Save the Children
Vacancy: Nutrition Technical Specialist - Kenya Country Office
Position Code: SCI/TS NUT/NRB-03
Team / Programme: Programme Development and Quality
Position Code: SCI/TS NUT/NRB-03
Team / Programme: Programme Development and Quality
Grade: 2
Post Type: National
(1 year contract with possibility of renewal)
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: Under the general direction and guidance of the Head of Child Survival, and as a key member of the Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) team, the Nutrition Technical Specialist (TS) willensure that all nutrition programming is of excellent technical quality, attracts significant donor funding and contributes significantly to Save the Children’s strategic objectives, national/global learning and advocacy.
Role Purpose: Under the general direction and guidance of the Head of Child Survival, and as a key member of the Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) team, the Nutrition Technical Specialist (TS) willensure that all nutrition programming is of excellent technical quality, attracts significant donor funding and contributes significantly to Save the Children’s strategic objectives, national/global learning and advocacy.
The Nutrition TS is expected to
provide technical advice and support to programme staff to ensure programming
objectives are successfully achieved.
He/she shall also lead the
development and implementation of the country office nutrition strategy,
closely linked to WASH and health programming, as well as child sensitive
livelihoods as part of wider nutrition resilience efforts.
The post holder will play a lead role
in the technical design of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive projects,
with relevant project managers, to ensure the projects contribute to the
achievement of the thematic programme plan;
- be responsible for ensuring that key
organisational principles and approaches such as child participation and
sound monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) systems
are well integrated throughout the project cycle;
- be responsible for ensuring that lessons
derived through implementation of projects are well articulated,
documented and disseminated both internally and externally, and;
- engage with policymakers and work to achieve
advocacy objectives to realise greater change for children.
He/she will support the overall
country strategic intent to focus on risk reduction, adaptation and nutrition
resilience in light of a changing context in East Africa.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Head of Child Survival
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: Head of Child Survival
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 health
& nutrition, child protection, child rights governance, education 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 nearly 300 staff and will
have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
Staff directly reporting to this post: Nutrition Research & Learning Coordinator
Key Areas of Accountability:
Strategic Planning and Programme Development
Staff directly reporting to this post: Nutrition Research & Learning Coordinator
Key Areas of Accountability:
Strategic Planning and Programme Development
- Be fully aware of and actively participate in
the development and review of country strategy and thematic programme
plans.
- Specifically lead the operationalisation and
implementation of the nutrition component of the Save the Children Kenya
Health & Nutrition strategy and ensure that nutrition-sensitive
strategies and approaches are integrated into other thematic
strategies.
- Build on technical knowledge and understanding
of the operation of nutrition policy and services in Kenya, and
current/previous programming to develop proposals for new programming in
close coordination with the programme staff.
- Ensure all new programming supports the
achievement of Save the Children’s objectives as outlined in the Health
and Nutrition Strategy, specifically improving child survival, food
security, resilience and adaptation in Kenya.
- Analyse donor priorities and positions on
issues related to nutrition; identifying institutional and private sector funding
opportunities and developing and maintaining contacts with potential
donors, partners and key technical agencies.
- Ensure that new partnerships in this technical
area reflect the programme quality we expect of ourselves.
- Ensure that programme strategies support and
demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
- Using a child rights programming lens, ensure
that our nutrition programming is built around the Theory of Change and
aligns with global and country office nutrition strategies.
Advocacy and Policy Development
- Be fully aware of and proactively engage in
the development, review, dissemination and operationalisation of national
policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government
and other stakeholders relating to nutrition, and related health, WASH
and/or food security issues.
- Regularly assess and communicate the
implications for Save the Children’s programme and priorities of any
changes in the operating environment relevant to this theme.
- Help to clearly articulate the nutrition
advocacy messages for the Kenya country office.
- Work with the Head of Child Survival, Health
Advocacy Advisor and Health Technical Specialist in the development of a
national health and nutrition advocacy strategy and an implementation plan
(with timeline, key outcomes and activities).
- Support and monitor the implementation of
nutrition-related elements of the advocacy strategies at national and
county level, including through ensuring that programme staff have
relevant advocacy skills and that roles and responsibilities for different
activities are clarified.
- Develop policy briefs and position papers as
and when required related to the nutrition programme in coordination with
key programme staff. This may require technical support from other
technical specialists within the country office or within the SC Members.
- Represent and advocate for Save the Children
with UN agencies, donors, Kenyan Government, NGOs and others at the
highest levels in both verbal and written communications to ensure that
Save the Children is seen as one of the leading international agencies in
terms of innovation and quality of implementation with a focus on child
survival, food security and nutrition resilience.
- Specifically ensure that evidence, learning
and recommendations from Save the Children’s programmes are shared
through:
1.
Active participation in monthly
Nutrition Technical Forum meetings at the MoH
2.
Participation and/or sharing
information for use by the Health Advocacy Advisor to share during Scaling Up
Nutrition (SUN) meetings at the national level
3.
Participation in Regional Food
Security and Nutrition Working Group meetings and/or collaboration with the
Child Poverty Technical Specialist to share engagement
4.
Participation in the Nutrition
Information Working Group and/or collaboration with the Health Advocacy Advisor
to share engagement
5.
Ensuring pro-active engagement with
the UN/UNICEF, including through coordination meetings at national and regional
levels
6.
Advising field teams to ensure
adequate field visibility through technical attendance and technical meetings
at district level
Programme Quality
- Monitor and provide timely, relevant, accurate
input on overall technical aspects of Save the Children nutrition
programme work in Kenya.
- Liaise with the Programme Operations
department to ensure all nutrition and other programme staff receive the
necessary and appropriate technical support. In consultation with staff
and project managers agree on the range of advice, support, training
and/or other assistance required to facilitate high quality
programming. This will involve regular visits to Save the Children
operational areas.
- Assist in the development of tools for project
staff and partners to improve the quality of nutrition work. Where
necessary provide – or ensure the provision of - technical training for
project staff and partners as required (IMAM; IYCF; C4D, KAP and nutrition
surveys, other monitoring and evaluation).
- Where external consultants (local or
international) are required to technically support or monitor and evaluate
projects, lead the recruitment and subsequent management of contracted
consultants as per the recruitment guidelines.
- Review relevant monitoring reports to donors
to ensure that technical debates are well articulated and reports are of
acceptable quality before submission. Provide support where necessary to
improve report writing skills.
- Provide input on partner selection, and
provide technical coaching of partners in nutrition.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- In collaboration with the MEAL Manager and
engagement with field-based MEAL staff, ensure the development of MEAL
frameworks and key indicators for nutrition that help each project to
clearly demonstrate progress and impact, improve the quality of reporting,
identify issues for advocacy and new programmes/projects in the
future.
- Participate in the design of baseline,
mid-term and end of project evaluations for nutrition programmes, or
nutrition components of multi-sectoral programmes.
- Monitor the evaluation process and provide
input and clarification as needed.
- Review evaluation findings and ensure that
lessons and recommendations are actioned and used to improve current
programming as well as to inform the design of future programmes.
- Regularly review and monitor programmes for child
safeguarding issues.
- Take corrective action in modifying programme
activities and/or report incidents.
- Ensure the active dissemination of programme
findings and lessons learned through the production of high quality
materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
Other
- Participate actively in PDQ programme
meetings, planning and review activities, providing enhanced insight into
nutrition programming.
- Actively participate in key relevant internal
meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, Senior Management Team or
Area-based meetings as required. Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
- Ensure the recruitment and training of
nutrition programme staff in technical areas of expertise as appropriate
and ensure availability of appropriate professional development
opportunities.
- Provide feedback on the performance of key
programme staff through regular consultation with Area Programme Managers,
as well as through structured performance management processes.
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
- Nutrition professional with a Masters Degree
in nutrition or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience implementing
nutrition programmes with at least two years, of working at an advisory
level in nutrition for international NGOs or the private sector in Kenya.
- Excellent understanding of the nutrition
sector within the Kenyan context, particularly maternal, newborn and child
nutrition issues.
- Clear understanding of and proactive approach
to nutrition resilience, hunger and food security issues in Kenya,
particularly in the context of Northern Kenyan.
- Proven representation and advocacy skills.
- Strong commitment to capacity building of
national staff and partners with willingness to adopt a participatory and
consultative approaches.
- Experience with nutrition programming in arid
and semi-arid land (ASAL) settings preferred.
- Experience writing donor funding proposals for
large institutional grants in excess of US$1 million.
- Strong writing skills, including experience in
writing proposals, capacity statements and position papers.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to
communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking
into account cultural and language difficulties.
- 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 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. Swahili preferred.
- Commitment to Save the Children values,
including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding
policy.
Job Title: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer
Position Code: SCI/MEAL OFF/LOD-01
Team / Programme: Monitoring and Evaluation
Position Code: SCI/MEAL OFF/LOD-01
Team / Programme: Monitoring and Evaluation
Location: Lodwar (Turkana County)
Grade: 4
Post Type: National (Contract for 9months)
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: To
support the delivery of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning
(MEAL) strategy, policy and practice by designing programme monitoring systems,
build the capacity of staff in their analysis and dissemination of data,
coordinate information management; strengthen beneficiaries’ accountability
mechanisms and reporting systems.
Scope of Role: The MEAL Officer based in Lodwar will have responsibility
for collection, compilation, analysis, maintaining and dissemination of data on
Education, Disability, Nutrition and MNCH project.
Together with the MEAL Officer in
establish and strengthen a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation system to
measure programme progress and impact and establish effective lesson learning
and beneficiary accountability mechanisms in the project area.
This position demands the technical
knowledge, people management skills, work experience and zeal needed to oversee
MEAL strengthening at County and sub-county levels.
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.
Reports to: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Officer.
Staff directly reporting to this Post: Data clerks
Reports to: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Officer.
Staff directly reporting to this Post: Data clerks
Budget responsibility: No.
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Supporting the development of systems and
processes for the implementation of M&E policy and procedure based on
Save the Children best practice, developing frameworks to integrate impact
assessment, learning and knowledge management into the programs.
- Maintaining a tracking spread sheet for
M&E activities and events – baselines, assessments, reviews,
evaluations – tracking trends and recommendations
- Coordinating the sharing of learning related
to M&E practices and providing support during internal/external
reviews, evaluations, and lessons learned exercises.
- Participating in the development of tools and
guidelines for data collection, collation and reporting, with a focus on
establishing Output Tracking, systemically checking this data for quality,
accuracy, and consistency, and providing feedback as necessary
- Participate in conduction of survey,
evaluation, documenting case studies and participate in research
activities
- In consultation with the program teams, and
other support function departments establish, initiate and ensure
implementation of beneficiary accountability systems in field program
areas in Turkana including establishing complaints mechanisms
- Participate in design and preparation of
project proposals and log-frames for new projects including facilitating
initial assessments, baseline data collection, and establishing targets
and indicators.
- Ensure MoH & MOEST data tools (registers,
forms etc) are correctly utilised, kept and updated within SCI project
areas including health facilities, schools and communities
- Assist the program staff with the preparation
and presentation of data for internal and donor reports in a timely manner
- Establish contacts with other agencies and
MEAL staff within government departments and external agencies.
- Developing protocol for sharing data and
ensuring the organization activities meet the requirements of the Data
Protection Act.
- Interface with the project coordinators and
research officers of projects to manage the data collection and cleaning
Others:
- Perform any other tasks as required by line
manager or technical manager.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling 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 remedial actions 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;
demonstrates the highest levels of integrity
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Statistics, Health Information
Systems, social science or relevant area
- Minimum three years practical experience in M&E
system coordination/implementation in a large international
non-governmental organisation or other international relief/development
body;
- Demonstrable track-record in data tracking and
evaluation, with the ability to support staff and partners on M&E methodology
and analyze and disseminate complex information to a range of stakeholder
audiences;
- Skills in designing and implementing
information management and performance measurement frameworks.
- Computer literacy, particularly in Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint;
- Working knowledge of data/statistical
programmes e.g. SPSS
- Excellent planning, coordination, and
reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload
comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
in English, with experience working in multicultural, values driven teams;
- Commitment to Save the Children value and
principles
Vacancy: Awards & Finance Officer
Position Code: SCI/AFIN OFF/WAJ-02
Team / Programme: Finance
Position Code: SCI/AFIN OFF/WAJ-02
Team / Programme: Finance
Location: Wajir
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
(1 year contract with possibility of extension)
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 Awards & Finance Officer will support the Finance officer in delivering the Finance teams’ objectives in a timely and accurate manner.
Role Purpose: The Awards & Finance Officer will support the Finance officer in delivering the Finance teams’ objectives in a timely and accurate manner.
He/she will, ensure that processing
and reporting deadlines are fully met; financial controls and procedures are
strictly adhered to by all field office staff.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Finance Coordinator
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Reports to: Finance Coordinator
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:
Key Areas of Accountability:
Finance
- Assist the finance coordinator in maintaining
a robust and adequate financial internal control systems and cash
management across the field office in line with SCI’s Finance Manual,
Awards management and good accounting practices.
- Assist the finance coordinator to manage
Agresso processes and review all the GLACOS spreadsheets for accuracy and
ensuring that data is submitted to Nairobi office on or before the set
deadline for processing.
- Verify the accuracy, validity, legitimacy of
all payments completeness of financial documents, (purchase requests, work
orders, pro forma invoices), proper coding and approval by responsible
managers before payments are made while ensuring SAVE THE CHILDREN
creditors are paid promptly.
- Induct new staff into SCI financial policies
and procedures applicable in the field offices and ensure that changes in
policies are communicated to staff at all levels.
- Adhere to the Finance diary including Monthly
Management Controls (MMCs) for field offices, ensuring that all deadlines
are met and submissions made to Nairobi Office.
Reporting and Financial Analysis
- On a monthly basis, analyse trends, document
the variance commentary and communicate to the budget holders of the
country office
- Ad hoc analysis required by the country office
budget holders that will help better manage all the revenue streams, e.g.
award funds, other private funds and expense trends and details
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of
financial reports to donors in compliance with donor guidelines and
contractual agreements
Grants Management
- Support the development of new proposals, in
particular, with respect to budget development;
- Develop phased budgets in collaboration with
programme managers and liaise with country office awards to ensure
that budgets posting is timely
- Manage and update the master budget for Wajir
with the Finance coordinator, and pro-actively highlight gaps;
- With support of finance coordinator, create an
accountable system for billing staff across grants which ensures full
expenditure of each salary line by the close of grants;
- Provide managers with information on the
funding pipeline for each staff position;
- In liaison with programme managers Coordinate
and chair awards opening and closing meetings in Wajir, ensuring minutes
are taken and shared with the awards team in Nairobi
- Coordinate the monthly Awards Review Process,
including chairing the monthly BVA review meetings in Wajir;
- Support capacity building of programme
coordinators and managers in grants management;
- Provide support to budget holders in reviewing
and understanding monthly financial budget monitoring reports and follow up
on any recommended changes.
- Support the team with audit process and ensure
that audit recommendations are followed up & implemented in good time
and field staff fully understand and comply with the standard financial
procedures.
- Review GLACOS for accurate coding before
posting.
- Check that reversals/recharges/recordings
requested by budget holders are completed and communicated to the awards
immediately for posting
- Ensure that grant closure is being dealt with
correctly and that no charges are made to closed grants.
- Follow up on monthly staff timesheets and
reconcile staff effort reporting.
- Ensure that staff salaries are posted.
Policy & Donor Regulations
Compliance
- Assist Wajir office in day to day compliance
and award financial management issues.
- Gather information from Kenya Office Awards
Team and/or other units within Finance in resolving an issue related to
compliance.
- Work closely with the Awards team in ensuring
donor compliance amongst the implementing partners at the field level.
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 of Commerce or Business Studies
degree or equivalent certification and experience.
- Professional qualifications in Accounting (CPA
II section finalist)
- Recommended a minimum of 3 years experience in
a in budget setting and grants management in INGOs, Accounting &
financial management.
- Familiar with major donor reporting including
EC,USAID,DFID, ECHO etc
- 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 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,
preferred
- Commitment to Save the Children values
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to indicating the Position Code on the subject line wajir.jobapplications@savethechildren.org by 30th June 2015.
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to indicating the Position Code on the subject line wajir.jobapplications@savethechildren.org by 30th June 2015.