Save the Children
Manager - Project - (210000R5)
Location
: Mumbai
Employee Status
: Fixed Term
Closing Date
: Feb 7, 2021
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title Manager (Projects)
Health & Nutrition Grade G
Department Programme and Policy Reporting
to Senior Program Manager - MHSPO
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra
Contract Project
Background:
Save the Children is a leading independent child rights organization that
fights for children's rights and delivers immediate and lasting improvement to
children's lives worldwide. Save the Children, founded in 1919 as a response to
the condition in Europe immediately following the First World War, is a
federation of 29 members with a similar vision, mission, and values for
children, working in more than 120 countries to form a truly international
movement for children. Save the Children, Bal Raksha, Bharat (SC BR) is
the 28th independent member of the International Save the Children Alliance.
Save the Children in India works on 5 core themes: Child Survival, Education,
Child Protection, Humanitarian and Disaster and Risk Management in
collaboration with the Government, civil society organizations, and the
community across 16 states and has reached over 3 million children across
India.
About the Project
Save the Children is directly implementing project on “ENABLING DELIVERY OF
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE MOST MARGINALISED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DURING
COVID 19 OUTBREAK. The project is for a period of 1 year and will be
implemented in N Ward and M East Ward of Mumbai.
We are looking for a Manager for overall management and implementation of the
health programme in Mumbai.
LOCATION: Mumbai
REPORTING: to Sr. Manager, Maharashtra State Office
Contributes to the planning and implementation of projects. Identifies key
stakeholders, beneficiaries and grassroots leaders, guides team for
-counselling the community members, arranges community meetings and addresses
the community on pertinent issues, facilitates training, established networks
and linkages with the government department of health and women and child
development, development of proposals ;prepares monthly plans and reports.
Role Purpose:
Under the overall guidance, the Manager will be responsible for the
implementation, monitoring and measuring all program activities under the
project named ““ENABLING DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE
MOST MARGINALISED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DURING COVID 19 OUTBREAK”. The Manager
will act as Save the Children’s advocacy representative to a broad range of
external stakeholders including relevant government departments on issues
related to Child Rights. S/he will work in close collaboration with the project
team, government officials and other stakeholders.
Role & responsibilities (<5):
Programme Support:
• With support from senior technical colleagues, carry out
heath assessments in coordination
• Implement project as set out in project planning documents,
flagging up both successes and risks to senior managers in a timely manner.
• Support the preparation of programme and donor reports on
project activities.
• Identify project supplies needs and coordinate with the
logistics team to ensure materials arrive in good time.
• Carry out monitoring and evaluation of project activities
as agreed in a monitoring and evaluation framework.
• Ensure that projects are carried out with participation
from all relevant stakeholders, including disaster affected children and their
families.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
• Participate in Coordination forums at field office level,
Mumbai Municipal Cooperation officials sharing information from Save the
Children programmes.
• In collaboration with other senior Health and WASH
colleagues, participate in feeding in learning, experiences
General:
• Deliver results in line with the current proposals and Save
the Children’s strategy
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with
respect to child protection, code of
• To perform such other responsibilities as agreed with your line management.
REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION
• Assist the Social Worker & teams in submission of all
data as and when required.
• Submit daily plans and update state lead
• Make weekly and monthly plans and get them approved by the
Project coordinator
Other requirements:
• Support for Comply with the Requirements of Save the
children’s Child safeguarding Policy to ensure maximum protection for children.
• Ensure that you work to the best of your ability and
demonstrate high levels of Commitment to SC in order to ensure the objectives
of your role and the country programme are met.
• Ensure the efficient use of all SC resources in order to
maximize use of resources for benefiting children.
• • Ensure accurate and timely reporting of
activities according to applicable timeframes and formats
• Reach out to other actors to find those who can respond to
needs which go beyond resources
Measures of Performance (<5):
Development of
the project plan with the partner organization§
The project roll out done ensuring the participation of
important stakeholders§
Development of MEAL and LFA for the project§
Meetings conducted with stakeholders§
% activities completed against planned§
90% of budget expenditure §
Training planned against executed§
No. of field visits done to provide the support in smooth
execution of the project§
Approval Authority (<5):
• For budgetary authority and similar matters, refer to
Scheme of Delegation
Reporting:
Direct (solid-line) to Senior Program Manager - MHSPO
Key relationships: (Internal & External stakeholders)
Internal Stakeholders (collaborates with): Multi Thematic &
multi-functional team at Project Office level
External Stakeholders: Nashik Municipal Coorperation,Education Department;
Health Department, Teachers,Principals, SMC members and children
Candidate specification:
Essential
(Required) Desirable
(Asset)
Experience Required:
• Minimum 5-8 years of working experience, including minimum
3 years of working in Health & WASH-related programmes
• Commitment to working through systems of community
participation and accountability
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
• Commitment to capacity building and developing others
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and
project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of
patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and
accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Qualifications
Post-graduate degree in social sciences/ civil/water engineering or related
discipline from a recognized university or college is essential;
weight will be given to candidates having additional qualification
& experience on Community Development, Women and Child Welfare, Education
etc.
Skills & Knowledge Professional Competencies
Desirable:
• Oral and written Language skills in English and Marathi
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant
regions/contexts
• Humanitarian programming experience will be
• preferred
Personal Attributes
• Positive Attitude and high energy.
• Maturity and emotional balance.
• Tact and sensitivity to the needs of others.
• Adaptable, flexible, proactive and innovative.
• High level of professionalism in conduct.
• Ability to work long hours under pressure and respect tight
deadlines.
• Willingness to abide by SC BR’s Code of Conduct and Child
Safeguarding Policy.
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