Location: Kinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa)
Contract - Full-Time
Closing date: Tuesday 19 November 2013
Save the Children is the world's leading independent
organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives;
we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6
billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through
programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also
in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes
are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed
through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central
office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better
partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for
the 21st century.
The role
The purpose of the role is to initiate, lead, advise,
support and optimise the contribution of our country programmes to Save the
Children's (SC) global Child Survival breakthrough. S/he will be the overall
responsible for the development of the quality country-level interventions in
the thematic areas, including health, nutrition and HIV. The Health and
Nutrition Advisor would have a key role in relation to programme development
and programme quality and impact. S/he will serve as the focal point for all
activities related to the Child Survival breakthrough, bringing together inputs
from the field bases and working closely with other thematic leaders of
education, protection and food security and livelihood. S/he will also
participate in cluster meetings in Kinshasa and support the health and
nutrition teams in the field to participate in the provincial cluster meeting
for health and nutrition.
Qualifications and experience
- Post
graduate or equivalent qualification in health, nutrition or related field
- Substantial
experience at international level in technical support and/or programme
management
- Direct
experience of planning, implementing and measuring the impact of health,
nutrition or other related programmes
- Successful
track record of developing large-scale proposals and securing funding from
donors
- Experience
of technical support and/or programme management in more than one country
- Evidence
of active involvement in sharing knowledge across countries
- A
clear commitment to, and experience of, developing and coaching
professional and national staff, combined with the ability to give direct
actionable feedback.
- Successfully
working with minimal administrative support.
- The
inter-personal skills to influence and guide Field and other senior
managers in identifying programming opportunities and resolving programme
and campaign challenges, and to work in a collaborative manner within the
Country Leadership Team .
- Ability
to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan
strategically.
- The
credibility to represent the organization to national bodies and donors.
- Commitment
to the values and mission of Save the Children.
- The
ability to speak and write clear English and French succinctly as a
primary working language.
- Excellent
understanding of child rights programming.
- The
capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in
difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
- Willingness
to work and travel in often difficult environments..
Desirable:
- Working
experience in DRC or other countries of the Great Lakes context in
challenging and insecure areas.
- Experience
in promoting children's rights, including participation in programming,
design, implementation and evaluation.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as
a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
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