Child Protection Officer

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Child Protection Officer will be in charge of the daily follow up of the Child Protection (CP) activities, provide support to implementing partners and lead the direct implementation in the field. The Child Protection programme includes the establishment and expansion of psychosocial programming with children and youth, capacity building and support for caregivers and coordinate with the community stakeholders and local authorities to implement community initiatives addressing CP issues. The Child Protection Officer should ensure that all aspects of work are undertaken in accordance with Save the Children’s (SCI) Policies.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3 - the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: CP Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: CP Facilitators

Budget Responsibilities: No budget management responsibility is required for this role

Role Dimensions: (e.g. complexity, relationships, communication with stakeholders)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Implementation/ Management

• Liaise with the line manager to identify project’s priorities, develop and lead the implementation of project’s monthly and weekly work plans.
• Ensure that team members understand their weekly priorities; provide guidance and support to direct reports as needed to accomplish the tasks.
• Liaise with Supply chain, Finance and HR to ensure sufficient support to field activities.
• Lead the implementation of the needs assessment interviews under the supervision and the support of the Programme Manager and the Programme Coordinator.
• Monitor progress and solve issues that are interrupting the implementation of activities.
• Lead the implementation of field activities related to the community engagement, including round table discussions, workshops, and other events.
• Work under the support of the CP Coordinator and guidance of the Programme Manager to ensure the smooth execution of the activities and regularly communicate progress, challenges and needs to facilitate timely and informed decision making.

Programme Design/ Development

• Ensure that SCI accountability systems are followed by field staff.
• Conduct field visits to ensure that the quality standards are met throughout the implementation phase
• Produce weekly and monthly quantitative and qualitative reports for internal use.
• Ensure that programme interventions continue to be informed by and integrated with other core sectors in SCI, such as Education, Shelter, and Food Security and Livelihoods. This includes making sure referrals are being held from the CP activities to the needed services and vice versa.

Team Management and Capacity Building

• Provide technical and organizational training and coaching to direct reports
• With the support of the project coordinator, identify staffing needs based on the implementation and the latest situation.
• Lead and be part of the recruitment of new direct reports.
• With the support of the programme coordinator, identify staff capacity building need
• Ensure that all direct reports have clear performance and development objectives.

Partnerships Management

• Provide daily support to partners’ staff by providing technical and operational support under the supervision and with the support of the programme coordinator.
• Monitor partners’ activities implementation and ensure that high quality implementation standards are applied, by using quality benchmarks and other quality monitoring tools.
• Verify partners’ report by validating them against SC internal reporting mechanisms.
• Support in documenting efforts and work done with partners to build their capacity on CP intervention.
• Assess, with the CP Coordinator, the partners knowledge and needs on CP level to ensure proper capacity building is set accordingly.
• Document best practices and case studies for the purpose of reporting, advocacy and media efforts.
• Conduct training for partners’ staff under the supervision of the programme coordinator.

External Relationships/ Representation

• Ensure activities are developed in coordination with relevant local authorities and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, partners and local authorities to ensure activities are carried out effectively and in line with project goals.
• Represent SCI in CP working group and taskforce meetings whenever needed.

General

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master degree in Social Work, psychology or other related studies.
• Or Bachelor degree with at least 3 years of professional experience in the field of Child Protection.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 3 years’ experience in the Child Protection field with at least 2 years in a similar officer-level role
• At least one year of experience working with international NGOs;
• Experience in PsychoSocial Support programming, community mobilisation and coordination with local authorities in North Lebanon and Akkar;
• Ability to write weekly and monthly reports;
• Strong knowledge of the humanitarian context on North Lebanon and Akkar
• Experience in team leading and handling programmes action plans;

Desirable

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.

ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

FRAUD PREVENTION:

The role holder is expected to uphold high standards of integrity and transparency, and will have access to financial, operational, or programmatic resources that require strict compliance with SCI’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy. This includes responsibility for preventing, identifying, and reporting any suspected fraud, corruption, or misuse of resources in the course of their work.

SAFEGUARDING OUR STAFF:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.