CONTRACT LENGTH: one year with possibility of extension
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 North Response Team Leader will play a key role in ensuring a successful roll out of response operations; Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) the emergency response activities (specifically - but not exclusive to - SOPs for targeting, beneficiary registration and database management, distribution protocols); Review, update and finalise Emergency Preparedness Plan. He/she is responsible to review, update and capacity build (where necessary) the Response Team; Lead on all programming readiness activities.
He/she ensure adequate monitoring, reporting and acquittal of response activities in accordance with SC’s humanitarian accountability framework, relevant standards, and essential environmental mitigation measures; establish and maintain constructive working relationships with other NGO’s, UN agencies, host government, bilateral and multilateral donors, and other principle stakeholders. Recommends changes to the team composition and functioning with the Country Office teams and partners to maximise programme quality and effectiveness; create the conditions to ensure effective teamwork and morale; ensure staff wellbeing is addressed.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Response Leadership
Assessment, Program Design and Planning
Support and advise the CD and DCD PI with securing donor funding for emergency projects.
Response Management and Implementation
People responsibility
Safety and Security
Budget Management and Planning
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCe
Essential
Desirable:
Media experience/training
KEY COMPETENCIES
Generic Competencies
Child Rights: Promotes an enabling environment for participation, and accountability to children
Be the Innovator: Promotes innovation to find new and better approaches to driving progress for children
Deliver Results at Scale: Promotes a clear focus on impact in a project and programme design, management, and oversight
Generic Competencies
Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers,
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant 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 abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
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