Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Qualifications and Skills

Minimum of a Master or higher-level Degree. Or bachelor’s degree with equivalent field experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

 Essential

• Minimum of 6 years expertise in emergency project management and of managing emergency programmes in an NGO context.
• Knowledge and experience of having worked in one of the following sectors: Education, Child Protection and WASH, Supply Chain, Program Management;
• Excellent leadership qualities; competency to motivate, mentor and hold staff accountable; proven experience overseeing and developing a team;
• Experience of program cycle management, and working in a complex and matrix-managed organization
• Knowledge of effective financial and budgetary controls; proven ability to manage budgets
• Solid experience writing comprehensive, high quality narrative reports for donors and other external constituencies; experience supporting colleagues to engage in reporting by systematically collecting and compiling correct, meaningful information/data, etc.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environment;
• High level of flexibility to be travel and be based in different parts of the country for longer periods;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese and English required;
• Experience living and working in a complex, high risk (dangerous) environment; demonstrated ability to live/work and maintain personal wellness and productivity in such an environment;
• Ability and readiness to work as part of surge team during an emergency (required); commitment to humanitarian response principles and accountability frameworks, especially in working with very vulnerable populations.
• Proven knowledge of MS office applications and IT literacy and capacity to learn and use other packages.
• Previous experience and knowledge of working in Mozambique required. Exposure to humanitarian response in other countries is desired;

Priority will be given to Mozambican applicants, Foreign nationalities with valid visa or DIRE, as well as those with Romance language background, which is easily adaptable to Portuguese.

Contract duration: Fixed Term

Location: Maputo, with about 50% travel to other Provinces, especially Cabo Delgado

The Organisation

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 realise 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.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=220006GZ&lang=en

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

” We are an equal opportunity employer, we encourage the application of women and people with disabilities”.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.