Job Purpose
- Manage all Lighthouse activities/programs (security, feeding, medical, education, sports/recreation, life-skills, counselling, social work activities.
- Create an environment that safeguards the children, as well as all staff and visitors and rigorously implement the Hope for Justice Child Safeguarding Policy.
- Ensure child participation in all aspects of the program and create ways to get feed-back from the children and careers that informs all aspects of program planning and implementation.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Implement all programs within budget cost
- Ensure all programs meet their targets as outlined in the Country Business Plan for each year.
- Supervise and line manage relevant staff (following organizational structure), reporting significant issues to the Programmes Manager
- Contribute to regular monitoring and evaluation including monthly reports
- Write Friday Bullets (using template) each Friday morning and send to Programme Manager
- Chair and record minutes of weekly staff meetings in the Lighthouse
- Host visits from donors, other NGOs, GoE stakeholders and other interested people and write a report and send it to the Programme Manager within one week of the visit. Liaise with the Programme Manager about all visits.
- Organize Child Care Reviews every six weeks for children in the lighthouse to review their progress and plan their transition.
- Complete quarterly checks (using the checklist) of all services of the Lighthouse to maintain Hope for Justices’ standards and quality services.
- Update referral network and establish referral points for children requiring care/referral outside of the scope of Hope for Justice in consultation with Programme Manager
- Complete any other assessments of children/families as requested by Programme Manager
- Organize program team meeting agenda including information sharing and developing agendas for partner dialogues and roundtables in the Lighthouse.
- Assist in timely submission of quarterly, semi-annual and final reports for donors and government.
- Maintain proper documentation of the project documents and reports.
- Participates in site visits as necessary and facilitate logistical support for trips
- Ensure monthly reports of activities are sent to MEL team
Child Safeguarding
- Maintain policies, procedures and systems that provide the requisite safeguarding measures for children accessing our services in collaboration with the Country Designated Safeguarding Officer.
Administrative
- Prepare project proposals and annual plan for the Government in collaboration with Programme Manager
- Prepare first draft of reports for government agencies and donors.
- Prepare monthly cash request and send to Programme Manager
- Facilitate mid-term and terminal evaluations and new project agreements as required.
- Assists the programme team to maintain and update the social media, carries out specific web searches and downloads workshop documents.
- Conduct one to one supervision and line management for department heads
- Liaises with Country Office staff as required, and provides assistance to CO staff when visiting the LH
General
- Uphold and work within Hope for Justice’s policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection policies.
- Promote Hope for Justice’s core values of Honoring, Openness, Professionalism and Empowerment across the organization and partners.
- Undertake any other duties, as appropriate to the post, as delegated by the Programme Manager.
- Represent the organization in different review meeting, workshop and network meetings.
- BA in Social work or Psychology or related fields
- At least 5 years’ experience working in a senior position
- Experience working with vulnerable children and familiesOther skill
- Computer literacy in all Microsoft Office functions
- Ability to write accurate, concise and informative reports
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills,
- Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written are required
- Establishes and maintains excellent track record of communications with partners and colleagues.
- Managing Partner Relationships