Field Office Manager

Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

Child Safeguarding positioning statement:

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.

We are looking for consultancy services for:

Vacancy: Field Office Manager
Based in Da Nang

Main Responsibilities:

Da Nang Field Office Manager is a member of ESMT. S/he shares leadership, management and the overall responsibility for the direction, management and coordination of Da Nang Field Office within the country program. The post holder will be primarily accountable for the direction and management of the Da Nang field office operations (program operations and support services functions) to ensure effective and efficient systems and procedures for harmonization, integration and alignment of program delivery across all concerned projects.

The Field Office Manager is responsible for building a strong teamwork, collaboration, coordination and holding high accountability to deliver effective and efficient program implementation in compliance with SCI policies and donor requirements.

Key Competencies:

Essentials

• Master’s Degree in development or any relevant field. Extensive and substantive relevant practical experience may be considered in lieu of a Master’s Degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in leading the development and implementation of regional programmes and/or development of regional Networks.
• Experiences in managing multi-sectoral programs and various stakeholders in development and emergency contexts
• Have professional relationship with government departments and NGOs leaders in different sectors
• Ability and willingness to travel to all parts of the country, and willingness to abide by SCI Child Protection Policy/Child Safe Guarding and Code of Conduct.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles/accountability frameworks, especially for work with vulnerable populations;
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, to motivate and inspire team work;
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think strategically;
• Commitment  to  and understanding  of  SCI  aims,  values  and principles  including rights-based approaches.

Desirable

• Excellent IT (Microsoft Office), interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Vietnamese.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multi-tasks and dealing with complexity of programming and coping with stress
• Flexibility and a sense of humour – ability to work, live and thrive in challenging circumstances;
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness;
• Be both self-confident and humble; 

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: 4th Floor, Mercury Building, No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi or by Email: [email protected]

The SC’s application form and full job description are attached.

The closing date for application is 5 pm on 26th August 2018. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face.  We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation..