Senior Manager: Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation

Save the Children is seeking a Senior Manager for Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation in India. This role involves developing and managing strategies to enhance resilience against climate change, designing innovative programs, and building a competent technical team. The manager will collaborate with various thematic leads, provide technical support, and represent the organization in relevant platforms. The position is based at the National Support Office and is not remote.
Senior Manager: Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation - (210004BT)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Senior Manager: Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation

Grade

E

Department

Programme & Policy

Reporting to

Deputy Director –Poverty and Inclusion

Location

National Support Office

Contract

Regular

Background:

Save the Children (SC) is an International Not-for-Profit organization, founded in 1919. Globally, Save the Children is present in more than 120 countries and works to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children. SC India is a Member Country of Save the Children, and in India it is one of the leading independent Child Right’s NGO – with offices in 12 states of India. Save the Children firmly believes that every child, particularly the most marginalized and vulnerable deserves the best chance for overall well-bring and good future, and thus, we are committed towards ensuring that children survive, learn, protect and thrive. We implement our programmes in the remotest and hard to reach geographies of India and urban areas. We work on Health and Nutrition, Education, Child Protection, Child Poverty, Urban, Gender Equality, Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation, and Humanitarian Response.

Function:

The Programme and Policy function, covers Thematic Experts, Programme Operations, and Policy and Programme Impact. The function links grass-roots work with policy changes at the highest level, and manages an ecosystem of partnerships, community organizations, donors, SC Members, peer organizations, academic institutions, media, and the states.

Role and Responsibilities:

Sr. Manager—Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation will be a key constituent to the thematic vertical of Poverty & Inclusion and will work towards amplifying the portfolio’s impact on Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Deputy Director – Poverty and Inclusion, the person will –
• Will support in conceptualizing, building and management of the Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations strategy and the portfolio in SC India,
• Design and develop innovative programmes and projects on” Building resilience of children and community vulnerable to disasters and climate change/variabilities”, both in rural and urban geographies.
• Develop a competent technical team at the Hub / State teams to enhance their capacities on the subject.
• Closely engage with thematic leads—Child Poverty, Urban, Gender Equality, Child Protection, Education and Health and Education to integrate Climate Change in respective themes.
• Work closely with knowledge Management, research, advocacy and campaigns to influence various stakeholders on policy frameworks.
• Provide ongoing technical support to the State and field Offices to ensure quality implementation of Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations programmes.
• Represent SC India in Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations and other important Platforms/ Networks/ Alliances of the Government and Civil Society organizations as and when requested.
• Support the Deputy Director—Deputy Director, Poverty and Inclusion in building strategic partnerships with organizations working on Resilience, disasters and climate change.

Other responsibilities:

Strategy and planning
• Support Deputy Director Poverty & Inclusion to ensure policies and framework are fully complied for efficiency and accountability towards beneficiaries, donors and other relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that SC’s commitment to improve quality and accountability in Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations programming across internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance to SC BR’s policies and practices, including the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) and the Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP).

Measures of Performance:
• Number of programme and projects designed and developed.
• Technical support provided to the Hub and programme implementation teams.
• Knowledge products (reports, technical publications, thematic research, best practices, etc.) vetted/developed for Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations.
• Evidence on integration of innovation and behavioral insights in the programme design.

Approval Authority:
• Technical collaboration and partnerships at national and hub level
• Technical support provided to Hub leads and project teams

Reporting:

Direct (solid-line) to (administrative): Deputy Director – Poverty and Inclusion

Matrix (dotted-line) to (functional): None

Direct reports (line management responsibility if any): None

Key relationships:(Internal & External stakeholders)

Internal Stakeholders:
• Poverty and Inclusion thematic team at NSO
• Operation Implementation Leads
• Project implementation teams
• Cross thematic and cross-functional teams at NSO and Hub level

External Stakeholders:

Government Ministries (MHA, MoEF&CC, NDMA/SDMA, NIDM) / Line Departments, Network and Alliances, UN agencies, Bi-lateral and Multi-laterals, INGOs and Civil Society.

Candidate specification:

Essential

(Required)

Desirable

(Asset)

Experience
• Min. 9 years of experience on Community Based Resilience and adaptation.
• Proven experience and evidence in developing Community Based projects including early warning system, working with local governance, meaningful engagement of children and adaptive livelihoods.
• Knowledge on climate change and field experience on climate change adaptations.
• Sound knowledge of International, Regional and National framework and discourse on Resilience, disasters, and Climate Change.
• Experience on integration Gender Equality in the programmes.
• Experience of working with Government agencies, UN, Multi and Bi-lateral, academia, corporates, INGOS and civil society.

Qualifications

Post Graduate Degree in Rural Management, Humanitarian, and/or equivalent. Certified course and/or training on climate change.

Skills & Knowledge

Technical:
• Understanding, Compliance and Commitment to Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Agreements, and other emerging frameworks.
• Understanding of National framework and policies related to Resilience and Climate Change Adaptations.
• Understanding of and commitment to International Standards of Relief work such as SPHERE Minimum Standards, Red Cross Code of Conduct.
• Previous experience of working with international donors and ECHO grants in particular
• Proven ability to manage people, resources and finances.
• Good interpersonal skills: the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
• Analytical and conceptual skills to think and plan strategically.
• Skills and experience in project programming, monitoring, review and evaluation.
• Ability to produce analytical and well-presented project proposals and reports in English

Behavioral:(Refer to Competency framework – select up to 5 key or relevant competencies for this role)
• Problem Solving and Decision-making
• Innovating and Adapting
• Networking
• Communicating with Impact
• Working Effectively with Others
• Developing Self and Others
• Delivering Results
• Leading and Inspiring Others

The interested candidates are requested to share their resumes along with the cover letterstating why they are best suited for the role/position.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles is essential along with the willingness to abide by Save the Children’s India’s Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
• Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
• Child Safeguarding level required/ appropriate for the role:

Job level

Statement

Level 1

The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.

Level 2

Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required.

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; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Location: Gurgaon
Employee Status: Permanent
Closing Date: Jun 30, 2021