Save the Children
Summary
The Child Protection Adviser will generally be deployed to the field as the Lead technical Adviser in a small or medium-sized emergency or the 2nd phase of a large emergency. Alternatively they may be deployed as a field level technical coordinator in a complex, large-scale emergency. On occasion they may also be asked to gap fill a senior child protection advisory role in a chronic humanitarian country program. The overall aim of the Child Protection Adviser will be to assess, design and guide staff to initiate interventions to address violations of children’s rights to protection from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that quality programs are initiated and capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in a range of Save the Children’s emergency responses world-wide. The post holder will be expected to lead on assessment, program design and budgeting, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement.
Responsibilities
• Lead on child protection assessments using SC assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit. Adapt the Assessment Tool as necessary. Coordinate with other SC thematic areas and/or the Child Protection Working Group or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a disaggregated analysis of children’s needs.
• Working with the Deputy Team Leader – Programs or Team Leader to develop child protection response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.
• Working closely with senior staff, support fundraising for child protection, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical advisers.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a child protection M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build child protection and M&E field staff in carrying out the work.
• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
• Prepare and oversee program implementation to ensure timely delivery of program activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
• Prepare timely program and donor reports on child protection project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Working closely with the HR team, identify child protection staffing needs (both national and international) for emergency programs, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
• Identify child protection program supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• Working with the Deputy Team Leader – Programs or Team Leader to develop child protection response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.
• Working closely with senior staff, support fundraising for child protection, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical advisers.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a child protection M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build child protection and M&E field staff in carrying out the work.
• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff.
• Prepare and oversee program implementation to ensure timely delivery of program activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
• Prepare timely program and donor reports on child protection project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.
• Working closely with the HR team, identify child protection staffing needs (both national and international) for emergency programs, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
• Identify child protection program supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
Required
• International management experience working in an emergency response contexts or fragile states
• Experience in emergency response
• Masters level degree in Social Work, Human rights, International Relations, Development Studies or similar or equivalent field experience.
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programs.
• Ability to work both in an Advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Experience in capacity building and training
• Experience in emergency response
• Masters level degree in Social Work, Human rights, International Relations, Development Studies or similar or equivalent field experience.
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programs.
• Ability to work both in an Advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
• Experience in capacity building and training
Employee Type: Full-Time
Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. Each year, we reach tens of millions of children in need in the United States and around the world. Join our dedicated and diverse staff in their work to improve the well-being of children everywhere.
Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more.
Save the Children provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
Save the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more.
Save the Children provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
