Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Qualifications and Skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Sociology, Development Studies, or equivalent field experience;
• A Master’s degree will be considered a preferential requirement.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• At least 5 years of significant senior-level experience working in educational programmes for international NGOs;
• Specific experience in education in emergency settings (EiE). Knowledge and experience working with Safe Schools, DRR, and/or EPP is highly valued;
• Strong commitment to staff and partner capacity building, with a willingness to adopt participatory and consultative approaches;
• Ability to effectively negotiate with potential donors, UN agencies, INGOs, and demonstrated ability to develop and write detailed technical project proposals that meet donor requirements, including corresponding budgets;
• Strong proposal and report writing skills;
• Demonstrable ability to operate at a high political level, with excellent communication, advocacy, and leadership skills;
• Ability to liaise and effectively coordinate with government, academia, local NGOs, the private sector, and community initiatives;
• High-level written and spoken proficiency in Portuguese and English;
• Ability and willingness to regularly travel to the field;
• Experience promoting and integrating Child Rights programming in the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational programmes;
• Ability and willingness to drastically change work practices and hours and work with emergency teams in the event of emergencies.

Desirable

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles;
• Experience working with local Civil Society Organisations, strengthening their ability to deliver Safe Schools, DRR, and quality education in Emergency Programmes in Mozambique or elsewhere.

Interested candidates should submit their CV and cover letter in both Portuguese and English by 24 September 2024 via the following link:

https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com:443/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/8177?utm_medium=jobboard

“At Save the Children, we celebrate diversity and promote equity and inclusion, and we encourage applications from women and people with disabilities. However, no one is required to disclose their gender identity, physical, sensory, intellectual, or other conditions. Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all its staff and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

We apply rigorous procedures to ensure that only suitable candidates to work with children are allowed to join our organisation, and all candidates will, therefore, be subject to this scrutiny.”

LEGAL NOTICE

Save the Children International DOES NOT charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process and DOES NOT work with recruitment agents.

NB: Only selected candidates will be contacted.