Job Vacancies at World Vision Kenya: National Child Rights Coordinator

World Vision Kenya is a leading non-governmental Christian humanitarian, relief, development and advocacy1 organization with projects in most parts of Kenya.

We wish to urgently recruit a highly competent, proactive and self-driven person to fill the following position within our organization.

National Child Rights Coordinator (based in Nairobi)

Purpose of the positions:

To provide overall leadership for Child Rights (Including Child Protection) programs and projects in World Vision Kenya, overseeing/ coordinating the planning and implementation, integration of Child Rights/Protection activities and Grant projects into on-going ADP programs by ensuring multi sectoral approach is employed in advancing Child Rights programming.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in Child Rights/Protection Advocacy programs and projects.
• Overseeing and coordinating public and policy affairs unit
• Coordinate preparation of Child Rights/Protection Strategy and annual planning and innovative visioning for WV and overall programming in child rights protection issues
• Overall coordination and reporting of Child protection and child participation activities
  
• Resource mobilization for child rights and Child Protection programming through concept papers/proposal writing for fund raising and market them with World Vision Support Offices and other donors
  
• Linkages with government and partnership structures that guarantee continued budgetary support for child rights protection projects.
  
• Work with other sector specialist within and outside WVK to implement a Child Rights/Protection learning system to document, assess, share and replicate these practice
• Develop/adapt training curriculum/manuals on Child Rights Advocacy such as FGM Manuals
  
• Assist in integration of Child Rights /Protection Advocacy interventions in the ADP and project Design documents
  
• Conduct Child Rights Protection project monitoring on Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and annual visits and evaluation on child rights
  
• Train WVK staff to be able to integrate Child Rights/Protection Advocacy into other development programs on Child Rights programming issues within the programs/projects
  
• Promote participation of children in WVK program cycle and encourage representation of the views of children as empowered partners

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Masters degree in Social Sciences, Community Development and Legal field and related fields.
• First degree with over 5 years experience in Child Right programming in a senior position will also be considered
• At least with 5 years practical experience in Child Rights, Child Protection, and Advocacy with preferably an international NGO
• Experience in program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Child Participation and Protection programs
• Training, facilitation, mobilization and coordination skills
• Resources mobilization through Proposal/concept papers development for fund raising
• Working knowledge of Rights Based programming and Child to Child methodologies
• Development of Training Manuals in Child Rights and Child Protection programming
• Partnership and networking with relevant GoK Ministries, Civil Societies Organization (CSO) and both local and international NGOs in Child Right/Protection programming
• Experience in developing successful, community-based Child Participation and Protection programs
• Keen sense of justice especially in pursuit of legal Aid for abused children and gender equity
• Willingness to abide to WV Values, Mission and Vision.

All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees, one of whom must be a church leader/priest/pastor, should be sent online to reach the undersigned not later than August 21st, 2009.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Director, People & Culture
World Vision Kenya
P. O. Box 50816 (00200),
Nairobi

E-mail: recruit_kenya @ wvi.org

World Vision is a child focused organization and upholds the rights and wellbeing of children.

Our recruitment and selection procedures include screening and background checking for child abuse offenses.

World Vision is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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