Save the Children Pan African CRG Program Manager Job in Kenya

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We are the world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity.

We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration.

Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives.

The East African Regional Office is responsible for 8 countries in East Africa, including Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Ethiopia, with a current staff complement of approximately 3500 staff, and current expenditure of approximately $200 million each year.

Save the Children East Africa Regional Office (EARO) is looking to recruit a Pan African Child Rights Governance (CRG)  Programme Manager Position:

Role Title:  Pan African CRG Program Manager

Team/Programme:  Regional Programmes   
Location:  SCI Regional Office – Nairobi, Kenya
Grade:  2   
Post Type: Contract  (National Position)

Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

Role Purpose:

The Pan African CRG Program Manager will advocate for policies, systems and structures on child rights in order to facilitate a democratic environment for the operation of civil society in East Africa.

He/She will develop and lead the regional advocacy strategies in East Africa and support the work of the Africa Advocacy Initiative (AAI) as well as civil society (CS) strengthening of regional partners on their engagement with African Union and United Nations human rights mechanisms.  

This role is responsible for the projects entitled ECAF Focus Africa Child Rights (9010130) and African Children’s Charter Project Plan RESA 9010253

Scope of Role:

Reports to: Senior Regional Programme Development Manager
Staff directly reporting to this post: Regional Business and Development and CSR Officer

Key Areas of Accountability:

Advocacy on Child Rights Policies, Systems and Structures

• Support regional child rights organizations in East Africa to effectively engage with African Union and United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms  e.g. the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC); African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPRs)
• Develop and contribute to country offices and regional child rights organizations policy messages at the Pan-African and United Nations level
• Support the work of the  AAI to facilitate networking and advocacy work with country offices and regional child rights organizations with the AU and the UN human rights mechanisms
• Advocate for child focused legislation and laws, to be developed and enforced in the region

Monitoring and reporting on the ACRWC and CRC

• Focal person for the implementation of the African Children’s Charter Project for Save the Children funded by Sida Regional Office for the AU 9010253 and ECAF Focus Africa Child Rights (9010130)
• Facilitate in the establishment and strengthening of regional and Pan-African Child Rights Forums to advocate for State Party Accountability on Child Rights and Wellbeing
• Collaborate with and regional partners to ensure submission of State Party reports and/or alternative reports to the CRC and ACERWC

Civil Society Strengthening of Regional CS Partners

• Work with regional child rights organizations to develop and deliver an effective strategy on child rights including; leading and developing specialized training workshops on engaging with regional, African Union and United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms
• Develop innovative Organizational Capacity Development policies to ensure strengthening of regional child rights organizations in East Africa

Business Development

Actively support business development initiatives by engaging in proposal writing, preparation and follow up of donor applications related to CRG and Pan-African advocacy.

Key Deliverables:

• Support regional child rights organizations in East Africa to effectively engage with African Union and United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms e.g. participate in the CSO Forum of the ACERWC, NGO Forum of the ACHPRs and Universal Periodic Review
• Develop policy and advocacy messages for the ACERWC, ACHPRs
• Monitor, report, implement and assess the CRG projects ECAF Focus Africa Child Rights (9010130) and African Children’s Charter Project Plan RESA 9010253
• Provide timely annual financial and narrative reports and plans for CRG projects ECAF Focus Africa Child Rights (9010130) and African Children’s Charter Project Plan RESA 9010253
• Responsible for the budgets for CRG projects ECAF Focus Africa Child Rights (9010130) and African Children’s Charter Project Plan RESA 9010253
• Support the AAI especially through annual planning and reporting on the CRG sector

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the broader team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and take responsibility for their own personal development
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, managers, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a post graduate degree in Law, Sociology, Development Studies or related fields, or verifiable equivalent professional experience
• Clear professional expertise and current knowledge of child rights and organizational development as well as a clear understanding of how to implement a rights based approach in emergency and non-emergency settings
• Proven ability of conducting training and building organizational capacity
• Demonstrable experience and capacity in proposal writing and advocacy in promoting child rights
• Excellent written, verbal , communications and networking skills, and an ability to distill large amounts of information for a variety of audiences
• Strong understanding of African Union and United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in implementing human rights, child rights or development and advocacy programmes at the international level
• Experience working in developing countries will be an advantage

Skills and Abilities

• Highly developed relationship building and interpersonal skills
• Highly developed verbal and communication skills including fluency in English
• Highly developed strategic thinking ability and strong analytical skills
• Ability to liaise with a diverse range of people, stakeholders and customers
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• High levels of attention to detail and quality
• Computer literacy (including advanced excel skills)
• Ability to travel in region and internationally

Personal Behaviours and Attributes

• Commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values
• Initiative, flexibility and ability to work independently as well as in a team
• High levels of self-motivation and initiative
• Ownership and accountability of own work
• High levels of confidentially and integrity

Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Application closes 27th May 2013 at 5:00pm.

We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. 

All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Protection Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.