Director of Programme Development and Quality at "Save the Children" (Greece)

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children.

Greece is one of the key frontlines in the current humanitarian crisis in Europe; facing an unprecedented wave of refugees and migrants as they arrive on the Greek islands and travel onwards to western and northern Europe. Over 450,000 people have arrived so far this year alone; compared to 40,000 in total in 2014. The majority of them are fleeing the war in Syria, but 92% are from conflict-affected countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

As a result we are now looking for a Director of Programme Development and Quality to support our humanitarian response. The role is offered on the basis of a fixed term contract until the end of March 2016.

The Director of Programme Development and Quality will be responsible for overseeing the development and resource mobilization of high quality, innovative programs to support vulnerable children on the move. This role as part of the senior management team, shares in the overall responsibility for the leadership, direction and coordination of the programme.

Qualifications and experience:
Essential:
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in an NGO environment, including experience directing and coordinating programs both emergency and development contexts
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a complex international setting
- Significant experience leading strategic planning and in programme design and proposal development
- Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education; child protection; child rights governance; health and nutrition; food security and livelihoods; emergencies
- Demonstrated high experience in Child Protection in emergency
- Strong understanding of different methodologies of monitoring and evaluation and operational research and experience in developing integrated MEAL systems
- Ability to effectively establish a learning culture within an organisation
- Experience in successfully establishing and managing collaborative relationships and partnerships with donors, government counterparts and local NGOs
- Strong representation and influencing skills
- Experience of management of diverse workforce including effective performance management and utilisation of capacity building, coaching, and mentoring skills
- Demonstrated use of positive coping strategies in stressful environments
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- High flexibility
- The existing right to work in Greece

Desirable:
Previous experience and knowledge of Children on the Move programmes:
- Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working
- Experience or knowledge of working in domestic emergencies and/or in middle income countries
- Greek language
- Arabic or Farsi language.

Closing date: 03 Nov 2015.

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