Senior Program Manager-Child Protection (CP program Lead), Rohingya Response

Job Description

Title: Senior Program Manager-Child Protection (CP program Lead), Rohingya Response

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's Degree preferably in Social Sciences or relevant discipline. Considering quality experience education may have relaxed.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The overall role of the Senior Programme Manager- Child Protection (CP) is to lead the scale-up and award implementation of the Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE) component under Rohingya Response Program. The Child Protection Senior Manager will report to the Senior Operations Manager and work in close collaboration with Bangladesh Child Protection Director and Child Protection Advisor. The role includes line management responsibility and will have delegated budget authority. This is currently an international staff position and under SCI nationalization initiatives.
∎ The Child Protection Senior Manager will provide technical oversight on CPiE response, including establishment and/or strengthening of interventions on FTR, appropriate care, case management, CFS, psychosocial support and community mobilisation. The role will also provide day-to-day management, supervision, guidance and on the job training for staff and volunteers. The post holder will be also expected to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement.
∎ Other key responsibilities include integration of child protection with other core sectors particularly with Education and Health; support fundraising for child protection including development of high quality concept notes and proposals; establishing and maintaining liaison with different government, private and community level stakeholders and work closely with MEAL team to put accountability activities in place.
∎ In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 7 years' experience of delivering Child Protection program preferably in humanitarian settings along with at least 3 years of management experience
∎ S/he is expected to have thorough understanding on contemporary child rights programming and child protection issues in Bangladesh along with strong advocacy skill
∎ Demonstrated experience of working through community participation and accountability; monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in emergency and strengthening capacity of staffs as well as other stakeholders
∎ Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals including budgeting.
∎ Experience of project management including budget management of multiple awards.
∎ Ability to work in a challenging environment, maintain a positive team dynamic, excellent interpersonal-skills/ ability to represent the organization with local authorities and community leaders.
∎ Strong communication skills with excellent written and spoken ability in English and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) are other pre-requisites

Application Deadline: May 28, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Save the Children
∎ Business : Save the Children is the world`s leading, independent organisation for children.

Category: NGO/Development