JOB TITLE: Emergency Child Safeguard Coordinator

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Emergency Response

PROJECT DURATION: 6 MONTHS

Project planning and Implementation

· 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

Essential

· 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.

· 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.

Please Note

In accepting this position you agree to adhere to the organization’s policy, and to the Liberian customs and cultures of the rural communities the organization works with.

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 participants

Interested applicants should send their letter of application and CV through the Liberia HR Jobs Platform below.

Not later than Friday (May 31, 2020). Hard copies will not be entertained.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.