Deadline: 04 January, 2021
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Save the Children is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Senior Social Protection Advisor.
The organisation works to ensure children around the world get health care, food and shelter as well as learning and child protection services.
Responsibilities
- Support child poverty team members in national advocacy and influencing, and drive strategic partnerships for new business development
- Provide technical advice in the design and implementation of social protection programming and also support the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across programmes, teams and partners
- Work closely with PDQ and operations colleagues and with partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi, building their capacity in relation to CSSP and building ownership, agency and engagement of local organisations
- Train and coach country office staff for external representation on priority issues including improving coverage and impacts for children through social protection systems with a view to supporting progressive realisation of universal child benefits, as well as nutrition-sensitive and shock responsive social protection, and poverty graduation discussions, among others
- In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly
- Champion a child rights programming approach and represent Save the Children in national and global forums and technical working groups
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Economics, Social Protection, Social Policy, or a related field as well as equivalent relevant experience
- Seven years, minimum, of experience working nationally and internationally on social protection policy, research and programmes, including design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Understanding of the social protection sector in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania or Malawi
- Demonstrated understanding and experience of life-cycle and rights-based approach to social protection and how it contributes to outcomes for children
- Understanding and experience of analysis of national social protection systems
- Ability to analyse complex data in relation to social protection and poverty
- Experience with complementary/cash ‘plus’ approaches to social protection to improve impact on children
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with high level government officials
- Diplomatic/negotiation skills to advocate policy change
- Background or experience in working on shock-responsive social protection, adaptive social protection and/or graduation is a plus
- Track record in successful business development/fundraising for research or programming, specifically with large institutional and bilateral donors such as FCDO (formerly DFID), USAID, World Bank or UN agencies
- Experience in successful programme design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale
- Experience of strategy development and planning
- Fluency in spoken and written English
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: USAID in Africa
