JOB ADVERTISEMENT

"SOS Children's Villages-Azerbaijan" Association was established in 1999. The core objective of the Association is providing a family-based care to the children deprived of parental care as well as different types of social services to the children under risk of abandonment. At the moment the Association runs 2 Children's Villages in Baku and Ganja and a number of social projects within Family Support Program.

"SOS Children's Villages-Azerbaijan" is looking for a suitable candidate to the position of
Programme Development Director.

The Programme Development Director is able to work out the children's programme development strategy and to ensure the implementation of the SOS Children's Village Programme Policy (and related manuals, policies and guidelines) and to support and assist in the implementation of quality standards within the SOS Children's Village programme including three types of intervention (Advocacy, essential services and capacity building). In order to fulfil this task he/she should have leadership competences connected with both HR management and financial resources management, as well as broad knowledge in the field of child's rights, child care, and child and family development.

Minimum criteria
-University degree education in social sciences
-Minimum 5 years experience in child and family development programmes
-Minimum 2 years management experience
-Motivation for work focused on children and families
- Leadership experience
-Good knowledge of written and spoken English
-Readiness for business trips within country and abroad

Competences - knowledge, skills, abilities
-Experience in programme management (planning, monitoring and evaluation)
-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
-Organisational skills - skills of planning and organising resources necessary for achievement of goals
-Leadership skills
-High level of communication skills
-Ability to work in stressful conditions
-Financial management skills
-Computer literacy (MS Office)

Additional criteria
-Additional education in the field complementary to the basic education (pedagogy/management)
-Experience and readiness to work in a team
-Readiness to improve his/her qualifications

You may send your CVs to the following e-mail address

(only electronic applications are considered):
[email protected]

Please indicate "PDD" in the "SUBJECT" line of your letter.

Deadline for sending CVs is 01 December, 2009.

Being a part of worldwide network, "SOS Children's Villages-Azerbaijan" provides good opportunities for learning and professional growth of its co-workers.