The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. After passing a century, which it celebrated in 2019,[3] it is now a global movement made up of 29 national member organizations which work in 120 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Under the guidance and technical support of the Child protection Coordinator and Program Manager child Protection specialist, the Child Protection officer is responsible for working closely with community and government stakeholders. S/he is responsible for the effective, efficient and quality implementation of child protection projects at Woreda level by engaging community, government and other stakeholders. S/he works in establishing/strengthen community based child protection mechanisms to prevent and protect children from abuse and other child protection risks. Also engages in reunification, best interest determination panel and other support activities to respond to the children problem. She/He/ will be responsible for delivering quality protection interventions, in line with protection minimum standards and SCI Ethiopia’s protection strategy including provision of legal information dissemination, protection monitoring activities, identification of GBV related issues and case management. In addition, the officer will take on any additional protection activity as required to meet the project objectives.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator

Staff Directly Reporting to this Post: None

Dotted line relationship– Education and protection Team

Functional relationship– Child Protection Program Coordinator

 specific roles and responsibilities 

• Ensure that all IDPs children are benefited from the child protection services and follow up the day today activities of child Resilience session and community based child protection committees.
• Facilitate and lead community awareness raising and sensitization programs to promote positive values of the society towards children.
• Together with Child protection coordinator map and identify existing protection services (including social protection services) potentially accessible to IDPs children families and service gaps.
• Organise and conduct parenting without violence session for vulnerable IDP children and parents/caregivers in the IDPs due to drought in Adadle and Gode districts of Sjabelle zone.
• Supervise and closely monitor the effective implementation of child resilience session
• Prepare monthly/weekly plan, implement and monitor child protection activities and ensure that program objectives and activities are in line with in the context of save the children, values, aims and objectives.
• Follow up the proper functioning of the outdoor equipment in the IDPs schools by Save the children to render services in the principle of value for money.
• Implementation of emergency child protection program activities within the IDP camps and schools in project target sites
• Organize capacity building training on child protection and psychosocial support for PTA, community based child protection committee, teachers/facilitators and other community structures, community members/representatives, parents/caregivers and vulnerable children to build their resilience in Adadle and Gode woreda of Shabelle zone Somali region.
• Ensure necessary attention is given to children of concern through the provision of case management, referral services, material and other psychosocial supports.
• Facilitate multi sectorial linkages at woreda level to prevent, protect and respond to child protection risks.
• Promote and improve quality service delivery to fulfil children’s right based on SCI vision, mission and values
• Establish/strengthen community based child protection mechanisms to prevent, respond, Report and protect children from abuse, exploitation and risks. .
• Produce and submit quality and analytical periodic reports to program coordinator.
• Take measures and recommend directions to improve the quality of child protection works and to maximize the benefit children should get from it.
• Identify, register and refer abused and exploited children for child protection services
• Share information on the progress and challenges of emergency child protection program activities with Save the children program staff and line manager and protection clusters as necessary.
• Take measures and recommend directions to improve the quality of child protection works and to maximize the benefit children should get from it.
• Develop individual work plan for the implementation of protection activities in accordance with protection standards and the framework of the project;
• Follow all protection guidelines, SoPs, national and international laws including appropriate tools based on the job responsibilities, and provide regular feedback to a technical unit on additional needs
• Conduct rapid assessment to identify the legal service need and concern of the target population and frame response according to the identified need;
• Conduct information dissemination on the legal rights and procedures with a focus on issues affecting the target population through the mobile protection desk and community outreach;
• Disseminate IEC materials with key messages on legal rights and procedures and available legal and protection services to the target population;
• Facilitate and advocate access to legal documentation for the target community in collaboration with relevant government authorities and humanitarian agencies;
• Organize capacity building training to government stakeholders and community-based structures on relevant international and national laws and procedures;
• Ensure the adherence to ethical data collection and data protection and data sharing protocols throughout protection activities;
• Work on protection monitoring; including on the achievements and challenges pertaining to our project implementation

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and humanities, Sociology, Psychology, Law or other related fields
• Minimum 2 years’ experience for BA or 4 years’ experience for Diploma in a similar role
• Excellent written and spoken English language and Somali language
• Experience in working in IDPs camps and drought affected in the area of child protection
• Willingness to work in hardship area and to work extra hours (when needed).
• Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), all and interpersonal skills.

EXPEREINCE

• Previous working experience in child protection in general and community based child protection mechanism and in particular child resilience, community mobilization and psychosocial support is preferable.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY 

• Position holder must have good interpersonal skills & excellent team player
• Knowledge of the local language (Somali language)

Scope & complexity of decision making (choose the appropriate description and delete the rest)

• Able to work in line with strict adherence of specific policies and supervisor’s order.
• Able to solve problems by selecting the most suitable procedure or method within guidelines and precedents; direction sought when solutions not within established guidelines or precedents
• Able to make decisions using creativity and some independent judgement within realm of current scope of work; Decisions typically made in order to resolve and adapt current solutions or introduce new procedures and practices

COMPETENCIES (To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following Competencies on ongoing bases)

• Leading and Inspiring Others: Demonstrate leadership in all our work, role models our values and articulates a compiling vision to inspire to achieve our goals for children
• Delivering result: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/ organisation.
• Developing Self and Others: Invest time and energy to actively develop self and others to help realize their full potential and to build the organization capability for the further.
• Applying technical and professional expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practice within and outside the organisation.