KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Develop a strategy to establish partnerships with both for-profit and non-profit organizations to build sustainable and scalable service delivery health models.
• Seek and realize opportunities to engage and partner with the private sector, and for proposed activities to complement and build on private sector activities.
• Ensure that partners are delivering activities according to the contractual requirements with USAID and government, and all activities and deliverables are completed within the agreed timescale and budget, reports are submitted as per agreed schedules and other requirements are fulfilled.
• Design and regularly update detailed annual work plans and ensure these are used by the team to monitor progress towards completion and achievement of program objectives.
• Manage and motivate direct reports to achieve their work plan objectives, and to contribute to the achievement of the overall program goals.
• Foster and maintain strong working relationships with government ministries, implementing partners, the private sector, academic institutions, and international and local NGO.
• Work with program staff to identify the technical support needs of the program and ensure this support is provided to staff and all partners; and
• Attend and actively participate in periodic program meetings and ensure a summary of progress and challenges are prepared and presented with follow-up actions as required.

General:

Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• University degree in International Development, Public Health, or other relevant field required. Graduate degree preferred.
• 6-8 years in partnership management, particularly in donor-funded health and nutrition projects.
• Proven experience in fostering and managing partnerships with the private sector, academia, and community-based organizations.
• Experience implementing development programming in Guatemala and/or Latin America.
• Experience with USAID cooperative agreements is preferred.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and managing staff and teams.
• Demonstrated skills building and maintaining relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
• Fluency in Spanish and English required.
• Experience with participatory community-led approaches to project design and implementation.
• Experience with adaptive management and learning and reflection-based programming approaches.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated inter-cultural, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

Commitment to child rights and to the aims and objectives of Save the Children.

ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS:

• Updated CV
• DPI of both sides
• Updated RENAS certificate
• Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination
• Updated criminal and police records.

(Documents in a single PDF and separate CV.)

IMPORTANT: If you do not meet the previously indicated requirements, you will not be taken into account in the application.

POSITIONING STATEMENT:

Save the Children believes that its safeguard principles and policies are of great importance and is committed to rigorous procedures to ensure that all of our staff and programs are safe, especially for children. Therefore, all candidates will be subject to strict internal and external checks. Interested candidates and candidates of all genders, aged 18 and over, from indigenous peoples, women and individuals are encouraged.