Field Manager

TITLE: Field Manager

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme

LOCATION: Ambovombe

GRADE: 5A

TYPE OF CONTRACT: National

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the role 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 in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Field Manager is responsible for the overall management, leadership, and coordination of field operations, ensuring high‑quality implementation of programme activities with a specific focus on nutrition, food security, education, and protection. The role provides direct supervision to field teams, ensures effective collaboration with local partners, and oversees the quality, accountability, compliance, and timely delivery of activities in Anosy and Androy.

The Field Manager represents the organisation at local level and ensures that programmes are delivered in alignment with organisational standards, donor requirements, and community needs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Country Representative

Dimensions: Interventions mainly concern health and nutrition, but also include livelihoods, protection and education programs. The program is therefore thematically complex and requires effective team management.

Staff directly reporting to this post:

Budget responsibility: He/she will ensure optimal and compliant use of the available budget for the implementation of activities and the achievement of expected results and objectives

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

A/ : Project Management:

• Input into the design and manage the implementation of programme and operational activities in the areas, effectively using the assistance of technical sector advisors and operational support staff.
• Manage the grant across multiple sectors, ensuring that projects and reports are delivered according to SC and donor contractual requirements, within the agreed timescale and budget.
• Ensure effective award management cycle is in place at field level, have a sound understanding of donor compliance, ensure that projects are compliant and donor / SCI requirements are met.
• Lead / support on needs assessments and comprehensively understand the needs of affected populations to influence programme planning and design and accompanying budgeting/MEAL processes.
• Support on recruitment and ensure that programme/projects are adequately staffed.
• Support the establishment of effective MEAL systems to continuously improve programming in the regions.
• Implement effective safety and security procedures, ensuring that these are updated and revised at regular intervals and that new programmes are built around security considerations.
• Oversee/manage (as applicable) logistics processes to procure, store and distribute stock, supplies and services (including fleet management) for the timely delivery of project objectives within the field base or area.
• Manage and motivate field base staff to perform highly in their respective roles and responsibilities. This will include leading on staffing structure, recruitment, performance management and implementing staff welfare policy
• Coordinate and supervise the work of local partner, on operational and financial management
• Coordinate and supervise project staff and ensure good communication within the team
• Ensure regular meetings with the project team and design development plan to build their capacity
• Coordinate and lead the management of the project with local partner

B/ Team Management:

• Coordinate and supervise project staff and ensure good communication within the team
• Ensure regular meetings with the project team and design development plan to build their capacity
• Coordinate and lead the management of the project with local partner

C/ Partnership Management

• Lead coordination and capacity-strengthening of local implementing partners.
• Support partners in compliance, reporting, safeguarding, and accountability requirements.
• Maintain strong, respectful, and productive relationships with partners and local stakeholders.

C/ Reporting and Representation:

• Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure good progress and achievements of activities
• Lead on the preparation of project reports in line with donor requirements
• Lead programme coordination and partner meetings
• Represent Save the Children externally as required
• Contribute to lessons learning and evidence generation, internally and externally, as required
• Close collaboration with SC Member staff, on reporting, monitoring and overseeing of activities
• Create an atmosphere of continuous professional development in the regions and make space for training and learning.
• Ensure team have a comprehensive understanding of award cycle management and donor compliance.

D/ Capacity Building:

E/ General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Ensure the security, health and well-being of staff and that staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SCI’s principles of equity and fairness.
• Develop a solid understanding of SCI systems and processes.
• Take a leading role in building team cohesiveness within the Office

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: All programme staff members, TSs (FSL & CVA; CP & Gender; Education, Senior Health and nutrition Manager), SC Members, CO staffs

External: Implementing partners, relevant government departments, relevant UN agencies and INGOs/CBOs, wider programme partners

COMPETENCES AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Core Competencies

Delivering results

• Takes personal responsibility and holds others accountable for delivering our ambitious goals for children, continually improving their own performance or that of the team/ organisation.
• Level required: skilled / accomplished (dependant on scale and complexity of emergency)

Problem Solving and Decision-Making

• Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation.

Innovating and Adapting

• Develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments.
• Collaborates with the PDQ team on contributing to gather data and information, to inform strategies and contextualization of activities,

Adhere to SCI Values: Accountability; Ambition; Collaboration; Creativity; Integrity

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 manageable risks where required and appropriate .

Integrity:

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

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Required functional skills:

• 07 years of practical work experience on project management and team management
• Previous experience of managing a large and diverse team
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in donor compliance across major institutional donors, including ECHO
• Practical experience of working with implementing partners and coordinating multi-sector and multi-stakeholder programmes.
• Knowledge of community-based targeting and behaviour change methodologies
• Senior field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive communicator
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Degree in Rural Economics, Health and nutrition, Development Studies or similar field
• Fluent Malagasy and good command of French and English (spoken and written)
• Excellent computer skills: word, excel

Required behavioural skills:

• Ability to work under stress
• Strong organization and coordination skills
• Integrity, flexibility, willing to develop creative solutions, team spirit, planning, concern of effectiveness
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary team

This job description covers the main tasks. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary by the supervisor

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Organization context

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.