• Provide technical lead to Child Protection and CP/GBV interventions within the respective HUb in conducting protection risk assessment, detail activity planning, and implementation and monitoring.
• Ensure quality delivery of CPP projects in the respective APs through regular supervisory monitoring, mentoring and coaching of the CPP officers .
• Provide capacity building training for CPP officers designated to each AP in relevant project models related to child protection and participation to ensure effective project implementation.
• Closely work with other TP coordinators and facilitate mainstreaming of protection cross cutting themes (Gender and Disability inclusion, Safeguarding and MHPSS) in each sector.
• Actively participate in annual plan and budget preparation process, bi-annual and annual management report and periodic monitoring and assessment
• Participate in networking and coordination meeting involving relevant stakeholders in the respective program Hub to advocate for implementation of policies and laws related to child protection.
• Work closely with HO’s CPP team to provide initial inputs for concept note and proposal development to mobilize more grant funding to meet the specific protection needs of vulnerable children and women in the respective Hubs.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities, Experience, Training.

• University degree in social work, sociology, psychology, education or other relevant fields.
• At least three years relevant work experience for masters and five threes for first degree in child protection, GBV, MHPSS and related areas,
• Knowledge and experience on humanitarian response programming is an asset.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement integrated community-based child protection programing, including MHPSS, CP and Gender Based Violence.
• Experience in coordination of child protection system strengthening mechanisms.
• Experience working with children, women and adolescents is an asset.
• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement child protection system strengthening approach including 9. Gender Based Violence. Awareness of or interest in community based protection mechanisms in stable and emergency contexts.
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English and the local language.
• Direct case management and experience working with children, women and adolescents is an asset
• Knowledge and experience on Gender Based Violence programming an asset.
• Knowledge of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).

Reporting Relationship

The Child protection and participation will be directly reporting to the Program manager at Central Hub and will have a technical relationship with the NO CPP unit.

Work Relationship

The coordinator will have a work relationship and networking withe government partners ( Woredas, Zones and region) and with like minded NGOs working in the central part of Ethiopia

Applicant Types Accepted : Local Applicants Only