Save the Children
Child Safeguarding Statement for Adverts
Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children are allowed to join our organisation and all candidates will be therefore be subject to this scrutiny.
CS positioning statement:
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.
TITLE: Project Officer_Basic Education
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Education
LOCATION: Xinjiang office
GRADE: 5
CONTRACT LENGTH:2 years
POST STATUS: National
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
This staff is responsible for implementing project activities in provincial Basic Education projects and support the Education team in implementation of the Education Thematic Programme Plan
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Education Manager of Xinjiang office
Staff reporting to this post: No
Direct: No
Indirect : No.
Budget Responsibilities: No
Role Dimensions: This role will work with school authorities, teachers, parents as well as children, so requiring a dedicated, experienced and highly motivated individual who can operate in a high profile. This role implements the work with collaboration among colleagues as well as parnters, coordination and support to teams and partners.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
To implement relevant project, contributing to design, planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation and the production of high quality internal and external reports
To prepare budgets for the project activities to the line manager regularly, to authorise limited expenditure in line with the project budget and agree on the most effective management of the budget to achieve the project goals
To contribute technical support to relevant areas relating to the project for project partners, parents, or other community members including training
To work with partners on implementing the project and help strengthen their capacity to enable sustainability into the future when Save the Children hands over the project
To provide inputs into project proposals and reports in a timely manner.
To keep work plans up to date and monitor the progress of the project(s) through regular project site visits.
To contribute to the communications needs of the organisation, helping with reports and case studies that will support fundraising or other needs
To support the effective integration of child rights, child participation and protection principles into projects
To work with other stakeholders (children, NGOs, Donors, Government Departments) engaged in education activities in order to strengthen education work and to share both technical and financial resources in the interests of greater efficiency and effectiveness.
To support China Programme initiatives relating to the implementation and integration of such cross-cutting issues as child-rights programming, disability and HIV/AIDS.
To comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s child safeguarding and other policies.
To perform such other tasks and responsibilities as may be required from time to time in order to ensure the smooth running of the team and the Save the Children China programme.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
· holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
· holds the team and 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.
Ambition:
· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
· values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
· willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
A professional qualification at graduate level in Education, Psycology and related subject.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
Strong communication skills, and analytical skills
An energetic and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and co-operatively within a team setting
A flexible approach to work with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
Able to carry out all appointed work in a non-political and non-discriminatory manner
Willing and be able to travel extensively and regularly to project sites and within China
An understanding of and commitment to, the aims of SC as an organisation working for social change and active in the promotion of the rights of the child.
A commitment to support for cross-organisational initiatives and to team working and understanding of how to contribute to this.
Ability to operate within a predominantly administratively self-servicing environment.
Desirable
A minimum of three years work experience in Education project, preferably in NGOs
Ability to speaking, reading and writing English is desirable.
Good report writing skills
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.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
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.
If you are interested in this position, please read the Child Safeguarding first, fill in the Application Form and send it back to beijingoffice.china@savethechildren.org before 20 November, 2018.
