Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Education Programme Manager

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Region Africa – West and Central
Country Democratic Republic of Congo
Job Location: Bunia
Position Type: Fixed Term
Budget Responsibility: £1m – £2.5 million
Line Management Responsibility: 1 – 5
Annual Salary and Benefits : £26983 per annum + interesting international full benefits package for you
Contract Duration: 8 months
Closing date for applications: 30 December 2011

Introduction

Save the Children works in over 120 countries to create a better world for children. Save the Children UK began working in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1994 when the conflict started in the East of the country. The Democratic Republic of Congo is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult countries in which to grow up. Access to essential services is very limited and children are subject to widespread exploitation and abuse, including recruitment into armed groups, forced labour, sexual abuse and abandonment. Save the Children UK operates in the East (North Kivu and Ituri) and West (Kinshasa and Kasai Oriental) of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern programme is mainly rural and conflict-related, the western work is urban and development oriented. The main unifying theme is child protection.
In addition, the Democratic Republic of Congo programme makes an important contribution to the Save the Children’s global programme and campaign on education in conflict ‘Rewrite the Future’ and on Child Survival ‘Every One’.

Job Purpose

The Programme Manager Education will be responsible for delivery on current education activities and re-growing the programme (in collaboration with the Field Manager and other thematic managers) in Ituri, strengthening a holistic approach through child protection component integration. The Programme Manager Education is the technical lead and is responsible for strategic development and for ensuring programme quality, in proposal development, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. In Ituri, the Education Programme includes projects from a variety of donors, including a portfolio managed by Save the Children Spain. The Education Manager will be responsible for grant management reporting according to specific Spanish donors’ guidance. In addition the Programme Manager will be the main point of contact for education between the DRC programme donors and the technical advisers in Save the Children’s London office. The Programme Manager Education in Ituri will assume the responsibility of Education Cluster co-lead for the Oriental Province.

Additional Information

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