CONTRACT LENGTH: till end of 2025

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post 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 country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children International (SCI) is implementing a project education project in Alexandria. The project will be working with public schools and education learning centers of refugees. The project aims at supporting schools in conducting renovation and building the capacity of teachers, management and social workers. The project will also conduct remedical programs for children with literacy issues.

The Project manager is responsible for project management, budget development and management, governorates level coordination and representation with key stakeholders and other government departments/INGOs/NGOs, safety and security, logistics, awards management, including management of project’s team. The post holder will play a key role in staff building capacity processes at project level.

S/he will have significant responsibility for delivery of timely results and for coordination with governmental, partner and community stakeholders, in addition to other SC Egypt cross-cutting and related projects. This role will also bear responsibility for developing partner capacity and mobilizing support for policy change related to equal access to alternative care services in the project’s areas.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Alexandria Field Manager

Staff directly reporting to this post: 3 education Officers, 5 education coordinators, 1 MHPSS Officer and 1 operation officer

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project Management.

• Manage the design and implementation of programme and operational activities, effectively using the assistance of technical sector advisors and operational support staff.

• Manage the grant, ensuring that project and reports are delivered according to SC and donor contractual requirements, within the agreed timescale and budget.

• Ensure effective award management system is in place to ensure that donor and SCI requirements are met.

• Working with the PDQ team and Program Operations Director to revise plans and budgets as needed and contribute to Save the Children’s updates to the overall CO strategy.

• Develop and implement participatory needs assessment to contribute to programme planning and MEAL processes.

• Lead / support on partners’ identification and assessments, implementation monitoring and capacity building

• Oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example: DIPs, IPPTs, budget spending plans, etc..).

In coordination with CO HR team, lead and support recruitment processes and ensure that programme/projects are adequately staffed.

• In collaboration with the CO Safety and Security Manager, develop and implement effective safety and security procedures for multiple implementation locations within the field base or area, ensuring that these procedures are updated and revised at regular intervals and that new programmes are built based on deep security contextual understanding where risks are mitigated.

• Coordinate with the Supply Chain on the project’s supply chain and admin processes to procure, store and distribute stock, supplies and services for the timely delivery of project objectives within the field area.

• Manage and motivate field based staff to perform highly in their respective roles and responsibilities. This will include leading on staff structure, recruitment, performance management and implementing staff wellbeing policies.

2. Budget Management and Compliance

• Manage project’s financial processes in close cooperation with the Finance Manager and in line with SCI finance policies and procedures.

• Responsible for financial management of program/projects budgets of the project; forecasting, planning, tracking of expenditures, and burn rates.

• Ensure expenditures are approved and in accordance with the budget lines.

• Ensure grants and contracts are managed in line with SCI’s award policies.

• Ensure that SCI regulations are communicated to all staff and that all activities meet SCI’s requirements financially and technically.

3. Technical Assistance and Capacity Strengthening

• Ensure appropriate training/capacity strengthening for staff members, partner agencies and others in support of high-quality programs.

• Provide other technical support particularly in the areas of program development, research, monitoring and evaluation and/or ensure that adequate support is being provided.

• Oversee the identification and selection of appropriate short and long-term technical assistance to support program quality (e.g. drawing on technical assistance within the Country Office).

4. Human Resources support

In coordination with the CO HR team:

• Ensure appropriate staffing for the project

• Build and nurture effective teamwork and ensure a cohesive workplace environment for optimum staff retention.

• Utilize the Performance Management System, define expectations of staff members, develop work plans and improvement plans as needed, and provide technical support for staff development.

• Ensure communicating and mainstreaming SCI policies and procedures as well as accountability and child participation practices throughout the FO activities;

5. Representation and Networking

• Establish effective relations with local authorities and INGOs at the governorate level.

• Represent SCI with the Government and local and international partners.

• Ensure strong communication and coordination with other Save the Children teams in order to maximize the use of resources to achieve multi-sector program integration and avoid redundancy and overlap.

• Ensure identification of advocacy issues relevant to the project’s areas of focus, development of advocacy and influencing plan (ensuring collaboration with CO-level advocacy efforts), and its proper implementation with government as well as with other stakeholders.

6. Child Safeguarding:

Support managers in the implementation of child safeguarding policy within the program cycle; including identifying and addressing risks to children that are caused/exacerbated by programme design and intervention.

• Ensure that children’s activities are safe for children and that all steps are taken to ensure their meaningful and safe participation.

• Provide leadership and guidance in the implementation of the child safeguarding policy and the code of conduct within the project.

7. General:

• Contribute to the CO risk management process and matrix development, communicate mitigation measures with the field team and ensure that they are in place.

• Contribute to the development of communications products, in collaboration with the CO Communications Manager;

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures;

• Ensure the security, health and well-being of staff and that staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SC `s principles of equity and fairness

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BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same

· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree in a Child Protection related area, Master’s degree is desirable

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· 5-7 years of experience successful experience in project management and implementation with reputable humanitarian NGO operating in the Egyptian context and preferably in the Child Protection sector Proven history of project management including Program design, budgeting, implementation and monitoring and evaluation administration;

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· Experienced team builder and capacity developer of governmental and nongovernmental partners; Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation and coaching;

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· Experience with partner coordination, including government (especially the MOSS and NCCM), nongovernmental partners and donor relations;

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· Excellent analytical and creative abilities with strong results orientation;

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· Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge team members;

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· Fluency in English & Arabic , both verbal and written, required; Commitment to Save the Children values.

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 the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and 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 SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.//