Internal/External Vacancy for Project Office Manager
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Humanitarian Response Operations`
LOCATION: Nekemte
GRADE: 2B
POST TYPE: National
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3: the role holder 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; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Project Office Operations Manager (PoM) is responsible for the management of the Project Office Operations and implementation of Save the Children’s programs. She/he is also responsible for the development and quality implementation of annual, bi-annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly plans (i.e. programs and projects constituting the plans), and the implementation of Operational Core Business Processes at the Project Office level (POM SMT, PO BVAs, proposal development process, field coordination for program development/management/monitoring, etc.). The PoM shall ensure that individual accountabilities for this at the Field level are clearly stated, understood and internalized.
The role supports the South Area Office Director Manager and head of operations in facilitating key relationships between the Program Implementation Team, particularly Field budget holders and program Managers, Field-level Department leads (Finance, HR/Admin, Supply Chain, etc.) and other CO units (PDQ, HR, Finance, Awards and Safety & Security).
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. Performs other related tasks as required.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Area Office Director.
Staff directly reporting to this post: Program Managers, Finance Coordinators WASH Coordinator, Sr. Health and Nutrition Coordinator, FSL Coordinator, HR and SG Officer, MEAL Coordinator, SSA Coordinator and supply chain Officer.
Budget Responsibilities: USD 2-3M
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Program Development, Implementation and Delivery
People Management and Development
Financial, Budget and Award Management
Partnership Management, Development and Representation
Emergency Response Management
Staff Saftey and Security Management and Context Monitoring
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:
· Sets 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, engages and motivates others
· Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
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; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties following 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 any form of abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties following SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
· Degree in Development Studies or other related fields of sciences
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Key Skills Required