Child Protection Coordinator – CPWG Co-Lead - CAR

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Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length:12 months

The role

The CPWG Co-Lead works closely with lead agencies (UNICEF) and co-lead (COOPI) to ensure child protection needs are advocated for on a national basis and mainstreamed within other sectors and clusters. The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) Co-Lead is responsible for managing the inter-agency sub-cluster on child protection and actively supporting child protection actors in the Central African Republic. The overall aim of the CPWG Co-Lead is to strengthen the inter-agency child protection response through improved coordination, the development of standard tools and guidelines, and capacity building of existing child protection actors (both national and international). The Co-Lead is also responsible for developing strong links with responsible government agencies and ensuring they are included in both response and capacity building strategies. He or she leads inter-agency child protection assessments and ensure that children’s needs are considered in other sectoral evaluations and strategies. The successful candidate should possess significant diplomatic and conflict resolution skills and the ability to adapt to an insecure and volatile context.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Significant experience of managing child protection programmes and of working through the cluster system
• Education to BSc/BA/BEng level in Social Work, Human rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar, or equivalent field experience.
• A high level of written and spoken French and English (mandatory)
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
• Knowledge and understanding established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, especially the Paris Principles, MRM, SC Child Friendly Spaces Handbook, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact, and diplomacy
• Experience in working through consultative and participatory processes and ability to balance multiple competing interests to work towards a common goal
• Experience in training and capacity building, and willingness to dedicate time and patience to partner development
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and monitoring reports
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult working circumstances.
• Previous safety and security training on working in conflict environments
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of SC, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable

• Experience of working and living in CAR, DRC, or similar contexts
• Specific experience of working through the CAP process

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: asogbossi.07330.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com