CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Hub MEAL Coordinator and doted to Field Manager

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions: Save the Children International in Sudan is working across Sudan e.g. Khartoum, South, West and North Kordofan, North, West & Central Darfur States, and the Red Sea State in Sudan. Our thematic coverage includes child rights governance, child protection, education, health, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, and humanitarian emergencies. We maintain diversified sources of funding including SIDA, OFDA, DFATD, GSK, EC/ECHO etc.

This is a challenging role in a complex environment. It requires a dedicated, experienced and highly motivated individual who can manage the difficulties of living and working in such an environment and still be fundamental in helping to drive forward our programmes and our ambitions. 

• Provide daily performance and quality monitoring of implemented project(s) within assigned state or project.
• Share findings/gaps from field monitoring visits with project respective staff and agree and document actions for improvement.
• Generate and share timely weekly field monitoring reports to Hub MEAL Coordinator. 
• Work with project staff to monthly update the project Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT) and Output Tracker Template (OTT) and summary of project monthly achievements/gaps and help identify and alert critical gaps in a timely manner.
• Conduct regular data quality assessments to ensure SC have complete, accurate and credible data to use for decision making and reporting. 
• Maintain and consolidate monthly action plan trackers.
• Ensure information about the project is shared with affected populations specifically information about the available accountability mechanisms for beneficiaries to share feedback and raise complaints. 
• Conduct regular feedback sessions with beneficiaries to collect feedback and complaints, refer them to concerned staff and ensure documentation on the database and follow up for resolution.
• Monitor and report the status of community participation specifically child participation. 
• Assist Hub MEAL Coordinator in preparing and revising first draft of monthly MEAL reports to MEAL Manager/PDQ Director for submission to SMT.
• Assist Hub MEAL Coordinator in all MEAL tasks, including monitoring reports and implementation of assessments, evaluation and impact studies.
• Provide support on admin, logistics and operations tasks for MEAL functions in the field, i.e., needs assessments, consultant’s baseline and evaluation, etc.
• Maintain accurate field database of program data and provide requested data on a timely basis. 
• Provide weekly progress tracking update to project manager and MEAL coordinator 
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and transparency on the team
• Where necessary, support the implementation of needs, baseline, and end line assessments

 and surveys.

• Work with MEAL and programme teams to utilise data from trackers for quality improvement.
• Assist the MEAL coordinator in building field understanding and capacity in MEAL work
• Any other tasks given by line manager.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and transparency on the team
• Where necessary, support the implementation of needs, baseline, and end line assessments

 and surveys.

• Work with MEAL and programme teams to utilise data from trackers for quality improvement.
• Assist the MEAL coordinator in building field understanding and capacity in MEAL work
• Any other tasks given by line manager.

Child Safeguarding:

• Act as an ambassador for child safeguarding in both your professional and personal life. Never abuse your position of trust and authority.
• Keeping children, we work safe from deliberate harm/risk or inadvertent harm/risk. This is a top organizational and personal commitment, and the standards of behavior towards children expected by the organization should be reflected both in your personal and professional life. 
• Behave towards children in a way, which reflects the Code of Conduct, CSG Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy. 
• Report any CSG issues or concerns in a timely way according to the Country reporting system and procedures. (At least two reports per year). Ask if unclear on anything to do with child safeguarding, such as which concerns should be reported, how to report concerns and how to respond to them.
• Ensure all MEAL activities for each programme/project include child safety and safeguarding principles and report concerns and issues arising. (Minimum 10 reports per annum).
• Ensure each project has a system, developed in consultation with beneficiaries, to promote, regularly collect and respond to feedback, suggestions, and complaints from children, beneficiaries, and community members regarding the safety of the programme.
• Ensuring child safety is integrated in the terms of reference of mid-term reviews and evaluations and reports have conclusions and recommendations on how child safety is integrated in our programming.
• Ensure beneficiary (especially children’s) knowledge of the Child Safeguarding Policy and mechanisms for raising concerns/complaints about staff or Safeguarding risks.
• To access associated guidance, tools, and support from the technical line manager, relevant PDQ leads, and Country Office Child Safeguarding lead to support the assessment of the risks associated with the design and implementation of our programmes.
• To extend increased protection to children and improve professional standards across the sector through being an ambassador for child safeguarding.
• To communicate the Child Safeguarding messages to partner organizations of all kinds including government and line ministries.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS 

At least university degree in social science, economics, health, nutrition or other discipline relevant to humanitarian programming.  

• Minimum 2 years of field experience in M/E work.
• Good English writing skills. 
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (MS Access desirable)
• Demonstrated ability to work in insecure environments
• Experience of working with communities in participatory activities, including confidence in working with children and an understanding of child-friendly participatory methodologies. 
• Familiarity with international quality standards (Red Cross Code of Conduct, SPHERE Standard, HAP Standard) and experience of using these standards in practical ways to promote quality and accountable programming.
• Ability and willingness to work in challenging circumstances, to change work practices and hours, and to work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
• Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Desirable

•          Experience in both emergency and development contexts. 

•               Experience with health & nutrition programmes, including knowledge of DHIS preferred

Females are highly encouraged to apply.

Kindly apply through the below link. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for next steps. The closing date will be 11/05/2025. Any application after this date will not be considered. All interviews will be done in the Save the Children office or remotely.

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. SCI will be undertaking child safeguarding checks for all candidates. The selected candidate will be asked to provide a police check before signing the contract.