ACCOUNTABILITY AND PURPOSE:
The Child Protection Specialist provides technical support to ChildFund´s child protection portfolio in the country, in development and emergency contexts. The Specialist works collaboratively with, national and international colleagues and partners in support of strong core program design, implementation, evaluation and learning in line with ChildFund’s theory of change, program strategies and standards for child protection in all three Life Stages for children. The specialist also provides support to conceptualize, develop and implement an advocacy plan for the effective creation, implementation and/or amendment of policies.  The position develops/ designs and implement and monitor programs / grants that enhance the participation of child, women and youth development.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY:

Child protection expertise

• Positions ChildFund as a significant lead organization on child protection issues. Child rights and protection situation analysis, portfolio review on aspects of child protection and leads the development of CO program approaches within the theory of change and program models related to child protection. Facilitates/promotes child protection networks in alliance with local governments, institutions, and organizations. Engages with partners to ensure that community-based child protection mechanisms, are in place and linked to formal child protection system in line with national policies and standards, in communities where ChildFund supports core outcomes for children.

• As needed, deploys to emergency responses and work closely with response teams in country office to establish child protection responses through coordination, assessment, proposal development, program startup and evaluation.

Country Office Advocacy Strategy

• Conduct a contextual analysis to identify the advocacy issue/focus area for the CO’s advocacy plan and develop an advocacy strategy aligned to ChildFund International’s advocacy guidance, operational advocacy guidance, program strategy of the Country office, and local country context. 

Gender

• Ensures the implementation of ChildFund's child and women development focused interventions as per standard practices.

Grant Acquisition and Management

• Identification, development, and maintenance of relationships with current and prospective donor especially as it relates to Child Protection. Participates on proposal development teams, including preparation of technical proposals, capacity statements, and concept notes as they pertain to child protection. He/She will be responsible to acquire grants by developing sellable proposals and implement all child protection related grants in both development and emergency setting.

Child Safeguarding

• Child Protection focal point and follows-up on all complaints received, to ensure appropriate measures are taken per ChildFund’s policies and country’s legal framework. Investigation supports decision-making and implementation of appropriate actions in case, on violations in child safeguarding standards by staff or partner organizations.

• Development of staff skills on child protection in general and child safeguarding standards, in line with ChildFund’s safeguarding policy and procedures. Engagement with partners to ensure their understanding of ChildFund’s child safeguarding policy and standards.

• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy

Division: Global Operations
Location: Country Office
Reporting Relationship: Program & Sponsorship Director

Type Full Time (Fixed Term)

Work Location Addis Ababa – Bole, Ethiopia

Division Global Operations

Department Country Management

Job Requirements

Knowledge management and learning
Develop learning and knowledge products in the area of child protection and advocacy that meet standards and enable organization-wide learning and sharing by documenting approaches, project and program designs and lessons, case studies and other knowledge products. Seek and leverage existing knowledge products in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years of experience results-based child protection program design, implementation and/or evaluation in relation to community-based and/or national child protection systems and stakeholders

• In-depth understanding of in country child protection legal frameworks, situation, mechanism, issues, and services.

• Proven ability to provide high quality child protection technical assistance, guidance, and coaching to field-based implementing staff and partners.

• At least 3 years’ experience in working on advocacy in development and/or emergency contexts preferably with an international development organization.

• Proven excellent communication, networking, presentation, public-speaking and interpersonal skills.

• Proven ability to design quality proposals and implement them, demonstrated success in proposal development and writing including technical design, strategies, and narratives.

Preferred

• English proficiency

• People management

• Bachelor’s / MSc degree/ or equivalent in relevant area required. Equivalent relevant work experience may be acceptable in lieu of degree

Support
The Program and Sponsorship Director can draw on the support of global team members in the development of his/her responsibilities. Preferably these global team members provide input into recruitment, performance planning and evaluation. The primary global team members for this position will be:

• Program and Partnership: Senior Advisor Child Protection, Country Advocacy Advisor

• Global Operations: Senior Advisor Child Protection in Emergency

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.

How to Apply

Interested and Qualified candidates can apply through Great vacancy Specialist Sr., Child Protection and Advocacy hiring now (salesforce-sites.com)