National Programme Development Director

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Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Leads the development of strategic directions in Programme Development at national level, framed by the SOS Children’s Village Programme Policy and other related policies. This means to take action through one integrated programme of child development in a caring family environment (families of origin; SOS families, other alternative family-based care options) and through programme interventions (direct essential services; capacity building; advocacy in the fields of care, education and health)
• Leads the processes of national child rights situation analyses and of feasibility studies at location level.
• Ensures development of qualitative SOS Children’s Village programme proposals and steers the implementation to reach the strategic targets.
• Steers the development of new locations and alignment of existing locations following the SOS CV Programme Policy.
• Participates in the strategic and annual planning process as member of the National Management Team.
• Supports the budgeting process and reviews the SOS CV programme budgets on location level.  
• Prepares and is responsible for the budget of the national Programme Development Department.
• Ensures implementation of quality standards within SOS Children’s Village Programmes as described in manuals, policies and concepts (in all fields of SOS Children’s Village Programme responses and activities).
• Provides ongoing monitoring of child’s rights protection in the Member Association.
• Ensures implementation of all existing and future SOS CVI policies in the area of programme development.
• Ensures implementation of a Quality Assurance system (including monitoring and evaluation) 
• Adjusts all ongoing programmes to national legal regulations in agreement with the National Director.
• Ensures development of national concepts according to SOS CVI policies and SOS CVI programme quality standards.
• Conducts Performance Appraisal Talks. 
• Monitors national activities (of the state and of key NGOs) and planned future developments in the social welfare sector, protection of child’s rights as well as gaps in child rights fulfilment by the state. 
• Participates in and/or initiates national initiatives aiming at improving conditions and changing policies and practices that undermine the well-being and rights of children of our target group.
• Develops and maintains contacts, exchanges information and develops partnerships with key stakeholders of the child welfare sector (state, NGOs, INGOs and GOs)

Your profile:

• University degree education in social sciences
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in child and family development programmes 
• Minimum 2 years’ management experience
• Motivation for work focused on children and families 
• Leadership experience 
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Experience in programme management and planning
• Good knowledge of standards and current directions of development in the field of child’s rights approach, and social welfare systems
• Good knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare
• Organisational skills – skills of planning and organising resources necessary for achievement of goals
• Leadership skills 
• High level of communication skills
• Ability to prepare budget and financial management skills
• Additional education in the field complementary to the basic education (pedagogy/management)
• Experience and readiness to work in a team, ability to lead teamwork 

Working conditions:

• Full time employment contract- V days; 09:00- 18:00
• Area - Baku city, Nizami str 137/1 (orientation Chinese Embassy)
• Registration of employees according to the labor legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
• Gross salary – 2250.00 AZN 

Our offer:

Challenging assignment in an international NGO working environment where professional and human competence is in the foreground.

Interested? To apply please send your application (letter of motivation and CV) by February 17, 2023 at the latest with the subject line “NPDD”.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Email: [email protected]

SOS Uşaq Kəndləri-Azərbaycan tərəfindən digər vakansiyalar

• Ailə köməkçisi
• Tərbiyəçi Ana
• Sosial pedaqoq (Qadın namizəd, Gəncə)
• Gəncə SOS Uşaq Kəndinə Psixoloq
• Məsləhətçi (qadın)