Child protection Officer
JOB TITLE: Child protection Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Child protection team Monrovia
GRADE: 3
POST TYPE: National
PROJECT DURATION: 12
MONTHS
Report to: Project Manager
Level 4: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently
(e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight)
because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Project planning and Implementation
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• In close collaboration with child protection team to implement interventions in the child
protection projects in accordance with the terms and conditions of the project agreement and
as guided on a day to day basis.
• Ensure and uphold that psychosocial support and Psychological First Aid training in line
with key psychological indicators assessed and make substantive plan for children and
community structures.
• Implement Structured Recreational activities in the displaced and Community based spaces to
enhance children’s psychosocial wellbeing and Resilience are improved.
• In coordination with Community Child protection based structures (Child Welfare
Committees, Child protection focal points and caregivers, establish and build strong
community case management and referral pathways system.
• Timely assess key Child protection and Risks issues and make adequate preventative
measures.
• Documents children with protection concerns and provide immediate and appropriate
intervention and assistance in line with Child protection Minimum standards in Humanitarian
settings.
• Establish strong synergies and integration with WASH and Child Protection to ensure and
overcome that challenges undermining children’s wellbeing are holistically addressed.
• To ensure that Caregivers capacity enhanced and adequate training provided including Child
Safeguarding dissemination to supported community
• Conduct field visits to the target communities and mobilize community leaderships on the
project implementation.
• Coordinate project activities with the relevant stakeholders including project beneficiaries
and representatives of the Ministry of Gender, Children and social Protection.
• Conduct regular monitoring on child right violations and encourage reporting of child right
violations. Ensure effective links are developed with the camp services and/or other
emergency initiatives
• Support trainings in the projects – from Trainee selection, training facilitation and follow up
in collaboration with other stakeholders
2. Monitoring and Evaluations and Reporting
• Conduct participatory monitoring and evaluation of project activities, ensuring the
participation of children and their communities.
• Conducted regular project assessments including baseline, situational and case management
assessments and participate in providing data analysis.
• Conducted regular and periodic monitoring of the project activities and flag when there is
change against the project implementation plans.
• Prepare project reports on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis and share with the Child
Protection manager for proof reading and editing.
• Coordination and Participation of Forums
• Regular participations of the child protection meeting including tasks forces, Case
Management forums in both County and district levels. Ensure referral systems (health,
education, psychosocial, income generation, food security, etc.) are identified as appropriate
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
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• A minimum of Diploma in Early Childhood Development, Community Development, social
work or psychology. A degree in Social science will be preferable.
• Experience in working with international NGO’s on protection related work is mandatory for
this position. Previous child protection work and background will be treated as added
advantage.
• Proven knowledge of the minimum standards of child protection, sphere standards and child
friendly space guidance.
• Good knowledge and understanding of rights based programme and related issues including
Child Protection in Emergency and Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM).
• Strong leadership and motivating skills
• Skills and experience in project/programme planning, monitoring, review and evaluation.
• Field budgeting and financial monitoring skills
• Strong communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
• Commitment to SC’s Child Protection Policy
• Fluency in written and spoken English, plus good written and spoken Somali
• Training skills
• Knowledge of the contextual issues will be an added advantage.
Desirable
· Strong commitment to children and their right to and need for education and protection.
· Strong training capacity for duty-bearers and right-holders
· Knowledge of technical report writing and communication skills.
· Knowledge of Child Friendly education and/or Learner Center Teaching
· Ability to meet deadlines.
· Knowledge of psychosocial approaches and disaster risk interventions.
Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.
We provide you with:
• Experience in the field in the international development/humanitarian sector
• Access to trainings with guidelines and tools from the NGO sector, to a career development
centre, and to advice from experienced humanitarian workers
• A member forum to share and learn from experiences of other participant
Interested applicants should send their letter of application and CV to: hrrcruit304@gmail.com cc:
Finance/HR Senior Officer arthurlate1@gmail.comOr apply through the system below.
Not later than Friday (January 31, 2020). Hard copies will not be entertained.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.