Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 01 Jul 2016
Operations Coordinator - South Sudan
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Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 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.
Save the Children International works in all 10 States in South Sudan with a current staff complement of close to 800 and has field office presence in 6 of 10 States. The programme has a current portfolio of approximately $18million USD in 2016. The thematic areas SCI works in are Education, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, Child Rights Governance and Child Poverty. The country programme can be described with the following key words: ambition, focus, leadership, teamwork, being the partner of choice in the newest country in the world. Whilst achieving lasting results for children. Save the Children has been active in South Sudan for over 20 years. The Country programme has developed an ambitious strategic plan in order to achieve the set objectives a revised organisational structure is required this position is part of the new structure. Save the Children has adopted a full spectrum approach bringing both humanitarian, emergency and development programmes under one leadership.
Role Purpose:
The role ensures smooth start-ups of national or area programmes whilst recruitment for permanent positions on going. The role also to prepare, coordinate and or implement initial responses to in country spikes and shocks. The national operation coordinator report directly to the country operation manager and support the operations team in fulfilling its full spectrum role at the country, area and field office level.
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Location: Juba with 50% travel to field locations
Qualifications and Experience
- Recommended a minimum of 5 years of project management experience in INGO/NGO environment, including significant field operations experience running both emergency and development programs
- Bachelor's degree in development or other social sciences
- Robust experience of INGO/NGO emergency program cycle management, and with experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure
- A very good understanding of at least 3 of the sectoral programs and a working knowledge of the program priorities of the Country Office
- Strong understanding of AMS, Aggreso and other SCI systems
- Significant knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management
- Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and securing and managing grants from major institutional donors
- Solid project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional and integrated teams with a proven history of delivering results
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop others
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
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Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
How to apply:
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'MKogi.32752.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'