Consultant on non-food products/NFI Officer in Save the Children

Save the Children International— a humanitarian organization with more than 100 years of history. Save the Children was founded in May 1919 in London.  SCI has been working in Ukraine since 2014. It started its work in the territory of Donetsk region. Currently, SCI is expanding its activities to eight cities of Ukraine, and Dnipro is one of them.  We work in the areas of education, child protection, overcoming child poverty, health care, and also conduct advocacy activities related to the protection of children's rights.

POSITION OBJECTIVE: 

The Non-Food Consultant will be based in the Save the Children office in Dnipro and will manage the day-to-day implementation of the Non-Food (NFI) component of Save the Children (SC) in the eastern region of the country.< /span>

Non-Food Consultant will represent Save the Children International (SCI) at the local level. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that all assigned SCI shelter activities are performed in accordance with Save the Children policies and applicable standards.

The Non-Food Consultant will ensure that all aspects of the work are carried out in accordance with Save the Children policies.  In the event of an additional humanitarian emergency, the incumbent will be expected to work outside of their normal profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. 

KEY DUTIES:

Assist the Senior Non-Food Consultant in assessing non-food/shelter needs; data collection/measurement required for evaluation

Responsible for any assessment and evaluation at local level (with partners or within Save the Children for non-food or multidisciplinary approach).

Team management and capacity building. 

• Identify staff welfare and capacity building needs at local level.

• Support the selection of appropriate staff and volunteers for the NFI team in collaboration with the Senior Non-Food Consultant. 

• In collaboration with the Senior Consultant and Program Manager of the Shelter/WASH/Non-Food Division, identify capacity building requirements for non-food team members. Conduct technical training and provide one-on-one mentoring.

• Supervise and mentor all direct reports

• Ensure that non-food team members use weekly work plans and reports. 

• Conduct trainings for relevant local NGOs and partners. 

Partnership Management

• Maintain working partnerships and good communication with representatives of SC non-food partners and programs;  

• Establish and maintain relations with local authorities and community leaders; 

• Establish and maintain partnerships with local NGOs. 

• Plan and organize meetings with project implementing partners to discuss achievements and challenges. 

External relations/Representation

• Represent the SC at regional cluster/coordination meetings (e.g. distribution, non-food, etc.) and other meetings and forums , also play a leading role in strengthening aspects of sheltering that are related to the protection and education of children. 

• Ensure that programmatic interventions continue to draw on information from other key sectors of the security sector such as defence, education , as well as food security and livelihoods, and integrated with these sectors. 

• Ensure that interventions are developed in partnership with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders, including local partners ( if available), in order to create/strengthen processes and mechanisms at the local, district and national levels. Promote children's participation in all areas of response where possible and appropriate. 

• Contribute to the development of case studies for reporting, advocacy and media work. 

General obligations

• Adhere to Save the Children's child protection, code of conduct, health and safety policies and practices, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. 

• Perform other duties as agreed with your program manager. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or any other related field 

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Social work or similar field of activity

• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly reports 

• Well organized; 

• Commitment and understanding of goals, values ​​and principlesof SCs, including human rights-based approaches. 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS< /p>

Key competencies:

• Significant work experience (minimum 2 years)

• Experience in project management and distribution

Experience in international and local NGOs (especially during emergencies)

• Speaking and written English

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• Computer literacy (fluency in Word and Excel)

• Work experience in the social/humanitarian field

• Experience of mobilizing communities and conducting information and educational activities

• Ability to maintain consistently high standards of professional behavior and achievement, working both independently and as part of a team. 

• Ability to cope with stress and pressure 

Preferably: 

• Ability to take initiative where necessary to overcome challenges arising in day-to-day work; 

• The ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation in the mission or in the organization itself; 

• Excellent communication and diplomatic skills to manage relationships in a stressful situation 

Additional duties

The duties and responsibilities set forth above are not exhaustive and the incumbent may be required to perform additional duties within his/her skill level and experience.

We offer:

• Official employment
• International working conditions
• Working day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Location of the office in the center of Dnipro  

Child Protection Policy:

We must ensure the safety of children, so our selection process includes strict background checks and reflects our commitmentto protect children from violence. 

Health and Safety:

All employees are expected to comply with our global anti-harassment policy.

Rdiversity, equity and inclusion:

SCI is committed to creating a truly inclusive, effective and representative organizational culture, promoting equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

Ready to hire an employee with a disability.

If you are interested in the vacancy, we are waiting for your feedback. A resume in English will be an advantage when considered. Also, we will be grateful if you indicate the expected salary level and the level of English language proficiency.

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ROLE PURPOSE:

< em style="font-weight: 400"> The NFI Officer will be based primarily in Save the Children's office in Dnipro and will manage the day-to-day implementationentation of components of Save the Children's NFIs activities in the east area. The NFI Officer will be expected to present SCI at a field level. S/he will be responsible for ensuring that all SCI Shelter activities assigned to him/her are done in accordance with Save the Children’s policies and applicable standards. The NFI Officer will ensure that all aspects of work are undertaken in accordance with Save the Children’s Policies. In the event of an additional humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme implementation/management?

•  Assist NFI Senior Officer in NFI/shelter needs assessments, collecting data/measurement for assessment
• Represent and support the NFI Senior Officer and/or Manager in meetings (internal and external).
•  Keep MEAL team updated of accurate work plans
• Maintain updated trackers of partner stock, and all distributions, including sharing timely activity data on a monthly basis with MEAL 
• Supervise, manage and support staff and volunteers (as described above) in all the process by solving the problems that could occur with beneficiaries and communities.
• Be responsible for any evaluation and assessment at field level (with partners or internal to SC on NFI or multidisciplinary approach)
• Organize all relevant travel and movement action as per SCI regulations and in align with security measures
•  In coordination with NFI Senior Officer, organize all required action for distributions such as coordination, assessments, planning…etc.
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly reports and inform Senior Officer and/or PM of bottlenecks and challenges  
• Be ready to respond to enquiries, needs and challenges that arise that are related directly or indirectly to their field of work.
• Work with CP, Education, WASH and CVA /FSL to integrate activities – including during rapid response
  

Team management and capacity building

• Identify staff needs in terms of well-being and capacity building at field level.
•  In collaboration with NFI Senior Officer, support the recruitment of appropriate personnel and volunteers for the NFI Team.
• In collaboration with Shelter//WASH/NFI Program Manager and Senior Officer, identify capacity building requirements for the NFI Team members. Deliver technical trainings and one-on-one mentoring
•  Supervise and coach all direct reports
• Ensure NFI Team members use weekly work plans and reports? Conduct trainings for relevant local NGOs and partners.

Partnerships management

• Maintain working partnerships and good communication with representatives of SC NFI partners and programmes; 
• Build and maintain relationships with local municipalities and community leaders;
• Build and maintain partnership with local NGOs;
•  Schedule and organize meetings with implementing partners to discuss progress and challenges

External relationships/Representation

• Represent SC at regional cluster/coordination meetings (e.g. Distribution, NFI, etc) and other meetings and forums and take leading role to strengthen shelter aspects related to child protection and education.
• Ensure that programme interventions continue to be informed by and integrated with other core sectors of SC, such as protection, education, and food security & livelihoods.
• Ensure activities are developed in partnership with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders, including local partners (where present) and aim to establish/strengthen processes and mechanisms at local, district, and national levels. Promote the participation of children in all aspects of the response where possible and appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of case studies for the purpose of reporting, advocacy and media efforts.

General? 

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
•  Perform such other responsibilities as agreed with your line management.

QUALIFICATION: 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or any relevant
•  Social work or similar relevant field
•  Ability to write weekly and monthly report
•  Well organized.
•  Commitment to and understanding of SC aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
  

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS 

Essential

• Extendedwork experience (2 years’ experience minimum)
• Experience in project management and Distributions
•  Experience in an international and local NGOs (especially during the emergency phase)
• Knowledge of oral and written English 
• Computer knowledge (proficient in word and excel)
• Experience in the social/humanitarian field
•  Experience in community mobilization and conducting outreach activities
• Ability to maintain consistent high standards of professional behaviour and achievement when working independently and as part of a team.
• Able to manage stress and pressure

Desirable

• Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work.
• Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself.
•  Excellent contact and diplomacy to manage relationship in tensed situation

Additional job responsibilities

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.

We offer:

• Official employment
• International working conditions
• Working day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
• Location of the office in the center of Dnipro
• Child Safeguarding: 

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. 

Health and Safety:

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

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: 

SCI is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organizational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. 

Ready to hire an employee with disability.

If you are interested in the vacancy, we are looking forward for your response. A СV in English will be an advantage. Also, we will be grateful if you indicate the expected salary level and the level of English language proficiency.