The Organisation
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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

TITLE: Project Manager - İstanbul and out of emergency response areas TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Operations LOCATION: İstanbul with frequent travels to other

cities

GRADE: 3 CONTRACT LENGTH:

6 Months

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holderwill have contact with children and/oryoung people either frequently (e.g. oncea week or more) or intensively (e.g. fourdays in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because theyare responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLEPURPOSE:

Under the supervision of the Head of Program Operations, Project Manager Istanbul will supervise and provide leadership for expanding, multi-sector program team in Istanbul and other proximate cities may have projects nearby future. The Project Manager Istanbul is responsible for ensuring high quality implementation of a wide range of programming acrossa range of sectors andcommunities. In theevent of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holderwill be expected to work outside the normal roleprofile and be able to vary workinghours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:



Reports to: Head of Programme Operations

Staff reporting to this post: Project Officer (1), MHPSS&CE Officer (1)

Budget Responsibilities: Yes

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Manage all program implementation in the respective area, oversight of project implementation plans, assessprogress of implementation of activities against plans on monthlybasis, and document the progress and action corrective measures as and when required. Take the lead in demonstrating practices for quality program implementation.
  
• Supervise and coordinate all implemented programs at field level;
  
• Ensure that the team uses PRIME tools and the ongoing projects are PRIME compliant
  
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• With the support of the programdevelopment and qualityteam, including MEAL and Technical Advisors, design and manage all programs in line with quality standards and guidelines and Save theChildren policies and strategy;
  
• Line manages and support Project staff as first lines
  
• Facilitate the coordination within the organization at programs and support levels.
  
• Represent TCO in Istanbul and other out of emergency response areas; and engage discussions with key partners, coordination fora, local authorities etc.
  
• Promote synergies andensure the overall coherence and relevance of multi-sectoral response;
  
  
• Ensure that all programs properly retain program learning for future programming and that all key lessons and information are documented;
  
• Ensure with theprogram team thatthe capacity of national staffand team resilience, to changing context and subsequent changesin management arrangements, is built.
  
• To support the design of project budgets, prepare annual expenditure forecasts, ensure adherence to planned expenditure projections (for KPI1 and KPI2), and coordinate with the Finance Department to submit monthly Expenditure forecasts in a timely manner (2 times a month).
  
• Develop and maintain detailed implementation and procurement plans.
  
• To work in close collaboration and coordination with other departments (Supply Chain, PDQ, and Financ
  
• Ensure that all projects haveclear indicators aligned with Save theChildren global standards, usefuland accurate baseline data and stafffriendly reporting formats.
  
• Ensure donor reporting, evaluation (including impact evaluation), and documentation.
  
• Ensure that countrystrategy and theannual country plansare implemented and reviewed in line withthe regional andglobal strategies.
  
• Maintain clear overview of the security, political and legalcontext.
  
• Ensure appropriate participation of staff in program management and decision making and raise necessary issuesat Senior Management Team meetings
  
• Play a key role in partners' capacity assessment and development for building national
  
  civil society.
  
  Staff Management, Mentorship and Development
  
• Ensure appropriate staffing within the team.
  
• Ensure that all team staffunderstand and are able to perform theirroles in humanitarian programmes.
  
• Manage team, define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly.
  
• Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff.
  
• Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process. Establish result-based system and follow up.
  
• Manage the performance of all staffin the teamthrough effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measurable objectives, on- going feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations.
  
• Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities.
  
• Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance.
  
  Documentation of performance that is lessthan satisfactory, withappropriate performance improvements/ work plans.
  
  BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:
  
• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  
• holds the teamand partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the bestway 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, thinksstrategically and on a globalscale.
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
• builds and maintains effective relationships, withtheir 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 takedisciplined risks.
  
  Integrity:
  
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
  
  QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
  
  Essential
  
• Substantial experience working with a humanitarian/ development organization
  
• University degree in related academic discipline or equivalent work experience.
  
• Substantial people and programme management experience with good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels.
  
• Solid experience in grant management, including budget holding and donor reporting.
  
• Substantial understanding or proven experience of security management issues.
  
• Ability to produce high quality reports in English.
  
• Representational, political awareness and advocacy skills.
  
• Ability to work with limitedsupervision from line manager.
  
• Experience of workingwith partners and a participatory approach.
  
• Fluency in written and spoken English and computer literate.
  
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles
  
  Additional job responsibilities
  
  The duties andresponsibilities as setout above arenot exhaustive andthe role holdermay be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
  
  Equal Opportunities
  
  The role holderis required to carry out the dutiesin accordance withthe SCI EqualOpportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
  
  Child Safeguarding:
  
  We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
  
  Safeguarding our Staff:
  
  The post holderis required to carry out the dutiesin accordance withthe SCI anti-harassment policy
  
  Health and Safety
  
  The role holderis required to carry out the dutiesin accordance with SCI Healthand Safety policies and procedures.