Mozambique: Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Manager Ref: SFL -VG 119/2019 with travels to Maputo and other Field Offices in the country

TITLE: Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Manager

TEAM/PROGRAMME: COSACA Consortium Advocacy

LOCATION: Beira, Mozambique, with travels to Maputo and other Field Offices in the country

GRADE: TBC

CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 months, extendable

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 2: either the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or the post holder will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children is an International Non-Governmental Organization, a leader in defending the rights of children, in more than 120 countries worldwide. Save the Children has been present in Mozambique since 1986, with offices in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza, Manica, Sofala, Zambezia, Nampula and Tete, and now Beira. We have been implementing projects in different areas development across the country in partnership with the provincial and district governments and national and international civil society organizations.

Save the Children is responding to Cyclone Idai which struck communities in Central East Mozambique in the provinces of Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambezia. Save the Children is part of the COSACA consortium, which is made up of three INGO emergency responders (CARE, Oxfam and Save the Children), who implement WASH, education, protection and gender, while also contributing to food security, livelihoods, health and shelter. In the response to Cylcone Idai, COSACA plays a critical role given the joint long-term presence in disaster affected areas, working alongside local partners with strong ties to the community.

Additionally, since 27^th April, Save the Children and COSACA have established a new response to Cyclone Kenneth. The scope and duration of this response is not clear beyond the immediate relief phase, but we expect that this position would have a responsibility to provide support. This will be confirmed during May as we determine the programmatic plan, and accompanying advocacy plans.

The Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Manager leads humanitarian advocacy for Save the Children Mozambique’s Cyclone Idai and Kenneth responses. The post holder will develop and implement advocacy the response advocacy strategy on evolving humanitarian and recovery issues within the response across all four provinces, in direct coordination with COSACA partners. The position will be based in Beira, but responsible for national level coordination and engagement as well for Idai & Kenneth related advocacy needs. The Humanitarian Advocacy manager will improve the effectiveness of our national and global advocacy on Idai and Kenneth, leading to demonstrable policy shifts and positive change for children.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Emergency Response Director

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: Response advocacy budget - Amount TBC

Role Dimensions: The Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Manager researches trends and issues related to the cyclones response (Idai and Kenneth), identify impactful angles to advocate with national and international communities for rights and dignity of people who are affected. The role facilitates and coordinates high level discussions within Save the Children and among the COSACA partners to develop shared understanding and crafts key strategic advocacy messages.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

· Provide humanitarian policy and advocacy leadership for the Idai and Kenneth responses

· Working with colleagues in country and globally, update and implement the advocacy strategy to make positive change for children affected by the cyclone

· Establish strong linkages between colleagues working at the country, regional and global levels to ensure strategic alignment and effective coordination across the Save the Children movement

· Draft talking points, briefings, reports and other written materials for external consumption

· Provide training or mentoring support to national colleagues to increase their expertise and confidence in humanitarian advocacy

· Take a lead on specific research and analysis exercises that will feed into our advocacy and influencing plan

· Represent Save the Children externally, including with governments, international bodies, policy specialists, corporates and other NGOs, and potentially in the media

· Support the overall response to ensure Save the Children and COSACA are putting children at the centre of the response, and ensuring their and for longer-term recovery

· Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way which reflects Save the Children's commitment to safeguarding children, in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy

· A commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission, values and approach.

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

· Previous experience of working in a humanitarian response team

· Good knowledge of issues relating to humanitarian action and children’s rights including Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), localisation, protection, displacement, conflict, Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

· Significant experience working on issues of humanitarian response and policy, including at the country level, and demonstrable understanding of issues relating to displacement and humanitarian policy, experience working on natural disasters and early recovery is a plus.

· Understanding of advocacy in the context of NGOs, with different types of stakeholders (e.g. Government, Regional institutions, L/NNGOs and UN system and a good understanding of the external advocacy environment

· Good strategic-thinking and analytical skills and the ability quickly to absorb, make sense of and communicate new information and ideas

· Excellent verbal communication skills, appropriate for high-level external representation, and proven ability to influence others

· Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex arguments into accessible English for a non-specialist audience and to tailor communications to different audiences

· Ability to conduct training or to mentor less experienced colleagues

· Ability to produce products and deliverables under pressure and competing deadlines

· Ability to approach constraints with creativity and finesse

· Willingness to travel at very short notice, including to high-risk locations, for extended periods

· The ability to build effective working relationships with others – both in person and remotely – in often challenging contexts

· A highly flexible, proactive and “can do” approach, including the willingness to drop work in order to pick up other priorities

· Ability to work quickly under pressure

· Ability and willingness to learn more, develop skills and fill gaps in knowledge, and to support others in doing the same

· A strong team ethic and a personable approach.

Desirable:

· Conflict analysis experience or experience of conflict sensitive programming

· Public speaking skills and experience, including media

· Proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish or Italian

· Expertise in other areas of Save the Children’s work (e.g. programming, media, communication, fundraising)

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

JD written by: Leah Finnegan, Emma Whitaker, Nick Finney

Date: 2 May 19

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Interested candidates must submit the Certificate of Education, BI, CV, and the letter of motivation in Portuguese and English at the following addresses: Save the Children International, Save the Children International, Rua de Tchamba Nº398, Maputo or to the electronic address Email: recrutamento.moz@savethechildren.org, until May 10, 2019.

"We are an equal opportunity employer, we encourage the candidacy of women. Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all its employees and programs are absolutely safe for children.

We apply strict procedures to ensure that only suitable candidates to work with children are allowed to join our organization and all candidates will therefore be subject to this scrutiny. "

NB: Only the selected candidates will be contacted.