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Role Purpose:
Save the Children seeks a Deputy Chief of Party for AMAA, a USAID-funded girls education program in Malawi. The goal of the $10.5m, five-year project is to improve the enrolment and retention of girls in upper primary and secondary schools and will focus on: 1) Improving the agency of girls in upper primary and secondary school; 2) Improving access to secondary school through the construction of schools and provision of bursaries 3) Improving the quality of secondary school through teacher training 4) Reducing cultural barriers to girls education through gender transformative activities and role modeling.
The DCOP will have senior programme management experience within a development context, and demonstrate a keen understanding of education project outcomes. Under the direction of the Chief of Party (COP), the DCOP will take the lead on overseeing program implementation, specifically around sexual and reproductive health and lifeskills.
Contract Duration: 2 years
Location: Lilongwe or Zomba
Qualifications and Experience :
At least six years of demonstrated senior management experience in the Malawi development sector, preferably in education, and SRHR.
Proven expertise in developing and implementing effective partnerships with partners, local government entities, other NGOs and donors, including USAID, experience supervising and leading teams, including international staff, using strong communication and interpersonal skills strongly preferred,
demonstrated experience in overseeing projects or components of projects that include teacher training or curriculum development and experience interacting with government agencies, host country government partners and counterparts, and international donor agencies is preferred.
The ability to travel extensively within Malawi is required.
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We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Contract – Full-Time
Closing date: Wednesday 31 May 2017
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
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