Deadline: 13 April, 2023
Location: Ethiopia
Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Child Protection in Emergency Officer.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Develop and submit a work plan for the employment period to the Guji field office
- Develop a detailed implementation plan and terms of reference for each agreed activity in line with the available budget and planned targets and facilitate timely implementation
- Conduct track records of project progress/status with a clear project follow-up checklist periodically
- Provide technical and management support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of child protection in emergency programmes
- Based on needs assessment, support and facilitate capacity building of social workers and front line workers on violence, referral pathways, case management, community-based child protection systems, community mobilisation, integration of child protection into other programmes (multi-sectoral programming); and psychosocial support as per capacity building plans
- Provide technical support to stakeholders including the Women and Children Affairs Office in the implementation of an emergency child protection response plan
- Take part in district-based coordination/task force, or network meetings and share update reports with the field office
- Prepare and submit periodic project reports (monthly, quarterly and end line) as per standard template and agreed time frame
- Provide regular updates to the CPiE and GBV coordinator and field emergency response coordinator on progress, priorities and constraints
- Deliver reports on the case management for unaccompanied and separated children and other vulnerable children as necessary/requested by the child protection in emergencies and GBV coordinator
- Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s code of conduct (CoC)
- Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for safeguarding children and young people and gender equality and inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work
- Ensure that Plan International Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Law, Political Science, International Relations, Community Development or a related field
- Strong three years of experience in the child protection sector and technical understanding of CP data management, policies, conventions
- Experience working with vulnerable children, including children outside of parental care
- Experience in designing and facilitating training and capacity building on child protection, counselling and/or case management technical areas with a variety of audiences
- Experience in community mobilisation and conducting outreach activities
To apply and for more information, click here.
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