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• Take lead in the planning and management
  of the refugee response as per guidance of Country Office senior
  management.
• Keep country level strategic planning for
  the humanitarian response up to date to ensure an effective and timely
  emergency response. Lead on implementation and update of fundraising
  strategy, and liaise with members and donors to leverage continued funding
  for the Refugee Response.
• Keep master budget and flexible response
  budgets up to date and aligned with the response strategy objectives. Take
  overall leadership on the implementation of the response, on the timely
  expenditure of budgets, while keeping relevant stakeholders informed and
  ensuring corrective actions are taken where required.
• Work in close collaboration with the Field
  Manager / Regional Area Manager (RAM) for Emergency Response, design and
  recommend operations delivery mechanisms. Ensure effective and timely set
  up of response offices and infrastructure in new settlements when
  required.
• Work in liaison with Field Manager / RAM
  develop Detailed Implementation Plans and Phased Budgets for the response
  projects.
• Supervise/manage the West Nile Area
  Manager (RAM) and Western Area equivalent (TBC), ensuring he/she is
  adequately overseeing the field team and operations.
• Lead on national procurement of supplies
  and services to ensure timely and quality implementation.
• Support the HR department by planning,
  identifying and resourcing appropriate and effective structure &
  staffing needs for the response, as approved by the CD/SMT.
• Assume direct responsibility for the
  implementation and donor reporting of country wide (West Nile/SS and
  West/DRC response) projects. Delegate project management and donor
  reporting of area specific projects to the Field Managers, while
  maintaining overall accountability.
• Ensure that the relevant project
  monitoring plans and systems are established and implemented.
• Ensure adequate stakeholder coordination
  and engagement at national and international levels, in close
  collaboration with the SMT and CD.
• Ensure optimal safety and security
  management procedures and practices are in place in collaboration with
  Emergency Director and Field Manager. 
  
• Actively participate in country level SMT.
  Share weekly/monthly updates with CD/SMT on progress, deviations,
  corrective actions and any other relevant issues.
• Lead on compliance with the organizational
  standards and requirements applying to the two categorized response: South
  Sudanese Refugee Response (Cat 2) and Congolese Refugee Response (Cat 3).
• Ensure strict compliance of programme
  activities with relevant donor regulations and agreements, SPHERE
  guidelines and the NGO code of conduct.

• In close collaboration with the Head of
  Advocacy and Communications, design and implement an adequate
  communication strategy that enhances the refugee response work and ensure
  that information is shared timely and adequately, i.e. members, donors,
  government officials, staff, etc.
• Where/when required, represent SCUG
  emergency response on a national, regional and international level to
  donors, the media and members of the humanitarian community.
• Where/when required undertake high level representation
  and advocacy with Government partners and officials as well as donor
  representatives.

• The ideal candidate for the Save the
  Children International Emergency Response Director career placement should preferably hold a
  Master’s Degree or higher or equivalent field experience
• Extensive experience of working within a
  senior management role and within a complex country programme in an
  emergency response or fragile state setting; and/or extensive experience
  of setting up responses in out of area contexts (either where no SC
  presence or CO presence); and/or extensive experience of working in high
  income contexts
• Previous experience of managing programme
  teams in large-scale/complex, first phase emergency response is essential
• Possess senior management experience of
  leading a diverse, multi-function and/or multi-sector team at a Country
  Director or other relevant SMT level.
• Significant experience of managing
  multi-donor, multi-site programmes (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA) of GBP
  5m+ in a first phase response at regional or country level
• Multi-site security management in insecure
  environments
• Experience of international level
  representation with key stakeholders, and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Previous experience of international media
  representation and advocacy
• Experience of M&E and beneficiary
  accountability systems in large complex programmes
• Experience of developing and negotiating
  successful partnerships with institutional donors
• Demonstrated ability to influence change
  at an operational and strategic level
• Politically and culturally sensitive with
  qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
  
• The capacity and willingness to be
  extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure
  working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of
  SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus
  and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

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