Vanuatu Early Childhood Education Project Manager

Early Childhood Education Project Manager 12 month full time contract Port Vila, Vanuatu About us For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights development organisation. From emergency relief to long-term development, Save the Children secures a child’s right to health, education and protection.

Save the Children Australia operate in Australia delivering domestic programs and in the Pacific region, including Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. We also support programs in Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Indonesia.

Save the Children are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

About the role

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program Manager is key a position on Vanuatu’s Senior Management team. The primary function of this role will be to ensure the successful implementation of the Save the Children’s Early Childhood Education program (pre-school programs and the first cycle of basic education) and the delivery of outcomes in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE). The successful candidate will lead and manage SCA’s education program team, report to the Country Director and undertake the following core responsibilities:

• Manage the development, growth and partnerships which relate to the ECE program • Provide direct and indirect technical support and management of the design, implementation and monitoring of the ECE Program • Provide guidance, management and capacity building of local SCA, national and provincial staff • Ensure all child protection risk management/safeguarding strategies are implemented throughout all existing and new programs • Work collaboratively with a range of education partners to ensure SCA’s contributions to education are in line with government, donor and SCI priorities

How to apply:

How to apply

You can view the Position Description for this role on the Save the Children website www.savethechildren.org.au at “Careers with Us”.

Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter addressing the first 3 subtitles of the Selection Criteria to careers@savethechildren.org.au

This position is open to Expatriate, International and Local hires.

Closing date: COB 13th January 2012

We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Protection Policy and organisational Code of Conduct