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 _ Education
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Operation/Education Project
LOCATION: Kunming
GRADE: Grade 5
CONTRACT LENGTH: Fix Term
POST STATUS: National
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role 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 in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
To plan, implement, develop and monitor Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Project, with the support from Senior Education Project Officer and local partners per agreed strategies and policies.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Senior Project Officer _ Education
Direct Reports: No
Financial Approval: No
Role Dimensions:
· Regular contact of basic factual information
· Regular contact of detailed explanations of policy, regulations, programs, services and representation of SCI at the local level or with mid-level counterparts
· Over 5 days per month travel
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
· To support the implementation of ECCD project activities, contributing to design, planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation;
· To provide technical support for project partners and monitor the progress of the project through regular project site visits;
· To support the development of ECCD project models, training curriculum and teaching material;
· To support the Senior Project Officer in the planning and preparation of high quality donor reports and funding proposals.
· To assist the Senior Project Officer in preparation of project budgets, financial reports and forecasts and in monitoring and strengthening financial accountability at project management level;
· To assist schools and community together to establish child rights and child participation awareness within the projects;
· To develop relationships between project staff and various partners to facilitate the implementation of project;
· To become aware of current policy and practices regarding rural ECCD situation at national and provincial levels;
· To provide necessary support to other components within the whole education project when required.
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
• Bachelor degree or above
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
· A professional qualification in the areas of early childhood education, education, development studies, health education or social work;
· A minimum of two years’ work experience in an education related field;
· Willingness to travel to field and work in difficult environments according to travel requirements;
· Effectively communicate with people of different backgrounds, including in rural areas;
· Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children;
· An energetic and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and co-operatively within a team setting;
· Carry out all appointed work in a non-political and non-discriminatory manner;
· Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
· Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy
· Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and work under pressure
Desirable
· Good English communication skills, both written and verbal
· Good report writing and analysis skills;
· Past working experience in the area of ECCD in NGOs;
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, then would you please click below link to fill in you job application form in SCI Recruitment System before 2 Feb 2020.
External Candidates: https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=19000540&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00&tzname=Asia%2FShanghai
Save the Children Internal Candidates: https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/in/jobdetail.ftl?job=19000540&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00&tzname=Asia%2FShanghai
If you have any questions about the job application, please contact us by email: beijingoffice.china@savethechildren.org
