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Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to recruit for the following position:
Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to recruit for the following position:
Job
Title: Regional
Finance Manager - Roving
Team /
Programme: East Africa Regional Team (Regional Finance)
Location: East Africa Regional Office – Nairobi or
other SCI East Africa country office ( internal applicants only)
Grade: 2
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: As a
member of the regional finance team, the Roving Finance Manager will assume
country office or regional finance roles for temporary periods to cover
resourcing gaps and ensure adequate financial management is maintained to
ensure results are achieved.
This
will include the line management of any appropriate finance and awards staff
within the remit of the posting, identifying any capacity gaps and proposing
appropriate solutions.
The role holder will also act as a champion for Save the Children International (SCI) financial policies, standards and procedures, coaching and mentoring staff and colleagues to ensure a thorough and complete understanding is maintained.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Scope of Role:
The role holder will also act as a champion for Save the Children International (SCI) financial policies, standards and procedures, coaching and mentoring staff and colleagues to ensure a thorough and complete understanding is maintained.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Head of Finance Controls and Compliance – East & Southern Africa Region
While in Country Offices the position will report to: CO Finance Director
Dimensions: Save the Children works
in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa (Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda,
Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and
Ethiopia) with a current staff complement of approximately 3500 staff and
current expenditure of approximately $ 410 million each year.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
On Deployment
- agree
a terms of reference with the relevant country finance director (and
Regional Finance) before a visit and regularly discuss progress with them,
adjusting the ToR as required
- support
financial management of country and management of finance staff, and being
accountable for the achievement of results
- Support
country office to ensure SCI financial policies, standards and procedures
are implemented and all timeframes are adhered to (e.g. month-end, cash
request etc.)
- work
with the country finance director to identify areas for improvement in
individual and team performance and devise with them an action plan to
address these areas
- provide
a comprehensive handover (including priorities, agreed actions, and the
timeline for completion)
- provide
an end of visit report detailing: outcomes against the ToR, issues
encountered, areas for follow up, capacity gaps and training needs
identified
General
- be
an expert and lead in all relevant SCI financial management policies,
standards, procedures and guidelines
- maintain
up to date knowledge on all relevant SCI award financial management
policies, standards, procedures and guidelines
- continually
review and suggest solutions on any systems, policies, standards, guidance
and procedural development requirements identified and assist in their
development (liaising with the Head of Finance Controls and Compliance)
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:
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective
relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and
supporters
- Values
diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work
cross-culturally
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Cuts
away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- Displays
consistent excellent judgement
Qualifications and Experience
- Accounting
or commercial degree and relevant full professional qualifications
(CPA/CA/ACCA)
- Minimum
of 3 years similar progressive work experience in financial
management. Not-for-profit experience an advantage.
- An
unquestionably high level of integrity and ethics.
- demonstrable
ability to adapt to challenging working environments within a developing
country context
- demonstrated
experience in identifying issues in financial management, applying
sustainable solutions, and supporting teams to achieve results
- proven
experience in training and capacity building of staff and teams, including
coaching and mentoring staff
- knowledge
and use of financial software packages
- willing
to undertake travel for approximately 70% of the time (deployments of up
to 3 months at a time)
- ability
to adapt quickly to a new environment and achieve results with multiple
priorities and deadlines
- strong
results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
- highly
developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- demonstrated
ability of working with a range of stakeholders
- commitment
to Save the Children values
Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to recruit for the following position:
Job Title: Regional Operations Project Officer
Team /
Programme: Operations
Team
Location:
East and Southern Africa Regional Office – Nairobi
Grade: 4
Type
of Contract: Fixed term
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 Regional Operations Project Officer will support the regional operations team and country offices with the production, coordination and dissemination of quality and timely management information (including tracking of humanitarian response finance/grants and human resource deployments); communication products and regional analysis.
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 Regional Operations Project Officer will support the regional operations team and country offices with the production, coordination and dissemination of quality and timely management information (including tracking of humanitarian response finance/grants and human resource deployments); communication products and regional analysis.
This
will include working with country offices in the coordination and dissemination
of operations planning and reporting, ongoing response information through the
use of tools including SitReps, Output Trackers; SCI Operations Management Tool
(OMT); regional management KPIs and humanitarian dashboard; and updated
programme case studies and factsheets.
The post-holder will support the regional operations team in improving our forecasting, preparedness, contingency planning and backstopping of categorised emergencies in the region – including direct links with country offices to establish and resource identified support needs.
By supporting the regional operations team, through research and monitoring of contextual analysis and humanitarian information sources (internal and external) and attending regional forum and networks the post-holder will assist the production and dissemination of regional trend analysis and early warning information, including humanitarian alerts; written opinions and communication products illustrating the issues that children face across East Africa and showcasing Save the Children's humanitarian programme activities and achievements in the region to.
The Regional Operations Project Officer will also act as a key focal point; working closely with country office teams; to support and organise internal and external programme visits.
The Regional Operations Project Officer; will support the roll out of regional capacity building; training and mentoring initiatives that are coordinated through the regional office in liaison with the Humanitarian and Leadership Academy learning centre in Nairobi.
The post-holder will support the regional operations team in improving our forecasting, preparedness, contingency planning and backstopping of categorised emergencies in the region – including direct links with country offices to establish and resource identified support needs.
By supporting the regional operations team, through research and monitoring of contextual analysis and humanitarian information sources (internal and external) and attending regional forum and networks the post-holder will assist the production and dissemination of regional trend analysis and early warning information, including humanitarian alerts; written opinions and communication products illustrating the issues that children face across East Africa and showcasing Save the Children's humanitarian programme activities and achievements in the region to.
The Regional Operations Project Officer will also act as a key focal point; working closely with country office teams; to support and organise internal and external programme visits.
The Regional Operations Project Officer; will support the roll out of regional capacity building; training and mentoring initiatives that are coordinated through the regional office in liaison with the Humanitarian and Leadership Academy learning centre in Nairobi.
The
post-holder will also work with country office project officers; information
and communication officers and other associated staff in identify and support
(including direct training/mentoring) capacity building needs.
Scope of Role:
Scope of Role:
Reports to: The post holder will report to the Regional Operations Manager.
The post holder will work closely with the regional operations team; as well as others in the regional office (including HR, Finance, M&E etc.) and country office humanitarian, operations and communications teams.
Dimensions: Save the Children works in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa (Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi) with a current staff complement of approximately 3500 staff and current expenditure of approximately $300 million each year
Key Areas of Accountability:
Key Responsibilities
- Build
and maintain a understanding of the type of programme management
information that is required for the evolving needs of Save the Children
Regional Office, Centre and members based on on-going programme support;
profile building and fundraising suitable for a variety of audiences.
- Working
directly with Country Offices and coordinating across the regional
operations team and other departments to ensure the timely delivery of
Country Annual Planning and Annual and monthly/quarterly reporting.
- Work
with country office project officers; information & communications
officers and others to produce, consolidate and disseminate regular
management KPIs, SitReps; Output Trackers, Funding and Grants; deployment
trackers and Operation Management Information (OMT); regional humanitarian
dashboard; as well as updated Q&As and Fact Sheets (according to
in-country sign off procedures).
- Produce
and update Quarterly Operations analytic reports synthesising information
from HR, Logistics, Awards, Security etc.
- Work
with the regional operations team to identify and support improved
emergency preparedness and contingency planning across the East Africa
region – including for the regional office itself.
- Work
with the regional operations team (and identified country focal points) to
support identified backstopping needs to categorised humanitarian
responses. Assist in the identification and coordination of resource needs
and allocations (including tracking of funding and HR deployments).
- Work
with regional operations team and others within the regional office and
country offices to support the production and dissemination of regional
humanitarian trend analysis and early warning information.
- Monitor
internal and external humanitarian information sources to provide
oversight of emerging and continued humanitarian contexts. Attend regional
forum and networks as required.
- Act
as a key focal point within the regional operations team for the
coordination of media visits and internal and external programme visitors,
providing all necessary Nairobi level documentation & support –
including transportation, accommodation, registration and security &
child safeguarding briefings.
- Act
as a focal point across the country programs for media & information
requests across the region.
- Work
with country programmes to ensure that all media and communication
protocols are closely followed and the in-county sign off procedures are
adhered to by all SC members.
- Support
the regional operations team and country offices in the identification of
capacity building needs.
- In
liaison with the Humanitarian and Leadership Academy – Nairobi Learning
Centre support the implementation of training, capacity building and
mentoring initiatives across the region.
- Provide
training, mentoring and build capacity of country project officers and
information communication officers or other designated staff to deliver
usable response management information to meet region, centre and member
needs.
- Act
as a link between country offices and centre and members to promote 2-way
communication and accountability. Ensure country offices understand the
value of the information they provide and that centre is sharing this
information effectively.
- Occasionally
be deployed to country offices in the initial stages of an emergency
response to assist with duties linked to this role.
- Undertake
other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade of this post
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
- Creates
a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child
safeguarding
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their
team to do the same
- Future
orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective
relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and
supporters
- Values
diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work
cross-culturally.
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Cuts
away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- Displays
consistent excellent judgement
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
Essential:
- Able
to manage a high workload and meet tight deadlines
- At
least 2 years demonstrable experience in role with similar responsibly for
information management and coordination
- A
university Degree in a related field
- Must
be a self-driven and a self-starter able to work with minimum supervision
- Ability
to work effectively to elicit information from a variety of stakeholders
and to adapt this into concise materials in English to support and promote
the work of Save the Children.
- An
understanding of emergency response management and the critical importance
of information management and communications
- Excellent
written and spoken English
- Excellent
and proven communicator able to communicate to a wide range of audiences.
- Builds
capacity with hands on practical approach and can demonstrate experience
of training.
- Resourcefulness,
flexibility, good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and
to meet deadlines.
- Good
understanding of children's issues, rights, development and humanitarian
issues, and the ability to relate Save the Children's work within this
context.
- Ability
to work effectively with people from different nationalities, cultures,
ethnic and religious groups across the region
- Willingness
and the personal circumstances to be able to travel regularly around the
region for long and short periods (average of one week a month, sometimes
more)
- Competent
IT skills and experience of using email and Internet
- Competent
writing skills.
- Able
to change work practices and work long hours if the situation demands.
Desirable:
- Experience
of working for or with Save the Children, or a related rights or
development organisation
- Understanding
of the developments issues and/or work experience in East and Southern
Africa region
- Basic
competence in one or more of the major languages in the region
- Experience
of operating multimedia equipment including digital cameras, video
recording equipment, web cams, and voice recorders.
- Experience
of tailoring communication and advocacy messages for a variety of
decision-makers and high level audiences.
Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Application closes 16th May 2016 at 5:00pm.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.