HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS ADVISOR - SYRIA RESPONSE

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length: 12 months

The role:

To provide high level continuous operational support, assist in the development of the response strategy at the country level and assist in a broad range of services to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian response, the establishment of a firm foundation for recovery and transition to longer term development.There are two positions available.

The position provides assistance to operational support that covers 3 main areas:

• Assisting Country Offices - Provide additional capacity to ensure smooth delivery of humanitarian programmes in countries responding to the Syria crisis. Identify the need for and source additional support in operational, technical or other support functions.
• Coordinating with stakeholders - Ensure effective liaison between and brokerage of operational support, TA and efficient information dissemination and management. Acts as focal point for information.
• Supporting program quality - Monitor and review and key documents, adherence to agreed processes and deliverables and implementation of agreed decisions, liaising closely with other regional functions especially Regional Program Operations, Program Development & Quality and Regional Humanitarian functions. Assisting Senior Humanitarian Advisor on initiatives and act as a sounding board for decisions and actions supporting key stakeholders.

Qualifications and experience:

• University Degree in Social Science, Humanitarian studies or related field
• Substantial experience in supporting and/or delivering humanitarian programmes for an international organisation, including in a senior level in the field
• Significant demonstrated project management experience
• Operates at both big picture and detailed level
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Able to gather, organise, analyse and summarise complex information
• Strong attention to detail; accurate in work
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal, and the ability to present arguments clearly and effectively to a wide range of internal and external audiences
• Good interpersonal skills, diplomatic and able to operate effectively in multicultural settings, builds trust and strong relationships
• Strong team player, flexible, adaptable, supportive
• Creative problem solver, proactive, takes initiative
• Service oriented, professional, focused
• Able to manage complex, varied and high workload, manage time and prioritise effectively, completely reliable in delivering quality work against tight deadlines
• Ability to operate at conceptual, theoretical and practical levels
• Makes things happen, willing and able to go the extra mile
• Demonstrates grace and good humour even under pressure
• Willing to travel, often at short notice, and occasionally to remote and insecure locations
• Fluent written and spoken English; operational Arabic desired but not essential

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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Location: Amman, Jordan

Contract - Full-Time

Closing date: Tuesday 21 January 2014

All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified

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