Programme Manager MHPSS (6 months) | Maternity cover

32-36 hours per week | The Hague, department: International Programme Department

As Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programme manager you are at the heart of driving our MHPSS work at Save the Children Netherlands. You will be able to work together with colleagues across the entire Save the Children movement with the aim of growing our MHPSS portfolio and increasing our reach and impact for children. Within the organization there is significant room for professional and personal development which will allow you to further grow as a colleague and human being. Last but not least, you will be part of a warm and steady team, that is respectful to each other and has a lot of fun too!

About Save the Children:
More and more children worldwide are being oppressed by war, poverty and natural disasters. The most vulnerable among them often pay the highest price. Save the Children is committed to these children. We believe in a world where children can grow up healthily, have the opportunity to learn and play and are protected from violence and exploitation. We are where they need us. All over the world and in the most difficult circumstances. In times of crisis, we are one of the first organizations to provide life-saving assistance to children and their families. We provide safety, a place to play, education and stand up for their rights.

What will you do as MHPSS programme manager?
The MHPSS Programme Manager (PM) divides his/her time between managing a project portfolio of MHPSS programmes (50%) and scaling up the TeamUp intervention within the Save the Children movement (50%). The MHPSS Programme Manager works together with colleagues in the Programme Department and reports to the Humanitarian Team Leader within the Programme Department. The Programme Manager works in the office of Save the Children Netherlands (SCNL) in The Hague.

This is a vacancy for a maternity cover. The contract period will be 6 months. Preferred start date: 1 May 2025.

In this position your responsibilities consist of: 

• Coordinating and implementing the SCNL scaling strategy for the TeamUp intervention in close collaboration with colleagues from Save the Children Netherlands, Save the Children International and War Child Alliance. This includes coordination with country offices on the uptake of the intervention, coordination with SCNL staff on the deployment of TeamUp Master Trainers and coordination with War Child Alliance on the further development of tools and processes for the scaling of TeamUp.
• Managing the assigned programme portfolio with a focus on MHPPS programs including TeamUp, in close coordination with the Humanitarian Team Leader and colleagues within the team;
• Ensuring that all projects within the assigned portfolio are compliant with donor guidelines and regulations and providing advice and support to colleagues at country offices on donor expectations, requirements, and compliance throughout the project cycle, with particular attention to complex grants;
• Managing the resources of the assigned part of the programme portfolio, in close coordination with the respective Financial Programme Manager;
• Ensuring that all Save the Children Netherlands work processes are followed, and the respective systems are used, for the assigned portfolio;
• Pro-active and reactive resource mobilization, relevant to the existing portfolio and within the frameworks of the Programme Department's thematic and geographic focus;

Who are you?
You are dedicated to improving the lives of children in need, and you easily fit into a dynamic team that manages the Save the Children Netherlands’ humanitarian portfolio. Humanitarian work regularly means tight deadlines and unforeseen circumstances. That is why you are flexible, hands-on and capable of functioning well in hectic situations. You are a self-starter with a strategic mindset and a high level of initiative who functions autonomously and has a collaborative mindset.

What's on your resume?

• Completed academic or higher professional education in a relevant field, or comparable level of work experience;
• 5 years of work experience relevant to the requirements of the job;
• (In-depth) Knowledge of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) with a strong preference of experience with the TeamUp intervention
• Result driven and proactive work attitude, pragmatic and involved;
• Able to work in a dynamic, international environment;
• Able to build, maintain a network and represent the organization in an appropriate manner;
• Good communication skills, both oral and written, and good command of the English language;
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders at all levels
• Professional attitude, highly motivated and excellent team player
• Able to work with modern office automation applications;
• An affinity with the vision and mission of Save the Children as well as a proactive attitude, and able to work independently, project-based, and result-oriented;
• Entitled to work in the Netherlands.

What do we have to offer you?

• What you do helps millions of children worldwide. Direct or indirect. There is no better work;
• Salary of course. We follow the salary scales of the government on the basis of a 36-hour working week. This position is classified according to salary scale 10 (€ 3.404,39 and maximum € 5.389,87);
• Your travel costs based on public transport will be fully reimbursed; you will receive an NS business card for this. We attach great importance to the climate and do not offer mileage reimbursement for motorized commuting;
• Annually 25 vacation days based on a 5-day working week;
• The possibility to save extra leave days;
• The possibility of working 50% of your working week from home;
• Favorable pension scheme with Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn;
• Plenty of room for training & development;
• A human employer, that is constantly evolving. That means a place where you can be yourself, shape changes and grow.
• Good to know: if you are hired, you will receive a 6-month contract.

Offers are subject to positive references and the submission of a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG).

Why do we ask for references and a VOG?
Save the Children participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

As a children's rights organization that fights abuse – in whatever form – we first of all want to be able to guarantee that our own employees are not guilty of this or have done so. That's why we participate in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. And we purchase standardized references when you apply for a job with us. By applying you agree to this.

What kind of employer is Save the Children?
In the Netherlands you work together with approximately 160 colleagues, but you are also part of an international network of more than 25,000 colleagues in 120 countries. We are the world's largest children's rights organization, but that doesn't mean our organization is impersonal. We make sure that everyone's voice – just like that of the children we fight for – is heard. That every colleague can be themselves and develop further.

At Save the Children, we are proud of our diversity. That is why we invite everyone to apply for a job with us, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religious and/or cultural background, personality and/or other visible and invisible characteristics. We celebrate our differences because they allow us to grow together.

Application procedure:
Are you excited? Send your application before the 14 February via the application form on our website. Unfortunately, we will not process applications that come to us in any other way.

If there are enough applications, the vacancy can be closed earlier, so respond immediately.

The 1st interview round will take place in the 1st week of March.

We will try to respond to your application within 2 weeks of the closing date.

If you have any questions about the job please contact Janna de Jong, Team Lead Humanitarian, email: janna.de.jong@savethechildren.nl

If you have any questions about the application procedure, please contact Simcha Korbee, Recruitment Coordinator. Telephone 070 338 4448, Personeelszaken@savethechildren.nl. *

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