Jobgam is looking for a deputy director to handle their humanitarian programme operations.
About the Job
Save the Children International (SCI) is a leading independent international organization creating lasting change for children in need around the world. SCI works in over 120 countries globally, including Nigeria, helping children to survive, learn, and be protected.
Jobgam is working with the government to improve children’s education, health, nutrition, protection, and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help the children to recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
As a member of SCI Nigeria Core Management Group, the Deputy Director of Humanitarian Programme Operations (DDPO-H) shares in the overall responsibility for leadership and management of the Nigeria Country Office.
DDPO-H serves as the Area Manager for the BAY Area overseeing Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and accountable for ensuring high quality implementation of Save the Children’s programmes in the area. The DDPO-H will provide the necessary technical support and mentoring to the Project Managers and Field Leads across the BAY Area.
The post-holder will deputize the DPO when necessary and efficiently coordinate operations systems, processes and activities for timely delivery of programmes according to organizational strategy, donor requirements and within allocated budgets.
The DDPO-H will cover for Director of Programme Operations as required and will support Save the Children to prepare, anticipate and effectively respond to emergencies and humanitarian crises.
Responsibilities
• New Business Development
• Oversight And Management Of Programme Operations
• Logistics, Inventory And Procurement
• Staff Health Safety And Security
• Staff Management, Mentorship, And Development – Program Operations
• Representation
• Safeguarding
Qualifications and Skills
• Master’s degree in development, humanitarian, management or other social sciences; or a bachelor’s degree with significant field experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a corporate organization or an NGO environment, with at least 5 years managing teams to deliver programmes with significant field operations experience running both emergency and development programmes
• Robust experience of NGO development and emergency programme cycle management, and with experience of working within a complex and matrix organization structure.
• A very good understanding of at least 3 of the sectoral programmes relevant to Save the Children.
• Substantial experience in logistics, including procurement, supply chain, fleet management & inventory.
• 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 relaced to organizational development projects and international, cross-functional team 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 Internacional 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
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Knowledge and understanding of the context of North East Nigeria or other similar humanitarian context.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required, including insecure contexts.
• Commitment and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
