State Team Leader Job at Save the Children Nigeria

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Job Title: State Team Leader

Location: Zamfara, Nigeria

Organisation: Save the Children UK – SCUK Nigeria

Sector: Non-Governmental Organisation – NGO

The Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) is an exciting, large scale DFID funded cash transfers programme. The State Team Leader will have responsibility for managing the delivery of CDGP activities at the state level. The State Team Leader will manage a team of 10+ technical and field staff working on the project.

Key responsibilities include: Managing progress of activities and expenditure against targets, managing delivery of activities at the field level, ensuring strong operational systems are in place for finance, procurement, logistics and transport to support project implementation, managing field teams and LGA sub-offices, strong representation and coordination with Government and community stakeholders. Ensure compliance of all policies and processes and SC/DFID management operating standards and regulations. Produce monthly project reports and quality documentation as required.

Qualifications:

•      A Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences or other related field and at least 3 years of experience managing field based programmes and/or operations for a humanitarian/development agency in rural volatile locations.

•      Experience of building, leading and developing teams with different backgrounds and expertise as well as the ability to provide leadership and support to staff working at a distance in remote locations. Experience in the management of finance, logistics and administration and knowledge of field logistics.

•      Very good understanding of budget and finance management, and experience of managing budgets and the ability to demonstrate experience in security management.

•      Experience in institutional strengthening of government and or local NGOs.

•      Knowledge and experience of Child Rights Programming approaches and an understanding of nutrition, behaviour change and cash transfer programming.

•      Knowledge of Hausa (spoken) will be an added advantage

Deadline: 30th April, 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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