JOB ADVERTISEMENT
(CONTINGENT JOB OFFER) *
GRH 04/2026

*This position is contingent on approval of the USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Activity grant.

Save the Children International in Bolivia, within the project opportunity with the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking for a potential Project Manager for the Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Activity grant.

CHIEF OF PARTY
(PROJECT MANAGER)
(NAT 2)
Location: To be defined
One-year fixed contract
(renewable for a total of five years)

1.Role Purpose
Save the Children is seeking a Program Manager, Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated FY26 USDA-funded McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program in Bolivia. The COP will lead strategic direction in the management, implementation, and overall quality assurance of the project. They will also provide technical leadership in school feeding, literacy, primary education, and community participation. The COP will collaborate with the Ministries of Education, Health, and other critical partners to provide high-level support for effective capacity building at the local level and sustainability of the project interventions. The COP will oversee a team of experts and support staff, prepare reports and annual operating plans, align project initiatives with in-country priorities and ensure the program is compliant with USDA and Save the Children’s regulations. The project must be designed to align closely with the current objectives of the partner Government.

This is a Key Personnel position, subject to donor approval. It is also subject to project award and funding.

2.Position requirements

• Master’s studies in development cooperation, project management, or related fields.
• Graduate degree in education, nutrition, development studies, international development, or a related field preferred.
• At least 7 years of senior level professional experience, preferable in a security challenging social political context, designing, managing, and implementing large, donor-funded international development activities related to school feeding, education, or nutrition,
• At least 5 years of professional experience in public health thematic area within the NGOs sector, mainly in child rights organizations
• Experiencie in sensitive social context
• Experience working and negotiating with Government bodies, donors, and partners at all levels.
• Experience overseeing M&E systems for donor-funded projects.
• Technical expertise in food and nutrition security, school feeding and education programming.
• Highly desirable-depth knowledge of USAID/ USDA, preferably with knowledge of McGovern-Dole Food for Education approaches and regulations.
• Strong financial management, compliance, budgeting and project operations/administrative oversight abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in a team.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with donors, host governments, development partners, the private sector, and community organizations.
• Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in resource-constrained environments.
• Ability to produce clear and concise reports, publications, briefs and other written materials related to the project.
• Ability to travel as required and as security conditions allow.
• Strong commitment to child rights and to the aims and objectives of Save the Children
• Strong commitment to Save the Children values (integrity, accountability, collaboration, ambition and creativity)

3. Communication skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Spanish
• English Proficiency C1 or higher level

4. Applications
Interested individuals should submit their application, attaching a cover letter, salary pretention updated resume, and three personal references, no later than Tuesday, May 26, 2026, to the following address RRHH.bolivia@savethechildren.org. Before applying, applicants are encouraged to review SCI’s policies at: www.savethechildren.net.

Save the Children places great importance on its safeguarding principles and policies and is committed to implementing rigorous recruitment and selection procedures to ensure the safety of the people we serve—children, adolescents, and their families—as well as all our staff and our programs and projects. Therefore, each applicant will be required to provide employment references and will be subject to strict background checks.

Save the Children does not establish eligibility restrictions and encourages applications from women, young people, persons with disabilities, individuals of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity, Indigenous peoples, and/or people living with HIV.

In line with its Code of Conduct and its policies on prevention of harassment and abuse, as well as its anti-fraud policy, Save the Children has zero tolerance for any form of harassment, abuse, and/or discrimination, and any form of fraud, bribery, or corruption.

As an organization that protects and promotes rights, Save the Children ensures the safeguarding of all the people we serve, promotes diversity in all its forms, and strives to create equitable and inclusive work environments for everyone.