Fixed-Term positions for immediate response at least two months for Magallanes, Tacloban, Ormoc, Leyte, or Estancia, Iloilo

o Preferably residents of Leyte, Cebu, or Iloilo Cebuano-, Waray- and Hiligaynon- speaking an advantage.
As part of our on-going preparation for full humanitarian response to reach those affected by the November 8-9 Super Typhoon Yolanda, Save the Children is hiring for the following local hires. Actual deployment and on-site field assessment will be determined during the recruitment period. Duty station unless otherwise indicated shall be on-site in any of Makati, Tacloban, Ormoc, Leyte, or Estancia, Iloilo. Context: Those affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda will require our immediate and progressive response of full humanitarian support of food, clean water, shelter materials, hygiene and sanitation and other essential relief. Our response will be in the sectors of Child Protection, Education in Emergencies, WASH, Livelihoods and Food Security, Non Food Items (NFIs), and Shelter. The target is to reach 500,000 individuals including children in the areas of Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, and Roxas.

IMMEDIATE HIRING Humanitarian Response due to Super Typhoon Yolanda (Internationally known as Haiyan)

Awards Coordinator (Job Grade 4)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Award Management Support the effective dissemination of award information so that all key contributing staff have a clear understanding of Save the Children processes and donor requirements and expectations throughout the lifecycle of an award (opportunity to close-out). Assist with the coordination of Award Kick-Off meetings. Support the Award Manager to improve the reconciliation process (reporting assurance mechanism) between Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Distribution, M&E that will ensure accountable reporting to donors. Support and where appropriate coordinate the proposal development process. Support and where appropriate coordinate the internal processes for preparation of donor reports. Facilitate effective and prompt communication by relevant staff with members on their awards. Support program staff to comply with Save the Children partnership policies and procedures, and ensure all implementing partners undergo legal vetting and that the appropriate agreements are completed prior to commencing work with Save the Children. Support award close-out, helping project managers to ensure all tasks are completed as per the close out checklist and that all required close-out documentations are kept on file. Ensure award close out processes are officially completed in AMS. Donor Compliance Liaise with members to ensure that all appropriate donor formats are available in-country. Support the Award Manager to identify potential issues and amendment requests and ensure they are flagged promptly to donors via the relevant Save the Children member. Support the country office to ensure robust and comprehensive records are maintained for all awards to meet audit requirements. Work with internal and external auditors as necessary. Award Management System (AMS)

Ensure that all opportunities, proposals, contracts and amendments with donors are processed and approved through AMS and the system is an accurate reflection of current award status at all times. Ensure all partners and sub-award agreements are uploaded into AMS. Ensure that all adequate attachments appear on AMS and are retained as part of the award audit trail.

Additional Deliver high quality results in line with the agreed ToR and develop effective relationships with country programme staff. Comply with all relevant SC policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPEIENCE Essential Good attention to detail and analytical skills Computer literate (i.e. WORD, advanced Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems) Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities Strong communication (written and spoken) in the local language and minimum intermediate level in English Desirable Knowledge of donor requirements and experience of NGO award management systems and processes Knowledge of the requirements and experience managing awards from major donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting Fluent in English, both oral and written

AMS and Information Management Coordinator (Job Grade 4)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Coordinate with members/donors on specific assigned funding opportunities. Closely monitor progress of Fund Summary and PAL processes on successful proposals, create and/or review Fund Summaries on behalf of CO. Write cheat-sheet 1 page summary of each grant for ready field-team digestion. Support kickoffs of new grants in Manila and field locations as required. Capacity build through kickoffs, cheat sheets, clear communication and later training sessions as required 'Own' the Funding Tracker and maintain on daily basis (at least for first month) - also note Reporting tab of Funding Tracker. Immediate task: transfer existing funding tracker into shiny new, more useful version Ensure all definite pipeline opportunities on AMS. Push members directly create records for opportunities, and to create PALs for accepted awards. 'Contact Point' in AMS for Haiyan awards. Ensure a very high ongoing situational awareness of response activity -- checked against geographic limitations/boundaries in (signed) contracts - flag required amendments immediately for action in response. Use 'Reporting' tab in Funding Tracker to track upcoming reporting deadlines and circulate at least monthly. Coordinate with wider PHL team to ensure consistent approach to messaging. Review donor reports for quality & compliance before submission to members. Support audit and close out.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Essential Significant experience (+2 years) with a relevant degree or equivalent professional experience. Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties. Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets. Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner. Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies. Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required. Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Send resumes by email: Yolanda@savethechildren.org Please place in subject heading: Position (complete). PROVINCE. Your Surname. First name. Example: Program Officer Child Protection. TACLOBAN. Castro Bing Screened applications will receive a Statement of Interest (SOI) form to be accomplished. Processing will commence immediately. We will not be able to respond to follow up or questions except when we communicate or shortlist. Recruitment procedures and checks reflect our commitment to protect children including reference checks on child safeguarding. Applicants are expected to commit to Save the Childrens mission, vision and to understanding our methodology. Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Please note that job posting for jobs in the Philippines are also posted at Facebook accounts: Save the Children Philippine Country Office page https://www.facebook.com/SavetheChildrenPH the Development Sector Jobs - Philippines https://www.facebook.com/groups/159675867428915/
Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children, working in over 120 countries around the world. 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 envisions a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Save the Children has been working in the Philippines since 1981. Our development programs are in: Child Protection (Protect against physical and humiliating punishment, Child trafficking, Protect against harmful child labor), Child Rights Governance (Child rights monitoring, Strengthening national child rights systems, and Building awareness and capacity) , Education (Early Childhood Care and Development, Basic Education, and School Health & Nutrition), Health ( Maternal and newborn health, Child health, Adolescent sexual and reproductive health), Nutrition (Child Nutrition), Livelihoods (Food security and livelihood), and Humanitarian ( General relief and emergency management, Preparedness prevention and risk reduction) In humanitarian response in general, Save the Children works on the ground always with an eye in responding to childrens immediate needs and rights in an emergency through: immediate provision of basic NFIs (non-food items), access to affected children and their families especially in hard to reach interior or isolated disaster sites, tracing and family reunification, ensuring for more child-friendly camp / evacuation center by the local authorities and of appropriate child-friendly spaces and temporary learning centers in evacuation camps, monitoring and reporting of child protection issues including referral of child abuse and incidents, addressing temporary hunger and malnutrition, provision of, and surveillance early treatment of outbreaks among others. In development, we work across five thematic priorities: Education, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Humanitarian Response, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Chang e and Health and Nutrition, HIV/AIDS. We are present in specific sites across the country. We have responded in many large-scale emergencies including Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana), Pablo (Bopha), Habagat (Southwest Moonsoon) 2012-13, Labuyo (Utor), Sendong (Washi), Zamboanga Armed Conflict.