SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Regional CSO Partnerships Advisor
Staff reporting to this post: NO
Budget Responsibilities: NA
Role Dimensions:

External: local CSOs, Child-led organization, networks, INGOs, experts, SC country programs with extensive knowledge and experiences in OCA, OCD and partnership-based programming.
Internal: Program Coordination Group, Program Implementation Unit, Partnership and OCD Champions Network, Awards unit, Finance unit, HR, TEs, and MEAL and KM.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Support in OCA tool development
- Support and Coordinate OCA and OCD activities:
- Develop and Promote Online Cross Learning Platform for OCD
- Support Partners’ Organizational Development and Capacity Strengthening
- Support Partnership Management

General :
- Participate in internal and external meetings, workshops, training.
- Any other tasks required by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS
- Relevant university degree (International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Child Right, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology or other Social Science, International Development, etc.)


EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:
- At least 5 years working experience in development field, with at least 2 years’ experience in capacity building and partnership-based programming.
- Experience of developing, rolling out and capacity strengthening on organisational procedures, tools and guidance.
- Familiar with partnership management, partnership principles, partnership brokering, participatory approaches and the localisation agenda.
Excellent training/facilitation, negotiation, conflict handling, presentation, networking and communication skills.
- Extensive knowledge of and credibility with local and national NGO partners.
- A full understanding of political, economic and social contexts of West Africa.
- An understanding of and commitment to, the aims of SC as an organisation working for social change and active in the promotion of the rights of the child.
- Excellent written and verbal French and English.
- Experience in capacity development online platform will be an added value.
- Proven knowledge and skill on the use of computer applications such as MS excel, word and power point.
- Ability to do multi-tasking, set priorities, and maintain positive attitude.

Desirable:
- Solid experience in remote management and implementation in complex and insecure environments.
- Strong skills in staff management, moderation, conflict resolution and capacity-building.
- Familiarity with humanitarian assistance and long-term development work in order to communicate effectively with partners.
- Knowledge of the localisation agenda and experience in working with national partners and capacity building.
- Capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult working circumstances.
- Familiar with accountability and feedback mechanisms including for children.