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TITLE: Field Manager
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Yemen Country Office / LOCATION: One of the designated SCI field office in Amran, Hodeida, Hajja, Taiz/Ibb, Sa’ada,
GRADE TBC / CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 Month
CHILD SAFEGUARDING
Level 3: the role holders will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the ChildrenInternational (SCI) is a 'dual mandate' organisation and as such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development work. This is the only way we will be able to ensure that some of the fundamental rights that we believe children have, such as survival, safety and constant access to protection and education can be guaranteed.As part of a commitment to work with children through humanitarian interventions Save the Children will support programmes in both suddenonset and chronic emergency situations.
The Field Manager is responsible for the oversight, development and management of all Save the Children’s programmes as well as Human Resources, finance, logistics, administration, security, representation and advocacy in the designated field area. S/he will work under the supervision of the Director of Programs Operations. In fulfilling his/her responsibilities, including budget holding, s/he will work with other senior managers to ensure that the programs are carried out in line with Save the Children country and global priorities.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Director of Programme Operations
Reporting to: Finance/Admin Officer, Logistics Officer, Security Officer, MEAL etc.
Budget Responsibilities : TBC
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
·  Responsible for the operational planning of activities for the overall implementation of Save the Children’s activities in the respective Field Office.
·  Effectively using support services (logs, Admin, HR, and Finance) to undertake key activities and work alongside the Program Managers to ensure their activities run smoothly.
·  Working with the Director Programme Operations and Techinical Advisers to support the development of Save the Children’s overall response strategy, including a master budget and results framework.
·  Contribute to high quality concept notes and proposals development.
·  Prepare and oversee programme operations to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against log-frames, individual performance management work-plans).
·  Oversee multi agency coordination in designated field base, and lend support to overall interagency cluster where appropriate.
·  Develop and implement an effective safety and security management plan for multiple offices within the field base or area, ensuring that these are revised at regular intervals and those new programmes are built around security considerations and contingencies.
·  Manage logistics processes to procure, store and distribute stock, supplies and services for the timely delivery of project objectives within the field base.
·  Ensure adequate staffing and structure for the field base in consultation with Programme development and Quality (PDQ) and Operations teams. Support recruitment processes and ensure that effective performance management processes are in place and utilised.
·  To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
Capacity Building:
·  Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff in their respective field base.
·  Implement an appropriate partnership strategy, ensuring implementing partners are appropriately selected and assessed, that an appropriate capacity building strategy is developed and locating areas were partners can build SCI capacity.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
·  Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government authorities in the respective field location, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
·  To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.
Programme Quality:
·  Ensure accountability to beneficiaries and humanitarian principles are mainstreamed in all programmes.
·  Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation Accountability livelihood (MEAL) Advisor to ensure MEAL staff are appropriately utilised to strengthen community engagement, analyse and share data and discover and disseminate lessons learned.
General:
·  Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Ensure the security, health and well being of staff and that staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SC's principles of equity and fairness.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
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
Essential
· Significant management experience working in an emergency response context or fragile states
· Education to Masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
· Previous experience of managing a large team (50 -100 staff)
· Previous experience of project management, including multi sector programmes
· Budget management experience including institutional donors
· Security management experience in insecure environments
· Field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
· Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability
· Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
· Excellent communication skills
· Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
· Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
· A high level of written and spoken English
· The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
· Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support to beneficiaries.
· Previous experience managing a refugee response
Desirable
· Multi-site management experience
· UN agency, ECHO, and/or DFID programme management experience
· National level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
· Media trained
· Knowledge level in Arabic
Date: March 2017 Prepared by: Rasha Muhrez

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