FSL Coordinator (Red Sea) – SAVE THE CHILDREN

Job Description

Job Identification	7280
Job Category	Programme Operations
Posting Date	07/01/2024, 02:02 AM
Apply Before	07/07/2024, 01:59 AM
Locations	Red Sea

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The coordinator will play a key leading role in planning, coordinating monitoring and implementing AA activities of the GFFO project under the support of the project manager. S/he will manage all aspects of project planning and quality implementation, including providing technical expertise, project finance and budget compliance, supervising staff tasks and performance, coordinating with partners, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting, building staff and partner capacity as required. This post plays the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects, including, accountability for different projects/programs, resources, supervision and coaching the performance of the local partners and the field-based staff, coordinating delivery of projects goods, collect, analyze and forward project information to the project managers, organize and implement staff training, local partner’s personnel and volunteers, resolve project related issues and liaise with local community and community leaders. The coordinator will have a significant responsibility to deliver timely results and for coordination with the Project Management and government, partners, donors, and community stakeholders; in addition to other SC Sudan cross-cutting and related projects.

The coordinator will cover the Red Sea state. The coordinator will support other locations as per the directives of their supervisors.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

The AA Coordinator will report to the GFFO project manager, S/he will support the work under the overall guidance of the project manager, with full support of PDQ on all the technical aspects of this AA programme. 

Reports to: GFFO Project Manager.

Budget Responsibilities: Yes, 

This is a challenging role in a complex environment. It requires a dedicated, experienced, and highly motivated individual who can manage the difficulties of working in such an environment and still be fundamental in helping to drive forward our programmes and our ambitions. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Project management 

• Provide technical support and supervision on efficient and effective implementation of assigned projects as per work plans, M&E plans, budgets, timelines, and contractual obligations.
• Design relevant technical monitoring and implementing materials to ensure quality project implementation.
• Manage project teams to ensure delivery of agreed deliverables, plans and strategies as per SCI policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ensure project activities are on track, including developing and implementing solutions as necessary.
• Manage project budgets and spending under BVAs, adherence with donor and SCI procedures and policies.
• Conduct capacity-building and/or mentoring activities for project staff and/or NGO partners as required.
• Facilitate team building and cohesive working among team members.
• Review and support the elaboration of project documents and reports.
• Maintain project transparency and accountability within the country team and with donors.
• Support the Project manager in relevant tasks of project management, including resource allocation and ensuring appropriate controls are maintained at all levels!
• Provide feedback to the project team to ensure optimal performance.
• Frequent travel to other project locations to attend project sites and provide support to the team as needed.
• Coordinate with project partners to ensure collaboration in proper efforts and roles well join to enhance project performance to meet objectives,
• Leads training and awareness needed to build the capacities of partners and target communities,
• Perform actively with all actors to enrich the project activities particularly the indigenous communities’ anticipatory actions.
• Aware with early warning indicators to monitor changes and deviations from normal situation to easily highlight for thresholds in each disasters expected,
• Has good scoop to participate in assessment to measure quantitative as well qualitative indicators in data collection,

Donors visit support:

• Support all donor visits by ensuring proper donor quality and compliance checklist is in place.
• Prepare local communities for all donor visits and ensure the right community representatives are ready.
• Ensure donor visibility is well placed and visible for all.
• Main strong connections with key stakeholders in the served community and facilitate donor visits, accordingly, including government officials.
• Facilitate the obtaining of all necessary documents including permission for the donor visits.

Reporting and Support MEAL function:

• Support the facilitation with the MEAL team to ensure all monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted most efficiently.
• Lead the process of the key assessment and evaluation activities including baseline, midterm, and end-line assessment.
• Conduct regular visits to target localities and obtain key observations and views of target groups to improve the quality of implementation.
• Facilitate the process of Quarter, mid-project and end-project evaluation in the target localities.
• In close work coordination with the Data Management focal point ensure data reported reflect the actual status of the project.
• Conduct monthly reviews for the IPTT against the actual monthly implementation.
• Monitor the implementation of key implementing partners and provide relevant feedback.

Risks and Compliance:

• Conduct monthly visits to project locations and ensure high-quality standards of project activities are maintained.
• Identify and the unsafe programming issues in all project locations report them to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide recommendations and action to improve the unsafe programming.
• Conduct monthly BvA revision and provide prompt feedback on the spending.
• Conduct monthly review for the transaction list and provide feedback and comments for necessary adjustment.
• Sign of a monthly BvA review and transaction list to respective HPI, Finance Manager, and DDPO notifying the GFFO Project Manager.

External Coordination and Communication 

• Represent SCI in coordination meetings, FSL sector meetings and external relationships.
• Maintain organizational consistency through the maintenance of strong and positive relations with field teams and CO.
• Participate in the Coordination meeting and provide feedback on the status of overall program implementation in different areas.

Capacity Building:

• Supervise the overall implementation of target localities and provide on-the-job training for the project partners/community facilitators to improve the implementation.
• Lead project training activities with partners and target communities,
• In coordination with HPI, DDPO and Project Manager, specify relevant SCI and partner staff for capacity-building opportunities.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children’s planning and work is coordinated with other agencies and Government and take a leadership role in meetings with the State Ministry of Production and Economic Resources, Metrological dep. RS university and MoH meetings/forums, and other relevant forums. 
• Taking the lead to document lessons learned and success stories especially for wider dissemination.
• Work in a coordinated manner with the other projects, and sectors to create synergies and integrate cross-cutting issues.
• Manage and oversee all aspects regarding AA Project Campaigns and Advocacy activities including negotiating agreements, and MoUs, developing implementation plans, contracting consultants, as well as evaluation and reporting.
• Develop and implement innovative strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of the campaigning and advocacy activities using a wide variety of tools/ including e.g. digital/ new technology tools.
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices for child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Other tasks

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values. 
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition

• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their personal development and encourage their team to do the same. 
• widely shares their vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration

• builds and maintain effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters. 
• values diversity and sees it as a source of competitive strength. 
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. 

Creativity

• Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions.
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity

honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity;

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Agriculture or related field, Social Sciences, Public Health and nutrition master’s degree is preferable.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children.  A good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working with INGOs in community mobilization approaches and management of projects.
• Previous experience in managing a team as well as extensive project management skills.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability,
• Experience of data collection and community training to develop their CAP, and other related views tasks,
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff.
• Experience in representation, including sector coordination, and ability to represent effectively in external forums.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessments and project reports.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• A high level of written and spoken English is crucial for this position.
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities 

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

ABOUT US

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.