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Economic Justice Coordinator

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About us: For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, 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. 

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The East African Regional Office is responsible for 7 countries in East Africa, including Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, with a current staff complement of approximately 3500 staff, and current expenditure of approximately $200 million each year.
 

Role Purpose: The purpose of the Economic Justice Coordinator is to developing a cutting edge investment in children (IiC) programme within the East Africa Regional Program (EARP) to ensure governments are obligated to their commitment in providing human and financial resources for children. 

This is in line with article 4 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child known as general measures of implementation through social, economic, legislative and other areas. 

Economic Justice or investment in children is the global Child Rights Governance (CRG) breakthrough which states, All children, especially the poorest, benefit from greater public investment and better use of society’s resources in realizing their rights.

Key Areas of Accountability
 

Project implementation and coordination on Investment in Children:

• Develop an investment in children strategy for the East Africa Regional Program (EARP)
• Implement the activities, outputs and achieve outcomes on selected IiC projects (SCD program on budgets and SCN’s program on tax)
• Network with donors, partners, SCI staff and representatives from the AU, EAC and other regional bodies on IiC
• Coordinate selected IiC projects to ensure donor compliance and SC member input including technical advisors
• Build the capacity of SCI staff, partners, representatives of regional bodies on IiC
• Have regularly contact with programme countries for purposes of implementation and creating synergies between the countries

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) of Economic Justice projects:

• Prepare and implement a MEAL plan for the selected IiC projects
• Write accurate, timely and factual narrative plans and reports for SCN and SCD for onward transmission to donors
• Review the selected IiC project budgets and reports to ensure accuracy prior to submission to the Senior Manager
• Coordinate any meetings, workshops and other capacity building opportunities relating to the selected IiC projects
• Be accountable both to donors and beneficiaries
• Coordinate project kick-off meetings, mid-term reviews and evaluation of IiC projects
• Undertake quarterly M&E and other programme visits

Coordination of Economic Justice partners:

• Identify new partners on IiC both amongst CSOs and regional duty bearers
• Carry out assessments of potential partners,
• Follow-up on accurate disbursement of funds to IiC partners in collaboration with the RP Awards Coordinator
• Develop a functional coalition on IiC across East Africa

Business development on Economic Justice:

• Write successful proposals on IiC thereby increasing the resources of the EARP on IiC
• Closely collaborate with SC members and TAs in the development of successful proposals
• Contribute to the identification of new donors and SC members that can fund IiC projects Advocate for Investment in Children with Regional Bodies and Institutions:
• Represent SCI at high-level meetings on economic justice within the AU, EAC, UN ECA, African Development Bank and other regional bodies
• Carry out comprehensive research and analysis on IiC with the possibility of publishing
• Be the voice for children by advocating with decision makers on IiC
• Support EA Country Offices on IiC giving the regional perspective

Perform other duties upon request as long as these don’t negatively affect the agreement with funding members

Qualifications and Experience

• A Masters degree in Economics or related field
• At least 5-years’ experience in implementing economic justice projects or programs preferably in East Africa
• Experience from working with public financial management, preferably within central government.
• Knowledge on regional institutions that address economic justice and governance for instance the AU, African Development Bank, East African Community, UN Economic Commission for Africa
• Experience in project coordination, implementation as well as monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Previous work experience in an NGO environment, an added benefit
• Research and analysis skills on economic governance
• General knowledge on child rights in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child or the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
• Commitment to Save the Children Values

This should be send to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org by COB 12th November 2014.

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 Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.