Position Title : Technical Director

Location : Mopti

Supervisor Title : Chief of Party

Employee Type : Full-time Regular

Summary :

Save the Children is seeking a Technical Director/ DCoP – Program for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Mali. The program will seek to improve food and nutrition security and resilience in conflict-affected areas through strengthening local systems and community participation. Hiring is contingent upon successful award of the project and USAID approval of the candidate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

The proposed program will be an integrated food and nutrition security intervention that works at the nexus of humanitarian and development programming.  The Technical Director, who will also function as the programmatic DCoP, will establish and manage systems to ensure a coherent and high-impact approach across all program activities and themes. The incumbent will ensure that activities are layered and sequenced appropriately at all stages of the intervention. The incumbent will develop tools and procedures to guide the implementation of food and nutrition security programming, monitoring outputs and outcomes and ensuring course corrections as required. The incument will oversee thematic leads and ensure the quality of their – and their teams’ – work.

Key Functions :

• Establish an integration framework such that all sectoral interventions and thematic areas and approaches align at the household and community levels to maximize food and nutrition security impacts. This applies not only to technical sectors such as natural resource management, livelihoods, and nutrition, but also to cross-cutting considerations and program approaches such as gender, youth, conflict-sensitivity, community-driven development, and resilience to shocks ;
• Create, and monitor the use of, tools to ensure integration, cohesion, and alignment with food security and nutrition security and resilience best practices. Train and coach team members and partner team members in the use of the same ;
• Establish and implement a layering and sequencing strategy to ensure that each activity in the intervention is timed and implemented in a way that builds towards overall desired food and nutrition security and resilience impacts. Manage activities to achieve this layering and sequencing plan. Ensure that external activities and investments in the intervention area are considered, and that appropriate linkages are created with emergency, development and safety net programs ;
• Ensure that all members of the program consortium are contributing technical inputs in a coordinated fashion that leverages the expertise of each organization ;
• Working with the Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Lead, hold discussions with partners and collaborating agencies to create and implement plans for program coordination at the household, community, and commune levels ;
• Assist the CoP in overall program quality assurance, and the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager in the measurement of the program impacts ;
• Lead the documentation and dissemination of information regarding program practices and outcomes ;
• Ensure that team members are provided with learning opportunities that support the technical quality of field interventions ;
• Provide day to day assistance, guidance and support to thematic team leaders to ensure quality implementation and integration ;
• Lead the technical aspects of routine and ad hoc program reporting.

Required Background and Experience :

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a relevant field and at least five years of relevant field-based program management experience; or, a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least seven years of relevant field-based experience ;
• Specific technical expertise in food and nutrition security and resilience programming ;
• Strong understanding of conflict sensitive and community-driven development approaches ;
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently ;
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills in French and English. Knowledge of local languages is an asset ;
• Strong tool/ curriculum development and training skills ;
• Demonstrate experience with food security-related M&E tools, best practices and analytics required.

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Each year, we and our partners reach millions of children in communities around the world. Our dedicated and diverse staff work hard to improve the well-being of children everywhere.

Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

Dossiers de candidature :

Les dossiers de candidatures doivent comporter :

1. Un CV détaillé mis à jour ;
2. Une lettre de motivation mentionnant le titre du poste ;
3. Les copies certifiées des diplômes et attestations de travail ;
4. Un casier judiciaire en cours de validité (n’est obligatoire qu’une fois retenu au poste) ;
5. Les références d’au moins trois précédents employeurs, de préférence des superviseurs directs.

Les dossiers de candidature doivent être envoyés au plus tard le 06/12/2019 à 12H00 précises uniquement via l’adresse électronique suivante : mali.recruitment@savethechildren.org

NB : Seuls les candidat(e)s présélectionné(e)s seront convoqué(e)s pour les interviews. Les dossiers de candidature ne seront pas retournés.

FR : IL est porté à la connaissance des candidats que Save the Children International ne demande aucun paiement, ni frais durant tout le processus de recrutement. Toute demande allant dans ce sens doit être immédiatement signalée car contraire aux valeurs et pratiques de notre organisation.

EN : Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported.