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DADB CPCOTeam / Programme: Child Protection Programme
Location: Dadaab
Grade: 3
Post Type: National (1 year contract with possibility of renewal)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
Scope of Role: To coordinate effective implementation of child protection activities in Hagadera camp and Host Community, inter-camp coordination, and monitoring of activities.
Key Areas of Accountability:
Deputize the CP Programme for the overall management responsibility for all CP staff.
Lead and motivate the CP team to ensure effective project implementation.
Ensure key problems are brought to the attention of the CP Program Manager and other relevant senior staff for discussion and review.
Ensure that all relevant staff receives appropriate induction and training.
Make regular support visits to camps.
Develop and implement an integrated reintegration strategy for vulnerable children returning to their communities with a particular emphasis on education and livelihoods strategies.
Monitoring and evaluation of programme activities:
Assist CP teams to identify the technical support required in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
Work with project staff to assist in the development of new project proposals and the evaluation and documentation of programme activities.
Develop and undertake training in aspects of child protection for programme and project staff as well as children, partners and community-based child protection networks.
Mentor the relevant staff to facilitate the continued development of his project, budget and personnel management capacity.
Work with the field Officer to oversee the management of the Separated Children’s Database as a tool for information storage and analysis, and case management.
Represent and advocate with community, partners as well as other external visitors. Liaise closely with other actors in the child protection sector on issues related to children associated with armed groups and forces. Ensure that consideration is given to their particular needs within general programme reintegration strategies.
Support in the resource and budget management of the CP programmes.
Work closely with the education sector to integrate protection issues into the education programme, advocate for protection elements to be incorporated into the national curricula, and advocate for the formation of protective policies by the ministry of education and local education authorities.
Continue to develop understanding on children’s meaningful participation throughout the programme, and work with child protection staff on strategies to enable children to identify and address the issues of concern to them and promote their voices in local, regional and national.
Take forward analysis and integrated strategies already produced on child labour issues in operational areas.
Build the capacity of the staff to raise awareness on children’s rights within the customary juvenile justice and civil law systems. Ensure that children’s opinions are considered within the process of customary law codification and harmonization.
Continue to advocate for a national strategy for dealing with the resolution of abduction throughout the country. Continue to work towards the creation of enabling environments to resolve abduction caseloads in operational areas, and support Project Officers to undertake the process of identification, retrieval, tracing and return.
Work with appropriate partners within the child protection sector to ensure that children’s rights are considered in the process of legislation formation and institution building.
The job holder is required to have regular contact with other similar organization, children, community, and government organization.Internal: The job requires the job holder to have direct relationship with all staff and management at all levels in ensuring the organizational policies and procedures..
Qualifications and Experience
At least Degree social work/social sciences or equivalent.
At least three (3) years relevant experience in similar settings.
Substantial management experience, preferably in emergency programmes
Demonstrable competence in proposal and report writing
Experience of financial planning and expenditure monitoring
Experience of community participation, ownership and empowerment
Competent in using email and computer packages such as Word and Excel
Commitment to Save the Children’s child safeguarding Policy
Competencies:
Has high-level communication skills’, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
Fluent in English and Kiswahili (both spoken and written). Working knowledge of local language strongly preferred
Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
Sets high standards for quality and consistently achieves project goals.
Maintains and extends an effective network of individuals within the organisation and with government and development partners
Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
Proven ability to work as a team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 10th April 2015.
Due to the urgency of these positions applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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