Save The Children
International Programs
ROLE PROFILE
TITLE: Early Childhood Care and Development Project DirectorTEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Operations / LOCATION: Nampula, Mozambique
GRADE: TBC / CONTRACT LENGTH: 2 years
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 Project Director - ECCD, preferably based in the Save the Children International Mozambique (SCIMOZ) Office in Nampula, will be responsible for the overall management, implementation, and monitoring of a coordinated project model funded by the World Bank through the Government of Mozambique and implemented by SCIMOZ across three Provinces: Nampula, Tete and Gaza.
ECCD project Director
Scope of work: The project director will preferably be based in the field office and will be responsible management oversight and implementation of the World Bank ECCD Project funded through the Ministry if Education and Human Development, implemented by SCIMOZ in Gaza, Nampula and Tete Provinces.
S/he will work closely with the provincial project managers in the target provinces to ensure that the project’s implementation schedule and targets are met by providing support to launch materials development, training-of-trainers activities, and community-based activities as well as to ensure on-going consistent quality implementation, communication, documentation, and reporting. Importantly. The Project Director will be responsible for maintaining oversight of overall construction work in all provinces, budget tracking and compliance with donor reporting and requirements. The Project Director will coordinate with the provincial project managers to arrange the provision of in-country and Washington-based STTA and will help to facilitate ongoing communication between the implementing provinces to share lessons and help to discuss and develop creative solutions to challenges that may arise. S/he will be the project’s key representative to the Government of Mozambique (GoM), representing Save the Children in provincial and national early childhood forums.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Provincial Programme Manager, Nampula Province, with the support of the POD for Tete and Gaza
Dimensions: Save the Children works in seven programmatic sectors in three regions in Mozambique with a current staff complement of approximately 350 staff and current expenditure of approximately $25 million each year. Current MNCH and nutrition programmes account for approximately 39% of the CO’s overall portfolio of programmes.
Staff directly reporting to this post: ECCD Nampula Provincial Coordinator, The coordinators in Gaza and Tete report indirectly to the Project Director.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
· Overall management and implementation of a multi-million dollar education program
· Budget responsibility: expenditure in excess of $4 million per year
· Strategic guidance, providing strong leadership and ensuring technically sound decision-making processes
· Provide oversight of program activities, team building and the creation of external partnerships particularly at national and sub-national levels with the Ministry of Education.
· Ensure that an effective monitoring and performance management system is in place for achieving prior agreed targets in relation to program activities, budget allocations and financial expenditures, ensuring that value for money can be effectively demonstrated to the donor
· Ensure that the program is appropriately staffed across Save the Children, including the appropriate combination of expertise across technical and operational areas (Construction and logistics expertise are key aspects for the success of the project)
· Developing and maintaining efficient and effective operating systems, and ensure compliance with all Save the Children Operational Standards, including safety & security management
· Nurture strong relationships with Save the Children’s partners in country, national and regional level government and donors, as well as other key stakeholders in Mozambique
· Regular field travel and monitoring to ensure quality and consistency in programming across target provinces
· Contribute to organisational and donor learning on the sustainable impact of ECCD programming
· Perform other duties as may be requested by the incumbent’s supervisor.
This section describes the breadth and depth of contact the person will have with major identified stakeholders:
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
· Masters degree in Education, International development or related field
· Minimum of 5-7 years of managing education, early childhood or community-based development projects with preferred expertise in areas such as community-based education, student assessments, teacher training, parenting education educational materials development, educational management, and educational monitoring and information systems.
· Desired experience in managing projects with community-based construction work. Overall understanding of basic construction technical files such as bill of quantities, drawings, and contractor's agreements.
· Portuguese and English language skills are critical (both oral and written);
· Outstanding project management and project cycle skills
· Strong personnel leadership skills, particularly mentoring skills
· Solid communication and facilitation skills
· Excellent collaboration skills with local, national, and civil society stakeholders
· Demonstrated experience managing results-based disbursement contracts
· Extensive experience working in Africa - Mozambique experience preferred
· Ability to travel frequently within Mozambique
Date of issue: October 2015 Author: Edgar Castillo
I have read or someone has read for me the topics indicated above and I consider that I am qualified and I am committed to perform my duties always on the best interest of the organization.
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26 October 2015