Save of Children Jobs Nutrition Manager

NGO Jobs Kenya 2013. 

Job Title: Somalia Nutrition Consortium Manager
Team / Programme: Consortium Management Team (CMT)
Location: Based in Nairobi with travels to the field as required
Grade: TBC
Post Type: Fixed Term-24 months with a possibility of extension

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 Consortium Manager will be responsible for effective and high quality planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, reporting and donor relationship management for all the work of the Somalia Nutrition Consortium.

This will commence with the recently secured 10m GBP, 4-year DFID grant which aims to reach approximately 59,106 beneficiaries in targeted areas of South and Central Somalia, combining life-saving treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition.

The programme is built on 4 pillars:
i. Treatment of most severe cases;
ii. Prevention;
iii. Surveillance;
iv. Capacity building of community and existing health and nutrition structures.

Under the guidance of the Steering Committee, the Consortium Manager will also be responsible for supporting the consortium members (Save the Children, OXFAM, ACF and Concern Worldwide) to widen the current Somalia Nutrition Consortium both in terms of scope and funding in line with the broader Consortium framework.

Scope of Role:
Reports to: The Consortium Manager will work under the overall guidance of the Steering Committee.
Staff directly reporting to this post: Grants Manager, MEAL Manager, IYCF Adviser and Researcher
Staff indirectly reporting to this post: TBC

Dimension of Role:
This is a challenging role in a complex environment.
It requires a dedicated, experienced and highly motivated individual who can manage the difficulties of working in such an environment, with multiple stakeholders and still be fundamental in helping to drive forward our programmes and ambitions.

The Nutrition Consortium Manager will manage the Consortium Management Team made up of a Grants Manager, a MEAL manager, an IYCF adviser and a Researcher to provide sound programme/grant management services and key centralised technical support across all Consortium members.

Key Areas of Accountability:
Programme Development and Planning
Ensure that the inception phase related to the DFID grant, planned for a period of 6 months, will produce the outputs as set in the DFID proposal, allowing the consortium to refine and finalise strategies, methodologies and inputs.
Provide strategic guidance and report to Steering Committee and implementing partners in particular in planning and implementing high quality and innovative nutrition programmes
Institute a practice of joint project planning and reviewing with consortium members
Ensure that the programme adapts best practices gained through establishment and maintenance of high level professional engagement with relevant actors (including academic/research institutions, international organisations, etc.)
Ensure the development and application of appropriate systems for systematic documentation, dissemination and storage of best practices and knowledge gained from implementing the programme
Support the Steering Committee and members of the consortium in identifying opportunities for improving the quality and scope of the programme Programme Implementation
Ensure the development and application of harmonised approaches for implementing the programme including the development of standards and frameworks for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL)
Ensure that technical support areas of implementing consortium partners are identified and addressed to ensure quality programme delivery by the team designated for consortium management
Provide continuous guidance to the Consortium Management team made up of Grants Manager, MEAL Manager, IYCF and Research Advisors
Provide centralised technical support across all consortium members and ensure the development and application of common standards and practices for programme planning, implementation, monitoring, learning and reporting within all members of the consortium
Ensure the effective planning and implementation of activities that cut-across all consortium members including assessments, studies, capacity building initiatives, setting up and running of a centralized evidence and knowledge management and dissemination initiatives etc.
Ensure that implementation of the programme across all consortium members is regularly monitored; evidences, results and lessons are documented and communicated; challenges are tracked and addressed in a timely manner
Ensure that the project is appropriately staffed across the consortium members, including the appropriate combination of expertise across technical and operational areas.

Reporting
Ensure that monthly programme progress updates are produced and shared with the Steering Committee in a timely manner
Ensure the adoption of nutrition data/information collection and management systems including the production and communication of professional quality reports to users and donors as required
Institute a practice of producing a harmonised quality programme report by consortium members (develop relevant tools and training of staff)
Ensure the production and submission of evidence based and high quality technical/narrative and financial reports to be submitted to the donor and consortium members

Coordination
Chair the Programme Technical Working Group (TWG) to be held on a regular basis
Ensure that all consortium members both at field and Nairobi levels coordinate
Regularly represent the Nutrition Consortium at Cluster/Sector coordination and technical working group meetings, and other relevant fora
Strengthen integrated programming in areas of operation
Liaise on a regular basis with other departments of the Lead Agency and other Consortium members to guarantee the smooth running of the programme.

Advocacy
Ensure that evidence is adequately produced and use learning to advocate for good practices with key stakeholders (international agencies, local government, civil society and communities).
Ensure that the team is disseminating effective interventions at a wider scale.

Other duties:
Comply with and promote all Global Policies such as Child Safeguarding, whistle blowing, fraud and safety
Perform other duties as may be requested by the Steering Committee and incumbent’s line manager.

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
Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
Displays consistent excellent judgement

Qualifications and Experience and Attributes:
Essential
At least 10 years of overseas work experience (ideally in Horn/ sub-Saharan Africa region), preferably in relief/development work with management and supervisory responsibilities in program, administration at senior management level
Prior experience of designing and/or delivering large scale integrated programmes.
Proven ability to manage consortia with an extensive experience managing multi-agency programmes.
Demonstrable track record of meeting or exceeding programme targets, while maintaining technical quality.
Ability to represent an integrated programme at a strategic level and engage and influence key stakeholders at district and national level.
Self-motivated and results orientated.
Highly numerically articulated with a track record of data manipulation and reporting systems.
Experience in management of finance and budget monitoring and risk management. Proven ability to motivate and develop others
Highly diplomatic and emotionally intelligent with strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong communication skills in English, with substantial experience in managing multicultural teams
Experience of building, leading and developing a team of senior staff with different backgrounds and expertise
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in

Desirable
Experience of working and living in the Horn of Africa, ideally with professional experience in or of Somalia.
Demonstrable understanding of Value for Money and DFID results agenda.
Ability to coach and mentor partners.

Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter quoting the Job Title and Vacancy Announcement No. SCI/SOM/34/13 on the subject line.

The file name of the CV and attachments must be the applicants name and sent toSomalia.vacancies@savethechildren.org.

Applications close on 26th November 2013.

Those who had previously applied need not re-apply

We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts.

All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Protection Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.