Country: India
Closing date: 15 Aug 2018
Educo (member of ChildFund Alliance) is a global development NGO. We defend children’s rights and promote sustainable social change by improving the living conditions of vulnerable populations, especially children. Our action is based on the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Our three institutional goals are: education, protection and governance.
Educo has been working in India since 1998, both through direct action and through local NGO partners. Our work in India has so far, focused on Maharashtra, and will gradually expand into other priority States.
Our work in the region has focused on Bangladesh, India and Philippines.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS JOB?
We are looking for a dynamic professional, with proven experience in working with international/ national organizations, focused on child rights.
JOB SUMMARY
The Program Manager, under the supervision of the Country Director, is responsible for providing leadership in the development of strategies, conceptualization, design and implementation of all EDUCO programs and project.
JOB OBJECTIVES
Program Quality
§ Provide leadership to conceptualize, facilitate and develop Annual Operational Plan [AOP], aligning it with Global Strategic Framework and Country Context;
§ Develop high quality concept notes, project proposals, budget proposals, TORs, Contracts;
§ Develop & strengthen monitoring, evaluation, accountability& learning tools & systems;
§ Create Analytical Reports to support strategic planning & management;
§ Identify new avenues for program development for inclusion in AOPs;
§ Incubate and harvest innovative ideas into projects.
Internal Collaboration & Synergy
§ Provide effective management support to team, in planning and executing their Performance Plans
§ Provide effective technical support to team in the Child Rights domain
§ Review and provide critical analysis of team’s outputs thereby enhancing team’s analytical abilities
§ Periodically review and assess team’s performance plans, provide constructive feedback towards team’s personal growth & development
§ Identify training needs and facilitate competency enhancement of team
§ Strengthen cross-functional relations between program and finance team
§ Review and provide critical analysis of financial reports
§ Mobilize and harness resources from the ASIA team and Global team, towards enhancing program quality
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Exernal Collaboration & Synergy
§ Develop & strengthen the rapport with Partner Directors and teams
§ Lead and facilitate Joint Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning in collaboration with Local Partner Organizations; Asia & Global Teams
§ Lead and undertake Capacity Assessment of on going and new Local Partner Organizations
§ Identify avenues to support the partners in enhancing the skills and competencies of Local Partner Organizations
§ Develop & strengthen the rapport with external Institutional Donors/ CSRs/ Foundations
§ Represent EDUCO in national and state level forums, alliances, networks
COMPETENCIES.
- Commitment to Educo’s values and principles
- Results oriented person
- Team player, team leader
- Ability to work with different stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate complex, technical information in a simple and articulate manner.
- Cross-cultural comprehension
CHILD SAFEGUARDING POLICY
Educo has a Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct that seeks to guarantee children’s protection. As such, Educo is committed to doing everything that is necessary to guarantee child protection and to conducting background checks and obtaining references for all candidates.
REMUNERATION
Maximum Gross annual salary Rs. 20 Lakhs (all extra payments included). To be determined in relation to the candidate’s experience.
LOCATION
The job will be based in Educo’s country office in Mumbai. Availability for travel throughout India and occasional international travel.
DURATION OF CONTRACT
The initial duration is expected to be 24 months and option to renew, with a probationary period of 6 months.
How to apply:
All interested candidates who satisfy the requisites should send their résumé to: info.india@educo.org or cv@educo.org, with PM_India in the subject line, before 15th August 2018.
If you do not meet all of the requisites, please abstain from sending your résumé. Only shortlisted persons will be contacted.
We strongly encourage female candidates to apply.
Fundación Educo y Cooperación agrees not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national or social origin, and to promote equal opportunities in its hiring practices.
The recruitment and selection process will respect and follow the procedures established by the Human Resources Department for the protection of children's rights.
We hereby inform you that the information that you provide will be recorded in a file created for the purpose of storing information related to the current selection/evaluation process.
Educo will provide this information internally to those people who have requested that the organization undertake a selection process. To exercise your rights to access, cancellation and rectification of information, you may contact us in our Head Office, which is located at C/ Guillem Tell, 47 Barcelona.