Senegal

Essential •Nutrition professional with post graduate qualification in a relevant subject, or comparable field experience •Significant and progressive experience in the field in the implementation and management of humanitarian nutrition programmes •Ability to travel at short notice, occasionally to remote and insecure locations for up to 50% of work time •Field experience in several and diverse acute emergencies as well as protracted crisis settings •Experience in reviewing proposals for major donors •Demonstrated experience in supporting the development of emergency response strategies and technical guidance documents •Experience of capacity building and mentoring •Strong communications skills (both written and verbal) at a level appropriate for high level external representation (lobbying, presentations) and ability to tailor communications to different audiences •Fluency in written and spoken English and French Desirable •Highly developed writing skills (e.g. at level for producing an assessment report or proposal during a short time period) •Experience of team leadership and management •Experience of working with nutrition cluster coordination mechanisms in country and practical understanding of the cluster approach at country, regional and global level •Additional training in public health, behaviour change communication •Experience in conducting surveys (SMART, Coverage, KAP) •Knowledge of programmes such as EpiInfo, SPSS and Open Data KIt •Research experience •Experience of contingency planning/emergency preparedness planning •Direct experience working in West and Central Africa whether at regional level or in more than one country •Additional languages helpful for working in West and Central African countries •Experience of humanitarian programming in health, child protection, HIV, WASH or other relevant sectors.

Contract Length: 11 months Job Purpose: The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that nutrition programmes in humanitarian contexts are delivering quality interventions by being supported with quality technical inputs and to drive the Public Health on the Front Line strategy. The Humanitarian Nutrition Advisor will directly line manage Humanitarian Surge Personnel (HSTs) and ensure deployments of key staff are supported in order to ensure the delivery of high quality, timely and accountable humanitarian nutrition programmes. Key accountabilities Programme Support (65%): 1.In the event of emergencies deploy to the field at short notice (as part of SCI surge capacity) to set up new humanitarian nutrition programmes, including leading technical assessments, developing nutrition programme plan, strategies and master budgets, and lead on coordination and representation 2.Ensuring responses are based on Save the Children’s theory of change, strategies and principles of child rights programming, national policies and international best practice; 3.Provide support to country level Nutrition Specialist for humanitarian response including advisory visits as needed – with a focus on Central African Republic (CAR), Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Mali; 4.Support to country programmes in the region, the regional office and Save the Children members to secure funding for humanitarian nutrition programmes, coordinating with donor technical experts and support to developing high quality proposals; 5.Support to country programmes to ensure high quality donor reports for humanitarian nutrition grants; 6.Ensure a broad overview of all nutrition programming in the WCA region including data monitoring through the CMAM report in collaboration with the MEAL Advisor; 7.In coordination with the PPQ (development) nutrition advisor carry out monitoring and evaluation support visits as required and working with country office teams to develop programme improvement plans and follow changes in outcomes; 8.Provide quality tools and guidelines to country programmes to ensure understanding of high quality programming, operations and advocacy in humanitarian nutrition programmes; 9.Ensure that humanitarian nutrition interventions are considered in first phase responses by the humanitarian director and other relevant staff, with a specific focus on raising the profile in Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E); 10.Working closely with the Humanitarian Directors, and Country Humanitarian Focal Points, other Regional Advisors and in-country technical leads to provide coordinated technical support to emergency preparedness planning, ensuring that countries are prepared for emergency nutrition scale-up in response to epidemics, conflict or natural disasters; 11.Work closely with Save the Children Emergency Health Unit (EHU) in the WCA Region Technical Capacity Building (20%): 1.Contribute to the design and rollout of SC humanitarian nutrition capacity building initiatives, such as the Save the Children and Liverpool School and Tropical Medicine (LSTM) Health and Nutrition in Emergencies diploma; for SC and partners’ staff, including training, and other modalities of learning, both at head office, regional office and in the field; 2.Line-manage deployable Nutrition Advisors (Humanitarian Surge Personnel/Team). Ensure effective mentoring and support for their professional development; 3.Support country programmes and head office in the recruitment of humanitarian nutrition staff and ongoing mentoring to support staff development in humanitarian nutrition settings; 4.Identify opportunities for partnership with external tertiary level nutrition institutes in the region, and UN agencies, to increase humanitarian nutrition capacity in the region; 5.In coordination with the relevant stakeholder’s internal and external to Save the Children, build communities of practice to ensure coordination of technical advice and support and to encourage shared learning between WCA countries. Advocacy & Representation (15%): 1.Represent SC in various technical and nutrition advocacy initiatives and partnerships, both from head office and via participation in external workshops, conferences and other events as guided by the Senior Humanitarian Nutrition Advisor and the global Emergency Nutrition Working Group and in collaboration with Regional Nutrition TA; 2.Lead on specific areas of advocacy and representation directly related to humanitarian nutrition programming using documented evidence generated from our programmes; 3.Liaise with the relevant external regional stakeholders including donors, learning institutes, UN and NGO representatives identifying opportunities, synergies and partnerships for SC’s emergency nutrition work; 4.Represent Save the Children at regional/sub-regional emergency nutrition forums, including with OCHA (including the FS/Nut working group), WHO, UNICEF, donors and other NGOs; 5.Support fundraising efforts for humanitarian nutrition capacity building programs in the region. General 1.Comply with the requirements of SCUK’s child protection policies and other staff policies; 2.To perform such other tasks and responsibilities as may be required in order to ensure the smooth running of the team, the senior management team, cross departmental teams, the department and SCUK; 3.Participate as a full member of the Humanitarian Public Health Technical Unit (HPHTU) in London, joining team meetings, coordinating work with other advisers and using shared knowledge; 4.Be available for deployments at short notice to large scale emergencies, globally; 5.Work to ensure that that 50% of own post costs are recovered through grant funding.

Essential • Experience in managing portfolios with multinational projects • Strong leader with experience in leading teams spread across multiple countries. • Strong planning and time management capabilities. • Excellent communication skills (written & oral English and French), including the ability to communicate and present to stakeholders. • Substantial experience and detailed knowledge of project management practices, standards and methodologies. • Able to build strong relationships within the organisation and capable to influence others. • Strong discipline and methodological, capable to analyse and extract key information to be shared with stakeholders. • Strong experience in skills’ development, mentoring and coaching. • Able to manage conflicts and negotiate with suppliers and colleagues. Desirable: • Non-profit sector knowledge/experience

ROLE PURPOSE The main purpose of the role is to ensure that the Regional Portfolio is agreed, monitored and delivered within the agreed parameters of time, cost, scope and quality. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: PMO Manager Staff reporting to this post: no direct reports will be managed. 5 to 10 matrix reporting resources may be managed. Budget Responsibilities: The PMO manages, at global level, a portfolio of 100+ projects with overall value of USD 10 to 15 Million. Role Dimensions: The Regional Portfolio Lead is a key role for ensuring the regional portfolio remains fully aligned to the overall SCI’s portfolio and gets agreed and delivered within the agree parameters. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY Portfolio Management •Implements and promotes best practices for managing the regional portfolio and projects. •Ensures the regional portfolio remains with integrity, coherent and aligned with the corporate portfolio. •Provides accurate, relevant and timely information for portfolio prioritisation and decision making. •Publishes dashboards and reports relevant for decision making and monitoring. Risk Management •Implements and promotes best practice risk management process and tolls for the project management community. •Creates and maintains regional portfolio risk register. •Ensures proper prioritisation and escalation of risks from projects to the Portfolio Office. •Provides training, coaching and mentoring to project managers for managing risks across initiatives within the regional portfolio. Capacity Management •Implements and promotes best practice capacity and resource management process and tools for all initiatives within regional portfolio. •Ensures consistent planning of capacity and resources across the portfolio. •Provides capacity reports and dashboards relevant for decision making. •Ensures dependencies are well defined and tracked for all initiatives within regional portfolio. Change Control •Implements and promotes best practice change control process and tools for the management of the regional portfolio. •Ensures changes to the initiatives within the regional portfolio are registered, documented, and approved according the governance. •Provides training, coaching and mentoring to project managers for managing and controlling changes across initiatives within the portfolio. •Initiates investigation and documents finding when changes have been done without following appropriate process Quality Assurance •Builds a quality mind-set, through the implementation and promotion of best practice and standards. •Execute project health checks and works with the project management teams to ensure gaps are addressed. •Ensures the portfolio is in compliance with legislation, regulation, internal policies and standards Project Management •Prepares project documentation as defined by the SCI project management methodology •Builds, agrees and control plans to achieve outputs within the scope, cost, time and quality agreed with the sponsor. •Assigns and monitors work packages to teams and individuals for the creation of products and services •Maintains project’s logs and escalates to sponsor and project board when deviations are identified. Business Partnering •Represents the portfolio management team within the regional office •Collaborates with colleagues, suppliers and customers to deliver objectives within the region. •Understands business requirements, defines and implements change management activities to ensure the workforce assimilates and exploits the provided technology.

Essential • At least five years’ experience as a journalist in a credible news organisation OR equivalent experience as a Media & Communications Manager in an international humanitarian or development agency, and experience of dealing in the international media environment • Significant experience of working overseas in humanitarian programmes • University degree in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience • Experience of leading Media activities in a challenging environment and a good knowledge of the West & Central African media scene, networks, and media contacts etc. • Fluent in at least French and English • Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills in both French and English producing materials for a wide range of different audiences including donors, journalists and the ‘general public’ • Experience of effective spokesperson across a range of media • Excellent writing skills, and the ability to produce compelling media products such as press releases, key messages/speaking points and Q&As • The ability to digest complex information, quickly, and express this crisply and clearly • Excellent relationship building skills in order to work for limited periods within programmes under pressure of running emergency responses • An initiative-taking, proactive, inspiring attitude with the ability to manage and prioritise an unpredictable workload and solve problems quickly with limited support • Experience of delivering training, presentations and other capacity building activities to varied audiences, ideally within a country programme. • Excellent IT skills, especially in Microsoft Word • Excellent understanding of media and campaigning activities • Strong influencing skills • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances • Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus, and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support Desirable • Experience or knowledge of working and living in the region

CONTRACT LENTGH: 12 months ROLE PURPOSE: The Media Manager role is a key management position meant to ensure that quality and timely media are produced for media organisations and other partners, and Save the Children, and to ensure visibility of Save the Children’s brand. Central to achieving this would be to oversee a media strategy to highlight our emergency response in developing situations. A key part of the role, involving fifty per cent of the remit, will be to provide written/multi-media content to be shared with Save the Children’s country offices around the world. This will be achieved by regular coordination and liaison with the Global Media Unit based in London. You will be expected to demonstrate initiative and be a self-starter who will generate ideas and drive content forward, providing compelling case studies, images and video, as well as spotting strong news lines and writing engaging headlines. The Regional Media Manager will act as a key focal point for all media requests from members. When necessary, this post-holder may act as a Save spokesperson. In addition to the above, the post holder will also be expected to build up the country’s brand in-country, namely through national and regional media. The role will be based in Dakar, Senegal, but travel within the region will be a regular part of the responsibilities including providing additional support to regional and country offices. Fundamental to the job is the ability to gather, consolidate, analyse and share information in a way that is easily understood by news organisations, and other stakeholders. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Media: • A Media Manager contact between Save the Children’s country offices, field staff and Save the Children's media/campaign teams across Save the children membership working closely with the Global Media Unit based in London • Writing newsworthy press releases for circulation to the international news media (in accordance with usual sign-off procedures) • Support risk mitigation approaches during sensitive moments for media outreach • Provide relevant spokespeople for international news media, liaising with the regional and country office teams • Facilitate international news media field visits showcasing the work of Save the Children, while sensitive to the realities on the ground • Supervise and gather images and film in the field, while sensitive to the realities on the ground • Prepare key messages, messaging around sensitive issues and Q&As for conducting organisational external relations • Reach out and build a network with national and regional media • Prepare and manage press conferences • Manage incoming media requests, prioritising & co-ordination with the regional and in-country teams • Support the country programme and senior management team to have in place appropriate media management strategies • Deliver in-country briefings on our media messaging to journalists • Develop a media contact database General: • Being proactive and deliver results in line with the terms of reference agreed in advance – to do this in a way which maintains the reputation of Save the Children. • Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to media and communication, child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. • Help be responsible for the security of all staff. Ensure that the security, health and well-being of staff are ensured and staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SC's principles of equity and fairness. • Willingness to travel within the WCA region, sometimes to insecure environments • To perform such other responsibilities as agreed with your line management.

• Recommended a minimum of 10 years management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, including significant field operations experience running directing and implementing programs for children in both emergency and development programs contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies • Recognized leadership role in relevant technical areas at both field, country level and preferably at the regional level. • Masters degree in Social Sciences, in an area of social development or other social sciences • Robust experience of 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 general appreciation of the sectoral programs and a working knowledge of the program priorities of the West and Central Africa Region. • Substantial experience in logistics, including procurement, supply chain, fleet management & inventory • Significant knowledge of international issues concerning the NGO sector, both development and humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management issues • Substantial Solid experience and knowledge of effective financial developing and managing monitoring and budgetary control learning systems • Good analytical skills. Effective negotiator, with the ability to positively influence cross departmental and securing cross sector working • Credibility to lobby, influence and managing grants from major institutional donors represent Save the Children at all levels • Solid project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results • Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically • An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to children • Previous experience of managing and developing a team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills • Resource management, training , capacity building, coaching, and mentoring skills • Ability and willingness to dramatically 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 • Fluency in written and spoken English

CONTRACT LENGTH: 03 Years renewable ROLE PURPOSE: As a member of the Regional Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Program Development and Quality shares in the overall responsibility for the strategic direction of all Country Offices within the Region. As a member of the Regional Senior Management Team (SMT) the Director of Program Implementation and Quality is responsible for overseeing that the WCA CO’s develop high quality, innovative programs that deliver immediate and lasting change for children and monitoring the quality of the implementation of all programming those programs. Provide technical assistance and appropriate monitoring and evaluation in WCA country offices. Provides strategic leadership in driving scaling up of programs and expansion. Serves Members and their donors. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: WCA Regional Director Staff directly reporting to this post: M & E Manager, Award Manager, Programme Officer, and Regional Project Managers. Post will have management oversight of Member deployed TAs. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: As a member of the Regional Senior Leadership Team, contribute to: • Leadership as a member of the Regional Senior Management Team • Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our Members and donors • Help design and implement coherent WCA Country Office multi-year strategies consistent with agency practices and appropriate to program needs • Support WCA CO’s to establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with donors, partner agencies including major institutional humanitarian and development donors, and local and international NGOs • Ensure that WCA Country Offices comply with all Save the Children Management Essential Standards • Ensure that all required support for WCA Country Offices is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies Oversight and Management of Program Development Responsible for overall Strategic Planning • Provide strategic vision and direction to the Save the Children WCA Country programs • Take a lead role in developing regional program strategy and annual plans ensuring coordination of program implementation and delegated responsibility for field delivery of high quality programming in line with the objectives of all technical input to country strategies • Participate in program proposal process and ensure that all programs progress in accordance with grant agreements, are completed within time and on budget reports produced • Participate in conceptualizing and designing cost effective, innovative and high quality programs to serve difficult to reach children at scale. • Ensure that programs are implemented in ways responsive relevant to the communities, and children in line with Save WCA regional strategy and to the global program and advocacy objectives of the Save the Children principles, values and its Members Program Design and Technical Assistance • Ensure that the WCA Country Offices have a first class, multi-sectoral and strategic plan dual mandate program reflecting all priority technical and following sector aspects of the Save the Children compliance procedures. This includes that CO’s are working with government and national NGO-partners to strengthen national capacity • Ensure CO preparation of the design and development of child focused emergency and development programs of a high quality progress reports, that contribute to the WCA Country Office’s strategies and plans, informed by child participation where possible • Ensure that the different technical sectors of the WCA Country Offices are coordinated, integrated and support each other to optimize programs and projects • Ensure that technical teams provide input into proposals and proactively and regularly communicate planned requirements for program reports, and donor reports design and implementation to relevant WCA CO departments/functions • Coordinate overall funding process in ensuring adequate resources are secured for program activities from both grants and SC the private funds of Save the Children members. This, including: developing funding strategies, creating grant proposals, and identifying strategic leads and concepts Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation & Learning • Develop a robust M&E system for WCA ROs to measure achievement and progress toward program goals and results • Develop WCA CO capacity for internal and external program/project evaluations as necessary and ensure the execution of baseline, periodic, and final evaluations as necessary so as to maintain consistent and coherent Implementation across the WCA Region. • Oversee Save the Children WCA [Country offices]'s operational research programs, deliver existing projects and develop new ones. Ensure the publication and dissemination of results • Ensure learning by the WCA country programs from relevant best practice internally and externally both nationally and globally and make learning from WCA Country Offices is available for other programs. • Partnership Management • Ensure that WCA CO partnerships are formed in the context of the Theory of Change and is designed and managed so that the partnership furthers achievement of Save the Children's global strategy and strengthens local and national capacity to deliver for children • Support WCA CO’s on analyzing potential partners using documented selection methods and ensure that all partners comply with Save the Children and donor requirements and regulations • Ensure that the WCA Country Offices engage in mutual assessment, feedback and learning with partners and assist partners to engage in knowledge building and advocacy Award Management • Ensure that the required systems are developed for the management of all funding streams provided by Members. Member Services Leadership • Develop platforms and opportunities for increased member engagement and support for the region for both development and humanitarian work • Being the first point of contact for members on Region specific issues, and for linking with Country Offices as needed • Supporting a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing between members, Country Offices, and the region • Implementing the necessary processes to measure performance against key indicators and member’s satisfaction, monitoring levels and taking corrective action to ensure ongoing, measurable improvement of Member Service • Supporting line management to resolve any regional or country specific issues when required, serve as a neutral mediator between countries and members as called for. • Takes the lead on interface with Members, GI’s and Country Offices to set the dates, objectives and Agenda for the Regional Forum ensuring wide member participation and satisfaction. Circulate to all participants 2 months prior to meeting. Within 1 week of the Regional Forum send all participants agreements reached and Action Items including summary note on meeting. Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development • Ensure appropriate staffing within WCA CO Program Implementation, Development and Quality including sub office staff • Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process. Establish result based system and follow up • Manage the performance of all staff in the Program Development and Quality work. 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 • Recommended a minimum of 10 years management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, including significant field operations experience running directing and implementing programs for children in both emergency and development programs contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies • Recognized leadership role in relevant technical areas at both field, country level and preferably at the regional level. • Masters degree in Social Sciences, in an area of social development or other social sciences • Robust experience of 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 general appreciation of the sectoral programs and a working knowledge of the program priorities of the West and Central Africa Region. • Substantial experience in logistics, including procurement, supply chain, fleet management & inventory • Significant knowledge of international issues concerning the NGO sector, both development and humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management issues • Substantial Solid experience and knowledge of effective financial developing and managing monitoring and budgetary control learning systems • Good analytical skills. Effective negotiator, with the ability to positively influence cross departmental and securing cross sector working • Credibility to lobby, influence and managing grants from major institutional donors represent Save the Children at all levels • Solid project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results • Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically • An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to children