Area Operations Manager at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is a leading international organization helping children in need around the world. First established in the UK in 1919, separate national organizations have been set up in more than twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of children through education, health care and economic opportunities, as well as emergency aid in cases of natural disasters, war and conflict.

In Nigeria, Save the Children has been working since 2001. The early focus was on getting children actively involved in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. Today, Save the Children is working in seven federal states - Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi and Kaduna - focusing on providing basic healthcare and protecting children.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Area Operations Manager

Job ID: #1155241
Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• As a member of the Nigeria Leadership team, you will have shared accountability for Save the Children's international development and emergency programming in a program of approximately $30 million each year through an organisation of more than 200 staff.

Responsibilities

• The Area Operations Manager will lead the transformation of Save the Children's operations platform in designated States within North West in Nigeria to a new operating model, whilst also delivering Save the Children’s strategy and ensuring essential standards are met within the country.
• The Area Operations Manager is expected to lead on all aspects of managing large and or multiple field bases including budget development and management, agency coordination and representation, security, emergency preparedness and response, logistics and management of multiple teams.
• The post holder will play a key role in building capacity at field level, and in the effective scale up and management of Save the Children’s development and humanitarian programmes to increase impact and enable positive change for children.
• The post holder will build a strong team and actively build new partnerships with local CSOs for both humanitarian and development work.
• H/she will demonstrate strong leadership and ensure the State teams meet and exceed the SCI essential standards across all projects and programmes implemented at the State and area level.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant management experience working in Northern Nigeria
• Education to M.Sc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Previous experience of project management, including multi sector programmes
• Budget management experience including institutional donors
• Security management experience in insecure environments
• Field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• 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.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC . In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support Desirable
• Multi site management experience
• ECHO and/or DFID/USAID programme management experience
• Hausa speaker

Application Closing Date
15th September, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their C.V and qualifying statements to: [email protected] explaining why you are suitable for the position you are applying for. State position clearly in the subject field as applications without appropriate subject will be disqualified. Also, applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Note: Applications will be treated as they are received and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.