Head of Programme Design and Development (Mozambique-Maputo)

Join Save the Children as the Head of Programme Design and Development in Mozambique, leading innovative project design and strategic partnerships.

• Minimum of a Master degree in an area of social development or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in a both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children International priority sectors: education, child protection, child rights governance, youth employment and economic empowerment, health and nutrition, climate resilience and emergencies.
• Proven track record in producing large-scale or complex winning bids, proposals, and reports for institutional donors, corporations and others.
• Proven ability to design high quality, and innovative programs.
• Excellent writing/editing skills, budget development skills and presentation/communication skills.
• Experience in presenting project information to donors and partners.
• Experience in developing large proposals for donors such as EC, USAID, BHA, FCDO, ECHO, NORAD, GAC, AICS, etc.
• Demonstrated experience engaging and negotiating with institutional donors, private sector partners, foundations and strategic stakeholders to secure funding and build partnerships.
• Experience developing resource mobilisation, fundraising or business development strategies.
• Experience leading consortium development and partnership negotiations for complex funding opportunities.
• Ability to coach or mentor senior staff in proposal development, funding strategies and MEAL.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese, both verbal and written, required;
• Commitment to Save the Children International values and policies including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.
• Experience of working with financial and other data systems to produce budgets, analyse data and track trends.
• Experience securing private sector support to development or humanitarian programming.[\[PM3\]](https://reliefweb.int/#_msocom_3)