Area ACCM Manager – Southern States -Somalia National  

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 1.9 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 15,000 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.

Reports to Head of Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media

Role Dimensions Save the Children operates across all zones in Somalia and currently has three main area offices and additional 11 field offices. Programmatically Somalia is a large Country Office with more than $110million annual budget and staff over 650 staff

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Area ACCM Manager is responsible for the delivery of the Country Programmes ACCM strategy at federal level, with supervision and support of the Head of ACCM. Specifically, s/he will work very closely with area leadership team and Program Managers to ensure Save the Children’s effective engagement in policy influencing, developing content for internal and external audience, organizing campaign events as well as engaging and maintaining relationship with the media to advance children’s agenda in the country. S/he is responsible for establishing and managing a proper internal system to manage and respond to communication requirements effectively and efficiently, both internally (from Members) and externally (donors, media, etc.)

The post-holder needs to have a sound understanding about senior advocacy requirements    for child rights, experience working in complex and insecure environments, have a firm understanding about child rights, safeguarding protocols as well as skills in photography and interviewing children.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Degree in Social Science, law, Human Rights and/or Journalism, Communications

EXPERIENCEAND SKILLS

Essential

• Degree in Social Science,law, Human Rightsand/or Journalism, Communications
• Minimum of five years of prior experience of working in advocacy and Campaigns on humanitarian issues, child rights, human rights, or development issues, preferably in emergency response contexts or fragile states
• Experience of influencing and advocacy work including lobbying, policydevelopment and information provisionin humanitarian issues at nationallevel
• Good understanding of policy processesin Somalia and opportunities for influencing
• Excellent writingskills for the preparation of newsletters, brochures, documents, reports and correspondence
• Strong representational and communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage under pressure
• Ability to work calmlyunder pressure in a rapidly changing context
• Proven team management skills, adaptability and flexibility
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly into the field
• Experience of working in an insecureenvironment
• Experience of operations and logistics planning
• Fluency in written and spoken Somali
• Fluency in written and spoken Englishand computer literate.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s policiesand procedures

     Desirable

• Experience of working for or with Save the Children, or a related rights or development organisation
• Research and information analysisskills and capacityto propose and coordinate relevantactions accordingly.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existingmind-sets.
• Ability and willingness to dramatically changework practices and hours, and work with incoming surgeteams, in the event of emergencies
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written,required

Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player

Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document. To see a full a job description, please visit our website at https://somalia.savethechildren.net/careers

Application will be close on 19-August-2023 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents 

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