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Recrutement de 01 Field Manager

Entreprise: Save The Children International
Niveau d'etude: Non precise
Localité: Madagascar / ANTANANARIVO
Date limite: 2026-03-30

Recrutement de 01 Field Manager
Field Manager
SUMMARY
30 Mar 2026 - 21:00 UTC
Madagascar
Programme Operations
Permanent
Full-time

TITLE: Field Manager

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme

LOCATION: Ambovombe

GRADE: 5A

TYPE OF CONTRACT: National

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.

ROLE PURPOSE:
The Field Manager is responsible for the overall management, leadership, and coordination of field operations, ensuring high‑quality implementation of programme activities with a specific focus on nutrition, food security, education, and protection. The role provides direct supervision to field teams, ensures effective collaboration with local partners, and oversees the quality, accountability, compliance, and timely delivery of activities in Anosy and Androy.
The Field Manager represents the organisation at local level and ensures that programmes are delivered in alignment with organisational standards, donor requirements, and community needs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Country Representative
Dimensions: Interventions mainly concern health and nutrition, but also include livelihoods, protection and education programs. The program is therefore thematically complex and requires effective team management.
Staff directly reporting to this post:
Budget responsibility: He/she will ensure optimal and compliant use of the available budget for the implementation of activities and the achievement of expected results and objectives

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
A/ : Project Management:

Input into the design and manage the implementation of programme and operational activities in the areas, effectively using the assistance of technical sector advisors and operational support staff.
Manage the grant across multiple sectors, ensuring that projects and reports are delivered according to SC and donor contractual requirements, within the agreed timescale and budget.
Ensure effective award management cycle is in place at field level, have a sound understanding of donor compliance, ensure that projects are compliant and donor / SCI requirements are met.
Lead / support on needs assessments and comprehensively understand the needs of affected populations to influence programme planning and design and accompanying budgeting/MEAL processes.
Support on recruitment and ensure that programme/projects are adequately staffed.
Support the establishment of effective MEAL systems to continuously improve programming in the regions.
Implement effective safety and security procedures, ensuring that these are updated and revised at regular intervals and that new programmes are built around security considerations.
Oversee/manage (as applicable) logistics processes to procure, store and distribute stock, supplies and services (including fleet management) for the timely delivery of project objectives within the field base or area.
Manage and motivate field base staff to perform highly in their respective roles and responsibilities. This will include leading on staffing structure, recruitment, performance management and implementing staff welfare policy
Coordinate and supervise the work of local partner, on operational and financial management
Coordinate and supervise project staff and ensure good communication within the team
Ensure regular meetings with the project team and design development plan to build their capacity
Coordinate and lead the management of the project with local partner
B/ Team Management:

Coordinate and supervise project staff and ensure good communication within the team
Ensure regular meetings with the project team and design development plan to build their capacity
Coordinate and lead the management of the project with local partner
C/ Partnership Management

Lead coordination and capacity-strengthening of local implementing partners.
Support partners in compliance, reporting, safeguarding, and accountability requirements.
Maintain strong, respectful, and productive relationships with partners and local stakeholders.
C/ Reporting and Representation:

Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure good progress and achievements of activities
Lead on the preparation of project reports in line with donor requirements
Lead programme coordination and partner meetings
Represent Save the Children externally as required
Contribute to lessons learning and evidence generation, internally and externally, as required
Close collaboration with SC Member staff, on reporting, monitoring and overseeing of activities
Create an atmosphere of continuous professional development in the regions and make space for training and learning.
Ensure team have a comprehensive understanding of award cycle management and donor compliance.
D/ Capacity Building:
E/ General:

Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Ensure the security, health and well-being of staff and that staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect SCI’s principles of equity and fairness.
Develop a solid understanding of SCI systems and processes.
Take a leading role in building team cohesiveness within the Office
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal: All programme staff members, TSs (FSL & CVA; CP & Gender; Education, Senior Health and nutrition Manager), SC Members, CO staffs
External: Implementing partners, relevant government departments, relevant UN agencies and INGOs/CBOs, wider programme partners

COMPETENCES AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)
Core Competencies
Delivering results

Takes personal responsibility and holds others accountable for delivering our ambitious goals for children, continually improving their own performance or that of the team/ organisation.
Level required: skilled / accomplished (dependant on scale and complexity of emergency)
Problem Solving and Decision-Making

Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation.
Innovating and Adapting

Develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments.
Collaborates with the PDQ team on contributing to gather data and information, to inform strategies and contextualization of activities,
Adhere to SCI Values: Accountability; Ambition; Collaboration; Creativity; Integrity
Accountability:

holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:

sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:

builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:

develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
willing to take manageable risks where required and appropriate .
Integrity:

honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Required functional skills:

07 years of practical work experience on project management and team management
Previous experience of managing a large and diverse team
Extensive knowledge and practical experience in donor compliance across major institutional donors, including ECHO
Practical experience of working with implementing partners and coordinating multi-sector and multi-stakeholder programmes.
Knowledge of community-based targeting and behaviour change methodologies
Senior field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
Excellent communication skills and a proactive communicator
Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
Degree in Rural Economics, Health and nutrition, Development Studies or similar field
Fluent Malagasy and good command of French and English (spoken and written)
Excellent computer skills: word, excel
Required behavioural skills:

Ability to work under stress
Strong organization and coordination skills
Integrity, flexibility, willing to develop creative solutions, team spirit, planning, concern of effectiveness
Ability to work with multidisciplinary team
This job description covers the main tasks. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary by the supervisor


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