ROLE PURPOSE

The Consortium and Partnership Manager is responsible for planning, implementation & monitoring of all activities in the respective area as per Project SiNDAO. He/she is accountable for the administration and fiscal management of the project; the direction, supervision and evaluation of staff; planning implementation and evaluation of project activities; She/He is responsible for ensuring the technical inputs and support are provided to the project teams and partners in all project sites; She/he is responsible for the review and refinement of strategies and ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of all program activities and outcomes; establishes mechanisms for accountability and learning; She/He is responsible for the preparation and production of all reports. The Manager is also responsible for engaging with relevant Regional and Provincial government agencies and units. She/He is responsible in building and strengthening partners including alignment to child rights programming, program quality delivery, and financial viability. He/she is responsible for coordinating to consortium partners to monitor progress and delivery of project activities.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

* Significant management experience (5 years plus) working in both emergency response and development contexts in the Philippines or internationally.

* Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience

* Previous experience of managing a large team

* Previous experience of project management, including multi sector programmes

* Budget management experience including institutional donors

* Security management experience in insecure environments

* Field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN

* Demonstrable experience of oversight of Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning mechanisms

* Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports

* Excellent communication skills

* Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy

* Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy

* A high level of written and spoken English and Tagalog

* 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

Desirable

* Previous first phase emergency response experience

* Multi-site management experience

* Previous experience of managing international staff

* Experience of working with major institutional donors such as ECHO, DFID, USAID

* National level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN

* Media trained

Interested candidates can send their CV