SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

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PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR, DALOA

The role

The Partnership Coordinator will provide leadership in strengthening local buy-in and ownership from key stakeholders working to address child labor in cocoa. Under the direct line management of the Project Director, s/he will develop a strategic approach for improving the monitoring, reporting, and remediation of child labor through coalition building with diverse stakeholders from cooperatives, local government, private sector, and service providers. The Partnerships Coordinator, in close collaboration with the other staff in the country team, especially the Award Management team has the oversight and quality assurance responsibility for the project implementing partner agreement and MOUs with governmental and non-governmental partners.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Government, Business Administration, Child Rights or similar field
• Minimum of three years professional experience in government relations, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, business and human rights, and/or private-sector social compliance programs
• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, coalition building, and public-private partnerships to address social issues, including labor rights, and provision of remediation services
• Knowledge of labor laws and remediation resources and services in Cote d’Ivoire
• Understanding of key labor issues within cocoa supply chains, including child labor
• Ability to meet deadlines, achieve targets, and provide all required inputs to deliverables
• Sound understanding of project management
• Experience in organizational capacity development, training, mentoring, and coaching
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically
• An excellent team player good interpersonal skills and consultative approach for informed decision making
• Demonstrated experience in technical report writing 
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy

Contract length: 24 months renewable

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. 

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Deadline : Feb 25, 2021

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization.