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Child Protection Coordinator

Save the Children

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Social Science

Social Science and Community

Sekota

5 years

1 Position

2022-10-17

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2022-10-11

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Fields of study

Social work

Psychology

Full Time

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Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

  • ·Manage and support the individual case management process including identification, documentation and referrals.

  •  Provide problem solving solutions to community workers.

  • ·Coordinate with other agencies relating to interagency Child Protection and psycho social issues arising within the response region.

  • Liaise with local authority leadership regarding Child Protection and psycho social issues to be addressed at community level.

  • Facilitate regular meetings with local community leaders (zone leaders) regarding community based child protection and psycho social  interventions and actions;

  • Ensure the correct management of Child Protection Information Management System  (CPIMS) CFS monitoring tools  documentation at Woreda level;

  • Facilitate participatory analysis and planning at Woreda levels to identify and prioritise risks posed to children;

  • Provide CP community  Workers with technical support regarding complex cases or specific technical difficulties

  • Responsible for the overall project implementation, works with and supervises the activities of Community based CFS facilitators  at the Child Friendly Spaces

  • Supervise the woreda Child Friendly Space locations by visiting Child Friendly Spaces on a regular basis, ensuring that activities are implemented in an appropriate manner and according to schedule

  •  Provide technical capacity to CFS facilitators on basic concepts CPiE, PFA and PSS to roll out activities based on agreed minimum standards.

  • · Ensure accurate attendance is taken at least two times/week and given to Coordinator on Thursdays

  • Ensure that missing children are followed up and that regular meetings occur between CFS and communities

  • Contribute to the design of an overall programme contingency plan.

  • Produce timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information, on CP activities and input into regular situation reports.

  • Identify and build links with other partners, ensuring that issues for child protection and psycho social support are raised and addressed.

  • Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to Child Protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies

Job Requirements

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

  • Advanced degree in psychology, social work or child protection related field with a minimum of 5 years related work experience in the area of Child Protection. Experience in child protection in emergencies is a benefit. 

  • Experience in working with government counterparts and other partners at various levels - federal to district.  This includes technical support, capacity building and coordination.

  • Excellent understanding of Child Protection issues in Ethiopia at both field and policy levels in general and excellent understanding of child protection in emergencies in particular.

  • Practical understanding of the challenges and opportunities in realizing children’s rights in Ethiopia more specific Amhara conflict, in relation to thematic area.

  • Experience in managing Child Protection projects in emergency conflict context

  • Strong data collection, analysis and report writing skills.

  • Demonstrable experience in M&E

  • Good presentation, training and facilitation skills

  •  Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload

  • Good spoken and written English,

  • Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases)

  • Commitment to Save the Children child protection policies

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.                                   

Fields Of Study

Social work

Psychology

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