Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people an d relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length:2 years with the possibility of extension
The role
The Project Director - ECCD, based in the Save the Children International Mozambique (SCIMOZ) office in Nampula, will be responsible for the overall management, implementation, and monitoring of a coordinated project model funded by the World Bank through the Government of Mozambique and implemented by SCIMOZ across three provinces: Nampula, Tete and Gaza. S/he will work closely with the provincial project managers in the target provinces to ensure that the project’s implementation schedule and targets are met by providing support to launch materials development, training-of-trainers activities, and community-based activities as well as to ensure on-going consistent quality implementation, communication, documentation, and reporting. Importantly, the Project Director will be responsib le for maintaining oversight of overall budget tracking and compliance with donor reporting and requirements. The Project Director will coordinate with the provincial project managers to arrange the provision of in-country and Washington-based STTA and will help to facilitate ongoing communication between the implementing provinces to share lessons and help to discuss and develop creative solutions to challenges that may arise. S/he will be the project’s key representative to the Government of Mozambique (GoM), representing Save the Children in provincial and national early childhood forums.
Qualifications and experience
* Masters degree in Education, International development or related field
* Minimum of 5-7 years of managing education, early childhood or community-based development projects with preferred expertise in areas such as community-based education, student assessments, teacher training, parenting education educa tional materials development, educational management, and educational monitoring and information systems
* Portuguese language skills are critical (both oral and written); fluency in English as well
* Outstanding project management and project cycle skills
* Strong personnel leadership skills, particularly mentoring skills
* Solid communication and facilitation skills
* Excellent collaboration skills with local, national, and civil society stakeholders
* Demonstrated experience managing results-based disbursement contracts
* Extensive experience working in Africa - Mozambique experience preferred
* Ability to travel frequently within Mozambique
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people an d relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length:2 years with the possibility of extension
The role
The Project Director - ECCD, based in the Save the Children International Mozambique (SCIMOZ) office in Nampula, will be responsible for the overall management, implementation, and monitoring of a coordinated project model funded by the World Bank through the Government of Mozambique and implemented by SCIMOZ across three provinces: Nampula, Tete and Gaza. S/he will work closely with the provincial project managers in the target provinces to ensure that the project’s implementation schedule and targets are met by providing support to launch materials development, training-of-trainers activities, and community-based activities as well as to ensure on-going consistent quality implementation, communication, documentation, and reporting. Importantly, the Project Director will be responsib le for maintaining oversight of overall budget tracking and compliance with donor reporting and requirements. The Project Director will coordinate with the provincial project managers to arrange the provision of in-country and Washington-based STTA and will help to facilitate ongoing communication between the implementing provinces to share lessons and help to discuss and develop creative solutions to challenges that may arise. S/he will be the project’s key representative to the Government of Mozambique (GoM), representing Save the Children in provincial and national early childhood forums.
Qualifications and experience
* Masters degree in Education, International development or related field
* Minimum of 5-7 years of managing education, early childhood or community-based development projects with preferred expertise in areas such as community-based education, student assessments, teacher training, parenting education educa tional materials development, educational management, and educational monitoring and information systems
* Portuguese language skills are critical (both oral and written); fluency in English as well
* Outstanding project management and project cycle skills
* Strong personnel leadership skills, particularly mentoring skills
* Solid communication and facilitation skills
* Excellent collaboration skills with local, national, and civil society stakeholders
* Demonstrated experience managing results-based disbursement contracts
* Extensive experience working in Africa - Mozambique experience preferred
* Ability to travel frequently within Mozambique
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to:
nfoames.54362.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
nfoames.54362.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
