We are recruiting to fill the position above:
Location:
Nigeria
Job type:
Internship
Job Brief
The post holder supports the development of child rights related grants proposals and budgets in collaboration with the Program Support Manager (PSM), the Grant Managers, other technical staff. In addition, s/he assists the field officers in matters related to chid rights through the Program and Project Coordinators. The incumbent should be a member of various thematic networks and participate to the development of various reports including media reports at local, state and country levels.
Responsibility
- Assist the Program Support Manager in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of child rights and advocacy related matters to insure that Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) is embedded in programs.
- With the support of PSM and the Resource mobilization Manager, design innovated projects and scale them up to increase local and external program income as well as to reach more vulnerable children/youth.
- Collect, in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, diverse data and evidence to raise advocacy issues.
- Oversee Child Rights and Advocacy budgets and expenditures to ensure their alignment with the required standards and norms.
- Ascertain that Human Right Based Approach and Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) are included in projects management, ensuring their mainstreaming in programming
- Contribute to the setting up in Plan Rwanda of required documentation, policies, procedures of Child rights including protection and CCCD to facilitate their references by staff and visitors.
- Conduct training to staff, partner including communities and children/youth, and duty bearers in child rights and advocacy.
- Facilitate the implementation of awareness raising campaigns to mitigate negative behavior of communities and stakeholders towards child rights promotion to contribute to the implementation of the CRC.
- Produce briefings, reports and other Child rights and advocacy related data/information to show program progress and impact.
- In collaboration with the PSM, liaise with other development organizations as well as the government to build partnership/alliances and come up with innovative and comprehensive interventions promoting the rights of children and advocacy
- Implement international, regional, national and local initiatives related to child rights and advocacy to influence policies and strategies within the country and improve Plan visibility.
Min. Job Experience:
2+ years grant writing experience.
Minimum Qualification
Bachelor's degree in social sciences, human rights, or related fields. A Master’s Degree in related studies will be an added advantage.
Job Requirements
- Good budgetary and financial skills.
- Good analytical skills.
- Development and use of training tools.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and do multi tasks.
- Excellent Communication verbal and writing skills.
- Good skills in proposals development and projects reporting.
- Computer knowledge- Microsoft word, excel, outlook.
- Good team player.
- Highly effective networking and inter-personal skills.
- Timely and effective delivery of projects.
- Gain, develop and retain credibility about performance.
- Commitment to child right and gender equality.
- Good knowledge in human right based approach to development and CRC.
- Demonstrate experience in developing strategies and designing program interventions, including monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrate ability to assess best practice, document and disseminate lessons learned.
- Ability to network at high-levels.
- Ability to solve problems, think strategically while introducing new initiatives or strategy, and in communication and facilitation to meet the demands of a dynamic and sometimes unpredictable operating environment.
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Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
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Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
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Collaboration:
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
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Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach
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Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- Displays consistent excellent judgement.
Eligibility
Must be between 21years and 35years as at the time of application.
Deadline
(Not specified)