Save the Children Head of Awards and Partnerships Management Jobs in South Sudan
Save the Children Head of Awards and Partnerships Management Jobs in South Sudan
The position holder is responsible for delivering an efficient and effective Award Management function. S/he will lead award management for all programmes, and develop best practice award management processes across the South Sudan Country Office.
The role has four main aspects: Lead Portfolio, Effective Award Management; Partnership Management, capacity building of staff and contributing to the development of best practices systems and processes.
The role offers a leadership opportunity for an individual highly experienced in grants management and donor communications. It requires an individual capable of providing strategic leadership to a dynamic team which is responsible for supporting the management of a portfolio of awards approximately valued at $ 35 Million.
The individual will play a strong in supporting the coordination both internally, across the Save the Children global network and with donors. During the implementation of projects s/he will provide support and coaching to SCI field teams enabling them to deliver on awards in a donor compliant manner and will ensure and coordinate the consistent delivery of timely and quality donor financial and narrative reports. He/she will work closely to Programme and Finance staff at field and main country offices.
The maintenance of systems, processes and day to day management of the team will be a primary accountability of the Head of Award Management. The individual will play a key role in the development of a culture that promotes the primacy of ensuring Save the Children delivers high quality programmes, on time, on budget and with quality.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to be part of response set up team in accordance to afore-mentioned responsibilities, and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
Essential:
Post graduate qualification in Finance management, Grants management or equivalent
A minimum
of a 5-year experience in senior management role
Extensive experience with NGOs with increasing responsibilities including a proven experience of establishing and running the award management function in the field.
Sound knowledge of the requirements and strategic perspectives of major institutional donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting, notably USAID, EU (DEVCO and ECHO), UNICEF, GAC etc.
Proven track record of active contribution to a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions.
Very strong appetite for attention to detail, problem solving, and analysis of trends.
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
Action-oriented analytical skills; demonstrated experience in setting up and maintaining quality assurance /compliance systems
Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities.
Experience of corporate representation and engaging with donors at country strategic levels.
Experience of and well-developed skills in staff management, development & coaching, as well as supervision and oversight with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Proven strong coaching and capacity building skills.
Strong experience with multiple internal and external stakeholder management
Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in French and English, with experience in managing multicultural teams
Computer literate (i.e. WORD, advanced Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems).
Patient, adaptable, flexible, culturally aware and able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams
Commitment to Save the Children values
Desirable
Experience with Save the Children award management policies, procedures and systems (AMS)
Understanding of financial reporting from Save the Children's accounting software (Agresso)
Experience of Project Management, M&E Management or Funding Coordination
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Head of Awards and Partnerships Management Jobs in South Sudan
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