Child Safeguarding Project Manager

SOS Children's Villages, founded in 1949 by Hermann Gmeiner, is the world's largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children and young people without parental care, or at risk of losing it.

Child neglect, abuse and abandonment is everywhere. Families are at risk of separation. Locally led, we work in more than 130 countries and territories to strengthen families who are under pressure so they can stay together. When this is not in a child or young person's best interests, we provide quality care according to their unique needs.

Together with partners, donors, communities, children, young people and families, we enable children to grow up with the bonds they need to develop and become their strongest selves. We speak up for each child's rights and advocate for change so all children can grow up in a supportive environment.

Location: Location: Vienna or Innsbruck/ Austria. Alternatively, the position can be based in Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dakar, Casablanca, Amman, La Paz, San José, Skopje or Tallinn

Duration: Fulltime, limited until December 2024

Mission

The purpose of the position is to lead Strategic Federation Projects (SFP) on child safeguarding topics, support their implementation in nominated member associations, and monitor the progress of the project implementation.

This includes the following projects:

• Child Safeguarding Strengthening in high-risk environments (SFP 1.6). This project provides additional, targeted General Secretariat support to member associations operating in high-risk environments. It has started in January 2021 and ends on 31 December 2024.

• Immediate Safeguarding Support project (SFP 1.10). The project aims at both facilitating the provision of immediate support to children and others who have experienced abuse and strengthening overall incident management. The project has started in September 2021 and ends on 31 December 2024.

The position holder is also responsible for stakeholder management and for liaising with the International Office finance department to administrate the funding of investments

Tasks & Responsibilities

Project Management

• Plan, implement and keep the projects on track, including meeting milestones, managing risks and budget

• Define the project plan, team, milestones and relevant stakeholders

• Prepare and monitor the project budget and prepare project reports

• Steer the project implementation, monitor the progress, identify and mitigate risks

• Identify issues and decision points, and create a basis of management decisions if needed

• Extract learnings and insights and feed them into relevant processes and frameworks

Stakeholder management

• Manage interfaces and regularly inform, consult and align with all relevant stakeholders (Promoting and Supporting Associations, international office region, Internation Office functions, etc.)

Process development and management

• Lead ongoing development and implementation of a global process to manage immediate safeguarding support applications in consultation with the International Office Child Safeguarding Team, International Office Regions counterparts, and all relevant stakeholders
• Provide guidance and support to Member Associations /International Office Regions on the newly developed interim programme investment process
• Ensure appropriate links to and alignment with related processes (e.g. federation planning and steering, RBMF, Connect SOS, etc.)

Project coordination

• Provide guidance and support to Member Associations /International Office Regions in planning and designing project concept notes and action plans, in consultation with the International Office Child Safeguarding Team

• Coordinate and follow up investment agreements between Member Associations and PSAs

• Collaborate with International Office finance to ensure information flow regarding financial implications of the projects

Technical support, capacity building and training

• Provide technical support, capacity building and training, including provision of customised training and ongoing support where needed

Requirements

• University degree in a relevant subject, such as project management, finance, business management, social development or social science (Master’s degree preferably)

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in project management in an international NGO

• Strong relevant experience in facilitating stakeholder meetings /workshops

• Advanced project management and stakeholder management skills

• Proficient analytical skills and ability to perform quantitative analysis in Excel

• Ability to work independently and proactively

• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate virtually across different cultures

• Strong English skills (written and verbal). Spanish and/or French at an advanced level would be desirable

• Knowledge of NGO fieldwork would be of advantage

We offer

• A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading INGO multicultural working environment
• As a responsible employer we provide a range of training schemes and encourage educational enhancement
• A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications

If you are interested in this position, please submit your detailed application in English by 29th May 2022 at https://careers-sos-kd.icims.com