National Programme Development Director (NPDD)

Syria

Analysis/Statistic - Operations - Humanitarian/Disasters

Finished or Exempted (For male)

Programme development
 Leads the development of strategic directions in Programme Development at national level, framed by the SOS-KDI SOS Children’s Village Programme Policy and other related policies. This means to take action through one integrated programme of child development in a caring family environment (families of origin; SOS families, other alternative family-based care options) and through programme interventions (direct essential services; capacity building; advocacy in the fields of care, education and health)
o Leads the processes of national child rights situation analyses and of feasibility studies at location level.
o Ensures development of qualitative SOS Children’s Village programme proposals and steers the implementation to reach the strategic targets.
o Steers the development of new locations and alignment of existing locations following the SOS CV Programme Policy.
o Participates in the strategic and annual planning process as member of the National Management Team.
o Supports the budgeting process and reviews the SOS CV programme budgets on location level.
o Prepares and is responsible for the budget of the national Programme Development Department.

Quality management, monitoring and evaluation
 Ensures implementation of quality standards within SOS Children’s Village Programmes as described in manuals, policies and concepts such as the SOS Children’s Villages Manual, Quality4Children standards, the Family Strengthening Manual, and other future SOS-KDI manuals, policies and concepts (in all fields of SOS Children’s Village Programme responses and activities).
 Provides ongoing monitoring of child’s rights protection in the National Association.
 Ensures implementation of all existing and future SOS-KDI policies in the area of programme development (e.g. the Child Protection Policy, the HIV/AIDS policy, the Formal Education Policy, Inclusion Policy).
 Ensures implementation of a Quality Assurance system (including monitoring and evaluation)
 Adjusts all ongoing programmes to national legal regulations in agreement with the National Director.
 Ensures development of national concepts according to SOS-KDI policies and SOS-KDI programme quality standards.

HRD
 Is responsible for direct performance management of the staff of the Programme Development Department.
 Decides on which candidate is finally recruited in a recruiting process and leads the orientation process of members of the national Programme Development Department.
 Ensures that professional and developmental goals are set up. Works out individual development plans and career development plans in cooperation with subordinates.
 Supports and provides coaching in the realization of the set goals.
 Monitors goals achievement.
 Conducts Performance Appraisal Talks.
 Ensures support in recruitment and selection process of leading programme development co-workers in SOS Children s Village Programmes through national PD advisors.
 Ensures that national PD advisors content wise lead programme unit managers on location level.
 Ensures organization of initial and ongoing trainings for key SOS Children’s Villages Programme staff and Programme Development Department staff

Research and knowledge management
 Coordinates all research activities in the programme development area in the National Association.
 Cooperates with governmental and non-governmental organizations carrying out research on child and family care.
 Takes responsibility for the National Association’s participation in international research projects within SOS-KDI.

Partnership building and advocacy
 Monitors national activities (of the state and of key NGOs) and planned future developments in the social welfare sector, protection of child’s rights as well as gaps in child rights fulfilment by the state.
 Participates in and/or initiates national initiatives aiming at improving conditions and changing policies and practices that undermine the well-being and rights of children of our target group.
 Develops and maintains contacts, exchanges information and develops partnerships with key stakeholders of the child welfare sector (state, NGOs, INGOs and GOs)

Child Safeguarding (CS)
• Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
• Carries out CS risk assessment within his/her area of work and ensures that relevant actions are put in place to mitigate the existing and possible CS risks.
• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the national CS focal person or any other member of the national CS team and/or to respective line manager.
• Analyses in cooperation with national CS focal person lessons learnt from CS incidents and plans actions related to care quality improvement

Experience in programme management and planning
Good knowledge of standards and current directions of development in the field of child’s rights approach, and social welfare systems
Good knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare
Good knowledge of Human Resources Development
Organizational skills – skills of planning and organizing resources necessary for achievement of goals
Leadership skills
High level of communication skills
Ability to work in stressful conditions
Ability to prepare budget and financial management skills
Computer literacy (MS Office)

SOS Children's Villages Syria, a nonprofit, nongovernmental association that is committed to responding to the social development needs of society's most vulnerable children and young people. We establish facilities and programs that aim to strengthen families and prevent the abandonment of children. We join hands with community members to provide education, protection, and alternative care services.

SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.

SOS Children’s Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Jan 16, 2025

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