Nigeria: Director of Programme Development and Quality

Save the Children is a global child rights organisation with a dual mandate to deliver world-class, quality programming in health, education and child protect and to be the leading INGO for children in emergencies.

Save the Children:
• reaches 50 million children every year
• raises $1.4 billion for children every year
• has 30 national organizations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia
• works in more than 90 countries and has over 15,000 employees

The role
The Director of Program Development and Quality (PDQ) shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office program. As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in Nigeria, the Director of Program Development and Quality is responsible for overseeing the development of high quality, innovative programs that deliver immediate and lasting change for children and moni toring the quality of the implementation of those programs. Provide technical assistance and appropriate monitoring and evaluation in emergency responses.

Qualifications and experience
* Recommended a minimum of 8 years management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, including experience directing and implementing programs for children in both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, and emergencies
* Recognized leadership role in relevant technical areas at both field and country level
* Strong management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and get the best out of teams
* Masters degree in Social Sciences, in an area of social development
* A general appreciation of the issues concerning the NGO sector, both development and humanitarian issues
* Solid experience of developing and managing monitoring and learning systems
* Good analytical skills. Effective negotiator, with the ability to positively influence cross departmental and cross sector working
* Credibility to lobby, influence and represent Save the Children at all levels
* Resource management, training , capacity building, coaching, and mentoring skills
* Good understanding and knowledge of gender equity and diversity
* Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams, in emergencies
* Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
* Fluency in written and spoken English
* Experience of developing consortia programmes and working with and in consortia
* Experience of contracting and managing technical assistance to carry out research and studies

When applying please include details of your current salary in covering letter

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please note that the closing date for applications is 17 July 2012

For further information on this role, please see our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to the link provided