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Save the Children’s 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 programs focus on Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Rights Governance, Child Protection, Child Poverty and Humanitarian/DRR. We work with government partners and local NGOs to improve children’s lives, especially marginalized and disadvantaged children. Save the Children is seeking a qualified and motivated candidate to fill the position of Head of Evidence and Learning based in Phnom Penh with regular travel to the field.
The Purpose of the Role
The Head of Evidence and Learning will lead Save the Children in Cambodia in building a culture of learning and becoming a leader in evidence-based programing. S/he is responsible for building the capacity of Save the Children staff and partners to maximise the use of evidence in programming and advocacy. The Head of Evidence and Learning promotes a culture of learning across departments and strengthens knowledge management systems for improved sharing of program experience, learning, and results. S/he provides strategic guidance, quality oversight and technical support to research including impact evaluations, process reviews, operations research, etc. S/he oversees the strategic improvement of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) function, strengthening MEAL throughout project cycle management and increasing the focus on program outcomes and impact. Working with senior management, the Head of Evidence and Learning mentors the Country Office team toward self-sufficiency in using evidence and learning approaches to maximize impact for children.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in international development, with at least 3 years’ management experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in international development program monitoring & evaluation, developing and managing monitoring and learning systems, research, and overseeing baselines/evaluations.
- Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, child rights governance, child poverty, health and nutrition.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Master’s degree in Social Sciences or relevant equivalent, with at least significant coursework in quantitative or qualitative social research methods.
- Passion for evidence-driven development programming and interest in ongoing international research.
- Demonstrated skills in designing and carrying out qualitative and quantitative research and using research to inform program design and advocacy.
- Demonstrated experience in developing or overseeing data management solutions, and familiar with technologies in social research.
- Demonstrated capacity for leveraging project results towards broader systemic impact.
- Excellent analytical skills and appreciation for the complexities of social research, especially as pertains to deprivations of children’s rights in a country context such as Cambodia.
- Effective at collaborating and influencing across departments and sectors.
- Excellent skills in training, capacity building, coaching, and mentoring.
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams, in emergencies.
- Previous experience working in the field and understanding of country program operations. Experience working in SE Asia is a plus.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
- Fluency in written and spoken English; Khmer would be an advantage.
Interested applicants are requested to submit a CV and cover letter to jobs.cambodia@savethechildren.org or post at Save the Children office. The deadline for application is 19 Feb 2017 at 17.00.
“All recruitment practices and procedures reflect Save the Children’s commitment to protecting children from abuse”.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified for interview. Submitted documents will not be returned.
Save the Children: P.O. Box 34, Villa 5, Street 242, Sangkat Chaktomouk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Phone: (855) 23 223 403/4/5/6, CCC Box 59,
Email: jobs.cambodia@savethechildren.org / website: http://cambodia.savethechildren.net
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Job Description
HEAD OF EVIDENCE AND LEARNING - Cambodia Country Office |
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TEAM/PROGRAM: Program Development and Quality |
LOCATION: Phnom Penh (with regular travel to field – approximately 25% of time) |
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POST TYPE: Open |
Child Safeguarding: Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. “To carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way this reflects Save the Children’s commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy”. |
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ROLE PURPOSE: The Head of Evidence and Learning will lead the Save the Children in Cambodia in building a culture of learning and becoming a leader in evidence-based programing. S/he is responsible for building the capacity of Save the Children staff and partners to maximise the use of evidence in programming and advocacy. The Head of Evidence and Learning promotes a culture of learning across departments and strengthens knowledge management systems for improved sharing of program experience, learning, and results. S/he provides strategic guidance, quality oversight and technical support to research including impact evaluations, process reviews, operations research, etc. S/he oversees the strategic improvement of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) function, strengthening MEAL throughout project cycle management and increasing the focus on program outcomes and impact. Working with senior management, the Head of Evidence and Learning mentors the Country Office team toward self-sufficiency in using of evidence and learning approaches to maximize impact for children. |
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SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Director of Program Development and Quality Save the Children has been working in Cambodia since 1970, and currently has programs supporting children’s rights and development in 11 provinces. Our programs span five thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Rights Governance, Child Protection, and Child Poverty. The 2016 grant portfolio is valued at approximately USD 11 million, with funding from nine Save the Children members and a range of bilateral, multilateral, and corporate donors. We currently have approximately 200 staff and our programs are increasingly implemented through partners, including international, national and local NGOs, the Royal Government of Cambodia, and others. Dimensions: Staff directly reporting to this post: MEAL Specialist, MEAL Coordinator and Officers. Others TBD. Member of the Program Development and Quality team, which includes MEAL team, Partnership Manager, and thematic specialists and advisors for Education, Child Protection, Child Poverty, Health and Nutrition, and Child Rights Governance. Requires high level of cross-departmental leadership and coordination; member of the Extended Management Team. |
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Capacity Building for Evidence-Based Programming
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SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Accountability:
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Date of revision: February 1, 2017 Author : Elizabeth Pearce |