Responsible to:         Head of Programmes

Responsible for:       Child Development Facilitators & Field Staff                    

Purpose of the Post:

Responsible to ensure the effective field coordination, team management, coordination with internal and external stakeholders, when & where required, monitoring and reporting and financial and programmatic support to organizational projects, especially Education and Child Development Programme at national level.

Main Responsibilities:

• Contribute in developing and implementing programs strategies, policies, procedures & protocols
• Manage preparation of project/s plans, annual/quarterly/monthly work plans and execution of activities as per approved plans.
• Monitor activities that are being implemented at all levels, suggesting & adopting corrective measures and implementation of these.
• Manage, supervise and guide all reporting staffs
• Co-ordination and networking with local and international NGOs and government line departments to exchange information and maintain lively contacts and relations.
• Suggesting changes with innovative ideas in current program according to program strategy.
• Support in developing concept notes and proposals to initiate new interventions based on needs identified by communities through integrated participatory approach.
• Take initiatives to provide appropriate trainings to projects’ staffs and field staffs
• Ensure that project staff grievances and disciplinary matters are fairly dealt with in compliance of organizational policy and code of conduct.
• Outline the resources requirements of programme and periodically assess their appropriateness to meet short and long-term needs.
• Provide support to put in place and promote the mechanism of information exchange and learning from experience within program teams and the Organization.
• Establish/develop different databases that help the office to build long term program activities
• Devise projects/activities & events to support physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of children.
• Ensure smooth working and implementation of program operations.
• Support in effective management of Project / Program Budget
• Manage development / design / redesign / updating of different formats in accordance with needs and requirements of hour.
• Implement the Child Protection Policy and Procedures and supporting country staff ensuring child safe programming is being implemented
• Work with Programme staff to ensure that child protection is being prioritized by the country and partner office in all activities, projects and programmes.
• Monitor child protection risks associated with the design and implementation of projects and take appropriate protective actions.
• Ensure that all new recruits receive, read and agree to Muslim Aid’s Child Protection Policy and relevant documentation is signed.  Where staff are directly working and in contact with children then a thorough child protection induction should be carried out.  If required arrange for relevant capacity building of staff.
• Ensure that awareness is regularly raised amongst beneficiaries (especially children) on the Child Protection Policy and mechanisms for raising concerns / complaints about staff.
• Provide technical support to ensure standardized approaches are taken, lessons learned are documented and disseminated, and child safeguarding expertise is built.
• Record keeping, Quarterly field visits
• Provide monthly progress update to line manager on all ongoing project / program activities.
• Any other task assign by the line Manager.