Hierarchically Reports to: WB Program Manager

Functionally Reports to: Senior Health Technical Specialist(SHTS)

Dimensions: Save the Children works in several regions in Somalia/Somaliland with a current staff complement of approximately 600 staff.

Staff directly reporting to this post:

None

Providing Technical support Program.

• Responsible for overseeing the Technical aspects of the program ensuring it is implemented with quality
• Ensure Progress reports and project work plans are timely prepared and adhered to, as well as ensuring provision of effective technical assistance
• In consultation with the MOH, design and implement effective onsite technical supportive supervision to the Health workers
• Coordinate the conduct of regular joint Technical review meetings with the MOH to assess progress of the project against its targets.
• Lead on the roll-out and implementation of the Quality of Care Initiative across all supported Health facilities
• In close collaboration with the Program Manager and logistics and finance teams to support all activities of the Damal Cafimaad health program in the program location. These includes but not limited to providing close technical support, ensuring quality of project implementation, ensuring cross-learning and documentation, sharing lessons with relevant partners, ensuring compliance with health thematic plan and organizational standards, etc.
• To lead in developing technical research protocols to support analysis of project achievements, constraints and findings.
• To lead in the coordination and preparation of donor reports and, in liaison with the operations, awards and finance departments, to ensure that these are of high quality, reporting clearly on progress towards the outputs, and thus towards meeting the purpose, of the project as stated in the project proposals
• To document achievements and learning of the projects on a quarterly basis and share with the wider Health and Nutrition Team

Coordination and Representation

·       Ensure interactive programming with other sectors particularly WASH, and where applicable with protection, education, livelihoods and food security in other projects within project location.

·       Represent the Damal Cafimaad program to partners, donor agencies, health agencies, including Ministry of Health (MOH), and the World Bank.

·       Support the Health technical team in respect to the coordination of health/nutrition activities of the Damal Cafimaad program.

Delivering Results:

·       Maintains a broad strategic perspective at the same time as an awareness of the detail of a situation

·       Establishes clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance

·       Creates and applies measures and metrics to track performance

·       Holds others accountable for achieving results and challenges underperformance

·       Demonstrates financial awareness and a concern for cost effectiveness

Working Effectively with Others:

·       Enables people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives to contribute to positive outcomes

·       Breaks down silo working and challenges behaviors that are not collaborative

·       Actively listens to new and different perspectives and experiences of those they work with

·       Proactively supports team members and trusts their capabilities

·       Knows when to follow and lend leadership to strengthen other leaders

• Recognises when trust is broken and seeks to resolve conflict and re-establish trust

Problem Solving and Decision Making:

·       Gathers the right information and uses critical thinking to make effective and timely decisions

·       Knows when to involve others in a decision

·       Demonstrates awareness of the wider external influences that impact on decision making

·       Analyses and exercises judgment in challenging situations in the absence of specific guidance or knowledge of the full facts

·       Evaluates the opportunities and risks of each idea and solution to make informed strategic decisions

Develop Self and Others:

·       Gives regular positive and constructive feedback to others

·       Identifies clear development needs and development plans through regular constructive reviews of their own performance (and their team’s where appropriate)

·       Creates space for others to learn and provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments when people are ready for them

·       Coaches others to learn from their experiences on the job and to use the resources available to them

Innovating and Adapting:

·       Openly talks about doing things differently, pushing the boundaries and ways of working to drive improvements

·       Demonstrates flexibility in following processes and procedures, while remaining true to the organisation’s values

·       Anticipates change and adapts their (and team’s) plans and priorities accordingly

·       Builds the confidence of others in their own ability to develop new ideas and embrace change

·       Generates learning for the organisation and evidence for the impact and quality of our work

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The post holder will be sensitive to the cultural and political environment of Somalia and will have the ability to plan and ensure the implementation of the project, and to manage resources effectively.

Essential

·       Health professional with relevant qualification in medicine and/or Public health. Master’s degree in Public Health preferred. At least 5 years’ experience in similar role with substantial relevant experience in Health technical program management

·       Previous experience in coordinating, implementing and managing complex health programs with INGO’s in developing countries and/or IDPs settings.

·       Experience in situation analysis, health assessments and program implementation.

·       Excellent skills in monitoring implementation of Health programme activities.

·       Excellent oral and written communication skills.

·       Ability and willingness to travel extensively to the field, under sometimes difficult and occasionally insecure circumstances.

·       Excellent computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Power point, Epi-Info/SPSS, Outlook and the internet.

·       Ability to multitask, work under pressure, exercise flexibility and adaptability to transition.

·       Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

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.

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy, all employees are also expected to carry out their duties in accordance with SCI protection from sexual exploitation abuse.

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Female qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested and qualified applicants can share their CVs and motivation letter through below email quoting the subject of the position and location that they are applying for.

somalia.vacancies@savethechildren.org

Closing date will be 24^th Nov 2020

NB: this position is subjected to the donor approval and offers will not be extended until fund has been granted