Child Safeguarding Advisor Jobs in Abuja at Save the Children International

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Job Title: Child Safeguarding Advisor – Abuja
Save the Children International – Abuja, NG

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Save the Children works in over ten states in Nigeria with a current staff complement of approximately 250 staff and current expenditure of approximately GBP 6.8 million each year. Our programme implementation is focused in the Northern States including Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa, Gombe , Yobe , Bauchi, and Kaduna.

Save the Children is looking to recruit a competent person to monitor and ensure staff, partners and suppliers are compliant to Save the Children Child Safe guarding policy..

In Order To Be Successful Within This Position, You Will Ideally Have

    A Bachelors degree in Social Science or its equivalent
    Substantial management experience of which at least 3 for the non-profit sector
    Experience of managing institutional donor contracts such as DFID, EC, ECHO, USAID
    Proven experience in strategic financial management and producing appropriate management information to support strategy development and decision-making by management
    Proven training experience to all levels of staff, both informal (on the job coaching) and formal (structured training courses).
    Proven analytical skills and ability to translate analysis into appropriate, feasible and practical implementation plans and goals.
    An understanding of development work in order to communicate effectively with donors and programme staff on funding sources and programme issues
    Experience of developing guidelines and formats to support staff in donor applications and reporting  with particular reference to DFID grants
    Knowledge of major donor funding sources and grant application processes
    Ability to recognise and interpret funding trends and make recommendations on implications for funding
    Experience of managing or supporting programmes in each stage of the project cycle, including development of funding proposals, budgeting, technical and financial monitoring in the context of grants/restricted funding sources.
    Thorough understanding of interdepartmental relationships, dynamics and functioning in an overseas programme setting
    Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children
    Ability to translate complex, technical and financial issues into a language understandable by non-finance staff
    Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment from time to time
    Ability to work within a multicultural and multi-religious settings
    Experience or knowledge of working in the region or country programmes
    Proven experience in grants auditing especially of DFID and USAID grant
    Experience of Save the Children UK financial      accounting packages, policies, systems and procedures.
    International experience preferably gained within an INGO in a relief/emergency setting

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