Education and Child Protection Program Manager - Beirut

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Programme Manager will be based in Beirut and will manage the implementation of the education and child protection programming across Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and South Lebanon. The Programme Manager is expected to lead on overall programme delivery, budget management, staff and team management (including recruitment), partnership management, inter-agency and local government representation. 

The Programme Manager will be responsible for the identification of sectorial needs in  Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and South, and will contribute to proposal and strategy development, and ensure that Child Protection and Education programming are implemented in a timely manner within the project period, with a focus on quality.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 2 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have some contact with or access to children or young people.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Area Manager

Staff directly reporting to this post: Education and Child Protection teams

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Implementation

- Ensure the implementation of Education and Child Protection interventions within the project period, with a focus on quality programming while ensuring targets are met.

- Ensure effective management of the Child Protection and Education programmes, including budget management, developing and monitoring programme work plans, and overall management of Child Protection and Education teams.

- Oversee the implementation of quality child protection and education activities across multiple locations.

-  Ensure a safe programming approach and ensure risk assessments and mitigation plans are in place for child safeguarding.

- Work closely with logistics and human resources teams to ensure procurement and recruitment plans are in place, respectively, and ensure relevant follow-up. 

- Prepare timely programme and donor reports on child protection and education project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.

- Integration of child protection and education with other core sectors, ensuring close collaboration particularly with Shelter, WASH, Food Security and Livelihoods.

- Ensure that minimum standards are maintained in accordance with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, the Inter-Agency Case Management Guidelines, the Sphere Charter and Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards.

- Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure the effective monitoring and evaluation of programmes.

- Working closely with the MEAL to put in place accountability measures, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.

- Identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, and support the facilitation of media visits.

Programme Design

- Work closely with Area Manager on identification of gaps in child protection and education services within the areas of implementation, support fundraising for child protection and education, including providing inputs into the development of high quality concept notes, proposals, and budgets.

- Work with the Education and Child Protection Technical Advisors to develop innovative approaches to increase access to education opportunities for children of all ages.

Team Management and Capacity Building

- Ensure capacity building of local partners implementing child protection and education interventions.

- Assess training needs within the child protection and education teams and develop an overall capacity building plan.

- Provide regular constructive feedback to direct reports, following SCI’s Performance management procedures, and support direct reports in performance management of their team members.

Partnership Management

- Responsible for identification of local partners for implementing of education and child protection interventions funded through SCI, and responsible for partnership management to ensure programme delivery.

- Support in the completion of partner assessments and work closely with partners on development of proposals and budgets for their sub-award agreements.

- Provide continuous programme management and facilitate technical support to partners to ensure timely quality programming.

- Work with the Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain teams to ensure partners are receiving adequate support from support sections.

Coordination and Representation\

- Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.

- Represent Save the Children in the Education and Child Protection working groups

- Ensure community acceptance and maintain engagement with local government (municipalities and relevant local representatives of ministries).

General

- Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, safety and security, anti-harassment, and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:

- Significant project management experience.

- Degree in Education, Social Work, Human Rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies, or other relevant field. Equivalent field experience will also be considered.

- Demonstrated experience in successfully delivery on programmes in humanitarian or development contexts.

- Ability to identify the main gaps in education and child protection services in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.

- Knowledge of established inter-agency standards and guidelines in education and child protection.

- Experience in coordination with local and international NGOs, representation with donors and humanitarian actors.  

- Previous experience managing teams, including staff training and capacity building of organisational staff and partner staff

- Flexible, adaptable, ability to improvise

- Result orientated

- Fluency in English (written and verbal)

- Strength in interpersonal communication and presentation skills