TA and a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
(MEAL) Manager.
The current intervention programmes are driven by Save the Children Kenya’s strategic plan 2013-2015.
The current intervention programmes are driven by Save the Children Kenya’s strategic plan 2013-2015.
As the plan is coming to an end
in2015, a process of developing a new country strategic plan (CSP) for
2016-2018 has commenced and will be ongoing throughout 2015.
Overview of Role and Responsibilities for the PDQ Intern: Save the Children Kenya, as part of the Save the Children movement, is undergoing a strategic planning process for the 2016-2018 period (three years).
Overview of Role and Responsibilities for the PDQ Intern: Save the Children Kenya, as part of the Save the Children movement, is undergoing a strategic planning process for the 2016-2018 period (three years).
An initial phase of planning, input
and consolidation of thinking is required to enable the country office to
develop the plan.
The strategic plan will build on the
existing strategic plan, but add a completely new dimension of organisational
structure, Save the Children priorities and a much stronger focus of efforts
for children in Kenya.
The strategy will provide the broad
framework for future work, but also contribute to the wider Save the Children
vision, mission and breakthroughs.
The PDQ intern will provide support
to the PDQ Director (DPDQ) and PDQ staff in compiling key information,
preparing workshops, tracking the CSP process and writing up meeting and
workshop notes.
In addition to this, the PDQ intern will provide support to PDQ team members in the preparation and organization of thematic and programme-related events, workshops, conferences and meetings, as well as any other specific tasks as agreed with the DPDQ.
Intern’s Tasks
In addition to this, the PDQ intern will provide support to PDQ team members in the preparation and organization of thematic and programme-related events, workshops, conferences and meetings, as well as any other specific tasks as agreed with the DPDQ.
Intern’s Tasks
Under the overall guidance of – and
with significant support from - the DPDQ, the intern will:
- Support in the setting up agenda for CSP
workshops and taking minutes
- Organize for and participate in CSP planning
meetings
- Support Technical Advisors and other CSP task
team members in the collation of CSP data
- Support in the preparation of presentations
and/or other sessions and materials for CSP workshops
- Organize the logistics for CSP workshops
- Support PDQ team members in the preparation
and organization of events, workshops, conference and meetings
- Any other specific tasks as assigned by the
DPDQ
Timeline: This internship is for a six month duration.
Profile of desired Intern
Profile of desired Intern
- A degree in social science.
- Experience in child rights programing
desirable
- Have solid knowledge and practical experience
in primary research and secondary data review
- Excellent organizing, facilitating,
presentation and communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- The capacity and willingness to work well on
their own initiative and respond to challenges
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary and
multi-cultural teams
- Willingness to sign and abide by the Save the
Children Child Safeguarding Policy
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to
submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to
Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the
subject line by 23rd March 2015.
Due to the urgency of these
positions, applications will be reviewed as when receive them.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.